Maine has a number of hobbyists and artisans who specialize in making furniture, food, hardware, trim, pottery and accessories for outfitting your little homes. Here we feature a few that we have had a chance to review.
How do you make a tiny, delicate bed post for a mini four-poster? If you´re Robert Bower of Rocky Shore Miniatures, you start with a clear pine 2x4, a clear vision, and a boatload of talent. Robert makes some beautiful furnishings, from beds with real springs, to hand-painted chests, to 1/144th scale ships, to lobster traps.
Robert mentioned that he is most proud of his Murphy Beds. They are "fun and challenging to make", he said. Rocky Shore has an online store only at this point. The site is full of great pictures of his work, so it is worth a visit. Be sure to bookmark the site so that you can get back to it when you hear someone ask, "Do you know where I could find a mini lobster trap and buoy for my sea-side cottage?"
The folks at Clare-Bell are amazingly talented Maine artisans. Well-known internationally in the miniatures realm, owning a few of their colonial piecesis high on my list of musts.
Click on the image above to visit photo gallery of furnishings that your host has built, rescued, repaired, or refinished. The old Maine Yankee has been working on another project, too. This one is for you. He's cataloging the wonderful House of Miniatures kits, working on a complete, illustrated list of all of their Colonial and Early American furniture and accessories.
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