I attended a one room school house from 1st through 8th grade. I had the same teacher for all 8 years and though she traveled 45 minutes through heavy, slippery snow, she never missed a day. One year we had 22 students but the average was 18. Mrs Hornsby came from Oaklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl. She wanted to be a nurse. Her father insisted she become a teacher. We had no aide and often the older grades taught the younger grades. We were well known for town potlucks and putting on elaborate plays like Tom Sawyer, etc. We had hot lunches to die for and no one was able to skip over eating veggies. Every single morning at 10:15, we had fresh warn cookies and hot chocolate for a snack. Since my parents worked, I was able to leave school to take the clothes off the line when it started to sprinkle. "Make sure you fold them and come right back." When my sister and was sick, she would drop by our house on her way to school and take our temp., send someone to our house with cookie and hot chocolate at 10:15 and send us lunch at noon. Before she left town, she would make one more personal visit to make sure we weren't too hot. We square danced every Thursday, had the choice of art or reading weekly readers on Friday and had 45 minutes of fast paced PE (to a record) daily. We gardened in the yard in the spring, winning awards for our efforts. Mrs Hornsby was the classic school teacher. Her plaid skirt outfits with bows perfectly suited her braids, always wrapped neatly around her head. I saw her hair down one time. My sister and I arrived at school early and Mrs Hornsby was sitting with her head on her desk and her waist length hair falling straight. She quickly went into the bathroom and recovered. That was the day her father died. Years later, I questioned her as to why she never took a day off. She looked at me and said, "I did once but the children didn't like the sub., so I couldn't take time off." I loved her like a second mom.

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Ah, an all-in-one room! Here's a plan that will work. I love big workspaces, myself. Have a 27" deep desktop under the window wall to wall and find under counter file/drawers. there's plenty of room for a printer on the desktop. Instead of a sleep sofa, consider a daybed with a trundle. There are nice simple ones out there that are not country or curvy iron. This way it can be a decent bed for two when necessary. A standard sofa bed is too long and too deep for your room -- and uncomfortable to sleep on. The wall facing the door can be fitted for bookcases, low counters & TV above, drawers, and a corner closet. I tried all different layouts and this one covers all your requirements with a good work space, storage and a comfortable sleeping arrangement for guests. Hope this helps. Large work surface under window Desktop can be two levels To the ceiling bookcases and cabinetry To make the room seem larger, keep all the woodwork to match Another good solution : keep wood below and all other cabinetry white.