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My first loft apartment in miniature

September 7, 2015by Christina
The Undersized Urbanite dollhouse contest is officially open today.  If you’re interested in joining, just hop over and add your link (you can join before you actually start your project!). This year, I’m going to re-create my first apartment.  It was the second floor of a carriage house turned into a cute little loft.  The […]

The Undersized Urbanite dollhouse contest is officially open today.  If you’re interested in joining, just hop over and add your link (you can join before you actually start your project!).

This year, I’m going to re-create my first apartment.  It was the second floor of a carriage house turned into a cute little loft.  The whole thing was less than 400 square feet.  There was actually a ladder in the middle of the apartment that led to a loft where my bed was.  The loft was less than 5 feet tall at the highest point.

Unfortunately, the only images I have of the adorable little place are from the housewarming party my parents threw for me very shortly after I moved in.  So…apologies for the cluttered, crooked and flash photos that are about to follow.

Meet my mom, preparing food in my little kitchen:

kitchen

The table was my grandmother’s, given to me by my mom.  Dad and I stained it black before I moved in, and it’s the same one that is in our kitchen today.

Here’s dad in the living room getting started with a margarita.  The loft had such nice, big windows.

living-room

Everything was covered in “temporary” slip covers until I refinished or re-upholstered them.  The furniture was all from the thrift store except for the hope chest that was a gift from my grandparents.

My little brother checking out the loft:

loft

And the “entryway” and bathroom:

hallway

The bathroom had a closet to the left (you can see the curtain in the hallway).

And that’s all there was to it!  Recreating it in miniature will be a challenge since I’ve never actually built a structure before.  But the Hubs is going to help.  Hopefully a lot.

I’ll post progress here on the blog occasionally, to check out other miniature projects as people join in the contest, go over to the Undersized Urbanite.  All the projects will be listed on the front page.

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Dining room update & a new project coming soon

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About Christina

I'm a full-time web developer with a dog sitting business, home renovations, and a blog on the side.

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  1. [email protected]

    This is a very different project than usual houses. It’s going to be great!

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  2. Alana in Canada

    Hi! Thought you might like to know that on my screen your little “Like Minis?” label won’t go away so it is really hard to read any text. I’m using Chrome for my browser if that helps you.

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    • Christina

      Thanks for letting me know Alana! Are you on a computer or a mobile device?

  3. sikis izle

    Bonne continuation pour ton blog que je continue à suivre réguliérement.

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  4. sikis izle

    A good blog! I will bookmark a few of these..

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  5. sikis izle

    Un buen blog! Voy a marcar unos pocos de estos ..

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