Everything inside the paper house is also made of paper.

Stenman built chairs, tables, bookshelves and even curtains and a clock out of newspaper and magazine pages.

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No one is sure what motivated Stenman to use newspapers.

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Even the glue is home-made, made out of flour, water and apple peel.

Stenman might also have been experimenting in recycling, or he might have just loved paper.

After all, he designed the machines that make paper clips.

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After Stenmans death in 1942, the house was turned into a museum.

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The Paper House (near Rockport, MA)