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Miniature stair projects for dollhouses, room boxes, and dioramas

Building a stairway to heaven?

Miniature stair projects for dollhouses, room boxes, and dioramas

Links to miniature projects


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photo albums, blog posts, web pages

Stairway and Wall - by Lissu

Stairs by Susanna

Stairs - in progress, from Mi Pirmera Casitia

Blogs

Blogs concentrating on stairs or categories/labels about them in blogs

Groups

Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to stairs
photo albums, blog posts, web pages

Blogs

Blogs concentrating on stairs or categories/labels about them in blogs

Groups

Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to stairs.

Supplies for sale

Supplies needed for making stairs projects.

Miniatures for sale

Do you have a section for stairs in your shop? Add a direct link to that item here.

Books

Books about miniature stairs projects (also books with chapters about them)

Instructions for miniatures

Miniature printables

Wallpapers

Wallpapers that go well with stairs projects

Other Printies

Book/magazine covers related to stairs

Videos

YouTube videos about miniature projects related to this subject

Spiral Staircase from a Fan - metallic look. From Bentley House Miniatures

Stone Stairs - from Shrine at Nerd-forge

Twisted Wire Railings - from Laurie Hauser

Research/ Inspiration

Tips/Hints

For three steps up to the front porch where the opening against which the steps will sit is 5 inches wide:

Cut a block of wood 2/3" thick by 5" long by 3" wide

Cut a 2nd block of wood 2/3" thick by 5" long by 2" wide

Cut a 3rd block of wood 2/3" thick by 5" long by 1" wide

(This will make you three risers equivalent to 8" risers in RL)

Pile them on top of each other with all lining up along one of the 5" lengths. Glue and clamp together. Now you have your base.

Finish them with basswood strips as steps. You can round one edge of each and allow each to hang over the edge of the riser slightly. Stain or paint the whole or just the tops.

To anchor railing, drill a tiny pinhole where each post will sit. Using a sharp wire cutter, cut the sharp tip of a dressmaker's pin off so that the cut piece is about 1/3 to 1/4" long. Put glue in your drilled hole.

Tap the blunt end of the cut piece of the pin into your drilled hole. Allow the glue to dry.

Next, take a ready-made spindle and place glue on the bottom end. Gently press it down onto the pin making sure that it is vertical. (You might have to drill a tiny starter hole in the spindle to be sure it does not split) Let the glue dry.

You may want to finish your spindle before or paint it after it is in place.

When all the spindles are in place and glued securely, cut a ready-made handrail longer than needed. Hold it in place so you can figure the angle you will need to cut at the top end so the rail will sit square with the top baluster. Cut that end slightly long and then whittle it down to a perfect fit with an X-Acto knife and sandpaper.

Make a staircase with a 3-step landing like the one in All in the Family. Simply take a full staircase and cut it up. Cut off the three steps and create a landing from a piece of scrap basswood, butt the remaining staircase at an angle to ascend the rest of the way.