From castles to cottages, everything is possible in miniature. We warmly welcome you to this unique portfolio of original, hand-crafted miniature houses and rooms, where variety is one of our favorite traditions.
View Mark's newest houses and structures:
Birch Hill, Palisades, Paradisum, Symphony, Stonegate, and a brand new storybook cottage named Mayfair, now available.
NEW – Le Château de L’Amour is currently in production.
Palisades is a dramatic new four-story design of seven rooms including a double-height living room. Dimensions: 29.5" wide, 20" deep, 41" high; 1:12 scale. For Sale.
History 1999-2019
Twenty years ago, Mark Turpin unveiled Chateau du Bois and launched a new series of one-of-a-kind miniature houses and structures. Mark expanded his initial plans for houses and mansions in miniature to include miniature art museums, shops, orangeries, conservatories and room settings. Mark's work is now displayed in private collections and exhibited in museums.
Over the past twenty years we have welcomed to this site miniature collectors and enthusiasts from more than seventy countries. The volume of work contained herein demonstrates Mark's imaginative and innovative designs and craftsmanship.
NEW – Revisit Wadsworth Manor and enjoy a home tour of all fourteen rooms wonderfully decorated and furnished by the owner. Additional decorated houses and rooms can be found in our Furnished Home Tour.
Please enjoy the various galleries and visit again soon for the latest news and updates.
For More Information
Write to us via email:
or markturpindesigns@icloud.com;
or by mail: see our Contact Page.
Visit New Studio Work to view inventory, or click here for the Index or Portfolio.
Houses & Structures
Le Pavillon des Étoiles (2001)
Le Château de L'Amour (2019)**
Palladium (2020)***
Pinnacle (2020)***
*Available For Sale
**Currently in Production
***In Design Review
Creating architectural miniatures opens a world of possibilities, unlimited by style or period.
Since 1999, Mark has produced one-of-a-kind, architecturally themed structures and spaces for collectors and miniaturists to furnish according to their dreams.
Visit the gallery pages: Classical, Traditional, and Contemporary, along with our Room Settings, then enjoy touring some of the houses and rooms as decorated and furnished by the owners in our Furnished Home Tour.
Birch Hill is featured in the August 2019 issue of Dollshouse World Magazine in the UK.
The doors are open at our brand new modern house – Palisades – available now in our Contemporary Gallery.
Rather than replicating existing houses, we offer unique new designs and adaptations of various styles. Available scales are 1:12, 1:24 and 1:48.
For Collectors: Architectural Miniatures give collectors of all ages a chance to furnish exciting new houses or rooms of their own – and then redecorate or rearrange the furniture on a whim.
DIY: For do-it-yourselfers, we offer completed structures with finished or unfinished exteriors and unfinished interiors, ready to decorate and furnish.
We also produce limited original Room Settings for collectors who have an economy of display space.
"Aqualina, Mark's extraordinary museum structure, challenged my artistic senses to furnish it with the best. Therein: Replicas of Picasso, Botero, Fornasetti, Sabino and originals of contemporary sculptors and painters. As patrons of miniature art circulate through the galleries, they can rest in the members' lounge on the top floor." 
On Bridgeview:
"This is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. I love it so much and the roof top is to die for. I could never have imagined how wonderful it would turn out. I knew I would love it but this is more than I ever expected. Thank you so much!"
"Mark Turpin's stunning creation, Limelight gratified this interior designer's fondest themes — Art Deco, a curving staircase and a mirror. Mark created the perfect stage for my exact replica of the piano in Savoy Hotel, London. As always, his structures are a joy on which to work."
"My pride and joy, Mark Turpin's City Loft, was furnished with personal enjoyments in mind.
A piano keyboard, many books, recliner, pizza... and on the work table near a window, we show a miniature work-in-progress of my most cherished structure, Aqualina."
"Sarayi became a reality after I bought a harem group of Jamie Carrington's figures and called Mark with a plea to design something Moroccan to house them. I never dreamed he would create such a magnificent and appropriate dwelling, but I was more than thrilled with the final structure. Mark's inimitable vivid imagination has housed the sheik and his women admirably."
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Magazine Features & Articles
Mark's work is featured in the September 2019 issue of DollsHouse & Miniature Scene.
To read more, visit: https://www.hobbies-and-crafts.co.uk/dolls-houses-miniatures/
Birch Hill is featured in the August 2019 and July 2019 issues of Dollshouse World Magazine.
To read more, visit: dollshouseworld.com and request #323 & 322.
Mark's work was featured in the May 2019 issue of DollsHouse & Miniature Scene.
To read more, visit: https://www.hobbies-and-crafts.co.uk/dolls-houses-miniatures/
Palisades was featured in the March/April 2019 issue of Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine.
To read more, visit: dhminiatures.com. Request DHM 68.
Birch Hill was featured in Jan/Feb 2019 and Nov/Dec 2018 in Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine.
To read more, visit: dhminiatures.com. Request DHM 67 & DHM 66.
