I was recently looking for inspiration for making the interior of a LEGO grocery store and fresh produce market and came across some very wonderful ideas from LEGO fan Jemppu Malkki, who takes advantage of interesting LEGO elements, and also uses printed LEGO parts and LEGO stickers in unconventional ways. Since I liked these ideas so much I thought to share them with you here. 🙂
In the picture above you can see the general layout of the store. In the fresh produce section you can see all the standard LEGO fruits in different colors (apples, cherries, carrots and bananas). I like the use of the white crates instead of the brown ones as they give the whole store a fresh, clean and modern look. Notice the beautiful printed tiles above the produce section with fruit and vegetable prints – these are from old LEGO Fabuland sets that I have never seen in such good condition.
In the middle there is a cheese and meat section with a scale to the side, as well as a roll of clear plastic bags represented by a 1×1 trans-clear round brick – a brilliant idea! Right at the front is the bakery section displaying breads, croissants, muffins and pizzas. Yum! At the back there are coolers with dairy products, with a soft drinks cooler next to them. The rest of the printed and stickered elements represent various packaged food products and household cleaning supplies. The “Bang!” sticker is used for items on sale. It is really nice to see printed LEGO elements used in such diverse ways!
At the front of the store there is a magazine-stand, candy bins and various fast foods and snack foods – again, using stickers and printed elements to give them brand names and graphics. Below is another picture showing the close-up of some of the items; dishwashing liquids, household cleaning products, laundry detergents, cereal boxes, cat food, boxes, bottled water, soft drinks, energy drinks and various personal hygiene items – all using LEGO stickers and printed elements in some way.
Really great ideas, aren’t they? This is one reason to always keep LEGO stickers, and even get extra ones when you can. Also, even if you are not interested in a particular LEGO theme, it is worth looking at the stickers and printed elements to see if you can use them in some other way. You can find various stickered and printed LEGO elements on BrickLink at the following links: decorated LEGO tiles, decorated LEGO bricks, decorated LEGO panels, decorated LEGO flags, LEGO stickers, LEGO food items.
The LEGO Friends sets are particularly great sources for LEGO food items, kitchen/restaurant utensils and really nice printed elements like juice boxes and milk cartons. You can find all the currently available LEGO Friends sets at the Online LEGO Shop. Also, if you are looking for more options for food items, LEGO customizer EclipseGRAFX has a whole range of printed bottle soft drinks, chocolates, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, milk bottles, coffee cups and more. See here: printed LEGO elements by EclipseGRAFX.
So what do you think? How do you like this awesome little grocery and convenience store? Have you used LEGO stickers and printed elements in different ways? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉
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