Welcome to the

  School room "makeover" edition of the Not-Back-to-School-Blog Hop!!!!

This by far will be my most exciting post yet!!!  As I mentioned in my curriculum post, this is my second time to homeschool.  The last time I homeschooled, my children were in 2nd and 4th grade, and we homeschooled for two years.  We actually did our schooling in a small dining room where the table took up most of the room.  My daughter sat at one end of the table and my son at the other.  I sat in the middle.  I had a wicker basket thingy with 3 drawers with all our stuff. 


Now, they are in 9th and 7th grade-which means they are much bigger -lol!!!  Not to mention the fact that I am schooling two of their friends.  That means two 9th graders and two 7th graders.


Well, the room I did homeschool in no longer exist due to a little remodeling, and we just so happen to have an extra room that was supposed to me my husbands room for an office and/ or work- out room but actually had turned out to be a storage room.


Well, with the help of some wonderful, giving, selfless people that the Lord has allowed us to know,  we have an unbelievable school room for this upcoming year.


First, there is my designer Kellye (One Mom's Walk)...

Kellye with Big Steve...a.k.a Big Daddy

 I asked her if she had any ideas for the room and within about 4 minutes, she had plenty.  It is a gift really!!!!  She looked around and had it all figured out.  Well, not exactly ALL figured out.  That is where Big Steve (One Mom's Walk Big Daddy) ...

comes in. He was the head of demolition, the carpenter, and the electrician. He took Kelly's ideas and made them a reality. Which was much easier said than done!!!!

Then there was Billy, our floor guy.  To hear his testimony and what God has done in his life is truly amazing!!!

And Tina - she is my technical advisor.

She helped me set up my computer, make my lesson plan templates, covers for my binders, etc., etc.


And Troy - He is multi-talented as well as a multi-tasker!!   
                                     He works beautifully with fabric and can hold his own with a drill!

 

And he can paint too!!!

The chief painter, however, was my wonderful Big Daddy, Rusty. 

                                   He painted... 

               and painted...

                       and painted...
till he couldn't paint any more.  He also funded the project which was no small task in and of itself!!!


Because of this wonderful group of people and God's amazing grace, I am so excited about what the Lord has in store for our little homeschool - Reed Academy!!


So without further ado...here it is!!!




Before...

After...

The computer closet - Before....

and after....

 We are doing My Father's World ECC which requires us to have a BIG world map.  Due to lack of wall space, I came up with this little invention.  I mean really Troy, the multi-tasker, was the brains behind the operation, but I brought it to life!!  I bought a pull down shade from Home Depot (about $14.00)  and Mod Podged the map to it, and mounted it behind my Kellye (One Mom's Walk)- made curtain.  Now, ideally I wanted the shade to pull up and down, but due to some technically difficulties, that didn't happen. Sooooooo, now it is part of the curtain.

Really Before....

The Kellye-made curtain....

Before the map idea...

Before I realized the shade going up and down wasn't going to work....

The final product!!!!

Here is the rest of the room:


Sydney's Desk (the 9th grade precious friend!)...

Ethan's desk (the 7th grade sweet friend)...

The command center (Kellye-made and high-jacked from another blog!!) and book baskets...

Bailey's (my beautiful butterfly) and Alec's (my heart that keeps me humble...i.e. Little Rain Man) desks...

The back wall of their desks is cork board covered with material (Kellye-made!!)


Before...

during...

    

The Finished product

Here are just a few (lol) picks that I couldn't resist!!!

I painted and painted too!!!

Stick a fork in him....he's done!!!!!!

Our start date for the girls is August 16 and the boys start on the 25th.  Looking forward to honoring and glorifying God in all we say and do and plan on leaning on the Everlasting Arms a whole bunch!!!
In Christ Alone, Kayce