Looks like a work in progress. Neaten up the shelves, put up some art and take down the kitcheny curtains. If you can't find any art in a hurry, try putting up your framed diplomas, ever so traditional. Use hooks on the back of each door. Bring in a wooden coat hanger. Everyone's advice is valuable. Yes it is a work on progress.
School is starting in a week and it is "crunch time" trying to get everything ready for the students and families. Looking very organized and more open. Try putting your memo board above the lateral file cabinet and matching its size with a piece of art on the other side of the window.
Would simply put coat hooks on the back of the doors rather than lose space to a coat rack. Have you found curtains and lamps yet? If not, go ahead and take down the curtains for now, just for the sake of improved style. You have four spots for lamps - your option. One on the lateral file, one at the end of your desk return these two would light art and memos, one on your desk and a floor lamp between the two chairs that are out in front of the lateral file.
I see an outlet there. You might find one for that spot that has a table built into it to give a bit of a place for people to set things down. I would get rid of the curtains as they look out of place. They don't seem to go with anything in the room.
Find something that fits in with the colour theme or repaint the office with something more inviting than institutional grey. Maybe school colours as long as they are wall friendly colours. The two book shelves should be tight against each other too. Maybe if enough room you can put two coat hooks between the shelf and light switch? Then put a bulletin board above your desk but decorate the background with either scrapbook paper or pick up a nice padded decorative yet functional bulletin board.
I also agree to use baskets of some kind to hold some of the clutter on the shelves. The Christmas box HAS to go though! A few more progress pictures. The Christmas box is gone:. We loved our elementary school principal. Her office reflected her love of her students, her "kids. Those were framed for her office, and given to the child at the end of the year. Just one of many things that put her visitors including errant students at ease when visiting her office.
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Thanks so much! The paint was recently chosen by the Principal. The window treatments can be changed so we are trying to make some decisions there Gerry 5 years ago. As a former admin asst to principals and superintendents, I would say to ditch the couch. The credenza could go behind her desk for easy access to files. A nice piece of artwork over the credenza as well as some low maintenance live plants. Diplomas and awards should be hung on another wall in the desk area.
She should have an oval conference table, or at least a round table that seats six to eight. She should also have room for at least one bookcase.
If she wants to keep one or two of the arm chairs, if there's room, she can face them toward the desk. Half of the administrators I worked for over the years were women and they all had lovely professional spaces. Like 3 Save. Thank you for your comments!! What would you do with windows?? I would paint everything the same neutral color and paint one wall with chalkboard paint. Like 7 Save. Tribbletroublek7 Trek 5 years ago. Groveraxle - you have crazy good skills!! Not sure about the chalkboard paint - that could be a bit of a mess with dust, etc and she loves her blue color Any other thoughts?
Like 1 Save. Inline Design 5 years ago. The desk will need to stay in the back area It will be an L shaped desk once it is put back together. We are going to put the credenza behind the desk centered on the wall.
Decoenthusiast - that makes so much sense!! I will see what we can find Totally agree!!! This is an elementary school - and we want to make this feel welcoming and warm But not stuck in the past with the design choices Loving all the advice so far!! I suspect she will quickly tire of that color palette.
OK, whiteboard wall, then. Only thing is when she has to work back late in the dark, blinds would stop creeps looking in. Irene Morresey 5 years ago. Some ideas, bright and inviting. I'd want to cover that ugly window. My principal has hers in an L shape and has some lamps for softer lighting. Diplomas and certificates are manditory wall decor. Updated: Feb One thing we get asked quite a bit is to show our offices and the systems that work for us.
Both of our spaces are relatively small compared to other offices we've seen, so designing a practical and pretty space took some creativity and planning. We hope to show you how to make your area useful for the various duties a principal takes on in a day while still being able to show off your style and feel like you!
Karen's Office. I've had the same style in my office for the past 7 years now. But, like most things that don't have to do with students, staffing or instruction, this 're-do' kept getting pushed to the bottom of my to-do list.
That was until I pulled out a drawer this Spring and my entire desk split into two pieces. So a summer update to my office organization got jumped to the top of the list. Enter this small corner space saver desk! Prior to this, I had an L-Shaped desk that came out from the wall. It had a lot of storage and working space, but also crowded my office and didn't give much opportunity for collaboration or hosting more than one person at a time. This desk has much less storage than my previous desk, but the totes made nice additions to put my supplies.
There is a file cabinet at the bottom that I store my frequently used folders--for group meetings, policies, professional development resources for this year, student files not containing sensitive materials, etc. I also have all of my professional books that are 'in line' to be read soon behind the glass partition.
Whenever I get a new read, I am putting it there--once I've read it I can decide if it gets to stay in my office for frequent reference or move to the conference room where I store additional professional books. Last year, I made it a priority to diversify the literature I shared with students and staff, to grow their own library. I like to display the ones I plan to debut--I've found it's a nice talking point when teachers are in my office.
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