Best In Miniature

Synopsis

Best in Miniature welcomes 11 highly skilled artists from across the world to compete in the ultimate challenge: building their dream home in miniature form. The competitors will create their houses, in painstaking detail, room by room by shrinking life-size objects to 1:12 scale. While the objects may be small in stature, the stakes could not be higher.

First Air Date: 2022-02-11

Last Air Date: 2023-12-26

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 26

Created By: Kelsey Espensen

Networks: discovery+, CBC Television, CBC Gem

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Top Cast

Aba Amuquandoh as Host
Emma Waddell as Judge
Micheal Lambie as Judge

Seasons

Season 1 (2022) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2023) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (2023) - (8 Episodes)

Season 1 (2022)

Eleven highly-skilled artists from across the world compete to build their dream home in miniature form. In painstaking detail, room by room, they’ll shrink life-size objects down to 1:12 scale.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Open House (2022-02-11)

Eleven elite miniaturists head to the workshop to compete in building the ultimate miniature home.
Ep. 2: Child's Play & Living Room (2022-02-11)

The artists have to delve deep into their childhoods for the mini challenge and then flex their interior design skills to build their first interior room: the living room.
Ep. 3: Blooms & Bathroom (2022-02-11)

The nine remaining artists take on a quick mini flower challenge before tackling their tiny bathrooms.
Ep. 4: Bookworms & Children’s Room (2022-02-11)

The artists take on a mini challenge that’s one for the books, and they’re faced with finding their inner child to create a fun kids’ room.
Ep. 5: Cakes & Dining (2022-02-11)

What’s on the menu for the miniaturists? Lots of tiny cakes and an unforgettable dining room.
Ep. 6: Paintings & Office Work (2022-02-11)

The seven remaining artists get personal when they have to make a miniature inspired by their loved ones; then they build little offices that make working from home downright pleasant.
Ep. 7: Pillows & Beds (2022-02-11)

The miniaturists’ sewing skills are put to the test when they have to make pillows and a main bedroom fit for a pint-sized king or queen… bed.
Ep. 8: Critters & Kitchen (2022-02-11)

The top five miniaturists have fun creating their favourite animals in miniature, but things heat up when they have to build one of the most complex rooms in the house: the kitchen.
Ep. 9: Sweet Surprise & Miniaturist’s Choice (2022-02-11)

It’s the semifinal and the top four artists create something sweet before building their last room to vie for a spot in the final.
Ep. 10: Curb Appeal (2022-02-11)

In the season finale, the top three artists complete their miniature homes and face off to fight for the title of ‘Best in Miniature’ and the grand prize of $15,000.