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Homeschool room ideas! Check out the small room in our pole barn house that we’re using to homeschool, educate, craft, and create. This tiny room is a bustling space in our home where we learn, sew, gather, explore, work, and truly enjoy life. We have made good use of every corner. I look forward to sharing all the design details with you!
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This space was originally supposed to be all mine. My very own at-home work office where I blog, create, and grow my 3 online businesses.
Well, it seems with a funny little twist of fate—what was once mine, has again become theirs—meaning my 4 children.
Mainly due to the events of our current world situation, I decided to pull my kids from school and homeschool for the first time.
We wanted a space where our kids could have a designated space for learning. Of course, we also wanted all the homeschool supplies to be tidy and organized!
So, I adapted my home office vision to create this homeschool space that we all love so very much.
Homeschool Room Ideas for a Tiny Room
Let’s take a look at the overall room layout and design.
These are all ideas for utilizing furniture and decorating the space, while also giving the kids room to learn.
Storage Cabinets
On the back wall, we placed our IKEA Havsta cabinets that we hacked for an upgraded look and for much-needed closed-door storage.
I do still want to swap out the hardware for some brass hardware. But I didn’t get to that yet and wanted to go ahead and show you the space anyway.
I think that brass hardware will make a big difference to elevate these cabinets as well.
Round Table
At the center of the room, we opted for a round table where we could all gather together for our group history and science lessons.
The best memories happen right here! And it is usually the favorite place for a kid or two to hang out while they do their homework.
For the record, it is rarely this clean and can usually be seen covered with our homeschool supplies.
The table is also from IKEA as well as the wooden chairs in the back. It’s been nice to also have this table in here as an overflow for when we have company over. (I cannot find the direct link to the table and chairs. I’m not sure if they are available at IKEA anymore).
I particularly love how the wood on the chairs looks with the darker walnut wood on the table. It is a really nice tone-on-tone effect!
Computer Desk
I was able to squeeze two desks with more storage on either side of the walls. It makes for a snug space, but it is so functional for us!
This desk serves as the computer desk where the kids pull out their laptops for any computer work they need or want to do.
I keep a jar of pencils handy (Ticonderoga is the best pencil!) for the kids here at this desk, and a cup of my favorite pens – The TIDBITS Pen – since we are constantly grabbing for a writing utensil.
Sewing Desk
The other desk is often used as a creative or study space, but I have designated it as the sewing desk where we will pull out the sewing machine as needed.
I keep most of the sewing supplies on this desk so it is quick and easy to start up a sewing project or teach my kids a few skills.
These desks were ones I found at RC Willey, bought in store.
Blue Chairs
These blue chairs were a bit of a design risk for me.I’m not usually brave enough to use such bold color, but I felt the kids would like it. They do tie in nicely with the maps.
When the time comes for us to all gather at the round table, we just turn the blue chairs around and up to the table and quickly grab a nearby stool for the 5th person and we all fit nicely.It is working great!
Maps
I think the highlight of the space is our super large roll down classroom maps.
We have a large USA map and a large world map which have both been amazing as we have studied history and geography together.
Whiteboard
Concealed behind the maps is a very large whiteboard, because how can you have a schoolroom without a whiteboard? This should be at the top of the list when it comes to homeschool room ideas!
Home Depot sells large sheets of whiteboard material and we simply framed it out with some trim.It is used for all sorts of fun and learning.
Decorating
I was very mindful of each piece of decor I brought into the space.As we were hurrying to bring it all together, we bought most things new.
I much prefer to add vintage and antique pieces so each room has a nice blend of convenience and character. Since all of the furniture was new, I wanted to add that character through the decor.
I dug around our storage for some “old school” pieces that I had collected through the years and also used the excuse to go antique shopping.
Shelves
Continuing our list of homeschool room ideas, I recommend installing floating shelves. They are affordable, stylish, and easy to install. If you don’t have a lot of room for storage, these can help with storing school supplies!
My husband cut down some of our scrap marble remnant slabs from bigger projects to make some floating shelves for me to decorate with.
We installed them with these heavy-duty metal brackets made for really heavy materials and screwed them securely to the studs.
I’ve placed all sorts of treasures on the shelves that remind me of a charming “old school” style.
I love these school boy bookends and collected some old worn books to place between them.
I found a cool old marble stamp moisturizer, and some horse bookends hold my TIDBITS Planners collection up for me to see and grab quickly to use.
Up above I’ve placed a couple of American flags inside a jar.Behind it is this really neat old Chinese Checkers game board which was such a great find.
I’ve got some really worn children’s books, a jar of old rulers gifted to me by a dear friend, some framed vintage art in cool old brass frames, and lots of little goodies to enjoy on display.
Art Piece
Below the shelves, I’ve put on display one of my favorite art finds of all time, an original by Arlene Fisher.
It was an art splurge for me since I usually find a way to get art for free or basically free.But something about it stole my heart and it felt like the perfect piece for our schoolroom.
The colors are darling but the scene is basically one that we all enjoy dreaming about.How charming is this little community with charming homes, roads, animals and people out enjoying the land.
I told my husband if I could envision heaven – this would basically be it with all our family and dear friends surrounding us in such a simple way of life.
Bulletin Board
Speaking of art, I wanted to create a spot where the kids could display their art projects, which they are working on constantly!
Anyway, I simply got some grain sack fabric and stapled it onto a store-bought cork bulletin board.
The kids happily rotate their art around and it is never boring on here. We also have our school and hom*o motto for the year pinned up here as a nice reminder.
Dough Trough
I wanted to tell you about this vintage dough trough I placed above the cabinets.It was a fun find but I was very mindful of why I put it up there.
I have never really done such bold black before in any of my rooms, so these cabinets felt risky to me.
However, I felt like adding that splash of old wood above them would really help warm up the color scheme and add a bit of natural texture to the harsh black.
It really did the trick for me and it felt right immediately. I’m sure some brass hardware will help too and I’ll have to get those soon.
Lighting
The room gets some great natural light, but occasionally we turn on our big light fixture. This brass chandelier was a really affordable find on Amazon.
I’ve included this chandelier and other items I love on my shop page. Check that out if you want to dig around for more resources.
Flowers
I don’t always keep flowers in the center of this table, but a room reveal always needs a splash of fresh flowers.
They feel so nice in here, I just might try to keep some clippings in here regularly as it really sets a soothing tone for learning.
Window
Over on the windowsill, I just keep our handy sand timers at a quick grab. I can’t believe how much my kids use them!
I also have a little pom pom reward system here that I use to get my kids to get up and going in the morning with their chores and homework.
When their jar is full they get to pick from a prize box full of little trinkets. Go figure this still works for the 14-year-old. Like magic! You just never grow too old for some things.
Rug
I wanted it to feel cozy but I knew a rug would get in the way of the rolling chairs and often curl up with them.
I also bought a 5×8 rug and turned it sideways to just go under the round table leaving the rolling chairs hard floor space to roll easily.
It works perfectly! I bought this rug from Studio McGee, when I fell in love with it. I love it in this space.
Well, that sums up our homeschool room. This is one of the many rooms in our pole barn home that feels complete. It’s hard to believe we’ve lived here a year already!
Did you like any of our homeschool room ideas? Which ones would you like to try? Let me know in the comments below!
If you’d like to see more of our home, check out these posts:
- Pole Barn Home Move in Tour
- DIY Faux Fireplace Mantel
- Custom Moulding and Trim
- Multi-Purpose Storage Closet
- European Farmhouse Master Bathroom
- European Farmhouse Kitchen Design
- European Organic Laundry Room Design
