From Copenhagen to Helsinki to New York: Why the World Loves Cardboard DIY Towns

Different cultures. Same desire: to create, connect, and return to the simplicity of handmade experiences.

Cities and countries around the world share a love for miniature cardboard architecture:

🇩🇰 Denmark – pastel Nyhavn houses & Scandinavian minimalism
🇫🇮 Finland – winter villages, Moomin-style creativity
🇳🇴 Norway – wooden stave church inspirations
🇺🇸 USA – Christmas putz houses, nostalgic village displays

Across continents, one thing unites builders:

🧡 the warmth of handmade imperfection
🧡 the joy of creating with family
🧡 the nostalgia of tiny houses glowing with character

At ItemsBox, we design kits that aren’t just assembled — they’re lived in with imagination.

Our mission?
Not to make perfect houses, but to help people rediscover the joy of making them.

Because small cardboard houses carry something big:
belonging, wonder, and a sense of home.

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