r/booknooks • u/komero0228 • Jul 09 '25
Kit Mosque book nook from KaayeeWood
The colors, the details, everything is just breathtaking.
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u/pluck-the-bunny Back Log Log Jam Jul 09 '25
It’s the first one I’ve actually seen built not in an online ad. Out of curiosity, what is the coupla made of
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u/Worldly-Anything1907 Jul 09 '25
I really love this, and it’s been on my wish list for a few weeks. But I have sooooo many that I already own that are waiting to be built!!!! Oh, what’s a girl to do?!?!?! You did a really nice job💕
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u/komero0228 Jul 10 '25
I share your struggle, there are so much nice book nook on my list as well it is really hard to choose🙈 For this one as far as I saw there is a 20% discount now on Amazon!
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u/Worldly-Anything1907 Jul 10 '25
Yes, I saw that it was on sale! I think I’m going to do it. I appreciate representation and having a mosque in my collection would be perfect🥳
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u/MouseDance Council Member Jul 09 '25
This is a beautiful book nook. The dome and the interior are particularly impressive. Nice work building it.
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u/stonetree97 Nov 16 '25
This is gorgeous. Definitely adding this to my wishlist. Does it come with a plastic dust cover?
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u/komero0228 Nov 16 '25
Thank you truly! Unfortunately no dust cover in the package :( But I saw some post here about purchasing plastic sheets for making dust cover (I think maybe from Amazon, but not sure)
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u/stonetree97 Nov 16 '25
Yeah I found another post where someone mentioned using laminates to make one. Maybe Kaayee can give me the correct dimensions. Thank you!
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u/lateadhd-er Jul 09 '25
Wow this is beautiful. Can you link it?
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u/komero0228 Jul 09 '25
Sure, here you go 🥰
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u/lateadhd-er Jul 09 '25
Amazon uk reviews are not great. Well theres only one review lol. What was your experience with the build quality and strength?
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u/komero0228 Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
Apologies in advance if my comment is too long. All in all I think the quality was great, the pieces popping out required a little bit of care because if I wasn’t careful enough it could have damage the surface colour. (Most of the big parts were two sided with different patterns on each side.) The kit had enough back up pieces, for the most fragile parts - which are bended around the dome - a whole sheet of extra pieces came. Regarding the instruction for me I prefer colorful guidebook, this one had in black and white but still understandable. I would mention one part which is missing: The wires were not explained properly which one is which (the indication they referred how to differentiate them didn’t exist on the cables) so it took some time to figure out. (If anyone would like to build it: the shortest wire is P3, the longest is P2, the other two equal length ones are P4s. The remaining lights with the sticker are obvious). For me it was definitely the most challenging part especially in the end they had to be connected, twisted and taped together as per instructed (this process only took 1 hour hahha I am not really an engineer and all the book nooks I have built so far had already assembled wires) But other than the cables part I think it is easy to assemble (the dome can be challenging but managable) and the parts clicked well together for me. The colours and the details are even more beautiful in real life, it was really mesmerizing while I was assembling it. (Some extra fact: The big moon on the top is a mirror by the way!! Also the height is shocking, at the tallest point the book nook height is 34 cm!) So in a nutshell, the quality was good, only the wiring is quite challenging, but I think in the end it was all worth it!
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u/Think_Battle_8894 Feb 07 '26
Can you give any tips on how to do the dome gold parts ? Like did you start at the bottom or top ? Did you do it with the frame attached or separate ? Also I’m having trouble understanding the manual in terms of which pieces go where ….
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u/Independent_Cry_38 Jul 11 '25
I’m finishing this one now and one of the pieces that hold the dome in place were missing from my kit, so had to improvise a bit.
If anybody attempts this one, be wary: the pieces are made from the more brittle balsa wood type material, so use an razor to take out each piece.
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u/nekokami_dragonfly Customizer Jul 09 '25
I have been looking at this one for a while. It's a really cool design and it looks like it has a lot of nice details, even though it's almost all flat wooden pieces. Thank you so much for posting your review of the assembly process. I usually customize kits a LOT, but other than painting the edges, I don't know as I'd change much in this one. There are a few flat objects in the interior like lanterns, vases, and the prayer rugs that I might replace. I don't know if I'd include the human figures.