Miniature door projects for dollhouses, room boxes, and dioramas
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Does your door have a window? See stained glass, glass, and decals
Also see fairies for fairy doors, facades, and walls
Links to miniature door projects
- photo albums, blog posts, web pages
Miniature Doors in Blogs
- Blogs concentrating on doors or categories/labels about them in blogs
Miniature Doors in Groups
- Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to doors.
Miniature Door Supplies for sale
- Supplies needed for making door projects.
Hinges - Miniatures.com
Hinges - Micro-Mark
Hinges - Phoenix Model Developments, If you buy in bulk and tell them you're a reseller (aka furniture craftsman), then you will also get a good discount.
Moldings and Picture Framing - from S H Goode
Screws - from Amazon Supplies
Hinges - from Alcraft Egg Artistry
Windows and Doors - Majestic Mansions
Miniature Doors for sale
- Do you have a section for doors in your shop? Add a direct link to that item here.
Miniature Door Books
- Books about miniature door projects (also books with chapters about them)
Instructions for miniature doors
Miniature Door Printables
Miniature Door Wallpapers
- Wallpapers that go well with door projects
Other Miniature Door Printies
- Book/magazine covers related to doors
Miniature Door Links
- links to sites showing how to make items related to doors
Door Handles - from Mini Design, Dutch
Door Handles - from Cinderella Moments, good for French patio doors
Door Hinges - from Wendie's MiniWorld
Door Hinge Tutorial - from the Kinfield Dollhouse
Door Mat - from Grazhina’s Page
Handmade Miniature Hinge - from Karin Corbin Miniatures, an ancient metal hinge for a cellar door
Hinge a Tudor Door - 1:24 by Chris
How to Make Doors - from Wendie's World
Install Dollhouse Hinges - from Karin Corbin
Mail Slot - Penelope's Dollhouses
Mailbox - Mini Manie
Make Custom Miniature Scale Doors - from About.com
Make a Shop Door - from The Spruce
Making Hinges for your Mini Furniture - from Fabulously Flawed Miniatures
Old Door from Paper - includes wrought iron transom. Brilliant work from Old World Doors/Miniatures
Pediments - using T2T plastic packaging from a chocolate container, from Dollhouse Escapes
Pocket Door - by Otterine
Screen Door - by Dorothy Hays, My Minis2
Simple Hinges - from The Spruce
Simple Raised Panels - from The Spruce
Sliding Doors - by Dorothy Hays, My Mini Tutorials
Traditional Style Doors and Horse Gates - The Spruce
Turret Doors - from Wizard's Mini Room
Miniature Door Videos
- YouTube videos about miniature projects related to this subject
DIY Door - from Square to Spare
Miniature Door Research/ Inspiration
Miniature Door Tips/Hints
Screen Door
- Tulle for petticoats -Cut a piece of that and spray both sides with silver spray paint. Brush some gray across it for age or a dab of brown for rust.
- Use stamping ink to color tulle. Just use one of those cheap triangle shaped sponges that are made for putting on makeup. Black ink maybe followed by one of the Perfect Pearls pigments (to give it a metal shine- if desired) would work out really nicely.
- Silk gauze to look in scale would probably be 72 or 90 count
- Also, try tights.
Hanging a Door with Pins
- The pin-hinge technique is used to hang doors in a dollhouse. A hinge can be added later for appearance rather than function. Often hinge screws are just not deep enough for some woods. Sometimes the wood splits and sometimes wear and tear causes the screws to fall out.
- Determine which way the door will open.Sand the door rounded on the side which opens out. Mark corresponding places on the door and threshold for placement of the pins.
- Drill a hole in the threshold, (exactly where the pin will go into the door) so that the pin can go into the door and be secured to the floor. Use good strong dressmaking pins for this.This will allow for years of opening the door.If your wood is not too good. Place a grommet in both locations. .There are real fine grommets you can use. This is double protection for the pin hinge.
- The top pin hinge fits between the wall and the door frame on the side to which the door opens.
- Do a Google search for door pivot to illustrate this method.
Ideas about what is needed for these projects
Barn Door Cabinet or Pantry 1:1 scale plans - Ana White
Doors of Ireland
Doors of Dublin
Doors of Greece
Entrances - Pinterest album by Connie Sauve, doors and gates
Mid-Century Modern Doors
Enter!
- YouTube videos on the subject
Tutorial DIY Paper Hinge - by Tuyet Quach
7DIY Handles for Drawers or Cabinets - from Bentley House
Easiest DIY Door Hinge - using duct tape, by Laurie Heisler
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