The windows were photocopied from a cardboard Barbie house but reduced in size. The wallpaper and floorboards were also photocopies, taken from a wooden dollhouse still waiting to be built (one day!). These were glued in position after the walls were painted. Clear sticky-back plastic film was applied to the inner walls and floor to provide an easy to clean, durable surface. All the decorating was completed before the walls were nailed to the base and dowel was glued to the outer corners to provide some (well-needed!) support. The final stage was sealing the outer walls with a coat of varnish.

The furniture, figures and accessories come from a variety of sets. The blackboard, horse poster/Europe map, yellow chairs, book, briefcase, teacher and some pupils are from the Victorian Classroom (5314). After deciding the grey desks and teacher's chair included with that set looked too modern, they were replaced with other items. The brown desks, green chairs and dinosaur poster/world map come from set 3522 - Classroom. The teachers desk and chair, clock, feather pen and lamp are from the old Advent Calendar 1998 - Santa's Workshop (3974).