If you’re like me, you spent your formative years outdoors climbing trees, riding bikes, scraping knees, and enjoying the off erings of the natural world. This newfound form of self-government often resulted in day-long excursions where various items were collected and brought home (some living, much to our parents’ chagrin). These acquisitions were seen as tokens of liberation; a way to define our personalities, escape boredom, and satiate the endless curiosity about the world around us.
As an adult—believe it or not—I still possess many of the items I collected in my youth. I needed a way to exhibit these relics, a place for the imagination of my past to converge in a tastefully arranged display.
My remedy? A miniature version of a curiosity cabinet. Follow along to construct your own scaled-down version of what the Renaissance aristocrats often referred to as
