Palladian Cat Villa: Update

Since my last post about a project in which I made a miniature Palladian villa for my new kitten, little Frankie Mayonnaise has finally arrived. By popular demand from several of my lovely followers, here is an update.

I'm pleased to say Frankie Mayonnaise loves her castle. 

She is also quite fond of dollhouses (although that is mainly because she likes to destroy them). 

If you use Instagram, follow her too! @frankie_mayonnaise 

Miniature Palladian House for a New Kitten

I am going to be getting a new little kitten next week, and so have been planning and collecting supplies for her arrival. Despite extensive searches I couldn't find a cat bed I liked. They all seem to look like giant bean bag chunky things with bad/ugly fabric. As such I decided to create my own.

I had a pile of card board outside and decided to recycle it. I wanted to use my miniature skillz to create an architecturally correct cat house which is a good hidey-hole for puss but also looks novelty.

I am particularly enamoured of the great neo-classical architecture of Palladio. Especially the Villa Chiericati.

I decided to copy it in miniature. The cat house measures 38cm square. 

There is circular door in the back of the house for puss to enter. 

I decided to replace the Palladian statuettes with neo-classical cats.

It looks surprisingly inconspicuous in the lounge room.  

The test will be whether the little cat is actually interested in it...

  

Furniture Arrangement - Sometimes Miniature Skills Come in Handy

Finally after more than a month I am back online!

My boyfriend and I have just moved into a new (tiny) apartment.  The spaces in the apartment are awkward, and it was hard to know how best to place the furniture. My boyfriend had the idea of using my little furniture and making a mock up of the strangely shaped room (using some of the copious amounts of cardboard from the moving boxes). I was more than happy to oblige.

Finally my miniature furniture and construction skills had came in handy for an actual practical purpose!

I have a lot of mid century danish furniture, and so my little 1960s Lundby furniture was the perfect miniature substitute. 

We both had fun moving the furniture around and arguing over the best placement.

I was pleased with the result.