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Our New Learning Room

We've been using our new Learning Room since the beginning of September, but all this time we've been finishing things up in there. I finally have decided that it's probably never going to be *perfect* so I took some *real life* pics of it.

So here it is in all of its everyday glory:)

First a *BEFORE* shot for you:

This room is actually the formal dining room of the house, but the former owners had an office in here and it is working out well as a learning room for us. It's not a large room (would have been a small dining room anyway), but with built-in's it's working nicely.

Vince (with the help of Mr. B) created a great built-in bookcase for us with inspiration from some HGTV shows.

It turned out GREAT! I have crammed that sucker as full as possible, too! :) I thought I would never stop finding boxes of books to unpack, but I think we've finally found homes for them all.

Vince also created this desktop area for me. It houses our computer (the one w/all of my homeschool files!), printer, our new workbox station and all of the random miscellany...you know that stuff.

I've also added in another bookcase on the other side of the room. This one is completely full, too! (I've got to learn to purge a bit better).

This is one of my very favorite features in the room: a window seat for reading! I wanted one of these SO VERY BADLY when I was a little girl. Something about a window seat and a good book just sounded like a piece of heaven to me (still does!).

I made that cushion from a piece of eggshell foam and extra stuffing, then covered it with fun fabric from Hobby Lobby. Even though I don't want anyone to look at the bottom stitches on it, I love the way it looks all tucked into the seat. It's comfy, too!


Around the room I have various things on the walls:

Our * Composer of the Month* and *Artist of the Month*, maps, artwork,


our morning board activities, Character Trait of the Month chart and more.

We use our Learning Room ALL of the time! With the central location in the house and having a great table for all types of use, it's truly a functional room for us.


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Lisa @ Our Country Road said…
Beautiful space!!! Love the color, the built ins, and all the light!
November 17, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Vickie said…
Fabulous!!! I really like your learning room (I like that name too). Great job!
November 17, 2011 at 10:54 AM
Stefanie said…
Gorgeous!! Love everything.

I wish our schoolroom had more light. Probably painting the walls a lighter color would help. lol
November 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Melissa said…
Awesome! Looks like a great room for learning.
November 17, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Kathy said…
oh Lora! It's absolutely stunning! Love it!
November 17, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Lora @ my blessed life said…
Thank you all very much for your sweet comments!
November 18, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Amber said…
THIS IS AWESOME! What a GREAT learning space. LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing!
November 18, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Shana said…
Nice room! The shelving is amazing. I am going to have to show my husband :)

Blessings,
Shana
November 19, 2011 at 9:15 PM
Rachel said…
Out of everything in this beautiful room, I am yearning for your Coke crate!

I love your dining room.
December 22, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Christina said…
I am gethering ideas for a learning room of our own. Right now everything is scattered throughout our house and I have found that I am forgetting what I already have. Thanks for all the pictures...a great source of inspiration.
March 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM
becky@purposefulhomemaking.com said…
Looks great! You are so blessed!
March 30, 2012 at 12:55 PM
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