An enthusiastic JRR Tolkien fan has crafted his own Hobbit Hole using 2,600 balloons.

Jeremy Telford from Pleasant Grove, Utah spent 40 hours over the course of three days creating the indoor hideaway, which features a roof, fireplace and balloon furniture.

The 34-year-old - who earns a living as a balloon sculptor - built the entire structure in his living room and used a hand pump rather than lung power to inflate his materials.

"I have been a Tolkien fan ever since reading The Hobbit in Junior High School," he said, reports Orange News.

"I spent a few hours Googling 18th century English furniture to try to get a style to work from. From there I designed the layout and estimated the number of balloons it would take to make the sculpture."

Telford explained: "When the day came, we set up the camera to take pictures every 18 seconds for a time-lapse video.

"The sculpture itself stayed up for three days after being completed. After three days we let the kids demolish it for another two. They were sad when it was finally time to reclaim the living room for living."

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is scheduled for release on December 14.

Watch a time lapse video of Telford building his balloon Bag End below:

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