I am obsessed with all things related to decor, and I love to use the latest home decor trends to design decor for the classroom.  One of my favorite lines is the Studio McGee line at Target.  I just love her show and love everything she comes up with.  It's very calming, classic, and cozy, which are all elements I want to bring into the classroom.  The Vintage Green Classroom Decor line was inspired by this look, and everything would pair perfectly with her decor line in Target.  Let's look at Vintage Green and talk about ways to make your classroom calming for your students and a place that feels like home. Did you know that green is one of the most calming colors?  Scientists believe our eyes are at the peak of perception to detect the wavelengths of the color green.  With less strain to perceive the colors, our nervous system can relax when perceiving the tone.  Therefore, green may calm us down.   Vintage green has lots of gr......

 This summer, my former principal asked if I would help her with a classroom makeover.  During teacher appreciation week, she gave away a classroom set-up and makeover prize to one teacher during a game she had organized.  Her goal was to set up this fifth grade classroom with simple tools to stay organized throughout the year.  The principal is AMAZING and paid for everything new out of her own pocket!  We had a budget that we stuck to and came in under by reusing and repurposing a lot of what was already there.  In this post, I will share how we organized and set up the classroom with students in mind while sticking to a budget.  We kept everything fairly simple for a clean, modern design. This post contains affiliate links. The first thing we did was clean and take everything off the board and walls.  It's nice to start with a blank slate.   Next, we started organizing all the things into sections and bins.  This is when you purg......