Pasticceria Penso

The above photo is of the real-life Pasticceria Penso in Trieste. My goal was to recreate the awning for the dollhouse shop, but with two of them, one for each…

The bakery is now fully furnished with display cases. The ceiling panel came with the kit, but since some of the walls weren't cut evenly (a consistent problem with all…

To recreate Pasticceria Penso's sign, I took this photo of the actual sign and Photoshopped it into a black-and-white line drawing. The plan was to then use my husband's Cricut…

The door was the very first part of this shop that I worked on and is now one of the last to be completed. I had initially removed the door…

For the shelves, I cut four lengths of 1/8" x 1" bass wood, stained them golden oak, and sealed them with gloss varnish. For the brackets, I cut and bent…

I stained the window frames golden oak to match the trim around the windows and door. I also stained the door but need to wait until more elements are finished…

I just fell in love with this floor paper! The laminated surface makes it look like real polished marble—plus it was super easy to wipe off excess glue.

The chair rail is stained golden oak to match the wainscoting and baseboard.

As with my gelateria, I wanted the interior of Pasticceria Penso to be a bit fancier than the real-life shop. Many of Trieste's historic bakeries and coffee houses have a…

The sidewalk has been glued down, but the windows haven't been installed yet. One of the acrylic panes was badly scratched and needs to be replaced. Also, I'm waiting to…