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You’re looking at my favorite kind of time travel: the kind that fits on a bookshelf. This whole apartment diorama suite is inspired by the Jetsons’ optimistic 1960s future—rounded windows, brass pendants, sky-high views, and furniture that looks like it might hover if you just wink at it. From the glassy transport tube to the turquoise flying car in the garage, every scene leans into retro-futuristic, mid-century “Googie” charm.

Once upon a time, Mara lived in a studio where beige went to retire. Every day, she longed for contrast, character, and a couch that could host a tiny trivia night. One day, she found this loft with a view of the pebble quarry and a kitchen island dramatic enough to have its own SAG card. Because of that, she swapped all chrome for brass, installed a floor inspired by the zig and zag of a bass line, and commissioned a chandelier that looks like a coral reef in gala attire. Un

Welcome to Larkspur Lantern House, founded in the year 1898¾ (time runs differently in Verdigris Hollow—blame the tea). The home was commissioned by Aurelia Larkspur, a horticultural cartographer who mapped gardens by scent. She insisted on a staircase that “turns like ivy” and windows tall enough for moonbeams to step through without ducking. Her neighbor, Mr. Percival Matchwick, a chimney cap enthusiast (niche hobby, enormous hat), designed the elaborate stack that crowns t

Welcome to Thimblewick, a pocket borough famous for its annual Leaf-Roll Derby and a municipal policy requiring at least three lamps per reading corner. The resident you see is Professor Percival Prickleworth, retired cartographer and columnist for The Bramble Times.

Welcome to Gradient & Grind, founded in the very small year of 2017 in the even smaller town of Tintown, where residents argue about Pantone numbers the way other places argue about sports. The café’s founder, Dot Ombrelle, is a former paint-deck librarian who believes coffee tastes better when the walls blend like a perfect sunrise. The head barista, Milo “Milk Cloud” Reyes, can pour a swan, a tulip, and once (allegedly) the Fibonacci sequence.

This diorama is a testament to Morris’s vision, where every domestic feature is an opportunity for beauty and craftsmanship.