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Meet Brandon — The Mind Behind Small World Miniatures
Brandon is an interior designer turned miniature world–builder who never quite outgrew the joy of tiny doors, perfect little windows, and cities that fit on a kitchen table. He studied Interior Design at the Art Institute in Orange County, California, where space planning, materials, and light became his native language. But his love affair with small-scale design started long before studio critiques and drafting boards—back when he was a kid pouring concrete into LEGO forms.
Latest Miniature Models
A Tiny Hacienda of Suds: A Traditional Mexican Bathroom Miniature Diorama (and How to Build Your Own Little Oasis)
Locals call it El Lavabo de la Suerte—The Lucky Washbasin—and if you believe the rumors (you should), it’s been quietly blessing messy lives since 1932, when Doña Mireya “borrowed” a sink from a closing hotel and installed it in her family courtyard home with the confidence of a woman who never once asked permission from a man named Harold.
The vanity became a neighborhood landmark. People didn’t just wash hands here—they came to reset their luck...
1 day ago9 min read
A Paper-Origami Miniature House in Bloom: The Folded Fern Cottage and Its Tiny, Unreasonably Dramatic Garden
Locals call it Folded Fern Cottage, but that wasn’t the original name. According to the very serious (and definitely not gossipy) records of the Paperbark Township Historical Society, the cottage was founded in 1891 by a retired stationery magnate named Myrtle Quill, who believed two things with absolute certainty: Tea tastes better when served on a balcony. If you fold something precisely enough, it becomes morally superior.
2 days ago9 min read
Moss, Lantern Light, and Wallpaper Dreams: A William Morris Arts & Crafts Cottage in Miniature
Let me introduce you to Brackenmore Cottage. Brackenmore was “built” in 1893 (in tiny-world years) by eccentric textile designer Elsbeth Willowfen, a devoted fan of William Morris who firmly believed that no flat surface should be left unpatterned. She moved out of London when people started gently suggesting that maybe not every window frame needed hand-painted acanthus scrolls.
3 days ago11 min read
Miniature Art Deco Living Room Diorama: A Black, White & Gold 1930s LA Room Box With Serious “Movie Star” Energy
Welcome to The Gilded Eclipse Parlor, established in 1932, tucked just off a glamorous boulevard in Los Angeles where the streetlights hum and the air smells faintly of perfume… and extremely questionable deals.
Legend says the Parlor was commissioned by a silent-film set designer who wanted a “private lounge” for entertaining producers, starlets, and the occasional mysterious stranger who shows up uninvited but somehow knows your name. The designer insisted on three rules
4 days ago9 min read
Dutch Rowhouse Miniature Garden: A Tiny Amsterdam You Can Almost Smell
Welcome to Tulpenhof Row, a perfectly respectable little street that somehow manages to be perpetually in the middle of a neighborhood festival.
Tulpenhof started life in 1683, when a canal merchant named Pieter van der Vliet decided he was tired of hauling cheese and herring and wanted to retire somewhere “peaceful.” He commissioned a set of row houses on a quiet side canal, far enough from the bustle but close enough to hear the church bells and boat horns...
5 days ago10 min read
Roselight Falls: A Fantasy Castle Miniature Diorama of Waterfalls, Pastels & Glittering Gold
The first time I saw this piece, my brain did that Windows-95 startup sound.
You’re looking at Roselight Falls—a very large fantasy castle miniature diorama perched on sheer cliffs, wrapped in lush greenery, with waterfalls pouring straight out from beneath pastel towers into an impossibly teal lagoon. Champagne-gold domes catch the light, tiny figures stroll along a sweeping bridge, and somewhere down there a couple of mini people are definitely arguing over whose turn it i
Jan 3012 min read
Moonlit Hanok Flower Shop – A Korean Fantasy Miniature Diorama You’ll Want to Move Into
Welcome to Lotus Lantern Florist, tucked into the back alley of the (very fictional) village of Gureum-ri, a misty town that only shows up on maps drawn after midnight.
The shop was “founded” in the Year of the Tiger by a florist named Haneul, who accidentally cross-bred a roof vine with a lotus and discovered it liked to grow upwards—onto roofs, lantern chains, and pretty much anything not paying attention...
Jan 2911 min read
The Greenhouse Café: A Parisian Miniature You Could Absolutely Move Into
This little Parisienne café diorama is basically a greenhouse, a coffee temple, and a very serious plant addiction all rolled into one miniature room box. Warm carved woodwork curls around the ceiling, the conservatory roof lets in that soft “Paris at 4 p.m.” light, and smack in the middle sits a circular coffee altar in brass and marble. There are ferns dangling from a chandelier, a whole jungle of monsteras and banana leaves, and more tiny cups than any reasonable human—or
Jan 2810 min read
The Mint Royale: Touring a Victorian Fantasy Candy Shop Miniature Diorama
The first time I saw this little storefront, my brain did that cartoon thing where the eyes turn into spirals of sugar. You know that feeling when you walk past a real-life bakery window and suddenly you need a pastry you can’t pronounce? This miniature does that—except it’s about ten inches tall and made of pure sugary chaos and craftsmanship.
Jan 2711 min read
![Just pressed publish on a new Small World Miniatures blog post! 🧳🇳🇱
A few years back I flew to the Netherlands, brought my tiny LEGO buddy Sheila, and spent a day stomping around Madurodam miniature park like a gentle kaiju—then jumped to Keukenhof to see seven million real tulips in bloom. 🌷 From Gothic cathedrals and canal houses to windmills, ships, and shiny Rotterdam skyscrapers in 1:25 scale, it was basically an open-air reference library for miniature nerds.
Come take a stroll through tiny Netherlands with me (and Sheila) on the blog 👇
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