The Official Publication of the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts MiniatureMiniatureVol. 42, No. 2 • November/December 2013 miniatures.org GazetteGazette NAME ® Only through sharing can we really enjoy our treasures $5.95 US East Meets West Room Box by Susan Farnik, Greer, South Carolina henever I design a room box I have a “story” that explains it. ThisW room box’s story is that the own- ers have traveled extensively in the far east, collecting treasures along the way. Living Room I used Lawbre archways into the dining room. Now, back home in the West, they have Door and Windows, Majestic Mansions. created a living space to showcase these treasures. furniture until its just right, before doing I used red silk fabric on the living The inspiration for the room came the actual building. The final design room walls and wallpaper from Itsy from the fabric used on the furniture was a large living room, dining room Bitsy in the dining room and foyer. The and draperies in the Living room. It and foyer. The inner box is made from arches are from Lawbre, and the door has an oriental feel to it. I made the gator board. I like to use this because it and windows are from Majestic Man- furniture in 2005 and put it away for is lightweight, easy to cut, and doesn’t sions. The beautiful fireplace surround “someday”. When my mother-in-law, warp. The entire inner box can slide out is by Sue Cook. The chinoiserie cabinet Elaine Hendricks, passed away in 2008, to access the electrical components if in the foyer and the decorative screen I inherited many of her miniatures, needed. My husband, Ken, is my excel- are by Rosemarie Torre. The red chinoi- including a collection of Budha’s and a lent electrician. serie furniture is from Bespaq. There are beautiful carved cabinet. These joined approximately ten dozen books that I the furniture. made in the bookcases along with many When we moved to South Carolina in pots by various artists. 2010, we got a flat screen TV and so the There are many more pictures of space in my bookcase where the old TV “East Meets West” on my picture site, had lived was now empty. I was now http://susansminiatures.shutterfly. ready to build! The space was large, 32” com with notations of artist’s work that wide x 24” deep, so that gave me the I used. opportunity to build a large roombox. I After collecting pieces for years, the had the shell built so it fits perfectly into actual building took about 3 months. It the space. now lives in my “Gallery” dining room, I always draw my designs on graph where I enjoy looking at it every day. paper so I can play with the walls and Roombox in book case. New NAME Merchandise Aprons $15.50 NAME Logo T-shirt Cherry, Daisy, Lt. Pink or Royal 3 pocket with an adjustable neck. 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