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August 12, 2012 By Valerie Mcclintick 14 Comments

Not Back to School Blog Hop
It’s week 2 of the Not-Back-to-School Blog Hop,
and that means Homeschool Classroom photos!

Yippy!

I love going through all the different posts for new ideas,
but if I’m not careful sometimes I get Homeschool Classroom envy.

(it’s a real disease)

For me, it’s easy to go from inspired to discouraged if my ideas
don’t pan out the way I had them figured out in my head.

To add to the matter,
We don’t exactly have a separate classroom.
We school out of our dining room,
which means I have to be creative about decorating.

Currently our “classroom” is a work in progress.
I’m starting with a very blank slate and slowly adding too it.

So here are the bones we’re working with:

We’ve got our dining table which serves as our main teaching area.

It’s hard to see, but in the back I have a small white board.
I’d like something larger, but again I don’t want my dining area too “cubicle”
Maybe I’ll get lucky and be chosen to review a Hidden Whiteboard
HINT HINT

*ahem*

A desk area for computer time and for educational videos.

I’ve got a world map, and a U.S. map on either side of the window.
I love having these maps on the wall,
but I’m thinking of getting something a bit more “old world” looking and then framing them.
I will totally share if I ever get around to doing this…

A corner cabinet to store our Notebooking binders.

Storage Drawers in what is supposed to be a pantry.
These drawers are just around the corner and hold the children’s textbooks and everything else.
I have a few drawers to myself to store teaching workbooks and supplies.
(You can tell it’s REALLY organized….. *snicker*)

My favorite part of our classroom are these shadow box displays.
These turned out to be a great way to showcase my children’s artwork
(keeping it OFF my fridge)
and they look wonderful in the dining area.

So there it is! That’s where you’ll find us all year long :)
It will NEVER be as clean as it is now
until it’s time for next year’s post ;)

I’m hoping that by next year I’ll have some really cool “Dining/Classroom” decorations up!

And to ensure I haven’t elicited any feelings of homeschool envy,


Here is a shot from the other side of the room…
where you can see that my couch is loaded with laundry.
Clean laundry….but nevertheless…

This is essentially how it stays year round.
If you ever came to my house and my couch wasn’t covered in laundry,
DO NOT BE DECEIVED!

I have either moved it all to my bed,
or payed the children a ridiculous amount of money to make it disappear.

Such is the life of a blogging homeschooler.

Read about our 2012 Homeschool Curriculum Here.


Filed Under: Homeschool Classroom, Homeschooling Boys, Life Tagged With: back to school, blog hop, classroom decorating, decorating, dining room, hidden storage, homeschool classroom, ideas, kitchen, small room, storage, teaching

I’m Soooo Not Martha Stewart…

May 22, 2009 By Valerie Mcclintick 5 Comments


But I can put on a good front.

Wanna come on a journey with me?

I’ll totally show you how to fake that “I know how to decorate” look.

(Disclaimer: You’re not going to see anything POSH, or Sophisticated here…so don’t get your hopes up….trust me)

Okay ready?

Here’s how my afternoon went:

First I saw the depressingly blank kitchen walls. (The same walls that have been blank for the past 7 months since we’ve moved in)

Depressing isn’t it?

Then I looked into my wallet.

Hmmmm….No money….Surprise, Surprise.

Okay Think….Where can I find something to decorate my house for like 00000 dollars?

Oh Yeah! Goodwill.

(Okay…Goodwill Tip #1…Go to the Goodwill nearest the most affluent area in your town)

LOL, Rich people get rid of better stuff…..that just the way it works people

So today I was looking for something to hang on the wall, that would:

Match the blue paint of my kitchen chairs…..AND….

My 70’s Green Countertops, and my White Washed Kitchen Cupboards.

So…I was thinking I’m definitely looking for something Shabby Chic.

(Disclaimer #2 Don’t start to think I know what I’m doing……I’m not even sure that I know what “Shabby Chic” means.)

Anyway, I strolled up and down the isles of Goodwill, picking up random items and throwing them into my cart.

Here’s what I snagged:
(Yes I took photos before I cleaned them up….I’m lazy like that)


I spent about $25 total in all and when I got home I was really excited to start figuring out what exactly I was going to do with all of it.

I also snagged this shelf out of their housewares aisle for $2.99:

So I started with my favorite piece:

Fabric Koala Print $1.99

This is my FAVORITE thing I found. I would never dream of picking something like this out for my house….it’s Sooooo not me……Which is probably why I love it.

First I tried this out on a corner chair in my kitchen:

Cute….but not quite where I want it.

Then I tried it out on the floor of the kitchen:

Love it…but really, how long would it last with the Kiddos running around?

Then (Just for Fun) I tried it on my living room mantle.

I totally like it here to….but I’m trying to spice up my kitchen….sigh.

Okay, so I put the picture down, and hung up the shelf first.

Then I added it on the right hand side…..It’s cute there isn’t it?

Then I put up a plate holder that I had. The dark colors sort of match right?

Maybe add a plate…

Or maybe a different plate?

Or, you know….Maybe even a couple different plates?

Okay…something to fill the vase……Hmm, White Blossoms would look amazing.

Yeah, don’t have any.

Raffia will have to do for now till I can get my hands on something fresh:

A Little Ribbon to hang of the towel bar:

Okay this is coming together nicely:

And that is how I left it.

I’m sure I’ll be back to try a different color plate, or remove something to declutter it a bit…but for now I’m really happy with the new color on my kitchen wall!

And I had a few extra goodies that I didn’t hang up, so I sprinkled them around the kitchen:

I added the blue vase to a small basket below the corner chair:



I turned the little green vase into a holder for my kitchen sponges:

And then I stacked all the extra plates and teapots behind the grapevine wreath on the corner chair:

They look cute just peeking out there don’t they?

Not bad for $25 right?

I don’t know what’s gotten into me, I’m NEVER this good at putting stuff together.

Must be all the extra Estrogen or something….

Is this what they call Nesting?

Filed Under: Mommy Crafting Tagged With: crafts, homemaking, kitchen, remodel, shabby chic

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