Your Kid’s Classroom Now Has Better Decor Than Your Living Room
Kayleigh Sloan’s students are years from drinking coffee. But every day, when the first and second-graders burst into class, they get a taste of cafe culture: Sloan has meticulously renovated the room to channel a 1970s coffee shop.
Her classroom in Northern Idaho is now bathed in brown, cream and beige, for a “homey, cozy feeling,” as the 27-year-old teacher puts it. Thrifted bohemian rugs, groovy flower pillows, wicker baskets and a mod green armchair round out the ambience.
“I have been in a boring classroom where you can’t wait to leave,” she says, “but a decorated classroom that’s outside the norm is fun and inspiring.” And, “It can affect the way they learn.”
Teachers have long poured energy into enhancing their learning spaces. But now, some are crafting spaces that could grace Architectural Digest.
