Mod Pod Minis: April 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Making Progress

I had a chance to work on the 70's pad this past weekend and was able to make some real progress. I have a lot of things started, but nothing finished.

I got a good start on the kitchen cabinets. For time sake, it will have non-opening doors.

I got the curved sofa made, but it still needs legs. The spiral stairs still need a hand rail although I thinks it looks cool with out it. Maybe I'll will just risk falling off of the stairs.

The upstairs wallpaper has been chosen. I found this scrap book paper months ago, but they only had two pieces left which isn't going to be enough. So, I made a few color copies onto some card stock. The color is slightly lighter, but I think it will work. The bed has also been started. It still needs legs, lights, shelves and bedding. I made it out of maple which is too light for the 70's, but I like maple.

The trim has been started too.

I think if I can work on it at least an hour a day, it will be finished in time. ;-)

Monday, April 21, 2014

The Goods

I bet you're wondering what I bought at the Chicago show aren't you?

Here are the goods I bought:

The cutting boards are form Small Scale Living. Breaking Bad fans will like this one!

A few gorgeous hand made papers. I thought these would make great framed art. I don't know who I bought these from.

The Asian looking sculpture is from Wendy's Miniatures and this awesome vase is from RJT Miniatures

The wishbone chairs are from PRD Miniatures, orange of course...

And I bought this Griffin because that's what my son's name is.

And there you have it!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Undersized Urbanite Update

Just a little update on the 70's pad I'm doing for the Undersized Urbanite Contest:

I have the siding done. I think it looks a little like one of those little vacation cabins you rent in the Smoky Mountains. The outside lights still need to be wired and I still need to trim around the sliding glass door and the edges of the roof.

The striped flooring is in downstairs and the fireplace is almost done.

I made the paneling a little more elegant by using a burled wood veneer on the walls then trimming it out with a lighter wood.

I made this track lighting by using three spot lights attached to a piece of wood and painted white.

Siding on the other end of the house. The siding is made from a bamboo floor mat.

I still have A LOT to do like make the kitchen, the bed and round sofa not to mention finish the trim, roof, patio, wallpaper, upstairs flooring and make a spiral staircase. Any chance I will finish in the next two weeks? Doubtful, but I'm going to try!

Chicago - Part #3

As I promised, here are some pics from some old favorites in the modern mini world:

Better late than never!

Peter Tucker makes the best lamps as well as furniture!

You can see more of his work here.

Kari Bloom of Miniton Miniatures:

She is so creative and I love her use of color.

Erik Goddard:

His rooms are so detailed and life-like! You can see more here.

I hope you enjoyed the tour!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Chicago International - Post #2 - New Modern Introductions

As you have probably figured out, I had the opportunity to go the Chicago International Miniature Show hosted by Tom Bishop. I was so pleased to find that there were more modern and midcentury modern items at the show. I noticed that there were several vendors who typically only have traditional items that were venturing into modern or at least modernish. Here are a few highlights:

First off, here are some really tiny modern items by Small Scale Living.

Can you believe these are 1/4" scale? They're laser cut, but they also had a 3-D printer there which was very cool to see in action. They didn't have these in stock, but you can believe me when I say that I'm ordering a set.