Ski Cabin
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Projects for the Outside of the Ski Cabin
The steeply pitched roof of the A-frame cabin is its star feature, so I decided that shingles were important. I bought these on sale when miniatures.com was closing (don’t worry–they’re back open again thanks to an acquisition!). But one bag of 1,000 only got me part of the way through the first side of the…
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Cabin Collection in the Etsy Shop
As I work to build and decorate the ski cabin, we have also launched a couple of products in the Etsy shop as part of our cabin collection. First up: the Adirondack chairs (link). These are available in five colors. Second: the woodburning stove (link). This has a clear plastic door and is available with…
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Pine Walls (and Custom Wallpaper) for the Ski Cabin
To create an authentic ski cabin look inside the A-frame cabin, I wanted the walls for the loft to be pine. I started by cutting strips of basswood (link) on my miniature table saw (link). The saw is so easy to use for dollhouse projects. I sanded the rough edges and stained the planks with…
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Sneak peak of the new ski cabin
I’m having so much fun with this A frame ski cabin that I bought in the going-out-of-business-sale for miniatures.com. Here are a few preview photos of the project in progress. My favorite feature so far are the pine “planks” that I am going to put on the upstairs interior ceiling. The downstairs is a green…
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