New Rooms!

Remember how excited I was just a few short months ago to create a special school room for the kids, and one fun bedroom for all of them to share? Well. I'm a little sad to report that our novel arrangement didn't work out quite as well as I had hoped. One of the problems, I think, was that our school room doubled as our playroom, which meant that every time I was in there trying to work on lessons with Dylan, the girls were in there creating multiple (though unintentional) distractions. It was very, very difficult to keep Dylan on task, a factor that I think contributed in large part to my recent feelings of burnout and dissatisfaction with homeschooling. Plus, in thinking about having three little girls in our very near future, I just really wanted Dylan to have his own special, private place.

So, guess what we did over the weekend?

We painted and rearranged and reconfigured both rooms so that Caitlyn and Meghan now have their very own, very girly room, while Dylan now has an absolutely gorgeous, all boy room that includes his own workspace and bookshelves. (They're the same ones from the old school room, just modified a bit to be more Dylan.) His favorite color is red, so when I found a heavy twill curtain panel that perfectly complemented his new bedding, I bought it and cut it from the bottom to make new chair covers and made the remnant into a matching valance. I love the way his room has come together, and I am absolutely smitten by the soft, sweet colors and patterns in the girls' new room. It is perfect for them, and they have been so enjoying spending time in there together playing with their dishes, dolls, and princesses. It was a hard decision to come to, but I'm so glad now that we did. Now I'm wondering...what can we do to the other rooms in our house? :)