RENTAL HOUSE: THE KIDS' SCHOOL AT HOME ROOM REVEAL!

I can hardly believe that today’s reveal has the words ‘home’ and ‘school’ in it. I can honestly say that I never expected to be repurposing an entire room in the house to be dedicated to our kids’ learning. The kids have been home since March and as of now, we aren’t sure whether school will resume in its’ regular form this coming September.

This room is as simple as a room gets (see the before and in progress here), but it’s amazing what a big impact white paint and a good ‘ol gallery wall can have!

With that, let me introduce you to our new ‘school at home’ room!

SHOP THE LOOK…

Okay, I love a good before and after so I had to add the original photo I took the first time we saw the rental back in, just to show you the comparison. What do you think?

A wall clock was a key item on my list for the gallery wall because our kids have just learned to tell the time with an analog clock, and this gold one is so cute! The world map was another thing I have wanted to hang in a space the kids could see for as long as I can remember. We talk about geography all the time and this map is the perfect one for quick and easy hanging. The square frame is leftover wallpaper from Xavier’s room and the print on the top left reminded me of 3 snack bowls, which I feel like I am constantly filling for the kids. Ha.

The light in this space is truly the best part, with sun shining in each morning. It’s the perfect place for plants to thrive and the kids love to help water them each week.

SHOP THE LOOK…

RENTAL HOUSE: PROGRESS ON OUR HOME SCHOOL ROOM

This may be the first progress only post I’ve ever done! While I can’ t wait to reveal the finished space, this room in our rental house is particularly unusual and so I thought the before and in progress deserved an entire post of its’ own.

While I’m dreaming of it looking as polished and fresh as this gorgeous kids desk area below, there are still a few more things to add to get it to the finish line.

Source: Shira Bess Interiors

Let’s start at the beginning. If you haven’t already, head over to the blog post that introduces our rental house to see all the spaces that are being freshened up. Below is the space that was originally going to be my office when we rented this house. Raw wood, carpet, a boat wheel and windows of all shapes and sized. It’s a terrible extension that was not added on properly but the morning light beams into this space so I knew we needed to use it for something useful.

The floor is slightly sloped (yes really!) but we knew that we wanted to rip the old carpet up as soon as possible and see what was underneath. Given the slope, there really weren’t many options for coverings. We decided to remove the carpet glue and sand the solid wood floor that forms the entry to this space and then use plywood to cover the remainder of the room.

Once everything was sanded and the new plywood was laid, paint was the next step. We used Benjamin Moore Super White throughout. It’s amazing what a few coats of white can do to clean a room up!

And…voila! A whole new starting point. Come back next week for the full reveal of this room!