White
Christmas Room Project
144th
Scale Version
In The Style Of Brooke
Tucker’s
Golden Christmas Room
144th Version By Anita McNary-Haynes
Welcome!
This is a web site created for the purpose of sharing the
project the MSAT Micro Minis List is currently working on. It is an ambitious project, indeed, but one
which the list has embraced with enthusiasm and hopeful expectations. But it was not always so.
When Anita McNary-Haynes first suggested to the List
working on a micro adaptation of Brooke Tucker’s Golden Christmas Room as a
group project most of the members thought it was way beyond the reach of any
but the most experienced micro miniaturist.
For one thing the complexity of the room--although it is absolutely
beautiful--is a bit daunting to anyone who has not been fortunate enough to participate
in one of famed Artisan Brooke Tucker’s classes. But Anita insisted that it was doable … if we just thought of the
project as boxes within boxes. Once she
put it that way, we started thinking that maybe
it could be done!
To encourage us and help us in our new endeavor, Anita
set about adapting the design. Since
certain changes were necessary to suit the smaller scale and the 144th
scale version varies a bit from the original plan, Anita called her version White Christmas Room. Then she built a prototype of the project and, as she worked,
she shared the experience with the group by chronicling her progress with
wonderful close-up, step-by-step photos of her roombox. Here is a compilation of the instructions
and photos, so you can build your own White Christmas Room.
Enjoy the project!
Acknowledgement:
We would like to give thanks to Brooke Tucker for
allowing us to do the adaptation of her beautiful design.
Related
Books and Links
Golden Christmas Room: Building A Miniature
Masterpiece
It will help greatly if you have Brooke’s Golden
Christmas Room book, published by Kalmbach. It can be found at miniature and bookstores everywhere. If you have difficulty finding it, you can
always get in touch with the publisher by clicking on the link for Dollhouse
Miniatures Magazine, or visiting any of the other online merchants listed
below.
The Art Of Finishing 144th Houses Like A Professional
Anita McNary-Haynes has written a very thorough workbook on micro dollhouse building, which is available at her web site. It is full of tips and information from choosing a kit, to building, finishing, decorating, and landscaping it. It is a must for anyone interested in this scale!
Quarter Connection Project
An adaptation of the Golden Christmas Room is also a
project for the Quarter Connection List.
You can find the instructions and step-by-step photographs at our fellow
micro miniaturist Sandy Dohrman’s site.
The ¼” scale version is called the Christmas
Memories Room.
Links
Want to see more of Brooke Tucker’s creations? Purchase her Golden Christmas Room
book? Order Anita’s workbook on
finishing 144th houses? See
photos of the Quarter Connection project?
Just click on the links below and they will take you there!
Contact Information
Micro Minis List
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Last revised: October 2000