This is a collection of teacher desk makeover ideas. If your teacher desk is starting to rust or has paint stains, you can give it a makeover with wallpaper. I love rustic wallpaper because it looks like real wood and it is quite durable.

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Having the right tools makes installation quick and easy. Aside from a cutting knife, you would need a squeegee tool or a credit card to smooth out creases.

Teacher Desk Makeover Ideas

The picture above shows a lovely classroom jobs display on the front of the teacher desk. The white wood background matches the walls and makes the flowers and posters pop. The easiest thing you can do to beautify your desk, save space, and get some extra use out of it is to turn it into a bulletin board. If your classroom is small or you do not have enough wall space, this would work well for you.

Use wallpaper on a wooden desktop.

Cover up rusty desk sides with faux wood wallpaper. When teachers are asked about teacher desk makeover ideas, this is how most of them do it.

It’s hard to tell in this picture that a marble granite wall paper was used to cover the front of the drawer desk to match the top of the desk. This one has made a huge difference. I think that a color like this is perfect for matching seamlessly with a light colored table top.

The drawers in this teacher desk have been covered with a black self adhesive wood grain paper. This looks so real!

This teacher has a Hollywood classroom theme and her desk has been upgraded with a confetti bulletin board background an the front and side of her desk. The use of bulletin board papers on the front of desks is becoming an increasingly popular idea for teacher desk makeover ideas.

Here is another one. This teacher’s old rusty desk has been completely covered with weathered wood art paper.

This is a chevron self adhesive wall paper that cover the front of the teacher desk.

I love this colorful boho teacher desk! It looks like a bulletin board with the dotted adhesive paper and the boho border trim along the edges. It goes along well with the rest the of the teacher’s boho rainbow themed classroom.

Black on white polka dot teacher desk apron: Use a desk apron to hide all the chaos under your teacher desk to make everything look effortlessly put together.These polka dot desk aprons have Velcro that attaches from the desk skirt to the desk. It is an entire strip of Velcro, not just little pieces. 

After putting on an adhesive paper, a poster like this can be added.

Banners, garlands, buntings, and vinyl decals can be added to your teacher desk. This is one of the most popular teacher desk makeover ideas because it is easy to create this look.

If you need a valence to go over the front of your teacher desk, particulary for the lower half, this boho themed macrame knitted valence can work well for you. It has long cords on the ends so that you can tie it off across your desk.

Of course you can also paint over your old desk. And use a table cover that matches your classroom theme. But you already know about that. Is there any other thing that you can do that I have missed? You can add it in the comments and I will add it to this post.

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