Sunday, July 1, 2012

Paint Me a Picture

Blogging has always been something I have been interested in, but never wanted it to turn into an "all about me" page.  I've always wanted to share my ideas and creations with other people, so with my first year of teaching upon me, I thought now was as good a time as ever to jump on the bandwagon!

I have been working on my classroom for over a month now, only taking a break when I was forcibly removed so that our custodians (who are total rockstars, by the way) could wax my floor.  Everyone has warned me that I will get burnt out, but I really don't see that happening in the foreseeable future!

It's taken me a long time because I opted to paint my classroom.  I wanted something kid-friendly, but not what I call "hokey."  I don't want rainbows and teddy bears and unicorns and cartoon kids holding hands -- it's just not me.  I like clean and modern.  So, after many sleepless nights, I decided on chevron stripes.

Using the AC unit as a ladder: don't try this at school, kids.


It took about a week and a half of painting (with lots of help from my mom and cousin, Emily), but I think the result was well worth the trouble:


I only did the stripes on one wall, the rest are a crisp white with gray accents.  I went with gray for a few reasons.  One, it is my favorite neutral.  Two, being in a primary-color dominated room (such is life in kindergarten!), I wanted something that wouldn't clash with my tables, etc.  I added the orange stripe to go with our school colors, and for fun!  :)

Note the cute gray chair bags!  My grandmother is a total master and made these for each kiddo to keep their stash of school supplies.  This frees up MUCHO space in my not-exactly-large classroom.

I'll be posting more pics of different areas of my classroom as I complete them.  I hope that I can provide you with some ideas to take back to your own classroom, and I am always open for ideas of your own!

All the best,
Miss L