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'Twas the night
before Christmas,

and all through the little
teeny, tiny miniature house...

These are mini moments.

...after three weeks
of huge competition...

Yes, that's a reveal.

...the best of the best
miniature makers are back...

Yes.

DARREN: I'm a miniaturist.
I got this.

...to compete in the finals...

Oh, geez. I'm stressed.

...and it's going to be

the ultimate championship
showdown.

Oh, yes!

Now, the teams whose designs

showed the biggest
Christmas spirit...

Oh, my God.

...will win the grandest
Christmas present of all...

Feeling fantastic.

...a prize worth $50,000.

Ah, ha, ha.

They will be judged
by a panel of experts...

Those are perfection.

...including Genevieve Gorder.

If I didn't like you,
I would hate you. It's so good.

Building in miniature
is no small feat.

Oh my God, it looks so good.

Tonight, Christmas wishes will
come true and it's an ending

you have to see to believe
when we surprise the champions

with a supersized version
of their winning creation.

Most pressure I've had
my entire life.

It's fantastic.

This is the "Biggest
Little Christmas Showdown."

♪♪

[ Gasp ]

Oh, my God.
Walk into Santa's workshop

and I just see
these huge cabins.

This is huge.

My mind is blown.

Oh, my gosh.

We made it! We are here.

Oh.

The grand prize is really close.

Oh, no.

I feel really incredible
that we made it to the finale.

And it's enormous.

And I'm really excited
to beat the competitors again.

Miniaturists.

Welcome back to the "Biggest
Little Christmas Showdown."

Come on, gather around.

Being back
at Santa's workshop is good.

I miss James being freaked out
all the time.

Congratulations for making it
to the finale.

[ Cheering ]

Each team here has proven
to be the best in snow

and now you'll compete against
one another for your chance

to win a prize worth $50,000.

AMANDA: $50,000.

That would help us so much
because we're getting married.

It would definitely help with
the wedding.

This time around,

things are gonna be a little bit
different in Santa's workshop.

As you can see,

we provided you all
with the same shell of a house.

We're giving you the shells
because this time around you

don't have time to work at home

like you did earlier
in the competition.

You will get to transform
these log cabins

into your dream
Christmas vacation home.

You will have just
1 and-a-half days to furnish,

decorate, and deck the halls
of your tiny masterpieces.

While working on your cabins,
you can remove the roofs,

but the roofs must be on
for judging

and you will have the help
of 2 talented elf carpenters,

along with access
to all of the tools

and supplies
on the elves' shelves.

At the end of your challenge,
you will be evaluated

by a panel of expert judges

on interpretation of your theme,

creativity, and execution.

Are you ready?

[ Cheering ]

'Cause your time starts now.

Go go, go.

I think it should be
a combination

of what we're both
really passionate about.

I think something that would be
really different

is if we go whimsical.

I think
whimsy would be beautiful.

But Christmas
is all about magic.

So how do we add magic?

I'm Darren. And I'm May.

And we want a
Charles Dickens Christmas theme.

The creativity was
just through the roof.

Christmas was fluent
in your masterpiece. Bravo.

What we deliver is surprise
elements and...

Magic. ...and magic.

For our dream
Christmas vacation home,

we are going to do
a magical Christmas wonderland.

Down the lower level,

we're going to do
a large sofa sectional,

we're gonna do a large table.

We want to make sure
we have never-ending food,

so I would like to create
a table

with a conveyor belt on it.

And we want to bring

a swirl graphic repeat
throughout the structure.

We have a lot to do.

But we have the elves
at our disposal.

They could really
help right now.

So what's the plan, man?

So we're getting
this furniture done today.

We have this huge, great room

that is just begging
for a large sofa.

At minimum, we want to put
a 5-piece sectional here.

So we're using an MDF
composite wood for the back...

FRANK: This is the thickness.

...and then we're using
a plywood for the base.

So we're gonna do
traditional batting

and traditional
upholstery methods-ish

to get this done.

We're laying batting
on top of the wood.

And then we're applying
the fabric and tucking it

under as tightly as possible.

DARREN: Alright, so how's
that going on the upholstery?

Okay, upholstery is not easy,
and this glue is hot.

It is.

I like rock star stuff. Yeah.

So rock and roll. Rock and...

roll with miniatures.

I'm Amanda. And I'm Bree.

And we won
the Mele Kalikimaka theme.

Design is in the details
and you slayed the details.

I think if we make this
like a miniature studio,

then have the guitar focus
in the bottom.

All I want for Christmas
is to win this competition.

Our concept is
black and white Christmas.

We're using black, white, hints
of red, some rustic elements

and Bree is really into music.

So we're going to put a lot
of guitars in the living room.

And in the loft area,

That's going to be
my artist studio.

Our house will represent us
and what we're passionate about.

That already looks like
rock and roll.

I'm so excited.

Fun fact about musicians,

we love music themed furniture.

Just wanna cut,
like, a piece off.

I really want to make
a guitar case coffee-table.

So I have one of our elves
cut out the guitar case shape

on a piece of wood.

I think that's gonna
look really cool.

Then I need to cover the shell
with this great vinyl paper

that has
an adhesive sticky side...

Yeah, it's pretty fun, right?
I am obsessed with it.

...and then it just needs
a couple little details.

Rough it up a little bit.

Yeah. Yeah

I take a hollow styrene tube

and I dip it in a slightly
lighter shade of black paint.

I'm gonna leave the mug here
and take it away.

It makes
the perfect coffee ring.

It's such a subtle color.

But it looks so good.

Yeah.

It's got to be modern.

I'm Des. I'm Savannah.

And we won
the retro Christmas competition.

ASLING:
You really mastered the scale

of all of the elements
within your home,

everything felt like it belonged
in the exact same world.

Mic drop. You had me.

I was really liking, like,
an idea of like black.

Faded black.

'Cause, like, then
it's against the snow,

and it's like dramatic.

I know we can win
because our style is impeccable.

And I think that sets us apart
from the competition.

Upstairs is going to be
the actual artist loft area.

And then moving
through the house,

we're gonna install
built-in shelving.

The main wall unit
is going to be the centerpiece.

That is the gallery wall.

And we're putting in
a large comfy couch,

bigger pillows, soft linens.

We're very much going with
a more minimalist Christmas.

This stuff is so dark.

I'm hoping the judges will agree
with our design esthetic.

Black can be a tough sell,

so I'm hoping
that they're buying.

It looks sick.

I love it. I love it.

Ah, ha ha.

8 hours left today.

It's gonna be purty. Purty.

It'll be very purty.

I like purty.

I'm just super gluing

leather around
the perimeter of my guitar case.

♪♪

So I'm working on the 1:44 scale
of this house.

I'm really excited to work on my
miniaturist studio in the loft,

especially a 1:44 scale
dollhouse

which is a dollhouse
for a dollhouse.

The scale is pretty insane.

1:44 scale is as if 1:12
scale existed in 1:12 scale,

which is kind of confusing
and difficult to calculate.

Just gonna give our miniature
a little more of an edge.

After sketching out
the basic shape onto balsa wood,

I cut it out.

So that is the shape
of the front of the house.

It's a little ambitious,
but I really want to show

the judges that I understand
how to use scale.

I hope the judges appreciate
this little tidbit.

It looks so good.

Here we go, we're gluing her up.

So now that individual battened
upholstered pieces

are all pulled together...

I think I'm happy.

...we have a couch.
Let me see the couch, Darren.

Well, it doesn't have
all the cushions on it.

Oh, okay, I like it.

7 hours left today.

[ Bell ringing ]

Oh, man.

[ Ringing continues ]

I hate that bell.

Miniaturists, get ready for the
toughest mini challenge yet.

You will all have 2 hours

to create
the ultimate Christmas tree.

Oh my God.

Having only 2 hours
to make something

as detailed as a Christmas tree
in miniature is very daunting.

I am freaking out.

The team whose tree shines
brightest will receive

a huge advantage
for their final build.

It's the finale.
Any advantage we can get?

We want it. Oh yes. Let's go.

Coming up...

We have 28 minutes left
to build a tree and decorate it.

Oh, geez. I'm stressed.

Ugh.

We have to win. MAY: I'm trying.

And the winner of the "Biggest
Little Christmas Showdown" is...

♪♪

Miniaturists, you will
all have 2 hours

to create
the ultimate Christmas tree.

It's mini challenge time.

Bah humbug.

The team whose tree
shines brightest will receive

a huge advantage
for their final build.

We're not really sure
what advantage

James is talking about,

but any little bit of help
will definitely go a long way.

Your 2 hour starts now.

[ Bell ringing ]

Here's what we're gonna do.

We got the sticks,
so we are going to make

one of those bills-on
homemade trees.

We really want to try and create
something that's out of the box.

So we wanted to make one

of those modern,
rustic, stackable trees.

I think the best thing
to do right now

is take the bigger logs
at the bottom of the tree

and it starts to get thinner
the closer to the top we go.

We're having the elves drill
holes into each stick.

It has to go in the center.

FRANK: Okay. Mm-hmm, thank you.

We're going to
tie them to a wire.

This is going to be the spine
of our Christmas tree.

We have the first layer
of our super hip Christmas tree.

We go with our original whimsy
and magic concept.

We need tons of wire.

So for our design, we are
making a magic Christmas tree

and we're building
in a mechanism that dispenses

an unlimited amount
of Christmas presents.

Here's the base and here's
the tree going up.

Yeah. Something spins in here...

Which we got.

And there's one present
that is exposed

and you take that present out
and "oh, my God," you turn it,

and there's another one.

I'm working with Mr. Elf
on the mechanism,

it's way harder than a regular
Christmas tree that just lit up.

How is it spinning?
Is it smooth-ish?

Is that dowel in already?

We'll work it out. Okay.

Of course, because it's us,

we have to
over-engineer everything.

It's a movable fireplace and
it reveals this tiny bonus room.

It's a really nice touch.

And because of that,

the mechanism
is taking a lot of time.

So, yeah, we just need to get
the engineering figured out ASAP

or we don't even have a tree.

If we're doing that back wall
in black

I'm thinking we do
a white Christmas tree.

And I also want gold.

Yep.

We're doing a plastic
Christmas tree.

It's garland wrapped
around the dowel

and we want
a consistent color scheme.

So it's going to be the
white tree and gold ornaments.

To get like a good, thick tree
that looks good and looks real,

You need to wrap
garland by hand.

I need, you know, hundreds of
pieces of garland

in varying sizes.

This looks like garbage
right now,

but trust me, it's gonna look
really good.

I wonder if we'll have the
biggest tree.

How's your tree coming along,
Green Teem?

You talking to me? I am.

You talking to me?

Okay, teams, only 1 hour left

for your ultimate
lit up Christmas trees.

1 hour, 1 hour, 1 hour.

How many bows
can I, like, do in an hour?

So we're having elves
make presents

and
I'm going to be adding the bows.

You want beautiful,
elegant miniature bows,

You got to do it
the most tedious way possible.

Takes 20 minutes to make 1 bow.

I measure the size of the loop

based on the height
of the needle

and then I do the exact same
thing going the opposite way.

It's very time consuming.

It's starting to take shape
a little bit.

But it really showcases
the level of detail

that we like to put in a scene.

Tiny little present.

We have like 30 more to go.

Just a couple.

SAVANNAH:
She going in the booth.

Savannah really wants
this tree flocked.

Since it is like gonna be
against the black wall,

I want it to be more white
than green.

So when you're flocking
something you want it

to look like it's real.

So you have to spray from above
as if snow is falling.

It looks really good.

Yeah, that looks damn good.

We have to leave some time
for decorating.

Okay.

So for our design,
it's a tree that spins,

And Mr. Elf, he's working on
creating that element

that's gonna spin.

I'm working on the gifts

that are going to fit
in that little element.

Such a mess.

It's gonna be like
the fuzziest tree ever.

Mrs. Elf and I are working away
making all the branches,

but we cannot put
the tree together

until they are done
with the mechanism.

Darren, we have 28 minutes left
to build a tree and decorate it.

We don't have a tree,
we don't have lights,

I don't think we're going
to get finished.

If we can get it
to pop one gift out.

Watch. Done.
And that's what we'll do.

Great.

I'm just gonna have to grab it.

I hope our over-engineering
doesn't cost us.

Oh, she's pretty.

Oh, look,
they've already got a tree.

That's a good tree.

[ Singsong ] This is a miniature
making song for the tree.

That I'm making out of sticks.

Making a tree out of sticks.

Monochrome gold-white tree.

Yeah, I think that looks good.

Alright. Let's call it a day.
Let's get the lights.

Oh, geez. I'm stressed.

What the heck happened?
You've tangled it.

You have 15 minutes left.

Okay.

Could we have extra time?

DES: What's the pretty side?
That side?

MAY:
We have no topper on our tree,

We have no decorations
and it's bare on top.

I am not happy.

Alright, teams, one minute left.

Put it in the house.

[ Groan ]

What's the other team's doing?

AMANDA: Awesome, awesome,
awesome.

Put it in the house.

Oh, my God, it looks so good.

Crap, sorry, there's a huge
string right there.

MAY:
Darren, put it in the house.

Santa's on his way everyone.

Most pressure
I've had in my entire life.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3...

2, 1, hands up!

Hands up.

[ Deep exhales ]

We're really nervous right now.

We really want
to impress the judges.

OK, Miniaturists, back to judge
your mini challenge today,

we have big talent and tiny
house pro, June Clinkscales,

and visual effects
veteran Dave Asling.

[ Applause ]

Hi, finalists.

I had such high hopes for it,

but it's got 1 strand of beads
for decoration

and it's got nothing else.

I'm a little worried.

IGLEHART: Coming up

Oh my God,
this is so hard to do.

So hard to do.

I wish it was lit,
it's really dark.

Look at it.
That's crazy awesome! Yes.

[ Groan ]
I don't want to do it anymore.

♪♪

♪♪

Okay, miniaturists,
it's time to judge

your mini challenge
Christmas trees.

Darren and May, you're up first.

I'm worried the judges
aren't going to think that

the tree is finished enough.

It's gonna be tough.

Tell us about your ultimate
lit-up, dream Christmas tree.

So we're going all out whimsy
for this build

and so this Christmas tree
actually turns

and dispenses
Christmas presents.

It's like a gumball.

Like a gumball machine. Exactly.

Well, I love the idea
of it giving gifts.

That's kind of fun.

And I love the shape
of your tree,

but I'm missing ornaments.

I mean, the mechanism
is a great feature,

but it just feels like
it's not quite done.

Thank you, Darren and May.

Savannah and Des,

tell us about your ultimate
light up Christmas tree.

So you'll notice the tree
has white spray paint on it.

And that's to mimic snow.

We wanted to kind of go
with the classic Christmas look

and do gold on the tree

and then just a simple
white lights around it.

I have to applaud you for taking
simple ornaments

and painting them
all the same color

so it looks very elegant.

The thing that's not working
for me is the tree topper,

something a little bit
more ornate or pretty

would have been wonderful.

Well, I, I really do like it.

I can see that a lot of effort

went into the construction
of the tree.

There's something happening
with the scale.

It might just be
a tiny bit tall,

but it's a beautiful tree.

Savannah and Des,
thank you very much.

Hello, Bree and Amanda. Hello.

Tell us about your ultimate
lit-up Christmas tree.

The theme that
Amanda and I decided

is rock and roll Christmas.

We utilized the sticks

that we found on the elf shelves
to create that stacked pattern.

Well, I think it's a pretty fun
idea to make a basically

a log Christmas tree
in a log cabin.

I am seeing our old friend
hot glue come back

and it'd be nice to spend
another two minutes

before it was set just to pull
those little webs out.

But I love the details
on the presents.

The ribbons
are beautifully done.

Well, I'm crazy for having

a certain color palette
for Christmas,

and I like that you guys
are doing that.

I wish that there was maybe
a little bit more going on

like that buffalo check ribbon

that you have going maybe
a little bit more of that.

But I like that rock and roll
Christmas idea, it's very nice.

Thank you so much,
Bree and Amanda.

AMANDA: I look over
at the other teams

and all of their trees
are green,

so we did something different
and I hope we win.

All right, Miniaturists,

the judges
have made their decision.

The winner is...

Savannah and Des.

[ Clapping ]

We won.

It's a very elegant,
lovely tree.

I'm just really proud of us.
Yeah.

Oh, I got
a great advantage for you.

You will get to repurpose
one item from your original

winning design

and incorporate it into your
dream Christmas vacation house.

You got it, we'll do it.

We're super
pumped about this advantage

because we know
there's a lot of things

that we put a lot of work
into our winning house.

With this we can save
a ton of time.

Alright, everyone, back to work.

Back to work.

What are we going to do? 'Cause
we wanted to do that wall unit,

so maybe we take the wall unit

from the old house
and repurpose it?

Yeah, that would look really
good, actually.

For the advantage that we got,

we're gonna take the unit
out of the old house.

Because
that's the most work to do.

But we want to freshen it up.

We don't want to just repeat
the same piece.

There you go.

Well, we have to reassemble it,
but...

We want to display
some of Savannah's artwork,

so we're thinking we'll turn
that into a gallery wall

with the shelves,

be able to show off
all of her art.

Oh, it's going real good.

Bree, look at this.
Look how cool this looks.

Oh, cool. Yeah, that's exactly
what you wanted, right?

I've always wanted to make a
resin river table in miniature.

So right now I have
these wood pieces

that I already distressed
on here

taped to this special
UV resin tape.

I'm using resin dye
to kind of do

like a cool marbling effect.

Have you ever done that
technique before, Amanda?

No. My heart is racing, Awesome.

I then placed the pieces into
the UV lamp for 180 seconds.

Now it's in the curing chamber.

I hope the judges
appreciate the effort.

Oh, man.

Do this one next.

That is cool.

This is all we took out
of the old house

and we want to,
like, stain it black

so that it's more like the house
that we're working in now.

I've started to make cake
'cause who doesn't like cake?

In our first competition,

The judges love
my handmade treats.

Would you guys like to try them?

Oh, my gosh, yes.

And they're good.

For us it was like
a secret weapon,

so I'm hoping
to utilize that again...

Look, looks like real cake.

...but I want to present it
in a different way.

The rectangle it is
6 inches long by 4 inches wide.

I would like to create a table
with a conveyor belt on it

that we have stuck food to.

It's giving unlimited cakes.

We can do that, we can do that.

Okay, we can do it.

So I have asked Mr. Elf

to cut this out for me
and put it together.

This is going to have 2 sides
and a split top

and two dowel rods

that are going to act as
the wheels.

This will move gently.
Yeah, it's gonna.

And with another dowel rod
so you can twist it.

And once the cakes are sewn on,

it should smoothly make
all the pies and cakes

go around and around forever.

Here's a side.
It's going to come down.

It's gonna lay. Just like that?

Yeah, just like that.

Tell me that's not fluffy
like my little couch at home.

Oh, it looks good.
Oh, I'm so pleased.

I'm starting on the sofa
and I want it to look like

a replica of my couch at home.

I'm gonna cut it in half.

SAVANNAH: Right.
Okay, great. Good job.

Go team.

2 and-a-half hours left today.

So I'm gonna cut this here.

So the table
is pretty much complete,

but now I have to figure out
a way to stick food

onto this conveyor belt,
so I use wire

and that wire pokes up
through the conveyor belt

and then you can bend the wire

over who's not gonna fall.

Goes about like that.

[ Lips drum ]

It's really brilliant.
Thank you.

Crazy awesome. Yes!

It's been a minute since
I've used a sewing machine,

so we're going to see
how this works out.

So we've picked a really nice
fabric for our couch,

but we really need some pillows
on top to add accent color.

So I start to sew...

Totally tangled. Alright.

...but I severely am
underestimating the difficulty.

Well, the foot's down.

Oh, what the hell?
The foot fell off.

Every frickin' time
I'm running this thing through,

it's messing up
and I can't do it.

It's driving me insane.

[ Groan ]

This is the most stressed out
I've felt this entire time.

Ugh! I don't want
to do it anymore.

♪♪

IGLEHART: Coming up...

New day, time to start.

I threw pots too. You did?

We have to win.
Well, I'm trying.

Oh, [ Huffs ]

Oh, my God,
this is so hard to do.

So hard, to do.

♪♪

This thing is not working.
I don't want to do it anymore.

This is the most stress
that I've felt this entire time

Des can finish the pillows,
I need to be done.

In order to recover
from my fiasco,

I am doing something
that I enjoy, which is painting.

I actually have a minor in art,
my specialty is in paintings.

That's a little bit
of an edge we have.

I don't think anybody else is
going to have pieces like that.

And I got my elf to make
tiny canvases

'cause there's
actually canvas fabric here.

I'm not using oil paints,
so I'm using acrylic paints

because the acrylic
is like way easier to use

and it's gonna make a
super good-looking gallery wall.

I really want to make bar stools
for Amanda's river table.

The last time we saw the judges,

they were really impressed
with how I repurpose bottle caps

as the top
of our tiki bar stools.

I think one of my favorite
things

is just how you've repurpose
the coolest little

ordinary things
to make them extraordinary.

So I definitely feel like
doing that again.

So I have these old cork
looking buttons

that I think definitely
look like a stool top.

Flip it over, you've got
a little bar stool.

1 hour and 15 minutes
left today.

I'm just pulling on my wheel

'cause I need to start on my
pottery now.

In the last competition the
judges really liked my pottery.

The clay pots are killing me.

So I'm gonna bring them back.

I'm thinking this is going
to be really good.

Like nobody else
is going to have pottery, right?

So I just want to make a teapot.

And now I'm just throwing the
spout.

The hand thrown pottery,

which is another secret weapon,

so I'm hoping that no one else
is doing it too.

I do pottery.

Next thing I know,

I look over at Savannah's
throwing pottery too.

What's up?

I heard you were
throwing some pots.

Yeah, just some teeny pots.

I threw pots too.

You did?

What? You got a wheel, too?

Yeah. Oh, no.

It's a throw down.

You know, when you're done,
let me know,

maybe we'll compare.

I'm hoping
that she's not as good as I am.

It's a dangerous game,
so I got to be better than you,

no offense.

Look, here's the thing.

We have to win.

Well, I'm trying.

IGLEHART: Miniaturist teams!

I know you worked hard today,
but it's time to pack it up.

You got to get some rest.
You got a big day tomorrow.

Okay, so we're really gonna have
to hustle tomorrow.

Tomorrow is going to be
all about the details.

Put that down, yeah.

We didn't get as much
as we wanted done today,

so we have a lot to do tomorrow.

Let's name the game, let's go.

♪♪

Go, go, go, go.

Alright, new day. Time to start.

Tidy, tidy.

Coming in to day 2,
we have a lot to get done.

There's an impending sense
of dread in the back of my head.

[ Sigh ]

Engine's running,
feeling fantastic.

Alright. Perfect.

So maybe the table goes here.

Yeah, okay.

It's very dark.

Well, we're gonna get lights.

We discover that
there is a whole bunch of

LEDs sconces
in the elves' shelves.

What do you think?
Look, look, look, look.

Candles, electric.

I love these.
Is there another 4?

So in the miniature world,
scale is super important,

but light is even more important

because you need
to be able to see the details.

I think just like... sparkles!
Sparkles with lights.

So our lighting plan
is to put these sconces

along the entire portion
of the wall

that has an all family center
seating area,

but then we realize that we need
to create a design element

to finish off these sconces.

So we decide
to create lampshades

that go around the sconces
because we want Christmas magic.

And I want to have swirls
on these lampshades.

I am painting many, many, many,
many, many hand painted spirals.

So we have to get these
lampshades hung.

So hard to do.

Oh my God,
this is so hard to do.

[ Chuckle ]

This is so hard to do.

They look really cool.

4 hours left!

I'm cutting out those pillows

that Savannah had
to break down over,

so I got to get those done.

Yesterday, I was having
a little bit of a problem

with these pillows.

And now I have to fix them.

So these pillows, you sew them
inside out and then once

they're sewn or held together,
you flip them right side out.

I'm ripping through
these pillows.

So once Des has blitzed them,
I step back in.

Oh, if you want,
I can fill those with rice.

In real life you fill a pillow
with stuffing,

but because a tiny pillow,
it's so light,

it just looks like
there's no weight to it.

So we're going to be filling the
pillows with rice instead

Trick, trick, trick.
That's a hot tip for you.

Look at these little pillows,
they're cute.

♪♪

So I was like, I can cut it if
you have something else

you want to do.

I'm finishing the built-in unit

from the previous house
that we picked to repurpose

after winning
the mini challenge.

[ Drill whirring ]

Now, I'm working on the layout
for the gallery wall unit.

We're trying not to be cocky.

Oh, my God,
this is about to be so good.

But I mean, it looks good.

It's a Christmas miracle

we got that
built-in from the old house.

Oh, looks good.

2 hours left.

Whoo!

That's crazy.

Going into judging,
we need to put the roof on.

But when I put the roof on...

Our cabin's too dark!

There are not enough lights
and everything is just hidden.

[ Groaning ]

I'm thinking that this could
probably lead to our downfall.

IGLEHART: Coming up...

Focus on what you need to do.

Hour and a half left. What?

I'm like freaking out.
This isn't working.

It's like wobbling
like a little bit.

The thing that is killing me
is the lighting.

♪♪

SAVANNAH: Aw, it's so cute.

2 hours left.

BREE: Our cabin's too dark,

there are not enough lights
and everything is just hidden.

But the amount of time
we have is

just not working in our favor.

So we decide
to focus on all the details

and not add
any additional lighting.

It's okay, focus
on what you need to do.

Yeah, I need to do a lot.

We don't want to spend a lot
of time on the landscaping.

I'm cutting out snow.

So the only way to achieve
that quickly is batting.

The problem of batting
is that it looks like batting

If you don't take
the time to zhuzh it.

Everybody else has got like
a really thin layer of snow,

but we're we're going for it.

And I'm putting a mug
on the table.

Do it up.

DARREN: Just like that.

15 minutes left!

SAVANNAH: Focus, okay.

A little more crumpling.
MAY: Okay.

BREE: I made a snow globe.

Literally just took a glass
bead, threw some snow in there,

a little piece of wood,
hot glue.

Alright, boom.

I love it so much.

I'm gonna put it on your desk.

Amazing.

I wish it was lit.
It's really dark.

There's 5 minutes left,

but it's looking really dark.

It's so dark.

Kind of stressed out.

There's no way
we can go without lights

because I know that the judges
are a stickler for lighting.

What if we strung the staircase?

Okay.

I'm thinking I can wrap this
in those battery lights

so we don't have to run
any electrical.

We just need to wrap it around.

You're gonna have to, like,
just check everything,

make finishing touches.

I'm doing it.

3 minutes left.

What? Is at the time?

I'm like freaking out.
This isn't working.

AMANDA: It's like wobbling
like a little bit.

Alright, where do I need to go?

No, no, no left side.

[ Groaning ]

Okay, teams,
you have 1 minute left.

How do we get it in there?

AMANDA: Is that good? Yes.

SAVANNAH: Oh, my God,
it's actually coming together.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5,

4, 3, 2, 1.

Time's up.

Oh, my God.

[ Deep exhale ]

Good job.

I feel like it looks fantastic,

but I don't want
to be overconfident,

so I'm still super nervous.

Winning $50,000
would be life changing money.

It's good.

We did our best.

I feel confident
going into judging.

We do have a very
creative concept

and we have mechanisms
that make things move.

Miniaturists. Well done.
Final judgment is here.

So it's time to welcome back
your judges, June and Dave,

joined by HGTV's
Genevieve Gorder.

[ Clapping ]

Winning the entire competition
would just be the highest honor.

It would be amazing.

Amanda and Bree,
you're up first.

Tell us about
your Christmas vacation home.

So a lot of the detailing
is based on our passions.

So Bree, that's music,

and my passion of making
miniatures, obviously.

I can really see
you guys in here

doing that kind of stuff

because you put so much
of yourself into it.

The dollhouse,
the guitar case coffee table,

those are perfection
right there.

That's like amazing.

The thing that is killing me
is the lighting.

So a lot of those little
elements and so much work

that you did is just lost.

Yes. Yes, Dave.

IGLEHART: Technology.

I love the records on the wall

and I really like the sort
of strong black, white,

and red theme
that you've got going on.

That said, even though

I love the button bar
stools downstairs,

they do actually feel a
little bit too tall.

GORDER: In the loft,

I'd have to say this is
my favorite part

of the entire space
because you can see it the best

because it's lit.

The little sticks of wood,

and I love the resin table.

I wish the resin
had really shown up

that kind of transparent quality
about it.

But I like that you tried.

Thank you, Amanda and Bree.
Thank you.

Hello, Darren and May.
Hi, James.

Tell us about your
Christmas dream vacation home.

DARREN: So everything in here
is magical,

especially the iconic
little swirl design

which notice will be throughout.

Here is our conveyor belt table

that has an endless supply
of cookies and cakes.

There's a cake that just came
out. There's a pie.

Well, it's super Christmassy.

I love the conveyor belt,

it just reminds me of Lucy
and Ethel eating the chocolate.

It's nice to see actual baking
going on in the miniatures.

It does feel enormously festive
and I love

that you're leading with food.

And I see a teeny tiny piece
of ceramic back there.

Did you throw that as well? Yes.

Really beautiful,
but the swirls are unnecessary.

We don't need to brand magic.

I like that you've created
these little hand

painted sconces on the wall here

to bring a little bit of light
down into that lower level.

But I feel like
the upholstered furniture,

the red couch and the chair
are actually a tiny bit small,

But I really like the wrapping
area upstairs that is cluttered

and full of bits
of ribbon and paper.

Thank you, Darren and May,

for showing us
the magic of Christmas.

Savannah and Des,

tell us about your
dream vacation Christmas home.

DES: We wanted to tie in our
artistic side, so we like to paint.

I painted a whole gallery wall
of landscapes.

Additionally, Des has created
her literal couch

because we want the space
to feel like extremely cozy.

That's so fantastic.

It looks like you just
shrinky-dinked a real one.

Ceramic wise, I do appreciate
all the different forms.

The art wall,

I mean, if I didn't like you,
I would hate you.

It's so good, please, girl.

I love the loft area.
It's very meticulous.

What is like killing me a little
bit is like this muslin on top.

It doesn't look anything
like snow.

It looks like
your upholstering the roof.

Black is a very bold choice.

I don't know if I would ever
do it personally,

but I think it really works
in this environment

and the way that you've brought
it through the different pieces

within the house.

I do actually really like
the scale of everything.

Savannah and Des,
thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you.

Now, judges, it's that time
for you to make a huge decision

and determine which team
is gonna win the finale

and a prize worth $50,000.

I think the validation
is really important.

To get some recognition

that the work is
good would be really a thrill.

Right.

We are so close,
so close to winning.

And $50,000 is a lot of money
and that would just be awesome.

SAVANNAH: Winning the finale
would just be incredible.

We've come so far
and we've worked so hard.

♪♪

Miniaturists, it's time to see
whose Christmas dreams

will come true

and who will be leaving
with an empty stocking.

These are truly the best
miniaturists out there.

It's all excellent work.

Really good guys.

The judges have made
their decision,

and one lucky team will unwrap

that big Christmas
present worth $50,000.

And the winner of the "Biggest
Little Christmas Showdown" is...

♪♪

Savannah and Des.

[ Applause ]

Ah! Oh, my God.

This whole thing
doesn't feel real, like we won.

Winning $50,000
is life changing money.

We need some champagne.

You did awesome.

Thank you so much.

It was really
just immaculate work.

The scale was perfect.
The textures were perfect.

Everything felt exactly right.

You guys went bananas on every
single little mini moment.

Thank you. Thank you.

BREE: This experience
has been incredible.

The only regret that we have...

TOGETHER: Is the lighting.

DARREN: If we had to do this
all over again,

I wouldn't change the concept,
I wouldn't change direction,

but I would make
every single thing better.

Savannah and Des,
come over here for one second.

I have one more surprise
for you in my stocking.

Okay. DES: Okay.

The three of us are going
on a secret mission

and our sleigh awaits.

Okay. Okay.

What's going on?

Where's he taking us?

I'm nervous.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

[ Applause ]

♪♪

♪♪

Sometimes little dreams
turn into big realities.

♪♪

[ Laughing ]

Oh, my God. That's the house.

I am in utter shock
and in front of me

is the miniature
that we have created,

but it is actually real.

This is incredible.

Not only have you guys won
a stocking full of cash,

but you also won a stay
in the fanciful

Christmas home you created.

Holy crap!

[ Laughing ]

Alright, go, go, go.

♪♪

Come on in, ladies.

Oh, my God, the paintings!
They're real.

Oh, my God!

[ Laughing ]

And I pottery? Oh, my God.

Man, this is so trippy.

Walking into a miniature.

I am in shock,
this is like literal magic.

I was already happy
winning a bundle of cash.

This is a dream.

♪♪

Sometimes all it takes
is a little Christmas cheer

to make your big dreams
come true.

♪♪

Merry Christmas to all and
to all a good night.