homeschool room tour
Y’all have been asking for a tour of our homeschool room ever since we moved in about a year ago. I keep waiting for it to be super tidy, but that’s not going to happen — this is about as tidy as it gets!
So, let’s take a tour!
Our homeschool room is technically the dining room of our house. We moved into this house a year ago — moving from 1200 sq feet to 2700 sq feet! I was very excited to have a dedicated homeschool space.
Here’s the dining room when we moved in:
Friends, a little bit (ok, a lot in this case) of paint goes a long way!
I planned the room around a couple of key features. I wanted to have a table, bookshelves, cabinet storage, and a couch.
Table: Second hand, complete with glitter and paint off the Facebook Marketplace
Bookshelves: IKEA BRIMNES Bookcases with these drawer pulls
Cabinets: IKEA BESTÅ TV Unit
Once I had our key features figured out, it was time to figure out how to piece in the organization items.
Mobile Library Cart: Guidecraft Mobile Book Organizer
Rolling Carts, 1 for each kid: IKEA RÅSKOG
Rolling Teacher Cart: Hudson Rolling Cart
Art Supply Chest: IKEA ALEX Drawers
Clear Bins for Rolling Carts: mDesign Containers
See the complete tour here!
And finally, it was time to figure out where to hang all the hanging things.
I love our BillyBoards chalkboard, and we added in a matching magnetic whiteboard.
We also have a variety of magnetic picture holders from Treasures by Jennifer (yes, I think the quality is better than similar ones from Amazon).
We also picked up a retro wall-size map off Etsy and, more recently, an Authagraph Map.
Other items that make sense for our homeschool and family:
Calendar and rhythm chart from Tressures from Jennifer
Daily rhythm cards by Stephanie Hathaway in a pocket chart
IKEA FILSAT for sensory play: My 4-year-old spends a lot of time here with kinetic sand, rainbow rice, and rocks with trucks
Sensory swings: The kids swing in this in every way imaginable, both for playtime and during school time. (Make sure you use a 360-degree swing hanger; otherwise, they can only swing front and back!)
Wobble Stools: Do not buy the kid size unless you are looking for a toddler-preschooler.
A final couple of random thoughts:
Do you *need* a dedicated homeschool space?
No! In our old house, we did not have a homeschool room — we had different zones for storage and organization and mostly worked at the kitchen table. This worked because it was the best option at the time. Now that we are in a house with additional space, we converted the dining room into a homeschool room. This works well for our family because we often have unfinished projects and schoolwork. With a dedicated table for all the projects, we don’t have to move things off the kitchen table for meals constantly.
To cart or not to cart?
Carts have been a great storage tool for us because they can easily move around and provide just the right amount of storage space for each child.
Individual or shared supplies?
Both 🙈. Our table has a full set of shared pencils and crayons; each child has their own crayon roll, colored pencil roll, and pencil case. This works for our family because we don’t have the table space to have multiple sets out at once, and sharing is caring. But we also need sets for on-the-go, and when we do art classes, the kids need the same color at the same time.
