Build your first miniature room
Build a whole room small enough to hold in your hands: a bed, a bookshelf, a picture on the wall. Start with one corner and a tiny table. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first tiny room.
Space neededA kitchen table
First projectA room corner in a weekend
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forAny age, sitting down
The video that hooks everyone
I had a box, so I put a tiny room inside
A plain box becomes a tiny bedroom you can hold in two hands: a quilted bed, a desk, a moonlit painting on the wall and a bookshelf packed with tiny books. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. Most of it is in any craft store.
Starter kit
01Hobby knife + spare bladesCuts foam board, card and thin wood cleanly.
02Self-healing cutting matProtects the table and keeps the blade sharp.
03Steel rulerA straight edge to cut against. Pick one with inches.
04Foam boardLight, stiff and easy to cut. Your walls and floor.
05Card and printed paperWallpaper, floors, books and rugs.
06Coffee stirrers and craft sticksTiny wooden planks for floors and furniture.
07Tacky glueThick white glue that grabs fast and dries clear.
08Fine tweezersFor placing tiny parts your fingers can't.
09Small brushes + acrylic paintsA few colors: white, black, brown and one you love.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Mixing scalesA cup that's too big ruins the illusion. Pick 1:12 and check every item against a ruler.
- 2Too much glueGlue squeezes out and shines. Put a tiny dot on a toothpick, not a blob from the bottle.
- 3Cutting through in one passPressing hard tears foam board and slips. Make three or four light cuts along a steel ruler.
