School started a few weeks ago and I quickly realized we were in need of a School Command Center. As soon as my kids got home from school, their backpacks got tossed onto the window seat, flung open, and their contents scattered all over the dining room. Important papers went missing, homework got lost, and I found myself reminding the kids over and over again to put things away and do their afternoon chores. It was time to get organized. So, off to Pinterest I went!
Search Words: School Command Center
1) From Overwhelmed To Organized
This is the first image in my search that caught my eye. I loved that there was a designated place for each child's backpack and that their morning and afternoon routines were listed and framed.
2) Kylie M. Interiors
This solution for paperwork intrigued me because of the use of clipboards. I also liked the idea of a pretty frame to house them all. By the time I got to this picture, a plan was starting to take shape in my mind.
3) Tatertots And Jello
Once I got to this image and saw the creative utilization of a screen door to house the command center, the idea in my mind was fully formed and ready to go!
Armed with the above Pinspiration, I knew I wanted my command center to have 3 things:
- Backpack spot
- Clipboards for important papers
- Routine reminders
Supplies:
- Screen Door: I already had an old screen door on hand. I just turned it upside down. You can find a similar one for just $12 at DoItBest.com.
- Paint: The screen door was unfinished. I used leftover Chalky & Company paint and powder and sanded the edges before sealing with polyurethene to give it an aged feel.
- Clipboards: I found these at Walmart for just $1.98 each.
- Hooks: These were leftover knobs from a previous project. They were originally purchased at Hobby Lobby. I think they were on sale for around $3 each at the time.
- Family Sign: This was a gift from my sister that had been sitting in my closet waiting for a home. I'm so glad it finally found a place to live.
- Frames: These frames were $2 each at Walmart.
- Chore Charts: I am a digiscrapper and used supplies in my stash to design the chore charts using Photoshop. I had them printed at the 1 hour photo department at Walmart for $2.84 each.
- Name Plaques: My neighbor is an amazing artist and sells chalk art. She hand lettered these for me for just $2.50 each!
My total out of pocket cost:
$18.64
So far, the kids have done a great job putting their backpacks on the hooks and emptying their papers onto the clipboards. I love how my command center turned ou,t and I hope that you are inspired by it as well.
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