M I C R O D E S I G N

Raise your hand if you picked up a quarantine hobby. What happens when you mix one lazy afternoon with a childhood dream? You meet a stranger from Facebook Marketplace and transport a Victorian dollhouse to her forever home. Welcome to my tiny house.

A crash course in miniature making, this project has served me in many ways. Our first few months together were spent making careful repairs and learning the proper way to wield a Dremel. My first piece of furniture was a wonky little bench for tucking tiny records.

There is a special kind of serotonin that comes with having a small house inside of your regular house, especially when the smaller of the two houses is perpetually clean. Even when it's messy, it's adorable because the mess happens to be hilariously tiny.

A tiny bed is a perfect place to take a little nap. I began capturing the progress in real-time and sharing pictures online via @good.and.small on Instagram. I enjoy taking pictures in these small spaces. Styling simple roomscapes is strangely therapeutic.