When we were house hunting a couple of years ago, finding a home with extra space for a homeschool room was my top priority. The home we ended up purchasing didn’t have any extra living space that we could designate for a classroom, but the storage shed in the backyard definitely had some potential.
Fast forward two years. This summer we finally got around to cleaning out the shed and transforming into a functional learning center. We still had quite a few unpacked boxes of “stuff” from our move that I had to sort through. Mr. C found a new home for all of his tools and spent several weeks working on the building in his spare time. Here are some “before” pictures.
This is what it looks like now.
After lots of scrubbing and organizing, ceiling repairs, and installing new carpet and an air conditioner (Praise the Lord!), we are now enjoying our wonderful classroom.
In the next few days I’ll be giving a tour of our little one room schoolhouse and sharing more about how we homeschool.
Thanks to Kelli for hosting Show and Tell.
Oh, how perfectly lovely! I would LOVE to have something like this! Will it be warm enough in the winter?
(I’m not sure where you live)
I am green with envy. It is so wonderful!!!!
Wow! What a wonderful school! I love it.
What a cute, modern twist on the old-fashioned one-room schoolhouse. I love it!
All those years at our dining room table are making me jealous of your little schoolhouse. That is absolutely precious. What a great environment for memories and learning. Enjoy!
This is too precious. A truly real one room schoolhouse. I love it!!!
Susan
I love this ! And as a home schooler-this is the atmosphere that we have always tried to do, regardless of space etc.
Charming!!
Oh my you have your own personal one room schoolhouse right on your property. That is so cool. Those are great before and after shots! Blessings on your school…
This is wonderful! I’d love to have our own little one room schoolhouse! I can’t believe this was a storage shed to begin with! It’s so cute!
What a darling little schoolhouse. I love it!!!
Makes me wish I was a kid again ~ this is the kind of “school” I would have love to have attended!
What a great transformation! It’s a wonderful schoolhouse.
What a treat to have your very own one-room schoolhouse!
Wow! What a difference. ;o)
I’m sure y’all will enjoy it!
Thank you for the anniversary wishes! It was a wonderful day! ;o)
~ Christina
What a perfect little schoolroom!! Amazing what a shed can be transformed into! lol Everything looks wonderful and so well organized!! xo
That is too cute! I love it. Your home schooling students are in for a treat with their new little school house. It’s lovely.
I just showed Grace your schoolroom and she said, “Awww.” We both love it!! You all have worked very hard getting it ready for school. It’s perfect!!
Kelli
TOO CUTE, I want to live in it… WOW thanks for sharing this… Gives me something to look forward to when we own our own home again( military housing for now:)
I just love it! Can’t wait for you to show us all around the room.
~Kristi
How wonderful! You guys did a great job! :~)
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May you enjoy the weekend!
~Tamara
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Your new school room looks great now! Well done!
By the way, do you know that homeschooling is totally unknown (and not allowed) here in Germany? I read about it on Kelli’s blog for the first time and I am always interested to learn more about how you homeschool your kids.
Anita
I LOVE your schoolhouse! All that hard work paid off! Thanks for sharing!
Katherine
So nice! I LOVE it. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
~Amy
Oh wow, that is so neat!
What a beautiful school house. I love the idea you can decorate your heart away for school and still have your actual home look like a home! So NICE!! 😉
Jenn
when we finally do homeschool, i pray to have a space like this. Beautiful!!!!
thanks for sharing..
Kristyjo (vuh)