Total Transformation: Our Dining Room/Homeschool Classroom

I'm joining in on the Not Back to School Blog Hop, hosted by the iHomeschool Network.  Last week was Schoolroom Week, where homeschoolers had a chance to share what their homeschool classrooms look like.  I however, did not have mine set up yet, so I'm a few days late.  But I was too excited about homeschooling to miss out, so I'm posting today.  Check out what other classrooms look like or join the blog hop here.

Two weeks ago, our dining room looked like, well, not a dining room.  Needless to say, the fact that this is where the majority of our homeschooling will take place had me a little nervous.  We had been working on the house for going on three weeks, and the chaos, paint fumes and insane amount of drywall dust were seriously starting to wear on me.

But thankfully, I have an amazing hubby who totally understood that I needed to get our house back in order ASAP.  He worked especially hard to make sure I had our room put together to start schooling today! And, although I still have A LOT of cleaning to do and I will be fighting drywall dust for a long while, I am happy to report I couldn't be happier with the way that things turned out.  

This is the main area that we will be doing schoolwork in.  Mr. C also has his own desk in his room where he'll have the opportunity to work away from the Princess.  It used to belong to his grandma, and he ask to bring it home about a year ago so he could have his own work space.  It was a perfect fit for his room in this corner behind his door.  I also have to mention that the artwork of the Cat in the Hat was done by this very talented young man.  

We will be using a modified version of the work box system so these will also be rolling around the house as we do our work. 

And for those times when we need some reflection, we have our quiet chair.  I wonder how much use this will get as we're attempting to get in the homeschooling groove? 

Of course, our homeschooling won't be limited to our house.  There will be lots of time spent outside, on field trips, and exploring wherever their hearts desire.  

I hope you've enjoyed the tour!