If you’ve ever wished you could shrink yourself to live inside
a book, these incredibly charming miniature houses made of
hollowed-out books will only encourage further fantasizing.
Florida-based artist Shannon Moore
has been crafting these truly tiny houses since the 1970s, and
you’re going to want to take a closer look, because those
aren’t just doors and windows slapped onto the spines of old
unwanted books.
Moore hollows out stacks and creates little rooms inside each
one. The doors and windows are actually functional, so you can
open them up, peer inside and check out the tiny wallpaper,
wood floors, real LED lighting and other details. The
miniaturist sometimes creates dollhouse scenes inside, with
furniture, figurines and common household objects. The book
houses are often made with encyclopedias and other outdated
volumes.
She calls her creations ‘Bookboxes,’ and sells them for
$200-$700 depending on the size and complexity. Some are up to
three stories tall. You can even make special requests and get
your own little custom hollow book house. It would be cool to
put them on a bookshelf alongside your collection, blending in
to all but the most observant visitors.
h/t
Messy Nessy Chic
