About Me
Combining Art & The Love of Architecture
My name is Chris Petersen and I’ve been building custom scale model homes for 20+ years and love to practice my craft. I make custom scale model homes for homeowners to give as gifts or simply to memorialize their childhood home with an actual model for display and semi-custom scale models of iconic Sears Kit Homes.
Most of my creations are based on actual homes (existing or not) and I am always perfecting my process. The scale model homes I produce vary from HO to 1/4″ (O scale) however the larger 1/4″ scale provides the best opportunity to add more detail. I don’t consider these exact replicas but works of art. Since I’m rarely provided with exact dimensions I produce my models based off of photos (lots of photos) and simple measurements of each side of the house I create. Blueprints are ideal but simple measurement work too.
To see a 5-minute Youtube video, where I explain my process and discuss price, click on “How to Create a Scale Model of Your Own House”
My Story
I grew up northwest of Chicago in Park Ridge, IL. My hometown consists of a multitude of architectural styles from modern to classic revival. It was only in my later years that I began appreciating the craftsmanship and variation in styles that went into building our town. I have captured some of that wonderful craftsmanship in a number of custom scale model homes. There are dozens of Sears Kit Homes in Park Ridge. Since the city was built on the Chicago & Northwestern Rail Road line, it was the perfect location for Sears to deliver the material, via rail, needed to build your own house in the 1920’s-1940.
My Mission
I would love to build one of these works of art of your own home or of someone you love (a parent, grandparent, neighbor, or friend). Contact me below to get started on building your own time machine into the past.
Email Me @
scalemodelhomes@gmail.com