We decided on an elementary schoolroom for this project. After the war, we still had those old desks, attached in rows.
Remember those dip pens and Quink ink in the inkwells, ink stains and names carved n the desk? Learning how to use a pencil if you were left handed, so that the whole side of your hand was not black with lead and your work smudged?
That keener who always had her hand up?
The roller blinds that never quite were even and tended to snap out of little hands and retract with a bang?
Our mothers spent hours ironing those pretty cotton dresses for the girls and shirts for the boys.
The picture frame was custom fit to the size of the room box., since it was not a normal picture frame size. EWe were very fortunate to have the assistance of our local hardware store. The wood was mitred for us and the glass cut to fit.
The room box itself is foamcore, textured to resemble wood flooring and wainscotting. The desk and bookcase are also foam core.
The back wall is made from 2 layers of foamcore, windows cut out of the top layer and print sandwiched between.
The tutorial for the desks is shown on the Littleroomers blog.
