A woman creates stylish doll's houses for adults complete with modern tiny furniture - with each room taking up to two months to make.

Beth Krum, 52, first fell in love with the idea of miniature things from childhood after seeing her neighbour's doll's house.

She became "obsessed" and would make tiny accessories for her Barbie dolls - and her love for all things miniature stayed with her into adulthood."

But Beth didn't get her first doll's house until she was in her late 30s and a mum of three - when she finally asked for a flat-pack Victorian cottage for her birthday.

She set to work designing and decorating the interior - first ordering tiny furniture before beginning to make her own.

Before long she had learnt to make all her own furniture - from tiny cushions to tiny toilets and and even a tiny fridge with a working light.

She began selling her hand-made furniture and taking commissions for whole rooms from other miniature enthusiasts - which can cost up to £3k and take up to two months to make.

Now it's her full-time job - but Beth said it doesn't feel like she's working at all, because she considers it her "passion"."

She has two doll's houses of her own which she regularly works on, and is currently renovating one to add a "modern oak floor" downstairs."

Beth, from Bitterne Park, Southampton, said: "I saw my neighbour's doll's house when I was young and I was blown away. It was amazing."

"After then, I was obsessed with miniatures in every form - I even loved buying mini shampoos for my holidays."

"After I got my first dolls house as an adult, I was getting frustrated because I wanted modern things inside and couldn't find them for sale anywhere."

"I decided I would learn to make the things I loved myself - using inspiration from shops like Next, The White Company and Ikea."

"I loved the challenge to reproduce a full-sized item but in tiny."

Beth - who is mum to three children aged 31, 29, and 26, and three step-children - runs an online shop as well as attending miniatures festivals where she sets up a table.

She now has two doll's houses of her own - one of them being the original Victorian cottage she was gifted for her birthday years ago.

She would originally do it entirely as a hobby, creating small furniture for her own doll's houses alongside getting a PhD in French Sociolinguistics and then working as an associate lecturer at Southampton University and Solent University.

She said: "I decided I would make things I loved, and hone my skills, and if I felt good enough I would start an Etsy shop."

She bought tiny tools and paintbrushes and taught herself how to make tiny items for her own doll's houses - and loved every second.

She said: "My husband laughs at me, he can see when I'm thinking about miniatures."

"We might be out at dinner and I'll be staring at a light trying to work out how to make it in miniature form."

"I spend a lot of time in Hobbycraft and B&Q, I get my wood from model shops and Perspex from an online supplier."

"I have to buy tiny lights from a specialist miniature lighting supplier that can source the smallest possible LEDs."

In 2018 she set up an Etsy shop selling bits and bobs before eventually taking over a miniatures company that was shutting down in 2021.

Since then it has been her full-time work - and she's still as passionate as ever.

She sells tiny lamps, cushions, kitchenware and rugs but also makes bespoke pieces on commission, such as more intricate appliances.

One aluminium fridge with a freezer drawer, Perspex shelves and lighting would take around 24 hours to make, and would cost around £160 when sold.

Or sometimes people commission her to make a whole room to fit straight into their doll's houses - which can take several weeks of full-time work and cost up to £3k.

While it can be a big challenge, Beth adores her work and has no plans to stop.

Even after spending a full-day making mini things to sell to other people, she relaxes by going to her studio and spending some time on her own doll's houses.

She said: "I live, eat and sleep miniatures - and I feel blessed that I get to do so much of what I love."