Props Making Furniture for Mature Tinies

I wanted fairly realistic proportional furniture for my growing group of mature tinies to use. I didn't want to have to spend a ton of money on professionally made pieces, or buy plastic ones. Being a creative person, I decided to make my own. I wanted to share my work in progress photos as inspiration for others. I'm not calling this a tutorial, as I didn't that many in progress pictures.

I'm visually impaired enough that I cannot safely use power tools to cut wood. I have a small miter box and hobby miter saw that I use to cut twigs, dowels, and scraps of wood to make furniture for my mature tiny dolls. Cardboard boxes are a great starting point for upholstered furniture for dolls this size. My first attempt was a bit silly looking, so I used standard measurements found on Pinterest divided by 6 to figure out the size. Online pictures of normal size sofas ect. were used as design inspiration.

My cutting and assembly materials for the framework of a sectional sofa, more standard sofa and chaise lounge.
Materials

The cardboard frame for the chaise lounge. The back and side supports are doubled for sturdiness.


Supports in place


And the finished framework with the curve covered in wood coffee stir sticks cut to size with scissors.


Framework covered in 1/2 inch foam held in place with hot glue. Pardon the blank doll trying it out.


And the chaise mostly finished. The fabric is green and gold brocade I bought as a remnant beforehand without a plan.


Two of my dolls on the finished product.

 

And the making of the sectional. I got so into working on it I didn't think to take a photo of the bare cardboard. I used three corners of a box, as that's more stable than putting separate pieces together.


Tan felt cover in progress-


With the second arm covered-


Lots of pins to hold the end cover in place


I don't have any photos of it complete without dolls on it, but at least there being two seat cushions is visible. And my not so neat seams.

 

I bought the foam at a Joann's fabric store. The green chaise has half inch bits of a half inch thick dry grape vine as feet. It was initially cut with pruning shears, and when dry a miter saw. A wood dowel from a craft store would work just as well.