hsbaby Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Does anyone have pictures of their small school room? I need to re-do ours over the summer. There is just too much stuff!!! Looking for some ideas on furniture placement/organization. I don't have a huge budget, so the more creative the better:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Does anyone have pictures of their small school room? I need to re-do ours over the summer. There is just too much stuff!!! Looking for some ideas on furniture placement/organization. I don't have a huge budget, so the more creative the better:) When you say small, how big is your room? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 10x10 or so. Right now I have 3 school desks, two computer desks, two sets of workbox shelves, and a small book shelf in there!!! Seriously, it's chaos! There is NO room!! I know I need to move some stuff out....just looking for inspiration;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I have just the one kid, so I don't know how it would work for you, but having a single table manages our space much better than multiple desks would. I got this one from IKEA, so it folds down to almost nothing, too. And we use a laptop, so it can be put away when it's not in use. Other than that, our small (9x9?) school room is a part-time guest room, so we have a futon sofa in there (sofa while it's a school room, bed while it's a guest room), and two large bookcases against one wall. Everything else is in crates so we can move it out if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Does it have a closet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I have just the one kid, so I don't know how it would work for you, but having a single table manages our space much better than multiple desks would. I got this one from IKEA, so it folds down to almost nothing, too. And we use a laptop, so it can be put away when it's not in use. Other than that, our small (9x9?) school room is a part-time guest room, so we have a futon sofa in there (sofa while it's a school room, bed while it's a guest room), and two large bookcases against one wall. Everything else is in crates so we can move it out if necessary. That's funny, I was going to suggest the same table! I have a picture of this table in my old school room back in PA. The room it's pictured in is a 12X12 but you can tell that there is plenty of room to maneuver even with the bookshelves in the corners so this arrangement would have worked in a much smaller room. I used to have one more bookshelf and some plastic storage bins in there (plus an office chair at the mommy desk), but these were taken after we pared down to list the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Nope, no closet:( That table is tempting! I love how it folds down so small. My biggest issue is storage and workspace for me. I'm thinking maybe begging dh to build some built in bookshelves. I amjust NOT creative. When I look into the room, my head spins. I don't even know where to start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 What a lovely room! I love the big bright windows! That's funny, I was going to suggest the same table! I have a picture of this table in my old school room back in PA. The room it's pictured in is a 12X12 but you can tell that there is plenty of room to maneuver even with the bookshelves in the corners so this arrangement would have worked in a much smaller room. I used to have one more bookshelf and some plastic storage bins in there (plus an office chair at the mommy desk), but these were taken after we pared down to list the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 What a lovely room! I love the big bright windows! Sigh...I know. I miss it. We now homeschool in a very dark blue room with dark bookcases. I don't know what I was thinking, LOL. OP, why don't you post pictures of your room and maybe someone will inspire you? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Here's a link to pictures of my old one in China. My new one is bigger. Tell me if the link doesn't work. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I don't have any pictures to share because I don't know how to upload them :confused:, but in our guest room/craft room (could easily be our schoolroom), we mounted 24x24 inch white kitchen cabinets on the walls. We got them at IKEA for $10 a piece. DH mounted two rows, starting at the ceiling - 5 to a row - on the wall and then lined under them with two long tables. We have a fold-out couch for guests. All of my craft items are out of sight and the room looks very neat. It would work perfectly for a schoolroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I don't know if it will help but back in college when we needed to make extra space in our small dorm rooms we would stack the book case (a four shelf model) on top of the dresser or desk. Perhaps if you can take your storage vertical that would maximize space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny from Tenny Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I have pictures posted on my profile page and we have a very small schoolroom. I think you click on my user name and then go to my profile. It is actually our living room that we divided in half. The other half is my husband's home office. It isn't ideal but it works for us. The best idea came from putting bookshelfs back to back with one "capped" on the end due to lack of wall space - the bookshelfs and the back of my husband's desk act as our "divider". HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Here are some photos of my classroom. My classroom is the kids former playroom so the back of the classroom is a play area with kitchen sets and a train table. I need to work on decluttering and regrouping my classroom space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Our space is small (9x11), and I sometimes wish it was bigger. We make it work though. You can check it out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 This is ours...complete with before pictures of it in the state of total chaos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Wow....our "school room" is the dining room (why is it actually called a dinner table when all you do is school work at it??:glare:) and part of the living room. We don't have a school room and I like it that way. It is easier to get school work done when we have to look at it rather than having it out of sight (and out of mind!). However....I do wish I had a specific area to school. Our house just doesn't allow for that though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 This is ours...complete with before pictures of it in the state of total chaos. That before picture?? That's how my whole house looks like. With a few more scattered small toys on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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