Dollhouse escapes

I have recently invested in another huge bundle of Chippendale/House of Miniatures kits, 35 pieces all in all. I still had some from previou...

Before I continue my tour of Womble Hall I will show how I made a couple of unusual miniatures and explain why. In my report from Kensingt...

I have lived in the UK for ten years, and I remember very well when, ten years ago, I told myself that I would now be able to go to t...

When I share my blog posts on Facebook, once upon a time I could choose the image I wanted to be visible as a link, but now FB just picks th...

This was a quick project that literally took no more than a couple of hours. Tilt-top tables were popular as occasional tables because they ...

While I was in the table mood, I also made another Queen Anne piece, a serving table with a marble top. The same kind of marble top as on ...

This weekend my group is making tables. There are three very elegant Queen Anne tables in the collection, and I have already made one . Th...

This was a very easy piece to make, but I put a lot of effort in the finish. I used fifteen coats of stain (brown mahogany) before I was qui...

My next Chippendale project was the tea table.   I wanted to replace the plastic Playmobile Victorian tea table that had served me well...

I have been working hard all day, but have very little to show. That's because I have been doing small trimmings that an untrained eye w...