I don't DARE show you a "before" picture for fear that you would never show your precious face at my blog again, muchless my house! Let's just say.....I couldn't REALLY open the door to get in! (Shameful! Shameful, I say!) But here are a few "after"s
The projects left to hang are on the table, and it's a little dark. (So sorry, but I'm reading a book on how to take better pictures- honest!) I'm going to make a new curtain for the closet.
This is the door into the room, play area with cubbies, art shelf, and nature study desk. Look at those bookshelves! (See #10 of my last blog entry! And most of our books are in storage!!! eek!!)
Now for some of my favorite things in the schoolroom....
The Eeboo ABCs. Eeboo has the most beautifully illustrated children's learning items. They have 1-2-3 cards like these that are birds that I am pining for!
I found this lamp at a neighbor's yard sale last weekend. It's absolutely perfect and I love it! Best $4 buy ever! It's in our reading corner. An IKEA chair and ottoman will join it there today, I think. I totally found it on the side of the road! It looks BRAND NEW! When I asked the owner about it, she said her hubby didn't like it when she got it home and they inherited some of her grandma's furniture so it got the boot! I donated it to the Crestwood Day School, but Steph said she didn't think she would use it, so it's comin to the Cain School of Genius! (LOL, that is a joke- definitely NOT the name of our school! More like the Cain Family School of "What's That Super Cool Bug??")
These Audubon Field Guides are extra special to me. They were my father's- he inspired me to teach my children about nature. If I had a penny for everytime we have cracked these guides open to find out about an animal or plant or moon phase, I'd be a quazillionaire!
This is our nature study table where we will keep our nature journals each day. I found the tablecloth (and the hand-embroidered runner under the lamp) at the thriftstore and I H-E-A-R-T it (them)!!!
SO, all I have left is to find a rug for our open space, whip up these...
cute cafe curtains (from Sew Darn Cute by Jenny Ryan) and take down the drapes for the summer, and hang some stuff on the walls! Kindergarten, here we come! (Again!)
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4 comments:
Oh my goodness, I love the new page layout!!! Very clute!! ;-)
The school room looks wonderful!! I can wait to see the completed project w/ curtains & all!! Great job!!!!
Hi Marla! My name is Julianna. I read a comment of yours on Alicia Paulson's page. The Charlotte Mason reference jumped out at me, and I knew I had to pop over and say hello. After quickly becoming acquainted with your blog, I'm convinced that we're kindred! Many blessings to you, and hooray for cozy, inviting, yummy-kid-filled school rooms!
Yes! The kettle! And the Handbook of Nature Study, Jane Austen, the nature table, obsessing over collecting children's books . . . :)
Marla, I'm jealous! I love your school room! Wish we had a room devoted only to school. But I can just enjoy yours by way of your blog!
Lynn
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