Oh, The Anarchy!

 

 

 

 

Why yes, I am excited about the Sons of Anarchy season premiere tonight. Thanks for asking.

The Goods: "Wheel" chair is Reac Japan and Maisto Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport; desk is common hobby store supplies; sofa is Voila Toys and Restoration Hardware leather in Slate; lounge chair is Reac Japan; crates are Wright Guide Miniatures; giant anglepoise lamp is Just Mustard; pillows are PRD Miniatures and Peter Tucker; all accessories are Reutter Porzellan, LiLu by Zuri, Lundby, Recollections, and common finds from hobby stores and action figure sets.

Office Blues

I've been drowning in projects at work these past couple of weeks... They have zero mercy for me... It's definitely harder and harder to make time for my life or for miniatures... I'm trying to hang in there, man. Luckily, I have some cool work associates and friends who help keep it sane even though there's always a straitjacket ready for action... 


The Goods: Office hutch/cabinetry is brinca dada; desk is PRD; chair is Reac; file cabinet is brinca dada; bookshelf is Peter Tucker; bench is brinca dada; art is "Les Remparts" by besnard; planters are aerosol caps; pottery are ebay finds; all accessories are Re-Ment, Bozart Toys, Playmobil, Mattel, X10NY, LiLu by Zuri, Battat, DCWV, Minimodernistas, Plan Toys, Lundby, AG Minis, and common finds from hobby supply stores.

Yes MAM

The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) commissioned Paris Renfroe and Robert Feyereisen to build eco-friendly modern house models as an extension of the museum's Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century. Pictured from left to right in the first image are the Blau Haus by Feyereisen, the M112 Pod House by Renfroe and Alchemy Architect's WeeHouse also crafted by Renfroe. The paper figures in the structures are made by Jordan Grace Owens. The exhibit runs through May 15 and then these lovely 1:12 gems will be for sale...

Images: Paris Renfroe

Dream Lucid In The Sky With Diamonds

Here is another kid's room that I put together a few weeks ago. Enjoy!
And, thank goodness for three-day weekends! Chuckles.

The Goods: Bed is Bozart Toys and MoMA; nightstand is Lundby; Egg table is Re-Ment; Chairs are MoMA; rolling storage shelf is Lundby; all accessories are Selecta, Haba, Battat, Tivoli, Character Options, Playmobil, Voila Toys, AG Minis, Lundby, MunnyWorld, Fisher-Price, Re-Ment, Martha Stewart, and MoMA.

Happy Halloween...

I think we all know by now that I have an odd sense of humor...
Hope you get lots of treats and no tricks!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub...Acacia Tub

This scene actually started a few months ago during a casual trip to Crate & Barrel. They had a display of acacia bowls that are intended to serve appetizers or small snacks...err wait---is that the same thing? Hmm--bygones! Anyway, I chose the one above because it had the most flaws and I thought it could pull off the look of a natural and weathered wood tub. I wasn't completely sure how I was going to display it but took it home, gave it a very light polish, drilled a few holes in the vessel and attached a fixture. After that, it just sat on my desk for weeks and weeks without any real purpose. Fast forward to my purchase of a M112 Pod version 2.0 and the discovery of the Reutter Porzellan outdoor shower and you've got yourself a recipe for what you see above.

About that Reutter outdoor shower...It's much better than I had anticipated. I think it could easily be spray painted or even carefully disassembled to put the shower head on another base or to create a shower over tub. I like the back brush and loofah accessories that come with the shower, but I quickly ditched the "this-is-ugly" stool with the glued on towel and duck = Quack! And, true confession time, the "Adult Collectable" stickers on the outside of the Reutter Porzellan boxes make me feel a little...well...uncomfortable...
Chuckles!

The Goods: Acacia tub is Crate & Barrel with an ELF Miniatures fixture (installed in reverse); natural wood edge vanity and floor mirror are PRD; sink bowls are DHE; showers are Reutter Porzellan; all accessories are Voila Toys, Playmobil, Reutter Porzellan, Mattel, MOMA and ebay and hobby store finds.

Yard Burger

I really like the PRD Freight PODs. I want to get one of the new versions that Mr. Renfroe has designed, but I am quite happy with the original thus far. I started making a nursery with this structure but changed my mind midway and went the burger stand route. I imagine this restaurant to have originally been a popular lunch truck that the owner decided to convert to a shipping container after they bought a vacant lot in the city's downtown. There's always a line at lunch time during the workweek! Chuckles.

The restaurant name is a play on a couple of things: the shipping yards and the slang term for chicken, plus the phonetic similarity between "bird" and "burger". Shrug. Without spending a lot of time on this scene, I worked with standard fonts and images to give the restaurant's branding an industrial edge that is supposed to be reminiscent of a shipping company logo. It didn't come out too too bad considering my half-ass attempt. I had fun putting this one together so I guess that's what really matters. Oh! And man, did I want a burger and fries after!!

The Goods: Counters are Selecta; cabinet and drink maker are Playmobil; seating outside is Bodo Hennig and Sirch; seating inside is Voila Toys; All tables outside are Re-Ment; All tables inside are MegaHouse; All accessories are Mighty World, Re-Ment, Breyer, Lil' Bratz, Playmobil, Lundby, and run-of-the-mill hobby store purchases.