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Classroom Sprucing & DIY

French bulletin boards: I have a couple of small storage cabinets in the back of my classroom that have seen better days. I thought about painting them but this would require a lot of sanding and scraping and I don't think these doors could handle that much work. They are so old! I decided with my mom (and classroom setup helper) that French bulletin boards might be an option to cover the yuck and provide some display area as well! I think they turned out well! We used thin board (measured to fit the cabinets surface) from Lowe's along with some batting inside the fabric and then stapled it to the back. Then criss crossed matching ribbon across at intervals and stapled to the back. We mounted with screws then covered them with glued on tack heads. Teacher workstation: Not using a desk is the "in" thing for teachers at my school right now. I like the idea because I'm usually beebopping around all day and never at mine anyway; but I need a place to check i