LEGO isn’t just for kids. I mean, people have used these iconic building blocks to create a full-scale, drivable replica of the $3,000,000 Bugatti Chiron for crying out loud. Designer Shari Austrian is also one of those people who just can’t put them away. Only her area of expertise is a little more static. She specializes in recreating homes. In fact, she enjoys this so much, she even launched an ETSY shop, offering to replicate people’s actual houses.
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Designer Shari Austrian is recreating people’s homes using LEGOs, and they’re incredibly detailed
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The price is $1.25 per square foot, so a 3,000-square-foot domicile would cost $3,750
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These replicas aren’t cheap. A full model will cost at least $2500 (the exact price is based on the square footage of your home). The price includes the cost of the materials Austrian invests in each project, which can add up fast. The designer said that the average LEGO piece costs about 10 cents and her models are made up of tens of thousands of pieces.
However, if you’re looking for something cheaper, she also offers exterior-only miniatures for $1,500 and up.
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“I have always adored, collected and created all sorts of miniatures — they’re just so cute. From the time I was a little girl, I was building mini fruits, animals, and homes out of Play-Doh and LEGO,” Austrian told TODAY Home.
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Austrian bases her designs off interior and exterior photos of the houses, as well as their architectural plans
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She usually spends 8 to 12 weeks on one project
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“I like working with LEGO both for the complexity and simplicity,” she said
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“I’m a perfectionist just as much as I’m an artist and I value the clean lines, precision and interlocking strength of the bricks”
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