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IKEA Homeschool Spaces

It’s not quite as glamorous as those HGTV shows but after much sorting, moving, purging, and about three boxes of magic eraser and two gallons of paint, the end result was SO worth it. And, for the record, my husband is awesome.

IKEA Spaces - Practical and Functional for Children's Bedrooms & Homeschool Learning

IKEA homeschool spaces at our house are not fancy but functional. Not Pinterest-perfect but totally practical.

Homeschool reorganization

And sometimes, we get just a little overwhelmed at the prospect of all that sorting!

I know I did!

Simplifying Spaces at Hodgepodge

We have been adding IKEA organization – in stages and as we can afford them – over the last five years and it has made such a difference to have that vertical storage space. Plus cut down on the visual clutter. Hooray for frugal!

IKEA for Homeschool - organization galore!

IKEA For Homeschool

First, a run down of the IKEA we’ve done in the past:

  • IKEA for Homeschool – Organization Update – how things are working after several years
  • Our IKEA and Chalkboard Homeschool room – tour our school room – with the stages of all those changes
  • Chalkboard Desk – handy for math problems and toy cars (and close by organization for kinesthetic learner)

Globe collection in the family room

Geography in the family room.

  • Maps as Window Treatments – Geography within Sight
  • 10 Homeschool Learning Centers at Hodgepodge – Creating learning centers is a bit of a passion for me. It’s an ongoing room by room makeover to meet the needs of our homeschool, our children.
  • All the stages of the Homeschool Makeover series.

And most recently, we have needed to first, make an updated space for our eldest daughter. This year, a senior. See, when we moved into our house, she was just a preschooler.

This recent update caused a redo of all the children’s bedrooms. You know how that is. When you work on one room, it spills over into another. In this case, it was four rooms!

IKEA Atlanta

And then… IKEA #datenight

For our eldest we re-purposed our multi-purpose room. That meant we went through ALL those buckets of baby things, toys, clothes and keepsakes. Major de-clutter, y’all. Plus we pulled out a wardrobe that was falling apart (where the younger two had been keeping their clothes). And repainted over the blue and the yellow of years past.

IKEA KALLAX 4x4 in purple bedroom

The years of yellow then blue are turning ‘Grape Hyacinth’. It’s coming together.

IKEA Girl’s Bedroom Organization

She chose a more grown up purple color. From IKEA, we got her a new 4×4 KALLAX shelf unit. These used to be the Expedit line – simply renamed as far as we can tell. She traded out a bed from her younger sisters’ bunk bed set. The one with a trundle. So now the room can double as a guest room as well. She has plenty of space for a desk and her keyboard.

IKEA for Girl's Bedroom

And that shelf for books! Baskets for clothes and just ‘things’. (This photo taken soon after things had just been moved in. Still some things to hang on the walls and such.) And the 2×2 shelf was moved from her sisters’ room. Repurposing is good!

IKEA Organization for Boys' Room

Next up, IKEA for the boys’ room…

I’ll look forward to sharing more soon. And the younger girls’ rooms as well.

I love practical. How about you?

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Filed Under: Family Life, Frugal Living, Helpful Habits, HomeMaking, HomeSchooling Tagged With: homeschool makeover, IKEA

About Hodgepodgemom

Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Jessica says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Lovin’ it! Can’t wait to see the rest of the rooms!

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