I know... It's not exactly the "New Year" for school or the calendar, but I'm a little behind in posts. 😯
This past summer I stumbled upon a wine rack at the thrift store. (Maybe I shouldn't have said "stumbled.") Since I can't have wine in my classroom, I thought I would have the next best thing- COFFEE! The picture on the right shows the wine rack after I removed the slats that held bottles of wine. I thought it would make a cute coffee bar for my classroom.
I searched Pinterest for some ideas and inspiration. I decided I liked the color combination of red and teal. One of the biggest reasons I used the color combo is because I already had lots of red stuff in my classroom. I had acquired a primary colored classroom theme by default. I hadn't planned on changing anything, it just happened that I was inspired.
I had a blast looking for little things to add to my decor at Hobby Lobby, Big Lots, Target, and of course the thrift stores. I had decided that I really wanted to make my classroom look and feel more "homelike." We spend SO much of our day in this room, it should be appealing and comfy.
I found some cute wire picture holders on clearance. The sales lady even reduced the price further because of a missing clip and a small ding on one of them. I only paid about $15 for the pair. I sent a letter home to my classroom families asking them to send in family pictures. I posted them on the clips above the coffee bar. I also have a cute framed poem about families propped up on the refrigerator.
I bought wire farmhouse baskets to insert in the coffee bar piece. I keep snacks and other kitchen things like paper plates, napkins, and plastic silverware in the baskets. I added a red chevron burlap bow to the bottom basket.
I bought the mugs at the thrift store and hung them on a rack. My son added the lettering that says "The Classy Cafe." (My principal thought of that title.) I bought the little wire 2 tiered holder at Hobby Lobby. It's filled with napkins and K-Cups of coffee and tea. I love when my friends come in to visit and grab a cup!
The little cafe table was something I had in my backyard. One chair is broken so I only have one. It was originally black wrought iron, but I spray painted it red. I think it turned out cute! I just threw a piece of blue polka dotted cloth on the top.
I recovered my 2 file cabinets with chevron paper in red, teal, and yellow. I found the yellow curtain that is covering a large book shelf at the thrift store. I liked the little pop of yellow with the red and teal. I used yellow knobs on my drawers of the coffee bar and desk.
Here's a picture of my desk area:
I painted the desk ($25 from the thrift store). A friend gave me the little red polka dotted curtain to hang under the sitting area. I just use the desk as a storage area so I stick things under it. I found a bulletin board that I covered in red polka dotted fabric too. Then I added some accents of burlap ribbon for border. The blue flowers came from The Dollar Tree.
My husband made the book shelf that is hanging above my desk. I wanted an area where I could put some of my professional books. Most of those books I keep at home. I have a collection of books that is, according to my mother, just sinful.
I bought the wire 3 tiered hanging file at T.J.Maxx (not sure if that is how you spell it). I decorated a small lamp shade and added an accent lamp near my desk.
I wanted to make new book labels for my book bins and try to reorganize a bit. I got a tall wire spinning book rack from a friend whose store was going out of business. I found the toy chest bench at the thrift store too. The accent pillows are made from bandanas.
The chair I had in my reading area was falling apart. I found this red chair at a home store consignment shop. I bought a yellow pillow at Target for an accent.
The wire 3 tiered book rack on the left is red. It doesn't show up well in the picture. I bought it at Hobby Lobby. The other small wire rack on rollers came from the thrift store. I painted it and added a ribbon. I kept the same rug that I already had.
Like I said, it was a blast redecorating this summer! Here are a couple of other pics that show where we keep our i-pads and classroom supplies.
Thanks for stopping by! Do you have a classroom theme or color scheme to share?
