Sweet House is a tiny dessert shop you build yourself, set inside a deep teal case. Its name is lettered above a pink-and-white striped awning, and roses and greenery climb around the front window, where a welcome sign lists cake, biscuits, bread, drinks, jam and flowers.
Open the pink double doors and the deep red interior is full from floor to ceiling. The shelves hold jars of fruit, maple syrup bottles, loaves of bread and a stand mixer. Below them sit a three-tier cake on its stand, an ice cream display, a toaster and an espresso machine with a blue cup underneath, and cream puffs are stacked on a clear arched stand.
Then there are the small things: a teacup with a gold spoon beside a rose-painted teapot, a blue budgie on its perch and a basket of pink tulips on the tiled floor. A Siamese cat is asleep in the window, and outside, a curly-haired poodle sits on a stool by the brick wall. Switch on the LED lights and the shop glows warm from inside.
The wooden pieces come pre-cut, numbered and already coloured, and the illustrated manual takes you through each step. It's a Beginner kit that takes about 2–4 hours, and the finished shop is 12 cm wide, 12 cm deep and 18 cm tall, small enough for a shelf or desk. You'll also need craft glue, 2 × AAA batteries for the lights, and scissors to cut out the paper cake piece. None of these are included.
Their Little Worlds
Each one began as a stack of flat pieces.
“I loved making the Sweet Shop. The pictures don't do it justice, it's so detailed and cute! Easy enough to do in a day sitting cozy in front of the TV and relaxing. Highly recommend!”



