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May 25, 2015
Remember that disappointingly small kitchen faucet I bought from miniatures.com?
I searched for a ridiculously long amount of time for a replacement. I even scoured Shapeways.com in the hopes that I could possibly get one 3D printed. I even downloaded Sketchup with the idea of creating my own design to print. Three hours of frustrating work with a program that kept freezing finally convinced me to stop wasting my time and turn to some time honored polymer clay to get the job done.
My inspiration? My own Kohler faucet. It's a good faucet. It has a pull out sprayer feature, a handle that can be easily accessed by both left and right hands, and a good height for tall pots. Why wouldn't I want it in my dollhouse? And making the thing only took me about two hours. Nothing compared to the amount of time I spent shopping and fussing with 3D printing.
It'll be easiest to see it through the window.
I like the height. I'll have to get Robin a stock pot just to show off its height feature. I also like how it nearly reaches the middle of the sink. I suppose I could have made it a little longer that way, but this looks adequate.
Here's Robin for 'human' scale. She actually makes it look a little on the small side, but nowhere near as bad as the previous faucet!
Here's the Farrow faucet I originally purchased. Doesn't it look ridiculously small? Can you imagine trying to turn on that little handle? It looks like a soap dispenser, or a drinking water dispenser here. Perhaps I'll keep it for that.
Here's a distance view. I much prefer the bigger faucet here. It says, 'here is a serious kitchen faucet. Stuff gets washed here.' (Don't worry, that unfinished spot is where the dishwasher door goes.)
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One more necessary item I can check off my to do list!
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