Classroom Organizing ... No really, it's fun!

One of the advantages of having our child "later" in life, is that our friends children are older, and we get all the stuff they are done with!

One of the challenges of that, is storing it all.

So, I built some shelves to store all the new-to-us school supplies!

First, I measured the space. Then, I measured the space. Then, I went to Lowes, picked up a plank of white board, and had them cut it to my specs. $20

I found supports to match. This was the most expensive part of the budget. I figured I needed 8 supports at $7 a piece. $56

Lastly, I needed mounting hardware, sandpaper, and a finishing product. $21

I got it home, and got to work!





Ta da!





I have a matching set on the other side of the room, but I guess I forgot to take a picture!

I did mess up a bit. I failed to account for the brackets interacting with the hanging system on the wall. I had to make a run into the hardware store for some connectors and only used 4 of the 8 brackets. So I overspent $28. Which was a bummer, but I'll use them else ware.

I put these really high on the walls, for a couple of reasons, but namely to keep the games out of Supergirls reach. You see, there are approximately 1.27 million tiny pieces and parts inside all those boxes, and she thinks she should play with them all at once.

Ah. A place for everything and everything in it's place!