Classroom shelf curtains

You may have remembered me talking about my teaching partner, Tara. Tara and I both love to decorate, so we are perfect together! Tara is a big scrapbooking gal, so she used her Cricut to make her table signs, banners, and other items in her classroom. What I love about Tara is that she […]

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While looking around my room today, my eyes settled on the green curtain on my bookshelf. I thought that it might be a good tip to share. I have a long row of shelves below the windows in my rooms. Two of them I use for storage of my teacher books and supplies. While setting up my room, I thought it looked a bit messy. I was going to get some fabric and a tension rod to make a curtain, but then thought of something I have used in the past. Here's how my shelf looks now: And, here is what is…

Does your desk look like this underneath? Looking for an instant way to hide your 'under desk' clutter? I have a smal...

When trying to organize and make the best use of the space we’ve been given in each room we have found a wonderful way to add character and charm AND hide stuff! Quite often we use curtains a…

Normally I work a little bit here and there throughout the summer in my classroom, but this summer was completely different. I had an extremely busy summer and didn't really get a chance to get into my classroom until the end of July. I feel like I crammed a lot of work into a little bit of time and I am proud of the final product! (You might notice that some of my room did not change from last year. I liked how my room was and just wanted to enhance what I already had going.) Here is a…

Fabric, Velcro, Hot Glue: hide shelves with distracting items

How to Add Curtains to Bookshelf- Bookshelf Makeover : When we moved from New york to North Carolina months back, we were on the hunt for furniture in yard sale and garage sale. We got these bookshelves for $20 in total including delivery. I know I can tackle those holes it came with and add some curtai…

Hi Friends! I am lucky to have built-in bookshelves in my classroom. I have four of them along one wall. I have plenty of materials to...

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Curtains on bookcases

I’m completely surprised to tell you this, but my blog was nominated as a finalist for Really Good Stuff’s classroom blog contest in the “Best New Blog” category. (Side note to whoever nominated me: Wow, thanks!) I guess I feel sort of humble, just plugging away over here sharing my ideas with you. I’m nominated...

I am a crafter- therefore I am a hoarder (isn't that the case most times?) Well in my craft room, I have those cube book shelves and as much as I love them, it'…

Hide the clutter! Use a tension rod, half a shower curtain and curtain hooks to hide the clutter on a bookshelf!

Hello! The first day of school is less than a week away! I often put curtains on the shelves in my room to cover items for storage. I tell t...

Curtains for classroom shelf