Our story

About MiniatureCrush

We started in 2017 as a blog — somewhere for miniature makers to share what they were building. Within a year we were selling, packing every order by hand out of a basement.

Since then we've outgrown three spaces, built a photography room, and knocked through a wall into the unit next door. Today we stock dollhouse miniatures, furniture, lighting and building supplies for collectors and makers working at every scale.

Timeline

Drag back and forth to see some of our main events over the years.

  1. 2017
    The MiniatureCrush blog site as it looked in 2017

    MiniatureCrush goes online. In 2017 MiniatureCrush was a blog site, with intentions of creating a community of miniature creators. We had no idea what was to come.

  2. 2018
    The MiniatureCrush storefront in 2018

    2018 was the year we started selling miniatures online. Our shop was just beginning to grow. All of the operations were done by one person in the basement of their own home.

  3. Our operation moves from home to a fresh new office. We finally have some room for inventory.

  4. The first MiniatureCrush office space
  5. Shelves of miniature inventory in the first office
  6. 2020
    The redesigned MiniatureCrush website in 2020

    New Website

    It wasn't until 2020 that our website had a redux. A new layout gave mobile users access to our website, our biggest crowd today.

  7. We expand the office, giving us more room for boxes, a personal office room, and a photography room.

  8. The expanded office with added storage and a photography room

  9. We move into a brand new place just around the corner, leaving our old office behind. We had tons of new space to work with and tons of opportunity to organise.

  10. We expand yet again, buying the place next door, knocking down a wall between them, and set up shop. This granted a living space, two offices, and tons of desk space.

  11. The MiniatureCrush premises after knocking through to the unit next door
  12. 2023
    The MiniatureCrush website in 2023

    New Website

    We get a brand new website, increasing our compatibility and user experience.

  13. 2024
    The MiniatureCrush website in 2024

    Website Change

    Our website is greatly optimized to increase response times. We added new features, and enabled photo reviews.

  14. 2025

    Miniatures.com

    Miniatures.com announced it was closing for good. On June 9th 2025 we stepped in to carry the legacy forward, a catalogue that has served the hobby since the 1970s. Both sites now run side by side.

  15. 2026

    Website Change

    Our website goes through yet another re-design. The branding of Miniaturecrush changed to a royal purple.