Today I’m sharing with you the look I am envisioning for our front room/library/school room. Here is what it currently looks like.

 

 

For the back wall I would like to have a long desk that would seat about 2 to 3 people. This Pottery Barn picture captures the look I like. The cabinets in between the desks offer lots of space for my office stuff and the kid’s school and craft supplies.

In addition to that we need lots of bookshelves. I can’t wait to get rid of my cheap Ikea shelves and maybe get some built ins. It would be nice to have doors or drawers on the bottom of the shelves because they tend to get messy. My husband likes the idea of having a table in the middle of the room for multi purposes, schooling, crafting, working on your laptop.

I like mixing styles like the Pottery Barn look combined with the industrial look and some modern touches. Kind of like below. That modern desk chair fits perfect. I really like our round table. It so versatile. You can fit a lot of people on a round table because there are no legs in the way. It works well as a side table, work, and extra dinner table.

How about you, do you have a craft room or an office? A favorite spot where you get creative?

-Sofija

Picture credits:

2. Pottery Barn

3. Style Files

4. brookegiannetti.typepad.com

I can’t believe two months have gone by already and we only have 4 more weeks before school starts up again. My mind is seriously turning towards planning the next school year and organizing our school supplies.

I found some work spaces I wanted to share with you. These spaces work for home-schooling, doing homework, or office work.

While I school my little ones on the couch next to me, my middle schooler and high-schooler definitely need a desk these days. I know a lot of home-school families do their work on the dining table, this hasn’t worked for us. Our table is always sticky and we eat too frequently to really spread out with school books. We decided to use our front room as a library/school room. We are really not formal so entertaining in our family room/kitchen is more natural for us. Not everybody has the luxury of using a whole room so I looked some ideas for work spaces that can tuck under stairs,  on landings, or in a bed room/living room.

Here we go.

The first one is a great idea. I would have never thought to put a table in that tiny corner. It is also a great place to monitor what your kids are doing on the internet.

Next for those of you you have a loft or a landing.

Another great use of space under a staircase.

This idea works for any narrow hallway or attic spaces.

Do you have an unused closet? I like the idea of using a door to hide the mess.

Drop leaf tables work great in small spaces.

Lastly another closet idea. 

Photo credits:

1. Better Homes and Gardens

4. Duitang.com

5. Rolindawindhors.nl

7. lifo.gr

 

Have a lovely day,

Sofija