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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 Edwardian Bathroom Vanity Miniature, Where Marble Whispers and Brass Brags
You know that feeling when you walk into a fancy old house and immediately start acting like you belong there? Shoulders back. Chin up. Pinky slightly more judgmental than usual.
That’s what this Edwardian bathroom vanity miniature does to me.
Right away, it hits you with the big three: carved wood drama, cool marble calm, and brass fixtures that clearly believe they’re the main character. And then—because it’s extra—there’s that ornate mirror crown sitting above the sink
3 days ago9 min read
A Gaudí-Day in the Greenhouse: A Whimsical Miniature Art Nouveau Plant Shop That Blooms After Dark
You know that feeling when you spot a miniature and your brain instantly goes, “I would move in there immediately”? That’s me with this Gaudí-style Art Nouveau miniature plant and floral shop. The curves are doing acrobatics. The windows are glowing like a cozy secret. And the whole place looks like it smells faintly of jasmine, terracotta dust, and excellent life choices...
6 days ago8 min read
Miniature Rococo Café Room Box Diorama: A Tiny Palace of Pastries, Gossip, and Gold Leaf Daydreams
Welcome to Café Luminette, founded in 1742 after a minor scandal involving a duke, a dessert fork, and a chandelier that “fell on its own.” (Sure, Jan.)
Café Luminette was built for the kind of clientele who didn’t simply drink tea—they performed tea. The owners promised three things...
Feb 128 min read
A Lantern-Lit Fantasy Hungarian Miniature Palace: Where Paprika Dreams and Ivy Schemes Come True
Locals call it Palota Lángvirág, which roughly translates to “Palace of the Flameflower”—named after the riotous gardens that bloom like fireworks every summer and the suspicious number of lanterns that never, ever go out.
According to wildly biased palace records (written by someone who definitely gave themselves a flattering title), Palota Lángvirág was founded in 1497 by Count Árpád Zsebóra the Punctual, a noble famous for two things: Building towers tall enough to see
Feb 118 min read
A Riot of Rugs and Rhinestones: An Iris Apfel–Inspired Miniature Sofa Diorama That Refuses to Whisper
This miniature feels like it belongs in the family tree of bold, joyful design—where personality is the main structural beam. Iris Apfel is the obvious guiding constellation here: fearless color, textile layering, and the “why choose one pattern when you can adopt twelve” philosophy. The sofa’s patchwork energy and accessory-heavy styling mirrors that unapologetic, curated chaos—where every piece looks like it has a story, even if that story is “I was fabulous at a flea marke
Feb 99 min read
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...
Feb 69 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.
Feb 59 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.
Feb 411 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
Feb 39 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...
Feb 210 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
Frozen in Bricks: Touring a Miniature LEGO Elsa Ice Palace MOC
When I first saw this miniature LEGO model of Elsa’s Palace on my screen, my inner eight-year-old did a cartwheel and my adult brain quietly whispered, “Oh no… now I want more LEGO...
Jan 267 min read
Pastel Sanrio Cottage: Building a Whimsical Miniature Home & Garden Diorama
The first time I saw this little pastel palace, my brain did a happy squeal.
We’ve got a multi-story cottage with a turret, balcony, and glass-walled conservatory, all wrapped in heart-shaped windows, candy colors, and more flowers than my real-world yard could ever handle. The garden is a full scene: stone path, bridge, pond with ducks, comfy sofa, balloons, and a tiny tea setup that frankly looks more relaxing than my full-size living room...
Jan 2311 min read
Cozy Mouse House Miniature: A Wind in the Willows–Inspired Diorama Tour & Build Guide
The first time I saw this miniature, I genuinely wanted to shrink down, grab that green armchair, and ask the mouse what was for dinner. We’re looking at a miniature mouse house that feels like it tumbled straight out of The Wind in the Willows and landed on a rustic wooden shelf. Golden window light spills in...
Jan 2210 min read
Villa Luminosa: A Palladian Dollhouse Miniature Mansion You’ll Want to Move Into
You know that feeling when you see a house and immediately start mentally assigning bedrooms and arguing over who gets the balcony? Yeah. That was me with this miniature.
This Palladio-inspired dollhouse mansion is basically “summering on the Italian lakes” energy, shrunk to the size of a coffee table. Warm light spills out of every window, balconies are overflowing with tiny flowers, and there’s a glass conservatory just sitting there like, “Oh hey, we host respectable plan
Jan 2110 min read
Copper & Chlorophyll: A Futuristic Steampunk Miniature Home With Hydroponic Gardens
Some miniatures whisper. This one hums. The second I saw this futuristic steampunk miniature home—half cozy greenhouse, half friendly robot’s daydream—I got that familiar hobby-brain reaction: I want to live there. I want to shrink down. I want to pay tiny rent. I want to complain about tiny property taxes...
Jan 2010 min read
Kinkaku-ji in Miniature: A Winter-Bright Diorama of Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion
Last summer I finally made it to Kyoto and stood on the shore of Kyōko-chi (Mirror Pond), doing my best not to shout “WOAH” at the Golden Pavilion like an American movie extra. The thing about Kinkaku-ji that most photos struggle with is the way the gold leaf doesn’t just look “yellow”; it breathes light. It throws back the sun as if the temple is exhaling. Below is a photo of me from that day—squinting like a happy TOASTY lizard—so you can see the summery version.
Jan 199 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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