The new school year is approaching. And while kids may be feeling the end of summer blues, it’s a great time for home enthusiasts. Decorating with school furniture can be fun, functional and affordable. So sharpen your pencils and take note of how school design can make your home smarter.
• 1 Chalk headboard from the Ace Hotel in New York.
• 2 Industrial Locker Room Bench from Wisteria.
• 3 Vintage school clock from Apartment Therapy Roundup: Vintage Clocks.
• 4 School desk from Greenpoint Vintage.
• 5 School desks from Look! School Desks as Side Chairs.
• 6 Vintage schoolhouse light fixture from Schoolhouse Electric.
• 7 Lockers from House Tour: Scott’s Detailed Restoration at the Ontario.
• 8 Vintage classroom map from House Call: Maggie Mason of Mighty Gods.
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I couldn't do it to my poor child. She spends her whole day waiting to get out of school and only to be reminded of it when she gets home would just be torture. :)
view Minchee's profile
chalkboard above bed= me sneezing all night :(
view abc123's profile
does anyone know where to find a storage system like the one in the first picture?
view min123's profile
I know a lot of people with vintage kid size school desks as side tables, including me :) I love mine, it was my dads.
view cassielynn's profile
I appreciate the appropriateness of chalkboard paint for kids' rooms but I think it's jumped the shark for other applications.
Holla to Minchee, when I think school I start to get hives.
view Jeff Flemings's profile
the question is what were they doing when they wrote that on the chalkboard?
view lab director's profile
If you use Chalk Ink instead of traditional chalk, no worries re dust.
view mirandabee's profile
I just don't understand the appeal of chalkboards all over the house. Maybe it's because I'm a teacher and I have to work with one all day. The chalk dust dries out my hands, the dust gets all over my stuff, it sometimes makes me sneeze and cough, it gets on my clothes if I accidentally brush against the chalkboard, and I'm pretty sure that it killed a pothos I had on my desk. There's a reason most schools have dry erase boards now!
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The school theme never ever goes out of style for me... I personally think it's timeless. I've had a school-themed art studio for 10 years or more and I'll still have one for 10 years and more. I love back-to-school-ness. Every year I send my friends packages of school supplies around this time.
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