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post #1 of 37
11/10/08 at 9:46am
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i came across this home school room today and thought wow, this is like my dream home school room.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaluma2...7606909564340/

what do you think? i think i'm in love..
post #2 of 37
11/10/08 at 9:52am
I LOVE it too! Man, that would be so nice..............
post #3 of 37
11/10/08 at 10:12am
yes, i love it!!! if i ever play the lottery and win - that will be close to what i plan on doin'!
post #4 of 37
11/10/08 at 10:13am
oh, plus i'd have a science lab set-up with the stars hanging from the ceiling too of course...and an art easel ....and a huge window....and some maps....and a small greenhouse somewhere as well...and perhaps a couple of wildlife animals to study habitats, lol.
post #5 of 37
11/10/08 at 10:27am
My thoughts
"Wow, that's organized. Dd would trash that in under an hour. Sigh."
post #6 of 37
11/10/08 at 10:59am
It is beautiful but if it was my room it would look like that for all of 5 minutes.
post #7 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:07am
Awesome! We do have a room that is sort of 'extra' - it's my sewing room and I could get rid of a lot of the junk in there. BUT it's in the coldest part of our house and I can't imagine hanging out in it with our livingroom being so much warmer. I love the idea, though, and that room looks very inviting! I love the workout area right next door, too!
post #8 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:28am
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it really is cool isn't it?? even dh thought it was great and he is usually the "yeah whatever" type of guy. it's the really calming, spaced-out set-up, the vibrant walls and the books - oh, the books!

when i used to envision homeschooling some four years ago, the very first thought i had was having a beautiful little school room just like this in our home.

*sigh*

we don't even have a tenth of that space in this home. i guess i'm just gonna have to wait.
post #9 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:32am
<drooling over that room>

That is awesome!
post #10 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:33am
Quote:
Originally Posted by onlyzombiecat View Post
My thoughts
"Wow, that's organized. Dd would trash that in under an hour. Sigh."
Same here, but I would fix that problem by doing more wall storage (out of their reach.) IKEA's Trofast system has wall-mounted storage, too, that would be great. Of course, some stuff like the books has to be within their reach, but I think they would be less likely to dump them all when they are all displayed individually. (I think they pull all the books out at once because they can't see which is which.) Art stuff would need to be up out of reach, otherwise they go through a ream of paper in 20 minutes and the crayons would be flung all over the floor, far and wide (this happens to us all the time). : I would like to have one wall that they could scribble on, that would be fun. Maybe I would line it with paper? I don't know if that's feasible. I loved the loveseat reading area-- have you seen those little red sofas at IKEA? They are tiny and CUTE and only $99 each!

Anyway, this room got me dreaming. We won't have room to do a schoolroom for some 2-4 years yet, but it's fun to scheme in the meantime! Thank you for sharing!
post #11 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:42am
wow! we are just starting a homeschooling area (dds are 2 and 4) but WOW! i'm going to show dh and beg him to give up our bonus room that he uses as an office and move into a smaller extra bedroom so we can have something large like that! tons of great ideas there and i LOVE the color!!
thanks for sharing!!
post #12 of 37
11/10/08 at 11:49am
Wow!

I can't figure out how I would have a room like that without moving out of state. I wonder where she lives... maybe I could just move in with her.
post #13 of 37
11/10/08 at 12:01pm
Thread Starter 


i almost want her to home school me.



Quote:
Art stuff would need to be up out of reach, otherwise they go through a ream of paper in 20 minutes and the crayons would be flung all over the floor, far and wide (this happens to us all the time).
you mean this goes on in other homes too? the biggest mistake i ever made once was purchasing 200 sheets of green A4 paper and keeping it within thier reach (well kind of, it was in a low cupboard really)... yup. all i can say is never again.

beka, dh said "wow, she must have a really big home!" because half our house looks like the size of that room alone. now my pissy little school room doesn't seem half as appealing as it did two weeks ago.
post #14 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:06pm
Wow, I wish I had a designated homeschool room- let alone one that huge and awesome!!!!
post #15 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:10pm
I've been drooling over those pictures since last night. We don't have the feasible space in our house to do something like that (our dining room is our "school room" as in we do any sit-down work there). But it would be so awesome! BTW, those pictures are from a MDC mom - she posted about her schoolroom in this thread.
post #16 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:15pm
Looks nice... but I'm not a fan of "school rooms". Even the most perfect school room can become suffocating.
post #17 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by MyLittleWonders View Post
I've been drooling over those pictures since last night. We don't have the feasible space in our house to do something like that (our dining room is our "school room" as in we do any sit-down work there). But it would be so awesome! BTW, those pictures are from a MDC mom - she posted about her schoolroom in this thread.
Well then I need more details!

Is this a master bedroom? A finished basement?
post #18 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:25pm
OK..here it goes..I don't like it!

I know your thinking what the heck is wrong with her?
It is too bright, orangey, and to empty feeling.

If were trying to be fancy then I like this one ( I can't picture us eating snacks in the orange room )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldeneagleloghomes/2674701316/


Then we would have our reading area here:




http://www.goldeneagleloghomes.com/l...se%5F005%2Ejpg
post #19 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:45pm
Thread Starter 
ah, i thought it wouldn't be long before someone said they didn't like it!

i don't think that particular room could be too suffocating in the long term. it is very big, uncluttered, neat, warm, inviting, child freindly and inspiring. i doubt they spend thier entire day in the room anyway. with our (currently hypothetical slash work-in-progress) school room, we'd probably spend 3-5 hours there in total everyday as it would be a combined playroom too. the rest would be spent outdoors, having a bubble bath, napping, reading or in the kitchen cooking.

mylittlewonders, thanks for the link! how cool that she is an MDC mama!!! :
post #20 of 37
11/10/08 at 1:51pm
I think it's a really pretty room and remember when she first posted the pictures, but I agree that I'm just not the school room type. I love doing school at the island in our kitchen or on the couch. We're the type of homeschoolers that don't have the need for a dedicated school room .
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