goodgollycr Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 You've got to love this school room! http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/08/organizing-head-heart-to-homeschool/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) My school room in like that in it's not a 'school room'. But yes, I set out with the same idea in mind, Education is a Life. Candles, things of beauty to look at, plants, books. Edited August 19, 2011 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 :drool5: I suppose the writing is a bit cliche and sappy, but it brought tears to my eyes. What can I say, I'm sappy too. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmgirlinwv Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail4476 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Beautiful! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I suppose the writing is a bit cliche and sappy, but it brought tears to my eyes. What can I say, I'm sappy too. :iagree::crying: I think I'm a touch emotional today though, I was crying over an episode of Little House earlier. Hey it was very touching and I'm not typically the crying kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think her school room is bigger than my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Beautiful room!:iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Wow. I ditched the idea of a school room years ago. I could do THAT school room, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalhomestead Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I love that room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 It is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think her school room is bigger than my house. That was EXACTLY my thought!!!!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I realize I'm new here and I'll be the lone dissenter: I think it's a little too "perfect". ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Wonderful! And, although my school room was never that lovely, I really miss it now, especially after seeing those photos. We turned it into a bedroom for my youngest so she could have her own room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 She should ditch the automatic website music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I like the table and chairs a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Wow. I ditched the idea of a school room years ago. I could do THAT school room, though. I did too. We spend hours in the smallest room of the house day after day. I just couldn't do it anymore. That is a nice room. If I had one that size I might actually be still using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Lovely room! I hope to have something similar when we get the basement done, we'll have a large room and I hope to be able to use all of it. I want couches for reading and snuggling, open play areas for the toddler to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Beautiful! I love it. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofede Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I realize I'm new here and I'll be the lone dissenter: I think it's a little too "perfect". ;) You're not alone. I didn't really like the bookshelf. It looks too staged. I like that our homeschool looks more like home than school. Personal preference though, and I can see why some people would like it. The only thing that looked inviting to me was the photo of the boy reading on the couch. She should ditch the automatic website music. Thanks for the warning. I muted my laptop speakers before following the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgonczi Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I am the only one thinking "There is a child using a typewrite? Really?" I asked my 9yo if she knew what a typewriter was and after pausing she said "Oh yeah - I saw one of those once." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I don't think it is too perfect. I think she has excellent taste and the income to match, and she probably made sure all was tidied, dusted, and swept before she snapped the photos of that beautiful room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Argh! It's Anna Voskamp again and her background music! :D I may not care fo her blog but shucks, I love that room. I'd call it a playroom though and still do school at the kitchen table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 She should ditch the automatic website music. I agree. The room is BEAUTIFUL and inspired me to love my hand me downs and thrift finds. :::happy tears::: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 A beautiful room that would make spending the day in it a pleasure. (I'd need more bookcases but that is just a personal issue :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 You're not alone. I didn't really like the bookshelf. It looks too staged. I like that our homeschool looks more like home than school. Personal preference though, and I can see why some people would like it. The only thing that looked inviting to me was the photo of the boy reading on the couch. Thank you -- staged was the word I was looking for. :) In my opinion, a room like that just isn't realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I love the bookshelf - all those covers look so much more enticing than the long rows of spines we have everywhere in our house. Hmmm. Looking for some wall space now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oraetstudia Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I thought I was the only one who didn't like her writing style or was annoyed by the music that starts playing whenever I open a link to her site. It is nice to know I'm not alone. I think it is pretty room, though it seems a bit Pottery Barn-ish. I'm still ambivalent about forward facing bookshelves. I see why they lend themselves to kids pulling books off and flipping through them, but they reduce the storage capacity a great deal and I love the look of traditional bookcases too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ugh, school room pics make me want to cry from jealousy!! We're right in the middle of the living room and our house is thoroughly immersed in homeschooling paraphernalia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think it is pretty room, though it seems a bit Pottery Barn-ish. That's why I think it's a lovely room! I love Pottery Barn! I've been inspired to paint my old dining room set (passed down from my in-laws) BLACK. I've never heard of this woman. Should I know who she is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I realize I'm new here and I'll be the lone dissenter: I think it's a little too "perfect". ;) Give it a week or so of school and then show pics;) It is really pretty but I think I want to be in there myself and lock the kids out. then I could get some serious reading done. I didn't see any computers though. Did I miss something? I'm wondering if it is like a study or something. We all have laptops around here so ours would probably look more like a computer lab but I think it is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I love her schoolroom, too. I think someone must have posted a link to her blog last year 'cause it looks really familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I would be happy with just having that super awesome bookshelf! I loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbemom Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think her school room is bigger than my house. Same here! It's beautiful and I would LOVE to have enough room to create that kind of learning atmosphere for my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 That's why I put her book on my 'to read' list! I love that school room, it makes me want to re-do mine. I figured if she had a room that evoked such emotion from me, then maybe her book would too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I am the only one thinking "There is a child using a typewrite? Really?" I asked my 9yo if she knew what a typewriter was and after pausing she said "Oh yeah - I saw one of those once." :tongue_smilie: I noticed that too. You certainly don't see them around much these days. We have an antique one that belonged to my husband's father and our sons enjoy playing with it. It seems to have been damaged in our recent move though so it is currently sitting in the attic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I am the only one thinking "There is a child using a typewrite? Really?" I asked my 9yo if she knew what a typewriter was and after pausing she said "Oh yeah - I saw one of those once." :tongue_smilie: It's all my just turned 12 yo has been asking for for at least a year. Her Grampy gave her one last month and it gets hours of use a day :) This is the same daughter that loves vintage books and checks out all the old hardbacks at our small town library because she says they look more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Since I'm just dreaming here, I'd rather have the library that was in that dream house in OR that someone linked in another thread. I'd put comfy chairs and a nice library table in one of the wings. I'd like a bank of cabinets too for art and science supplies off to one side - perhaps with a side mud room just for science experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 My sister got a typewriter when her MS caused her handwriting to deteriorate and and she still needed to fill out forms. My DD has been asking for one ever since. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 It's a very pretty room! I don't know that all of it would be practical in my house but it is nice to gaze at for ideas and inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Since I'm just dreaming here, I'd rather have the library that was in that dream house in OR that someone linked in another thread. I'd put comfy chairs and a nice library table in one of the wings. I'd like a bank of cabinets too for art and science supplies off to one side - perhaps with a side mud room just for science experiments. Ooooh, I'd love this, plus the rain gutter bookshelves; maybe one wall or section of it at kid's eye level. As long as we're dreaming here ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgollycr Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Since I'm just dreaming here, I'd rather have the library that was in that dream house in OR that someone linked in another thread. . Oh, well, of course! That was beautiful, too. I think I'll just take one of each. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 She should ditch the automatic website music. :iagree::glare: The room is lovely and, indeed, drool-worthy. But I clicked immediately away because of the music and had to convince myself to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 It's all my just turned 12 yo has been asking for for at least a year. Her Grampy gave her one last month and it gets hours of use a day :) This is the same daughter that loves vintage books and checks out all the old hardbacks at our small town library because she says they look more interesting. Same here! My dd that is getting a hand me down electric typewriter for her 10th birthday, has been asking for a typewritter for over a year. Ever since she read Kit Kittredge. And I personally love the music on her website. This is very similar to what my favorite Pandora station plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 hmph! Yes, it is beautiful, but... is it real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 hmph! Yes, it is beautiful, but... is it real? Yes. :001_huh: Some people do have fine homes that they keep clean and neat. Even homeschoolers. Some decorate and clean their homes by themselves, some hire it done, but lots and lots of people have nicely kept and beautiful homes. And anyone who looks at photos of Ann and her husband can easily see by the family resemblance that those fine children are theirs, too. I'm pretty sure we are indeed looking at Ann's kids at home. Strange question! I hope she doesn't read here, lest she get discouraged and wonder why she ever thought she should share her home, her life, her religion, her compassion, or her beautiful thoughts. Because I want her to keep sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faline Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I love that room, her writing style, and blog music! :) Her blog has been a huge blessing to me. I would love to get to know her and her family personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Same here! My dd that is getting a hand me down electric typewriter for her 10th birthday, has been asking for a typewritter for over a year. Ever since she read Kit Kittredge. . My girls love our old electric typewriter - because of Kit Kittredge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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