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With a little imagination, ingenuity, and these colorfully illustrated projects, anyone can learn to make personalized furniture to decorate a dolls' house! Start with basic pieces that require little more than a craft set; as confidence and skills increase, move on to more demanding work involving cabinet construction and miniature power tools. At every stage, there's an inventory of the necessary tools, equipment, and materials, plus same-size drawings, cutting lists, and color photographs of the completed furnishings. Try easy upholstered furniture; balsa tables, benches, and birdhouses; and imitation basketwork, including a laundry bin. Among the beautiful and small-sized items: a simple winged chair; picnic table; elegant double bed; wardrobe, tall kitchen dresser, and a range of magnificent Portuguese painted pieces. They're works of art!
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Tools and equipment | 3 | |
| Materials | 4 | |
| Construction basics | 6 | |
| Easy Upholstered Furniture | 9 | |
| Simply Balsa | 29 | |
| Imitation Basketwork Furniture | 44 | |
| Basic Pieces | 49 | |
| Cabinet furniture construction | 58 | |
| Basic Cabinet Pieces | 65 | |
| Alternative Seating | 76 | |
| Using Ready-Turned Components | 81 | |
| Upholstery Plus | 91 | |
| Power tools | 97 | |
| Types of wood | 100 | |
| Further Uses for Turned Components | 101 | |
| Project Miscellany | 117 | |
| Portuguese-Style Painted Furniture | 131 | |
| Trimmings and Needlework | 151 | |
| Conversion tables | 161 | |
| Acknowledgements | 162 | |
| Index | 163 |
Overview
With a little imagination, ingenuity, and these colorfully illustrated projects, anyone can learn to make personalized furniture to decorate a dolls' house! Start with basic pieces that require little more than a craft set; as confidence and skills increase, move on to more demanding work involving cabinet construction and miniature power tools. At every stage, there's an inventory of the necessary tools, equipment, and materials, plus same-size drawings, cutting lists, and color photographs of the completed ...