My grandfather did this for my mom when she was a kid. He told her that the noise from the vent was a family of mice. When she went to look she saw a little living room he had built.

Dude, go ahead and fill your barn with impractical, silly, whimsical DIYs. It's your space, should be serotonin potion all. The. Time. And I will happily tune in to whatever you choose to share.

This is so lovely!!! My Dad made me a Victorian town house in 1/12th scale when I was 13 and because he was an incredible miniaturist and EXTREME perfectionist he went IN on the details, it still blows my mind 26 years later. It's even more precious to me now I no longer have him 🖤 fill your life with things that make your heart happy xxxc

The window box was an ingenious touch. Love that the facade looked like a face, even after painting. Rachel's outfits each day of the project were also stinking cute. She's as adorable as the miniatures.

You should get small seasonal decorations to decorate the inside for holidays!

Even as a home designer, I maintain that it's the small things that bring out the inner child in us that should be our top (or near top) priority. Keep it up 👌

Can you imagine being a child for some reason visiting Rachel's house and finding something like this I would think is the most magical thing ever if I had found something like this as a child in someone's house haha. So cute I want to live in it!!!!

Rachel: I also started making the little portraits above the fireplace in Bag End with a little twist. Me, looking up from my cross stitch: Please tell me they are mice. :D

As a fellow adult woman with a love for small things… I can’t explain it either, they just spark joy

Okay but are we gonna talk about Rachel’s hair in the first scene? Gurl you have reached Merida levels of floof and I am here for it.

The clip of Rachel solemnly intoning "boil em mash em stick em in a stew" into that pot at the end has me DYING

"Now, to do that, we had to run to the merchant known as Michael, this morning." I had to go and replay this part, made me laugh so much 😂 🤣

looking forward to Rachel making seasonal decorations for her hobbit hole every few months. Halloween decorations, Christmas lights etc.

Rachel has just crossed into my other favorite niche, miniature dioramas, and she continues to pique my interest. Love this awkward kween

You have enough room in front of it for a few small outside pieces. Like a bench, a wheelbarrow of veggies or flowers, window boxes, or other small things 😍☺️

The front is a hidden Mickey!! 🥰 My daughter suggests making a felted Bilbo or Frodo to put in the mouse house now that you have acquired mad felting skills.

I made a "book nook" version of a hobbit hole for my sister a couple Christmas ago, I recommend getting a flickering tea light and deconstructing it so it's just the light and the battery. Putting that in the fireplace really brings out the cozy vibes! Well done Rachel!!!

Growing up my dad used to work at the Art Institute of Chicago. If you ever find yourself there. You must go and see the Thorne Rooms. It's like walking through a hall of paintings, except that behind the glass there are miniature rooms from all different historical settings. They are GORGEOUS, the detail is amazing! My favorite part was always looking out the doors or windows into other rooms or gardens hidden in the background. As a child I used to imagine Beatrix Potter style mice coming in and throwing parties or having tea time.

I was a 1.24 scale miniaturist for 30 years, before I had a stroke. In that time, it seemed like the interested in miniatures went away. I'm glad people like you are discovering the fun and challenge of Miniatures. It is my post stroke goal to return to my passion....Just remember, scale is what makes it look real and that is want makes it look magical.

At my studio here in Scotland I make fairy doors… and fairy nooks. 🧚🏽‍♂️ Kinda the same idea but you find a lot of them outside ❤ It’s very adorable 🥰🧚🏽‍♂️ I’ve made tiny swings for their garden and clocks for the wall and little hedgehogs and a garden bench 🎨💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

After reading "The Borrowers" and. " Stuart Little " , my daughter insisted we make a better home for them... this brought back some fond memories... thank you.

I thought getting tiny loaves of bread out of giant oven was cutest thing in this video, then we got beans, then we got TINY MOUSE PORTRAITS!!

When the world is scary and overwhelming, I can always count on Rachel Maksy to create something whimsical that I can escape to. Also, the number of hobbit costume changes in this video is *chef's kiss*.

Okay, but that Hobbiton outside the window is the piece de resistance! This turned out perfectly!!!! I love it!!!

I'm making a fairy house right now, but lack furniture. Hoping the small people have their own 😋

Is there a thing like ASMR but it’s just Rachel being overwhelmed with how cute something is? This and the childhood costume reaction videos are SO. GOOD.

The "Awwwww, so cute!" feeling is an adaptation so that we wouldn't kill, or abandon our children long ago even though the noise and hassle would have been a big disadvantage to survival. XD

While watching this I realized how much I have learned now from scratchbuilders and miniaturebuilders like Bill making stuff or Studson Studios - highly recommend watching those! Great work, Rachel, it was really fun watching!

Me: felling insecure for having big fluffy Hagrid's hair Rachel: absolutely rocking it

This immediately reminds me of this insanely cool art I've seen online with LotR characters as animated animals. Yes, hobbits were mice. Yes, it's as amazing as you imagine.

I'm working towards buying a home for my mother and I. Everytime Rachel posts about her home, it gives me hope (and ideas, so so many ideas 😅).

Love it!! Kelsey from The Sorry Girls has also been on a miniature kick too! She made a little mini treehouse in one of her plants :) I’d love to see you make more little scenes

Rachel, patting the cauldron: “it’s time to rest” Me: Haha…yeah, “in pieces!” 😂

when she laid out the little furniture it just looked like she was about to play with toys. v nostalgic. also: watching rachel get more edwardian as this video went on was great.

I was hoping she'd do this someday!!! So Happy! Also, my parents made my sisters and I a four foot dollhouse, with wainscotting, shingles on top, windows with curtains, and very pretty wallpapers. Seeing all those dollhouses really brought that back ❤

Oh, I think Bilbo's little sketches and writings are my favorite part.

Oh goodness, I ABSOLUTELY hope this becomes a gateway, PLEASE do tons of these ahhh Also “my eyes have been opened and the view is small” killed me 😂

I'm in the process of buying my first home and honestly praying for it to have a random hole so I can do something like this

Miniatures expert here. Congrats! You are going to start seeing in 1:12 scale! For my fireplaces, I strip most of the plastic off of flickering tealights with pliers, cover the bulb with orange, red yellow cellophane, then glue curls of bark, tiny sticks, rocks, whatever to fit what I am doing. Those chandeliers I attach with strong magnets so I can easily take it out to switch on and off, and replacement batteries are easy to find at Dollar Tree. Most of the time I build the fireplace out of a mac and cheese box. You can texture it with hot glue, caulk, etc. Great work and well done, when did you reach 1 million???

Rachel motioning to eat the tiny furniture i think encapsulates people love for miniature things perfectly haha

This was the sweetest most precious thing EVER, please, if you ever want to build more of these don't hesitate to film them!

Having a mouse house in a place just for you makes it even MORE important, IMHO. Small things to make you smile are what make life pretty okay.

The autumnal hobbit-y ‘fits were on point this whole video -chef’s kiss! Excellent craftsman as always my dear!

When you showed the little chandelier I was lowkey expecting you to bump your head against it (like the Gandalf -scene) XD Such a cute result

A Binx-heavy episode is always a treat! Especially now that we’re on the gentle slide to Autumn, and a satisfying project!! Thanks Rachel!

NEVER have I clicked on a Rachel video so fast, and I click on these videos instantaneously. Rachel Whimsy is exactly what I needed at the end of my week

I still get amazed by Rachel's brain, honestly. She's so creative and talented ❤❤❤

i love your videos so much thank you so much for sharing!!

Rachel back again with our much needed hobbit content!

I’m so tempted to get two tiny chandelier now and make them into giant earrings 🤣🤣

My mom has been doing miniatures as a hobby for almost ten years now... She's done two entire houses and one coffee shop so far. She has gotten to the point where she made every single thing for her latest one other than certain glass items. My favorite thing she's done is her first house though, because it's in a cabinet. Dollhouses started as ways for rich people to show off miniature versions of what rooms they were remodeling would eventually look like, and they were in cabinets! People usually don't even notice it's a dollhouse at first, but when they do they're always so enchanted by it. I came downstairs one day to find her giving a full tour to the guys who were delivering our new refrigerator. It's such a wonderfully pure and creative hobby.

17:00 For any wood glued down to make furniture or flooring that you still want the grain to show through on, sand it down before staining/painting, so the grain will show through.

Rachel!! Love love love the Mouse House! When I was ten years old I was given a little 2 inch high realistic mouse figure ( it was 1970, so I take no responsibility for what it may have been made of😂😭). I had read The Rescuers, Stuart Little, all the little teeny mouse stories. I collected a couple more of these figures, and when I was 14, I spent a summer building them a house. I only had found objects as well as cardboard boxes, paper and paint, but I managed to make a sweet three story furnished home, as well as a mouse baby made of a pipe cleaner, in a walnut shell cradle, and I wrote stories about them. I later enclosed the box to look like a tree stump. I only had cloth and cardboard and glue, but I managed to create it so the front would open out. It had an out house in a large root. I decorated it for Christmas every year until I left home. Sadly, the house was destroyed by my first husband, but I was able to save some of the contents and most importantly, the mouse family. I think you must be a kindred spirit! I also adore TLOTR, my "keeper" second hubby and I named our third daughter Eowyn. Adore your channel!

This is what i look forward to on Fridays. This also gives me more ideas for my lord of the rings themed wedding in 2024, yes everyone will have to dress in theme.

Oh my god, the finished product looks absolutely amazing. Also, thank you for showing that it's okay to ask for help from a friend who has done something more than you. That bread looks good enough to eat, it would take all my self control not to chomp it!

I loved watching the process of this project so much, it definitely gave me a shot of serotonin right there! 😍

Omg that’s just so cute! My neighbor across the street is into doll houses and her husband makes all the little furniture pieces for her. So stinkin’ cute indeed! 😍

But imagine it gets covered up and years later someone is knocking out walls and finds it… the little treasure that’d be

Rachel you’ve hit A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IM SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR YOU!! this video was so much fun to watch! I was watching it while doing the dishes and I didn’t even notice I was doing ✨chores✨

I love it !!! And congrats on the 1 million subscribers, You deserve it soooooo much

I'll admit it... I kinda want an Explore with Rachel, Halloween edition to explore the demon basement.

Rachel you need to watch Bentley House Minis.. her miniatures…omg… she even made a Addams family mansion and is working on the Beetlejuice house.. She’s extremely talented

I’m so happy that you discovered minis! I got into them earlier this year. There are so many fun KZfaq channels with mini content. Two of my favorites are Nerdforge and Studsons Studio.

Aaaaaaaaaahhh the window adds so much ~mystery~ to it… it genuinely looks like it leads to the shire! I love

If you ever venture to Kansas City, they have a toy and miniature museum and it's so amazing to see all the detail put into the minis!

If you are ever in Chicago and find yourself at the Art Institute, make your way to the lowest level of the main building for literally hours of miniatures to stroll through and giggle over. I spent many college days when I should have been in class looking at all the teeny tiny things!

"Bye, bye, demons. Until another day." I love this quote and must find ways to work it into my every day life.

Eeee! I loved this SO much! It's just so stinking cute! Also, re: awkward table height, I wanted to mention that IKEA has bed risers in 4, 6, and 8 inches that can be used to lift your table. And maybe that chalkboard, depending on how the bottom is structured. Loving the miniatures (your Book Nook video is one of my favorites) so please keep 'em coming! For the whimsy!

Ahhh, this was just the hit of serotonin I needed heading into the weekend. Thank you, Rachel, for creating this whimsical little corner of the interwebs for us. (Does anyone else out there really wish they could just spend a day shopping for doll furniture/antiques/craft supplies/anything with Rachel? Just me?)

My three favourite things, combined all in one video... Hobbits, miniatures, and Rachel Maksy 😭💖😂💕

That's the most adorable procrastination project I've ever seen. LOVE IT!

Beautiful project!! I can smell the "fall vibes" from You Rachel! Greetings from Poland!♥️♥️♥️

I grew up during the last miniature explosion, so I can safely say that the fireplace is probably an "antique" as I had one (or two) as a kid. It is absolutely ADORABLE!!! You should be able to buy a kit to light the fireplace, so you can have a flickering fire in Mouse Bag End.

Finished barn wall - exists Rachel’s brain - “a perfect place for treasures”

CW loss of pet I’ve loved your videos for a while now, and usually I watch them while eating breakfast or doing my makeup. Today, though, I woke up to find one of my senior cats had passed sometime in the night. Watching this is a salve on my heart-I’m a huge LOTR fan and lived in Philly for almost a decade til January, and in West Philly there are numerous houses that have little Hobbit hole garden decorations in their front yards, and this reminded me of that. That little bit of magic I’d be on the lookout for, that would have me walking down new streets every so often instead of sticking to routine, going Hobbit hole-spotting. It’s those little things that make the world a better, brighter place. Thank you for reminding me of that on a day like today-it was sorely needed ❤️

Oh my god Rachel this is freakin amazing!!! Your talents never cease to amaze 🥰🥰

Can we all take a minute to appreciate her ✨fabulous✨ hair??!

As someone who made a kit dollhouse, I enjoyed this so much! (Why can I only give one thumbs up?!) During my building adventure I learned some dollhouse builders use a wood called "skinny sticks" for various things. I used them for flooring, moulding, and a "painting" frame. They're narrower even than standard Popsicle sticks. Just wanted to pass it on in case you continue on with miniatures and might like using them!

Thank you for showing the spooky wares of Michael. I don't get to go shopping in stores, so I miss out on gems. I saw the Poe bust and immediately shouted for my partner. We both agreed he needed it and it joins our household today.

The pitch blackness of the basement isn’t the scary part. It’s the ladder that seems to be meant to be movable and doesn’t seem to be attracted in any way… that’s true fear

🥺 so smol. So cute. I hope you decorate it for the holidays. I had a dollhouse as a wee lass, and finding those teeny tiny knickknack were just the best. Fabulous job, lady!!

"why is my body so awkward?" I relate so much to this. Love the humor in all your videos and I always look forward to Friday's because of them.

Just FYI, Hobby Lobby has a rather nice selection of dollhouses, dollhouse families, and dollhouse furniture/building materials, including brick face, wallpapers, and flooring. In my local store, those items are at the right rear of the shop and the balsa wood dowels, spindles, etc., are just to the left before you turn down the dollhouse/dolls accessories. There is also some pine in the Boys Scouts' Pinewood Derby section and some other balsa accessories at the far left end of the t-shirts to decorate area. I love Hobby Lobby's extensive inventory of craft and sewing supplies.

It's impressive enough that you made a fabulous and adorable mouse hobbit home, but to be able to paint inside that bowl while a camera is in the way is the ultimate level of awesome. Lots of love from the Pacific Northwest 🧡

Rachel, That was so freaking fun! I absolutely love little tiny thing's. I have spent many, MANY hours watching people on the internet creating little tiny houses, towns, places of other worlds..... it's so fun! Yours turned out so adorable. I too would just walk past and smile. I'm so happy for the joy this project brought you, and all of us. With so much gratitude and love, Audri

YES!!!!!!!! miniatures are my absolute favourite of all time. lotr is up there as well. thank i for blessing us with this glorious content

This makes me want to do a book nook REAL bad lol. I've had the start of supplies in my amazon cart for a month now...

i just want to say thank you for always having such accurate captions for all of your videos! they are truly such a help and very much appreciated!!

I love it reminds me of being a child and making fairy houses in the woods near my home.Keep making them!

May I suspect a fairy garden next spring on the way to your barn or something fairy gardens are awesome. Especially the scary spooky ones

I left a really toxic work environment after a decade and started my own business in 2020. I was so burnt out from the situation I was in for so long that I lost touch with so many of my hobbies and things that brought me joy. I subbed to your channel about 10 months ago because I loved the chicken wire ghost video so much and have vegged out countless nights since then watching your videos as I mentally recovered from the burnout I’ve been navigating. They’re so fun and just the right kind of vibes I need to turn my stress brain off and tap into things that make me happy. I just recently started the 5th book in Harry Potter to finally finish the series after many years of meaning to and I picked up some crafting hobbies again in an effort to bring the vibes I get from your channel into my irl. You have been such a good reminder to find joy in the little things and also how fulfilling creating is in a world full of sucky stuff we can’t control. The parasocial relationship I have with this channel has gotten me back to a much healthier version of myself and I just wanted to say thank you!

This is adorable! I love the mouse house trend, seeing people make and enjoy tiny things is awesome!

Oh, that is soooo cute! 😍 I just love miniatures, I have smallish antique cabinet that has showcase cabinet 70cm wide, 30cm deep and 30cm height with glassdoors in my livingroom, so I made "Victorian appartment of Lady Copper and Miss Pink" in it and it gives me so much joy everyday when I look it. Im 52yrs so I call it diorama and not a dollhouse, and when I decorate it for Halloween or Christmas, its decorating and not playing 😉🤣 Anyway, I fell deep in the rabbithole of miniature stuff, and now have urge to do more, so I might have to ask my landlord if I can build a Hobbit mousehouse in my appartment wall next 😇😅

Other than this project being adorable, I love this video for the diversity of earth-toned hobbit outfits you treat us to!

I too did not really enjoy overly small things until one day I did. Went out and bought the tiniest crochet hook I could find and regular sewing thread and have been making teeny tiny lace things ever since. It's wonderful!

Canned troll bogeys. Really can't deny that one! Shaprie stained glass windows for the win!!! My husband and I have been making a lot of D&D mini scale terrain and buildings, I made my fireplace poker set and some chandeliers out of wire with jeweller's pliers, seed beads for candleholders, etc.:) and my rabbit likes eating the bark off of twigs so once he's done with them, I cut up the twigs into firewood and glue it as needed. Craft foam strips also work well as hardwood flooring, and cardboard cereal boxes make amazing roof shingles :) And an alternative to the heat gun for texturing foam, with that white craft foam that feels like styrofoam food packaging, we use a dead ballpoint pen, it makes just the right groove for plank lines. You can try pencils of varying levels of dullness to get different widths of lines too. We like the wider (duller) pencils for details like mortar lines in brickwork, and rolling with a krinkled foil ball makes a great stone or brick texture on that kind of foam. Oh, and when yo're diving into the recycle bin for craft supplies, cheap cardboard egg cartons with the really rough side!!! Great for stucco, bricks, stone, cobblestones... and you can sort of wet and shape it a little too. My favourite trick for chunky paint is to mix some drywall compound powder into the paint. I suppose anything fine would work as long as it doesn't chemically change the paint. I am now tempted to make a D&D scale throw rug... Well done, the whole thing looks wonderful!!

Oh gosh, this is so cuuute! 😍 I’m in love with the tiny mice portraits!🐭

That is the cutest little thing ever!

Best thing KZfaq ever did for me was suggest your channel years ago now to me, you are literally the best, and I love miniatures so chefs kiss love this!!!

Rachel.... your hair in this video... I can't handle it.... Disney princess level of perfection, chef's kisses all around!