1/12th Scale 'Quay Cottage'

'Quay Cottage' has a handy scullery extension to one side.

1/12th Scale 'Keepnet Cottage'

This is 'Keepnet Cottage'. It is a handy sized little house to give a taster of seaside living.

1/12th Scale 'Lovage Cottage'

Designed to sit on a window sill or bookshelf this is 'Lovage Cottage' - a 1/12th scale house just big enough for the essentials.

1/24th Scale 'Thimble Cottage'

Every so often I feel the need to build a 24th scale house and this was a recent project. Such a delight making something so compact you can take it to the Post Office in a carrier bag!

1/12th Scale Seaside Cottage

I was asked if I could build a seaside cottage for a customer and this was the result.

The Third 1/12th Scale French Style Shop

I had such fun building these shops but I'm looking forward to going back to building cottages now!

1/12th Scale French Style Shop no.2 !

This was the second shop I built using my Paris purchased shop window.

1/12th Scale French Style Shop

We visited Paris in September as an Anniversary treat and of course the first place I went when we arrived was the dolls house shop. I came away with three shop front windows (didn't take up too much space in my hand luggage!) and this was the first shop I built using one of the windows.

1/12th Scale 'Waterside Cottage'

Just completed 1/12th scale 'Waterside Cottage'. With such a nice big bay window this would make a great shop!

1/12th Scale 'Rockpool Cottage'

This is 'Rockpool Cottage' just completed. I decided to do some wallpapering in this house rather than my usual painted plaster finish. I have lots of lovely papers stored away not being used so I thought it was time for them to see the light of day!

A 1/12th Scale Two Storey Shop

The eagle-eyed amongst you might recognise the ground floor of this two storey shop from an earlier blog post. The more I looked at the single storey shop box the more it cried out to be extended and here is the enlarged and - hopefully - improved version.

1/12th Scale 'Lavender Cottage'

This is a 1/12th scale cottage which could equally well be used as a shop. A handy size for small spaces!

1/12th Scale Shop

This is one of my 1/12th scale shop boxes. At only 12 inches wide and 7 inches deep it is just the right size to sit on a shelf out of the way.

1/12th Scale Seaside Cottage for a Customer

This little 1/12th scale cottage was ordered by a customer as a gift for her partner.

1/12th Scale 'Pumpkin Cottage'

This is 'Pumpkin Cottage'. Ideal home for a witch or wizard.

1/12th Scale Victorian Style Cottage

I was asked to make a Victorian style cottage complete with Victorian style wallpapers inside. A little bit different to my usual painted and plastered walls!!

1/12th Scale 'Clover Cottage'

'Clover Cottage' is based on the basic footprint of the popular seaside bungalow - same shape just an extra floor. I think it works quite well and it allows for a kitchen and a bathroom inside.

1/12th Scale 'Camomile Cottage'

This is 'Camomile Cottage' with hand made windows and a hand made trellised porch at the front door.

1/12th Scale 'L'Atelier'

This French style two roomed house stared life as a room box. As always I couldn't leave the room box alone and added an upper floor. Then I added the front. So the room box became a house....!

1/12th scale 'The Gallery'

A customer asked me to build her a gallery to house a modern seaside shop and this was the result.

1/12th Scale Beach Hut

I realised that the summer was almost over and I hadn't built a beach hut!

1/12th Scale 'Seahorse Cottage'

Here is a 1/12th scale seaside style cottage ideal for anybody with only a small amount of space. It gives you just a tiny taste of seaside living!

1/12th Scale Bistro

I was asked to build a basic shop/cafe for Jackie to finish herself. I think it's going to be a Bistro. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

1/12th Scale 'Seaward House'

Seaward House is a bit unusual for me - it is much bigger than my tiny cottages with five rooms including the ones in the attic. With the nice big window I thought it would make an ideal shop with living quarters above.

1/12th Scale 'Seahorse Cottage'

This is 'Seahorse Cottage' recently completed. A skinny little house at just 9 inches wide - ideal for the collector who is counting the inches!!

1/12th Scale Bungalows

Paula asked me to build a couple of bungalows for her retirement village. I've left them unpainted for her to finish.

1/12th Scale 'La Jolie Brise'

Something with a little bit of a French style this time. A nice shallow house to sit on a shelf.

1/12th Scale Shabby Chic Shop

Here is another of my little 1/12th scale shop boxes, this time in lilac. A handy size for the collector who is a little short of space!

1/12th Scale 'Cobblestone Cottage'

This is Cobblestone Cottage which is a new variation on my popular seaside cottage with steps. I have added a bay window to the ground floor shop space and there's a little sleeping loft with a porthole window. An ideal property for a seaside business venture!

1/12th Scale 'The Lodge"

This is 'The Lodge', a newly completed two roomed cottage. Built to the same basic plan as my seaside bungalow this little house has been given a slightly different treatment with papier mache walls and a smart black and white colour scheme.

1/12th Scale 'Meadow Cottage'

This is Meadow Cottage. It is a 1/12th scale cottage with two rooms and a little scullery to one side. There is also a nice paved area at the front with room for potted plants and a garden seat.

'Honeypot Cottage'

This little two room cottage is ideal for the collector with only a small amount of space left for a new house. Great for squeezing in alongside other cottages or perhaps could be used as a kitchen/bathroom extension for a house in need of extra facilities.

1/12th Scale 'Shabby Chic' Style French Shop

I was asked if I could build a 1/12th scale shop similar to one I took to the Pudsey fair in April and this is the result.

1/12th Scale Cottage

This is a small 1/12th scale cottage which I have left undecorated for the customer to finish.

1/12th Scale Cottage/Shop

This is a 1/12th scale cottage which could easily be used as a shop. Quite shallow to sit on a shelf but still plenty of room inside as it is a bit wider than my usual shops. Unpainted for the customer to finish off.

1/24th Scale Fairy Cottage

This is a tiny 24th scale cottage designed specially for a fairy to live in. I chose a soft lavender colour for the window and door. I've shown it alongside an earlier build - I think they look quite pretty together.

Two 1/12th Scale Bungalows

Paula asked me to build a matching pair of 1/12th scale cottages/bungalows and these are the finished but unpainted result. They were designed to be quite shallow to sit on a shelf with a little garden in between.

1/12th Scale 'Shell Cottage'

This is Shell Cottage. It is 1/12th scale and just the right size for the spatially challenged collector at only 10 inches wide. There is a tiny sleeping space in the loft complete with porthole to peep out at the sea.

1/24th Scale Cottage Just Completed

I finished this sweet little 24th scale cottage this week for a customer. I love the very pale pastel green for the windows and door. Very summery!

1/24th Scale 'Cockleshell Cottage'

I was asked if I could make a 24th scale version of one of my favourite houses. I wasn't sure the design would work at the smaller scale but am quite pleased with the result.

1/24th Scale Cottage for a Witch

I was asked to make a 24th scale cottage which could become a home for a tiny witch. This was the result.

1/12th Scale Cottage Ready for Painting

This little 1/12th scale two roomed cottage is all finished apart from the painting - great for me as I hate painting!

1/12th Scale Cottage Unpainted

This little 1/12th scale cottage started life as a kit from Bob Willans at Tollgate Miniatures. I just added a slate effect roof and plastered the walls ready to pass on to my customer for decorating.

And finally......

This is a modern reproduction of a vintage French dolls house I saw in an old magazine. It was sold in the very last few minutes of the Leeds Fair.

Two Cottage Scullery/Kitchen Extensions

Built to take to Leeds but again sold beforehand these little extensions are designed to sit against an existing cottage to add valuable space for a scullery or bathroom perhaps.

A Seaside Bungalow

Another property intended for the Leeds Fair but which sold before the event.