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Furnishing the Market Street
Article and photography by Melody Krützfeldt
Rather than build an alternate model for the Market Street set, I have decided to build an interior for each floor without moving any of the exterior around. This was sort of like renovating just the insides of a building, and moving in with your own furniture.
The exterior is compact in size and design and so is the interior. In many cases there is not a great deal of room to plan anything too extravagant. But, you will be surprised by just what can fit into a tiny space. It is compact living at its best. You can actually find‘tiny’ houses on the internet. Some of the houses are very small and the living area we have here is no exception. Many of them are not only tiny in size but also compact within all parts of the house. For example:http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ – I found this website after building the interiors to the Market Street set.
2nd Floor/Penthouse: The room is an open-plan. This leaves room for more space and fewer walls, which is great in a compact living area. The bed is small, but the minifig can actually fit on it. The bed has a quilt cover, bed ends and a pillow. Near the bed are shelves with a jar and a plant on it. Underneath the shelves is a suitcase for those worldly travels. There is also a desk with a computer and a swivel chair. The flooring is birchwood in colour, to give it more of a homely feel and to take away the ‘stud’ look. The stair case has ‘wooden’ rails to add more support to the room. There is also a shower and a set of drawers with a lamp on top. The bathroom is in the corner with a small shower and toilet. The bathroom floor is tiled and a doormat leads to the balcony door.
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| 1st Floor: Living area This floor contains: Dining area: round table, chairs, drawers Bedroom: bunk beds, wardrobe, lamp Lounge room: TV unit with fish ornament, couch, lamp and stand I also covered the staircase with a ‘carpet runner’ to give it a bit more style. Due to the openness of this level, it was easier to build inside, without having to take too much apart (in order to place everything in), usually lifting the staircase helps as you have more room to build around. Of course you can select many colours and styles to add inside for your own interiors, but this is just an example of what can be done with what you have. |
Ground floor: The Bakery
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 | Basement: Storage Everyone needs somewhere to store goods, their bicycle and odds and ends. But remember that sometimes rats like the darker dingy places the most, so don’t forget to store a broom down there to sweep them out! |
You will note that on each level I have used a combination of both tiles and plates on the floors; this is to allow the furniture to ‘stick’ into place without falling out or around.
Given more time, I would have built a bakery van or even a van for the grocer who sells his fruits and vegetables, but I can leave that part up to you!
Note that the Market Street set does not come with any parts that can be used for the interior with the exception of the staircase that is included. The interior builds described above are just examples of what you can do with your own collection and your own imagination.
You can find Melody’s LEGO Factory items on her account: weetbrix, or here.
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