If you are looking for inspiration from photos of wonderful miniatures this is the place to search. This list features photos of shows and individual work by dolls house, railway and other scale miniature enthusiasts. There are also reference galleries for various building styles popular with miniature builders.

Photo Courtesy Copyright 2011 Used With PermissionThere are some great ideas for indoor or balcony planters here along with a range of well laid out vignettes which could easily go on to become part of a larger scene.

Photo © 2012 Lesley ShepherdAnother great 'apartment' roombox example, as well as some very formal single rooms and a spectacular German style shop full of paper toys were some of the roombox highlights at this show.

Photo © 2012 Lesley ShepherdBeautifully finished examples of "Young at Heart" quarter scale houses featured at this edition of the Seattle Show. As this scale becomes ever more popular, the detailing and the range of finished miniature furnishings continues to grow.

Photo Copyright 2011 Lesley ShepherdFrom a classic garage, to a 1:12 scale glitter house and some wonderful children's dollhouse entries there were lots of examples of traditional houses and scenes on view at the Spring 2011 Seattle Dollhouse Show. Two great examples of two room cottages show how much you can showcase in small displays. Lots of things to look at and learn from.

Photo Copyright 2011 Lesley Shepherd Small scenes at this show included several repeated projects so you can get a great view of how small changes can impact a piece of a miniature scene. As usual there were some exceptional vignettes display, proving that a lot of miniatures moving well away from the traditional dolls house setting.

Photo Copyright 2011 Lesley ShepherdQuarter Scale was, as usual, a large part of the miniature display at the Spring 2011 Seattle Dollhouse Show. Great work in 1:144 showed up as well. As a photographer I have to make careful notes. It is getting very difficult to tell the scale from just a photo, the detail incredible in some cases.

Photo Copyright 2011 Lesley ShepherdEverything from interesting
miniature shops to a personal museum was on display in roomboxes at the Spring 2011 Seattle Miniature Show. Souvenir shops are a great way to build a memory of a special holiday

Photo copyright 2010 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.Scenes in shallow frames and small stand alone scenes in several scales exhibited at the Fall 2010 Seattle Dollhouse Show. Once again there are a wide variety of ideas here to adapt to your own small displays.

Photo copyright 2010 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.These roomboxes in 1:12 scale from the fall 2010 Seattle Dollhouse show demonstrate a lot of different principles for display design. They're also very interesting examples of how to show off a miniature collection.

Photo copyright 2010 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.Granny Franny's Witch's cottage a number of gardens and a "Tudor Loo" are some of the featured displays from this section of the Fall 2010 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show.