Backsplash!

Hello everyone!
I'm linking up with Fabulous in First for the Sunday Smorgasbord!

This summer I painted my room (the district pays for supplies, but teachers do the labor) and I felt that my sink area was just a little too bland...


I really wanted to do a cool backsplash or add some color somehow, and after lots of thinking, I came up with... wall stickers!! There are so many great things to do with wall decals! I added a fun grass border and some jungle animals and voila! No more boring sink!


I got my fun jungle animals from Target, but you can find the same set on Amazon here. The grass border is from Lakeshore. The stickers were SO easy to use, I could even take them off and reposition them without ruining my freshly painted walls. It was such an easy way to add a pop of color.

I'll slowly be posting images from my classroom as I get things done... I've been going in pretty frequently to just get things put away and cleaned up. Still have a lot to go!!

I'm SUPER excited to use these lanterns in my room this year:

I'm glad I was able to order these before they went out of stock!! I'm planning on using them above my tables with a shape hung underneath. I'm really loving the tropical colors and polka dots this year!!

My last mission for the summer (I think) is to find a light blue table caddy from Michaels. I was able to find the pink, yellow, and lime green caddies but I haven't seen any of the blue yet!! I'm really hoping I can find one before school starts!

6 comments:

  1. Cute blog! Glad I found it. Great looking backsplash. I wish I could paint and whatnot in my room. Definitely could revamp my sink area though with pics! (it's just small!)

    Nicki
    Mrs. Thigpen's Kindergarten

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    1. Thank you!! Our building is VERY old and unfortunately we're not on the list for a remodel anytime in the near future... so they let us beautify the school (ha!). Thanks for the comment! I'm your newest follower!

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  2. I'm moving to a public school this year and I have yet to see my room! Your backsplash looks very inviting now :-).
    ReadWriteSing

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    1. Thank you! Congrats on your public school position!!

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  3. Very cute backsplash! I tried some wall stickers, but the rough concrete wall did not keep them up....
    The lanterns I LOVE! My mom and I made some tissue balls for my class and I want more, I love the bright colors!

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    1. Oh man, concrete is tough! I have to deal with a wall made of carpet, so I started using velcro on the back of everything! I hear hot glue works well on concrete walls if you're having trouble hanging stuff! I think Cara Carroll from the First Grade Parade had a good tutorial about using painters tape on the back of your item, then putting a line of hot glue on the tape. That way it just peels off nicely when you take it down :) Your room will look fabulous! I'm loving all the lanterns and tissue ball decorations coming up this year!

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