WRITING DESK.
Use the kind of box suggested for the bookcase.
1. Cut thecoverthe right height for the desk.2. Fit in thebox, and slide it up or down until it seems right in proportions, as in making the dresser.3. Mark where it is to be cut off. Cut and fasten the parts together.4. Study the picture; then cut the top and slanting sides.5. Shape the legs. Fasten the “drawer” with “knobs.”6. Fit and fasten in the extra cardboard so that it projects and forms the writing shelf.7. Use the other end of the box for the inside shelves. Cut these narrow and fit them carefully. Real pigeon holes can be made by cutting up penny-in-the-slot caramel boxes, and gluing them into place.8. Paint to match furniture. Glue a piece of blotter on the writing shelf.
1. Cut thecoverthe right height for the desk.
2. Fit in thebox, and slide it up or down until it seems right in proportions, as in making the dresser.
3. Mark where it is to be cut off. Cut and fasten the parts together.
4. Study the picture; then cut the top and slanting sides.
5. Shape the legs. Fasten the “drawer” with “knobs.”
6. Fit and fasten in the extra cardboard so that it projects and forms the writing shelf.
7. Use the other end of the box for the inside shelves. Cut these narrow and fit them carefully. Real pigeon holes can be made by cutting up penny-in-the-slot caramel boxes, and gluing them into place.
8. Paint to match furniture. Glue a piece of blotter on the writing shelf.
Details of Writing Desk.Candy or note paper boxCover—End cut awayOne end of the box fitted in and cut off as in dresserTop and legs cut—Drawer front fastenedExtra piece projecting for writing shelf—other end of box fitted in for shelves as in book case
Details of Writing Desk.Candy or note paper boxCover—End cut awayOne end of the box fitted in and cut off as in dresserTop and legs cut—Drawer front fastenedExtra piece projecting for writing shelf—other end of box fitted in for shelves as in book case
Details of Writing Desk.
Haven’t you often noticed,As father sits in his chair,How he enjoys the cushionsAs he reads his papers there?So try to make some cushionsOf velvet or silk, and seeIf by stuffing them with cotton,Father doll as “comfy” might be.Then if, with hands that are skillful,You could small “papers” make,And place with his chair by the “fire,”What comfort he could take!
Haven’t you often noticed,As father sits in his chair,How he enjoys the cushionsAs he reads his papers there?So try to make some cushionsOf velvet or silk, and seeIf by stuffing them with cotton,Father doll as “comfy” might be.Then if, with hands that are skillful,You could small “papers” make,And place with his chair by the “fire,”What comfort he could take!
Haven’t you often noticed,As father sits in his chair,How he enjoys the cushionsAs he reads his papers there?
Haven’t you often noticed,
As father sits in his chair,
How he enjoys the cushions
As he reads his papers there?
So try to make some cushionsOf velvet or silk, and seeIf by stuffing them with cotton,Father doll as “comfy” might be.
So try to make some cushions
Of velvet or silk, and see
If by stuffing them with cotton,
Father doll as “comfy” might be.
Then if, with hands that are skillful,You could small “papers” make,And place with his chair by the “fire,”What comfort he could take!
Then if, with hands that are skillful,
You could small “papers” make,
And place with his chair by the “fire,”
What comfort he could take!
Morris Chair.
Morris Chair.
Morris Chair.