I have fond memories of pool, but it's been ages since I've played, so I'm not sure what inspired me to pay a miniature tribute to the game. All I can say is that, as pleased as I am with what I could make out of a few simple materials, I severely underestimated the amount of work required. Crafting the pool table, in particular, involved a considerable amount of pre-planning and troubleshooting, given that I was (both literally and figuratively) making things up as I went along. To begin with, I cut 2 pieces of cardboard into matching rectangles so that they would fit inside the room. Next, I superglued some black foam to the first piece and some green foam to the second piece. With an X-Acto knife I cut out of the black foam-covered cardboard a smaller rectangle and attached the green foam-covered cardboard underneath, so that the bed cloth would sit below the rails à la a sunken living room. Then I sliced through all 4 layers to create 4 corner pockets and 2 side pock...