r/booknooks

Photo is t an accurate representation of the color. I purchased the Ohuhu 72 color markers and some of them aren’t dark enough. Their darkest greens, blues and browns are mid tones or like the red is super bright. First photo is like a cappuccino color. That’s their darkest brown and I want more of an espresso color to paint the sides of the wooden pieces.
Can anyone share which brand they use which has darks they like?

Long before I had ever heard about middle earth, Willow (1988) was my first introduction to Fantasy genre. And I never looked back!

This build is nearly finished. Posting to see if anyone has suggestions of anything else I might/can/you think I should add? I left several things out of this that either failed or were too miserable for me to spend time on. Let me tell you a bit about this. The title on the box I have reads, "Dream House Pavilion," and I purchased it several months ago through TEMU before I decided not to order through them again. There is no identifying manufacturer on the box, so I don't know who made this, but I have found the exact same-looking kit from two other sources, with different names. One is from Tiny Craft and is called, "The Grand Townhouse," and another is called "The Dream House," sold by Nookcraft. I am thinking I got a knockoff, but seriously, what is going on.
The kit is make from scratch, meaning everything is glued, tons of paper to cut out and to try to form into a variety of things, such as lampshades, flowers, dishes, trays, pots, boxes. Tedious for me; some was doable; some I used other methods or substitutions for and re-laced several items within the house. I only made one leather chair, as it came out deformed looking, but I do think the green leather couch came out well. The spiral staircase is missing - that was an ugly, utter disaster. The ladder that goes to the loft is used instead - there is no way to get up to the loft now but magic. Almost all of the railing pieces are glued back together because they were impossible to off the wood sheet without breaking/splintering, no matter how carefully I tried. Although I love the look of the clear piano, that too, came out horrible. I used the piano as well as a few other things from my previously failed kit I wrote about before, The Dreamy Book Hall, that was an utter wreck and I'd also gotten from Temu with no identifying manufacturer. Also, next tome, I will sew the bedding and little pillows - that has to be better than trying to use glue. They came out rather ratty looking. The pre-cut wooden house pieces were well-fitting, and that part was not frustrating. I also like the lighting - lots of lights, and the three levels of the house are set up well.
Chomping at the bit to go on to something else, but want to finish this to display ready before I declare it done. Thoughts and ideas welcome.

I've been making steady progress on the Stationery Shop this week, spurred on by the lure of the Stella Castle! It's slow going, due to my edge painting habit, but I'm really pleased with how it's coming together.

The next step is adding the lights in, so that's being left for tomorrow when my brain might be working a bit better again!

Is nooklet a word? If it is, that’s what this is. Teeny little thing. Super quick and easy build. Thought it was a bit bigger when I got it - now I’ll pay more attention to dimensions in the description 😅

Super pretty and fairly straightforward - I love that they give you so many extra pieces!

Video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcNxrhsFRKy/?igsh=MWdtYWt0YXlsc2Q0Yw==&igsi=MWdtYWt0YXlsc2Q0Yw==

Mods:

1. Flatback rhinestones added on castle tower

2. Glow-in-the-dark UV resin “orbs” added to the tops of the piers/columns in the back

3. Scattered star-shaped glow glitter

4. Edge painting

So far, so good! The wooden gears are working great. Pretty impressive how they’re able to drive all of these movements with just two motors.

Finally finished hogsmoor station! I’ve always loved the harry Potter series, so this one brought back so much nostalgia. Really enjoyed building this one. Now back to the backlog😂

A store near me has these for sale and I’ve become addicted quite quickly. In order of completion: Sakura Densya by Rolife, Time Travel by Rolife, Plaza des los Muertos by CuteBee. My favorite is the Plaza, I love how detailed and colorful it is. It was such a joy to make! Right now I’m working on not a book printing press by ROKR. I’ve been struggling if I should color it or not. I want to make more nooks but I feel like I have to be picky now that I’m running out of space

My build of the Bookshelf Memories Tokyo Alley nook is going so badly that it has officially crossed from making me want to smash something to making me laugh uncontrollably. I have never had a glue bottle blow its tip off and splat glue like this. I am really not that strong. However, I am switching to my own glue now. And not just because I think half of the provided bottle is now on my glue palette.

I have to admit that I am tempted to ask the producer if they would prefer it if I just write them a report, because I’m pretty sure they are not going to be using my video as advertisement. 😆

Wish me luck.

I have almost finished this Tardis/Mysterious blue box 🤣🤣. I’ve customised it a bit, and switched out the battery box for a usb … except that looks like it’s too much for the lights so I think I’m going to have to change it back and go with the dummy battery system instead! I have been making a video of the whole process, but editing it is a LOT of work so I’m not sure it’s worth it!

I am not sure how the event stuff works. I saw there was a discount code on here and bought one. Now I see a bunch of event tags and people posting. Is that all we do? I put the first planet at the top backwards and didn’t notice until after the glue dried. I was a little confused with the top lights as there was only one hole for two lights. I managed to place it some where close to what I believe the light should go. The lights are a little too bright white for what I would choose myself, but over all this was a fun and easy booknook!

Be still my whimsigoth-heart. I love this already and it just got here.

I think I might binge some 1990's 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' while I build this... It just feels right.

First try and I had to redo a few pieces, but I think it turned out ok

I love making these, but I recently had to fix this one after it fell and shattered apart. Do you guys think I did, alright? I'm missing a couple of pieces :/. 💔

My partner says I did fine, but it's bothering me, and I'm not sure if it's just that I know the pieces are missing or if it's actually noticeable

Thankfully, none of the wiring was damaged

Now I get the dopamine you get from making these!
Any Spanish speakers here?

Ahora veo la dopamina que te genera hacer esto!
Algún hispano hablante por acá?

This is my first time doing assembling a booknook like this, where there are multiple ways to display it. It was nice having little external attachments for the parts not used when it is opened. The acrylic parts were frustrating, only because peeling the protective film was a pain in the butt. Otherwise, I just used some glue to stick parts together that were a bit loose. Tape glue was really useful this time again, I use it to stick the parchment-like paper parts together the wood, and it works well. Again, if you squint, I broke a small part accidentally, I don’t know my strength apparently. I really liked this kit overall, Osaka has a special place in my heart.

These are addictive!

Man these little tins are addictive! I find them like pringles - I couldn’t do just one!

(And boy I hope I got the photos right this time! This is my third try, because apparently I have no brain tonight, and if there’s a way to edit photos after you post, I can’t figure it out.)