Gastronomia Furlan: Wood Paneling & Trim
For the interior walls, I cut strips of 1/2"-wide balsa wood, stained them to match the rest of the trim, and glued them along the lower half of the walls.…
Gastronomia Furlan: Building a Counter
For the counter in Gastronomia Furlan, I started by building the frame out of 1/4″ bass wood. The front and sides will be covered with a veneer of balsa wood…
Gastronomia Furlan: Floor Tiles
When I first had the idea for this set of dollhouse shops, I knew I wanted the floor of Gastronomia Furlan to be tiled, yet all the floor paper I…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Signs
I've been contemplating the construction of this sign for several years now and had already created a black-and-white image from the above photo of the sign at the real-life Osteria…
Gastronomia Furlan: Sidewalk
I made this sidewalk using the same technique as my first three shops. After painting the perimeter of the base with a medium dark gray and the edges with a…
Gastronomia Furlan: Interior Walls
I stained the trim to match the exterior and painted the walls white. Once the walls are assembled, I'll be adding details such as wood paneling and baseboards.
Gastronomia Furlan: Exterior Walls
In Italy, a gastronomia is a food shop that typically serves ready-to-eat meals, such as pasta, meat, or vegetable dishes. Even though I've shopped at many gastronomie in my travels,…
Gelateria Bocelli: Tartufi
When I was in Rome for the first time, nearly 30 years ago, I paid a visit to the famous Bar Tre Scalini for their signature "tartufo," a ball of…
Gelateria Bocelli: Pirouline Wafers
Throughout Italy, pirouline wafers are a popular garnish for gelato. In Italian, they are better known as cialde (wafers), or more specifically, rotoli di cialde. I made these miniature cialde…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Parmesan Dishes
I've had this project in mind for several years but wasn't sure what to use for the base and lid of the Parmesan dishes. Once I realized that circles could…