When I got word that a co-worker and dear friend and his wife would get their fondest wish, the adoption of Kennedy, their baby girl from China,  I started thinking about what I could give Chris and his wife, Tracey in the way of a baby gift.  I wanted something special. Something that would be a part of me.

The thought came to make them a miniature replica of the nursery they have worked so hard on in anticipation of becoming parents. Chris and Tracey recorded their progress on the adoption process and the creation of a nursery in their home, I too, will do the same here as I build their nursery in miniature. However, when building in miniature, you find things to be limited. Some things in the real nursery can't be duplicated, therefore a close resemblance has to be used. I had thought at first to build one of my miniature music boxes. As you can see, the crib just barely fits into the music box. At this point, I decided to make a miniature room box. The idea was to start with the crib and build from there. The room will be done in 1:12 scale (1 inch = 1 foot)

The Room Box Beginnings

I was undecided as I began this project as to the size room box should be. I decided to wait until I collected the various pieces of miniature furniture and see what size the room would need to be. Meanwhile, I did several things to get started on the actual box itself. The picture here on the left is of the actual nursery. From this picture, I got the colors used on the wall and what border they are using. I photographed the border at a local store and from that, created a miniature border to use in the nursery room box. I matched the colors at the craft store and came out with what I felt were close matches. I purchased the brown carpet at a local miniature shop.

Actual Border

Border in Miniature