Sewing Room Restoration

C30- First-phase upper view of the west wall in the sunroom, specifically of the area below the middle window. The photograph was taken from the doorway connecting the girl’s bedroom and the sunroom. As a side note, it is worthwhile to mention that whilst the two side windows were modern, this middle window was original to the house. Furthermore, restoration workers later removed the white paint from the window mouldings.

C31- First-phase upper view of the west wall in the sunroom, particularly of the left window. The photograph was taken from the doorway connecting the girl’s bedroom and sunroom. As part of the restoration project, workers later removed the white paint from the window mouldings.

C32- First-phase view lower view of the west wall in the sunroom, particularly of the window on the left. The window was taken from the doorway connecting the boy’s bedroom and sunroom. As part of the restoration project, workers later removed the white paint from the window mouldings. Displayed on the left side of the photograph is a doorway that led out onto a balcony.

C33- First-phase upper view of the west wall in the sunroom, specifically of the middle window. The picture was taken from the doorway connecting the boy’s bedroom and the sunroom. As a side note, it worthwhile to mention that whilst the two side windows were modern, this middle window was original to the house.

C34- First-phase view of the east wall in the sunroom; the photograph was taken from the west side of the room. The area being discussed here was wedged in between two doorways which connect to the children’s bedrooms. Displayed here are traces of light blue paint, as well as the overall white coat of paint that restoration workers went on to remove. After peeling away layers of paint and wallpaper, they discovered a brown floral pattern that had originally filled the wall.

I12- Second-phase view of the east wall in the sunroom, especially of the area on the immediate left of the doorway that led one into the girl’s bedroom. Here, one can see the different layers of wallpaper that restoration workers had removed before finding the original brown floral pattern that had covered the wall.

J7- Second-phase view of the north wall in the sunroom. Here, one can see the different layers of wallpaper that restoration workers had removed in order to find the original brown floral pattern that had once covered the wall. Among other layers unravelled, they found paper that was green with yellow blotches. This was the same wallpaper that they found in the upper back room of the house.

J8- Second-phase view of the ceiling on the east side of the sunroom. Here, one can see the different layers of wallpaper that workers had to remove for the restoration project. Eventually, they found the original wallpaper to consist of a brown floral pattern.

J9- Second-phase view of the west wall in the sunroom, specifically of the area between the middle and right windows. Here, one can see the different layers of wallpaper that workers removed throughout the restoration project. Eventually, they found the original wallpaper to consist of a brown floral pattern.

J11- Second-phase upper view of the northeast corner of the sunroom. More specifically, the photograph shows you the area above the doorway that led one into the boy’s bedroom. Here, one can see the varied layers of wallpaper that workers removed throughout the restoration project. Later, they found the original wallpaper to consist of a brown floral pattern. A replica of this paper now fills the walls of Matilda’s sewing room.

J23- Second-phase view of the different layers of paper that had been applied onto the east wall of the sunroom during Roedde House’s boarding house era. The area being discussed here is immediately above and to the left of the doorway connecting the sunroom and the girl’s bedroom.

J24- Second-phase view of a part of the ceiling in the sunroom. In particular, this is the area above the window on the right side of the room. Here, one can see how different layers of paint and of wallpaper were applied onto the walls and ceiling throughout the rooming and boarding house era of Roedde House.

J25- Second-phase view of the north wall in the sunroom. During the restoration project, varied layers of paint and wallpaper were removed by workers. Among these included wallpaper that was green with yellow blotches. Eventually, workers found the original paper to consist of a brown floral pattern design.

M13- Close-up of some of the layers of wallpaper that the restoration workers uncovered in the southwest corner of the sunroom. This was achieved during the second phase of the restoration project.

M15- Close-up of some of the layers of wallpaper that the restoration workers uncovered on the east wall in the sunroom; the area being discussed was situated in between the two doorways leading to the children’s bedrooms. This was achieved during the second phase of the restoration project.