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Gallery of Miniature Scale Room Boxes

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Roomboxes are usually a single room showcasing a particular dolls house scale collection of miniatures. Sometimes they are assembled together in a case, as are the Dutch Baby Houses. Other times a roombox is a stand alone collection of miniatures.

This gallery contains all types and scales of roomboxes. Some are designed to look like one room buildings, others are simple displays with no walls or roofs.

More photo examples of room boxes are available from various miniature shows.

Instructions for making various types of roomboxes are available:

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A dolls house scale tobacco shop with a thatched roof by Erin Conner - DeSilveyUsing Found Materials for AtmosphereInterior of a 1:12 scale dolls house tobacco shop with old English timbered detailsSimple Materials Used WellOld fashioned door in 1:12 scale with a lion's head door knocker.Hand Built Door's Add to the Character of a DisplayDolls House Stonework made from grout, paint and a stencil.Stonework from a Stencil
A leaded window printed on an overhead transparency in Erin Conner - DeSilvey's Tobacco Shop RoomboxAdding Details Where You CanA dolls house scale thatched roof made from a varnished piece of fake fur.Thatch from Fun FurShop counter and a chest for the interior or a dolls house tobacco shop.Combining Old and NewA 1:12 scale French Dress Shop with an overhanging awning and two front shop windows.Soft Colors and Lots of Lace
Curved wire braces against center an oval tag sign above a 1:12 scale French Dress ShopClever Use of Materials For SignsScale miniature entry door lettered on the glass, and lined with a sheer blind.Adding Detail to Door FrontsA 1:12 scale mannequin in the window of a dolls house dress shop.Adapting Vintage FindsExterior and interior views of a dolls house dress shop showing the simple layout.Exterior and Interior Details of Erin's French Dress Shop

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