Wed Aug 10 2011
Mary’s Classroom – What color combination do you like?

In one of my earlier posts, I told you  about a wonderful lady (Mary) who asked for decorating help with her classroom.  Do you remember what colors she had to work with?   Purple, yellow, and green…YIKES!   From looking at Mary’s pictures of her classroom, I could tell that she was afraid of color.  […]

In one of my earlier posts, I told you  about a wonderful lady (Mary) who asked for decorating help with her classroom.  Do you remember what colors she had to work with?   Purple, yellow, and green…YIKES!   From looking at Mary’s pictures of her classroom, I could tell that she was afraid of color.  She explained that her home was decorated in all neutral as well. 

Mary and I decided that a theme was not necessary, but we would focus on a nice color palette that she could keep for many years.  I created three boards on Pinterest for Mary to choose from – this would be her starting point for her classroom. 

I would love for you to click on my Pinterest banner and scroll down to look at the preliminary boards for Mary.  Which one do you like?  I would love to know what you think!  Go to my Facebook page and let me know which combination Mary should choose!

A few things to keep in mind…

1.  All of the chairs in Mary’s room are purple.

2.  Mary’s rugs are all purple.

3.  Mary has a big purple couch in her classroom (remember, she inherited all of this!)

4.  She has a large shelf running along the wall of her classroom – all of the shelves have yellow and green bins.

I can’t wait to find out what everyone thinks…go take a peek!

Happy Decorating!

~Melanie

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