Saturday, September 4, 2010

My Classroom




At the end of last year after I found out that I was going to be teaching first grade again, I decided I wanted to paint my classroom. All the rooms are painted a drabby gray, but you can choose to paint it if you want. After pouring over paint samples, researching hundreds of pictures of classrooms, and digitally painting the classroom online, I decided on the color yellow. Nothing too bright, just a pretty yellow. I should have thought about picking a light color like that....
A few of the other teachers in my building decided to paint too and they only needed 2 gallons. My mom and I went to the store and purchased 2 gallons, thinking that was more than enough.
We were wrong.
After 3 more trips to the store and 5 gallons of paint (about a gallon of it on me...I'm a messy, messy painter!), it was finished. It turned out pretty, I think; but if I had it to do over, I would have chosen a different color. It was way too hard to match up bulletin board paper and borders. It was definitely a challenge!

7 comments:

  1. Wow, your room looks great. I like the yellow. Due to fire codes they are really limiting the amount of paper we can put on the walls. Paint would be a perfect way to brighten up my room. Now when to find the time!

    Susan

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  2. I know! I was so tired of my room being that jail gray color. It feels much cozier this year! :)

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  3. I love your room - your choice of colors is very artistic!

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  4. I love your classroom! Where are the cubbies from? I need a set for my classroom and can't seem to find them big like yours. Please email me if you get a chance: nikkidanielle(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks so much!

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  5. I am so impressed by your classroom! I'm still studying to be a teacher and one of my assignments was to find pictures of what I'd like my classroom to look like one day. I hope its ok that I'm using yours.

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  6. Love the colors. You have a very colorful and neat classroom.

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  7. The room is so happy and inviting. I love it!

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