The Room at Pooh Corner

Classic Pooh

My wife has a strong sentimental/emotional attachment to Kenny Loggin’s House at Pooh Corner , so naturally when planning the theme for our first child’s room, Winnie-the-Pooh was the clear choice. And while she’s also a big Disney fan (and stock holder), she’s always preferred the look of “Classic Pooh”.

Pooh Sticks

After reviewing the classic Pooh illustrations, we decided to recreate a portion of Pooh’s tree. Since her sister Kathy is an accomplished artist with a great deal of talent for mural work, we “hired” her to paint a “Pooh Sticks” mural on one wall.

Rubber Trees

I decided to border this mural with a couple tree sculptures. It was my sister-in-law Kathy’s idea to extend one of the branches over the window to form a convenient curtain rod. The trees were made of a particle board skeleton, that was then covered with chicken wire, and fabric, and finally topped with a blue ruberized roofing compound. This is a technique I borrowed from my days doing theatrical set work.

Happy Birthday!

Our daughter, Annalise, was born in January 2006…and seems to like her room!

Photo Gallery

The full photo gallery of the process can be seen at http://tenonandspline.com/blog/albums/remodeling/The%20Room%20at%20Pooh%20Corner/index.html

Furniture for the room at LumberJocks.com:

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL www.TenonAndSpline.com