For so long I told myself that our homeschool room would not look as such. Having children as young as we do, I wanted to keep our space near the kitchen to contain some of the food mess and allow my children to be comfortable while learning. We decided to use our dining room, as it’s an open floor plan to the kitchen and living room. We have space in other rooms or down in our basement, but especially when we have a new baby in the house, being close to the kitchen is helpful in keeping our homeschool day moving. Knowing that I can walk away from our toddler or preschooler for a moment while putting lunch together is peace of mind for me. I want to know that when I come back from making a quick lunch, I won’t have crayon on the walls or paint smeared in the baby’s hair. I kept it my mission to make the homeschool room look like a dining room as much as possible with all of our items tucked away. 

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Let's face it there's a lot of stuff that comes along with homeschooling. The curriculum books, sensory bins, artwork, and other school supplies were just everywhere. Unlike I envisioned, the dining room was not what I wanted people to see when they first walked into our home. My husband and I finally decided to embrace the homeschool room for what it is. I was always of the mindset that everything should be put away so people couldn’t see it and we had a fully functioning dining room. We didn’t use the space as a dining room when it was just a dining room. We were doing our children a disservice by not displaying their creativity and love for learning. We've now created a space where our children can learn and be comfortable while doing so. We each have desks, a shared group table, I have a space for my office items, and so much more. I love how it turned out, and so do our children. 

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These are our activity box shelves and supply drawers. Click here to see our activity boxes open and how I use them to entertain and teach our children.