STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS

The first thing you will need to do is gather materials and clear off your kitchen table. I used a standard three pack of white 1/4 inch foam core poster board available at any Staples type store for about $10.00 for the three pack. You will also need an exacto knife or box cutter, to cut the board and a can of #M Super 77 spray mount adhesive, also available at Staples or a hardware store. A small can goes for about $4.
PICTURE OF MATERIALS

STEP 2

Using a long straight ruler, cut the pieces to the required size and tape them together from the back using a strong tape like a wide role of duct tape. When finished it should resemble the picture below.
PICTURE OF CUT AND TAPED POSTER BOARD

STEP 3

The next step is to apply spray mount to your wall paper. Measure and draw a line with a pencil to have a straight line to use as a placement. Be careful not to use too much and take your time. Smooth out any bumps or air bubbles with your hand. Find a wallpaper design you like and have it color photocopied on 8 1/2 by 11 sheets. You will need 8-10 sheets. Cost about $1 per sheet to photocopy. You can find free wallpaper examples at any flooring store.
PICTURE WITH WALL PAPER

STEP 4

Rather than go wall to wall and floor to ceiling with wallpaper, I decided to use a 1/4 inch strip of redwood as a chair rail. Any thin piece of wood will do. HINT: Don't use too large or thick a piece. Cut to desired length and wood glue to the bottom of the wall paper. This will also hide any mistakes you may make in lining up your wallpaper to the line you drew. I put the chair rail 5 1/2 inches up from the floor. The wall paper could go below the chair rail as well. Depending on the look you are going for.
PICTURE WITH CHAIR RAIL

STEP 5

IMPORTANT! Beware of interlopers........your project at this stage will start to draw unwanted attention.
PICTURE WITH INTRUDER

STEP 6

Once your chair rails are dry and glued securly, you can apply your desired flooring. Either carpet or wood flooring. I used matching thin redwood highly polished strips. Do not glue down your flooring. Just cut it to size and see how it looks for now. I used solid wood for this project as I wanted to highly polish it. Another way might be to purchase one square of flooring, 12 inches by 12 inches, from your local hardware store and have the square color photocopied. Cut the pieces to size and spray mount them to the bottom of your box. I like the idea of a wood looking floor as a base so you can add a carpet or throw rug to change the look of the scene.
PICTURE WITH FLOORING

STEP 7

For a top crown molding, I used simple strips of screen door trim available at any hardware store for about $2 for eight feet. Cut to size, stain and glue in place using wood glue. This will also hide any mistakes in your top end of the wallpaper and give a nice three dimensional look.
PICTURE WITH TOP CROWN MOLDING

STEP 8

Using another strip of screen door trim repeat the process and make your bottom baseboard molding. Leave enough room to slide your flooring in and out so it may be changed for future photo sets ups to even allow for carpeting to be tucked under it if wanted.
PICTURE WITH BASEBOARD MOLDING

STEP 9

Here is a picture with all the flooring and baseboard strips in place. For this picture I only have the initial coat of spray lacquer. I will add about 5 more coats to obtain a highly polished look. Spray clear gloss lacquer is available at your local hardware store for about $4 a can.
PICTURE WITH FLOORING INSTALLED



You now have a functional room box with removeable flooring and the ability to insert pre-made panels of different wallpaper to change the room scene. Now all you have to do is find a place to put it.
PICTURE OF FINISHED ROOM BOX

 

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