Over the years, I have learned some essentials to successfully setting up an efficient and peaceful home schoolroom.  When I initially started homeschooling my oldest daughter, we worked on the dining room table and I read to her on the sofa.  Next, after I was fully schooling two and then three children, we built a separate schoolroom adjacent to our garage.  We then moved to a different house and I schooled in one of the front rooms.  It didn't have a door but it was a separate room.  We have since converted our 3rd car garage stall into a very nice schoolroom.  This is where we currently