Awesome Built-in Concept!!! Perfect for a Collection of Books, Sculpture/Pottery, Travel Treasures, etc.

Teachers at my school love IKEA. It's no secret that teachers love to hoard containers, love to be organized, and love to find deals... IKEA is the place to find all of those! So on my shopping trip to IKEA last week I made sure to find all the great products that you can use in your classroom! So here are some of the products that you can use in your classroom from IKEA without breaking the bank! 1. Hanging containers~ I already have a couple of these in my classroom. They were super easy…

You can only stack so many on your nightstand.

My sweet friend and her husband are quite the do-it-yourselfers. They are very intentional with every space in their home and they believe it’s worth the wait to only put out things that they love. The other day they found this old rickety ladder on the side of the road. Love that they had vision …

Update: Due to the popularity of this post, I've decided to share the .pdf files for both the main poster and "Excuse Me" sign on Google Drive. Enjoy! Free files: No-Shave Sign and Excuse Me Sign In some form of support for No-Shave November, I figure that books here in the library can show their appreciation for a fine mustache... My favorite just may be the Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge book right there in the middle. Here are some other close up shots... Simply put, I designed the…

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Learn how to turn an old door into a corner door shelf! Great way to reuse an old door and decorate that empty corner. A Great DIY! Corner Shelf maximizes

Active Learning Spaces In the book Get Active: Reimagining Learning Spaces for Student Success, the authors identify six types of active learning spaces that are essential for creating an engaging learning environment for students. While this research (and this book)... Read More ›

Love this portable study area School Libraries | Demco Interiors - Inspiring Library Design

Having a home library seems so classy and distinguished. In fact, that image of a room with antique furniture and lots of books, a desk and sliding doors is not the only type of interior design a home library can have. So try to distance yourself from the cliches and to come up with your...

James Aldridge, Chief TechnologyOfficer for MSD of Warren Township inIndianapolis, Indiana, recently managedthe transformation of 200,000 square feetof libraries and classrooms into creativelearning spaces that encourage creativityand collaboration through open, interactiveenvironments.

Envy the junior high students in Biloxi, Mississippi, who will return from summer vacation to find their English hallway transformed into a brightly colored Avenue of Literature. Each of the 189 lockers that line the hallway — unused for more than a decade — has been painted over to look like the spine of a popular book. The project was […]

How can you design a classroom to promote thinking and creativity? From learning studios to maker spaces, here are 20 ideas for your classroom.