New minimodernistas sectional

I am loving my new Long&Low Sectional from minimodernistas. I need better lighting to capture the great color of this sofa; the chartreuse cotton suede is really spectacular. The sofa was the inspiration for this room. Doris's sofas are my favorites, the sectionals are $65 and all her other sofas are only $40! I love the Knoll Presto fabrics she uses and the color selection is tops too. I can' get enough of these. You can see all of her Tootsie Roll, V-leg day bed, love seats, sofas and sectionals here at minimodernistas.com.


Ribbon lamp, ball clock, pillows, rug, slant shelves, green bookcase, green ottoman are minimodernistas. OOAK fireplace (with fire, video here), framed art, decorative accessories are PRD Miniatures. OOAK coffee table is Peter Tucker. Le Corbusier armchairs and Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chaise are Reac Japan. Accessories: Ferenc Albert, AG Minis, Rement, Petite Princess, HBS Miniatures, Kaleidoscope House Accessories, gifts, local DH shop, ebay finds.

In between

Just a couple of shots between the new living room and dining room/kitchen. I think the 4" tall HBS Miniatures Hastings floor lamp, is too short for the floor but works great as a pendant light above the coffee table. It is battery operated, but the light is so dim I usually leave it off. The carpet tiles make a great hearth in front of the fireplace, both by PRD Miniatures.

Lived in

Even though I look at it everyday (can't miss it, it's in the corner of my bedroom), my Antrim has definitely been neglected as of late. With all the spring cleaning (I know it's summer these are old pics, I'm trying to catch up), I finally added some accessories to make the kitchen and dining room look a little more lived in. The Essex Kitchen with island and Sixx barstools are PRD Miniatures.

The custom dining table is also PRD along with the Ayche chairs and Mantao rug. Silver triple lamp is minimodernistas.
Accessories are Mighty World, HBS Miniatures, Rement, Petite Princess and other ebay finds.

All Spruced Up

I tried several different chairs and couches in the entertainment room, but nothing new worked. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Not too much has changed since I first set up this room, but I added a light from minimodernistas, accessories and a credenza from minisx2 that I bought months ago. It is dust free now; drives me bonkers how fast the dust builds up. Most everything is PRD Miniatures, but specific details are posted here.

Here are some more detailed shots of the desk Pepper made for me (all other goodies are here). I just love the design she made on the desktop.

The lounge hasn't really changed much either since this post with all of the room details, but I added my PRD Miniatures magazine rack with X10NY magazines. Everything is Maryann Roy and PRD Miniatures, and all items are listed here. These pictures came out a little more true to color. I just love the orange and blue together.

Antrim Loo I

It's been a while since The Antrim had a real bathroom. Sadly, it's been a storage catch all for longer than I care to admit. All the furniture is from ebay seller minidreamworld, except the hatbox toilet which is PRD Miniatures. The room divider box is from minimodernistas with faux bamboo by me. Painting is also PRD Miniatures and artwork is from an ebay seller that I can't find, but am still looking for.

The glass tray on the sink counter was one of those ebay disappointments. It was listed as a "coffee table" but didn't have the size nor scale listed. I was surprised to see how tiny it was when it arrived, but turned out to make a cool shelf. Accessories are Elf Miniatures, ModPodMiniatures, AG Minis, and Rement.

I have some much better bathrooms in store, along with some new kick a$$ PRD Miniatures. I'll try to carve out some time next weekend to photo and get those pics up.

Belated Spring Cleaning

My apologies for the long absence, but my mini life will likely remain on hold for a bit longer. The friend I'm helping to publish his book is nearing the end of his life. It's been emotional, to say the least, to watch his cancer win, but we are so close to getting the book up for sale online and the website live, I'm hoping he can hang on to see the impact his book may have.

I really have missed the mini world and hope to catch up on your blogs soon, but 1:1 obligations will be keeping me away from making any new minis for a few more months.

I just downloaded a ton of photos from my camera, so I do have some old pics to share. I always love seeing the entire house view in everyone else's posts but I often forget to include my own. Below is my embarrassing mess of a house that sat for a while needing a good dusting. The swaps from TinyFixation and Pepper along with Margaret's challenge got me motivated to clean house.

Here is the messy BEFORE shot of my Antrim with minis strewn all over and items being stored on top. Spring cleaning only made it halfway across the house, so here is the AFTER. More pictures of other cleaned up rooms to come.

Mini hugs to all! :D

Longterm Relationship Barbie

Lalanii Grant cracks me up.

Sorry I've been AWOL, more to come soon, but I thought I'd share a laugh.

Pinch of Pepper + dash of TinyFixation = Ultimate Dream Bedroom

Seriously pinch me, I must be dreaming. Hands down the best part of this ride is the friends I've made along the way. You all are the kindest lot I've ever met. My heart still skips a beat seeing all of this talent in one room. I've admired Pepper/Carol/pinchofpepper's work (mitchymoominiatures) and great tutorials for years now. When she was game for a swap I almost lost it. I mentioned I loved this table she made shown on flickr and that one thing there aren't enough of are modern wardrobes. What she sent was a package full of items I couldn't have dreamed up any better, all carefully crafted and meticulously packaged.

All of the dresser drawers slide open and fit perfectly snug.
The plastic/laminent fronts are all my favoite colors and I love the patterns. The design on the standing wardrobe couldn't be more me. The asymmetric circles are just the coolest. I finally have a closet!

And in this corner... On top of all of the other amazing goodies Meagan (TinyFixation) made and gave me, she was reading through my old posts and decided to make me these chairs I coveted as a surprise. I was shocked. Back in 2007, I bought these West Elm ornament chairs that would have been a perfect match to my dream headboard. Alas, I didn't check the size and they ended up being closer to 1:6 in scale. Over the years I've kept my eyes out for something similar, but had given up, thinking it wasn't meant to be. Meagan knocked me out with these two gorgeous chairs in 1:12 scale and I'm still seeing stars. The chairs look so delicate, but the construction is reinforced invisibly and they are suprisingly sturdy. Meagan has some serious mini skills. Now I have to make the headboard and bed to match. For now they work well with my favorite PRD Miniatures platform bed. I think they are the perfect accent to this Peppered room.

Pepper also made this incredible bookshelf that works vertically as well as horizontally. I love the light wood and how she balanced the boxes. The desk is even dreamier than I imagined. These pictures aren't the greatest, so I'll take more detailed pics and post later, but I love the floral print she created on the surface with stickers and spay paint (check out her post here). Now the lamp, oooohh the lamp. I love floor lamps. Working floor lamps, ooo la la, dream come true. I adore the detailing in this lamp and Pepper even sent batteries to light it up. Her lamps truly are art.

Here's a shot of the whole room, as I always like to see the big picture. And here is a detailed shot of the Mimobe linens from PRD Miniatures.

Deets: Dresser, wardrobe, poufs, working floor lamp, desk and shelf by Peppper. West Elm chairs by Meagan. Painting, platform bed, mattress, pillows, linens, duvet and throw by PRD Miniatures. Shell art and silver pharmacy desk lamp by minimodernistas. Tripod lamp and blue chair by Paul MacAlister. Luggage and white end tables by HBS Miniatures. Accessories by PRD Miniatures, ModPodMiniatures, Lilushop, CW Lubin Wood Turning, CB2, Tap Plastics, Kaleidoscope House Accessories, Re-ment, hobby shop and miniature show finds.

Margaret Loves a Wallpaper Challenge

Margaret Loves threw down a challenge to create a scene inspired by a random (or not your style) scrapbook paper. Here goes. My kids picked out these papers, and I tried to find a way to bring both together. I split the room into thirds; hers, his and shared in the middle. I was able to add a lot of gifts and items I haven't quite found a home for yet.
Deets: Pile of pillows, bunk bed and linens - minimodernistas. Ms. Pac Man arcade game - Retro Heart. Bicycle is swap gift from TinyFixation. Bubble Chair gift from ModPodMiniatures. Purple and green poufs are swap from Pepper. Shelves, dresser, chair - ebay seller Mini dream world. Books - ELF Miniatures. Clock - LiluShop. Lamps, side table, desk, stool, waste basket, plates - AG Minis, Lil' Bratz, Re-Ment and Might World. Mini video DS and PSP video games - Miss Flynn. Lego car on desk built by my 5 yr old. 1, 2, 3 art are bookmarks from CB2 with ends cut off, put in magnetic frame from CB2 by me. Red dog card holder from CB2 (copied from Modern MC), red robot is key cover from CB2 as well. Cardboard playhouse made by me from TinyFixation swap supplies. Can't remember the brand name of the animals and eraser heads, I picked them up from a local mom and pop shop before it went out business :( Mini table and chairs in playhouse are Paul MacAlister (I finally found a use for!)


After seeing StudioSeven's post, I remembered I had the same Reac set, so I took some new pictures with the elephants. And added AG Minis diner benches (gift from Modern MC) and table base from IKEA table to make another seating section/play area. I'll probably remember something else I have buried for a kids room, so more photos might surface.

Jazzi has been been keeping tabs and posting great wrap ups on the wallpaper challenge and the magazine challenge. If you haven't noticed by now, I'm a total hoarder. I hoard as many challenge photos as I can find, as I like to have your blogs at my fingertips to easily spy on be inspired by. :P But seriously, I built a page to showcase the mini challenges. If you'd like to join one, take a look and join the fun. modernminihouses.blogspot.com/p/mini-challenges.html
Please send me entries I've missed. modernminifan (at) gmail.com

Christmas in April

A few months ago I threatened to steal TinyFixation's ModFire (made from Pepper's plans) and I had no idea what I was in for. Meagan offered to make me one, and didn't stop there. She surprised me with these chairs from an old post of a dream lost. Modern MC blogged about these West Elm ornaments, but after buying several at full price, they were sadly not 1:12. Megan completely blew my mind with these gorgeous 1:12 scale versions of the West Elm chairs I never thought I'd own.


The party didn't stop there. Meagan was in the process of cleaning house and she sent me a TON of extras she didn't need. 3 boxes filled with toolbox, tools, leather, metal, fabric, foam, sanding blocks, and so many hilarious yellow sticky notes, I peed my pants a few times. How does a girl get this lucky!?!?


The promised ModFire came safely packaged in this cute box easily used to create a scene. But again the surprises were the cord wood, cozy throw and ModFire FIRE! Check out these flames! So cool!!

Meagan also made these really cute little hangers. I'm impressed at the level of detail in everything. I am really going to have to step up my game up to make her something half as cool and impressive. Game on.

Swap from TinyFixation by Me again without the i.