I couldn’t resist working on the miniature bakery room over the weekend, and I got quite a bit of the construction finished:

• wood panelling added to the bottom half of the rear wall
• wallpaper “hung” (I had some issues there, which I’ll help you avoid in the book!)
• molding cut, painted and glued to the rear wall
• floor painted, stenciled, and sealed
• all three walls assembled and glued to the floor

Whew! In getting to this point and seeing how the room is shaping up, I’ve decided to add a front wall as well, but the details will depend on how capable I am of carrying out the construction with my limited tool set.

My plan, though, is to add two bay windows in which I can display more miniature sweets and goodies (yay!), and I’ve ordered a book on urban dioramas, which will hopefully help me determine whether my plans for various building finishes, such as concrete and brick, are doable with the materials I have available.

I’ve added more images to my Pinterest board for the miniature bakery, which you can see here, and I’ve been having so much fun with this room box that I’ve created an entire new board of ideas for future dioramas (see it here).

So, what’s next? Well, I’ve just ordered the bay windows, which will determine the front of the structure, but in the meantime, I want to paint the refrigerator a retro pink, finish building out the sink, and create a countertop just to the right of the sink (where the white piece of wood is now). I’ve been playing around with aluminum sheeting, and I’m going to try my hand at creating a “stainless steel” countertop for the back preparation area.

If you missed my earlier post about the project, be sure to check it out here, because you’ll see how this project fits in with a brand new book I’m currently writing.