Operation: Cute Classroom

So back when I was on maternity leave a little over a year ago, I was told that I would be moved to a "portable" classroom.  That's a trailer, people! Our school is growing so fast and we are running out of room, so sadly, I was the one who had to relocate. 


I was super sad initally, because not only did I feel like I was getting kicked out of the building, but my "classroom" had.....WOOD PANELING. Dark. Icky. Musty. Definitely NOT first grade cute! 

Unfortunately, I had very little time to make it all cutesy before the start of last school year. So we lived with the dark brown walls. I put up a ton of art work and called it good. 


Now I have all summer to plan on how I'm going to make this room so fun and cute for my new class. Obstacle #1: I can't paint the walls. Obstacle #2: Fabric to cover the walls would cost an arm and a leg. So....I'm wallpapering. With bulletin board paper. Covering every square inch of the wood paneling nastiness with bright colorful paper. 

Here are my walls before: (see....SO not cute)

And here's a start of what I have done so far on my "yellow" wall. 

And the tree I saw on Pinterest that I knew I had to paint on one of the walls! I love it so much, that I think I'm going to add a few others around the room. Keep checking back to see how my classroom goes from blah to super cute!!

Regarding Pinterest, I have send invites to all of those that commented in my previous post. Please give me a follow! pinterest.com/genamarie . And if YOU are on Pinterest, let me know so I can follow you! 


Just a few more followers until my first giveaway! I'm so so excited! 
Gena