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Kids Bedroom Design: My Girls’ Shared Room

Decorating my girls’ functional and whimsical bedroom is the most fun I’ve had designing a space. We have three bedrooms for our three kids, but thought it was a good idea to put our girls together. Sharing a room has been the perfect choice for my girls – it teaches them to share, and is great for kids who don’t like sleeping alone at night. And designing a shared kids room was so much fun. I’m going to share a plan for this space, and share everything from wall hangings to furniture. I hope this will help you when designing your own kids’ bedrooms.

Kids Bedroom Design: My Girls’ Shared Room

When it came to designing these rooms, I thought a lot about design elements and storage solutions that would work at different ages and stages. My girls room is the perfect space for 2 kids, and has plenty of floor space, so it’s a great play area. We had this bed frame in my younger daughter’s room, and loved it so much that we bought a second for their shared room. It’s a great option for children’s bedrooms. And I chose full size beds knowing they would last throughout their childhood and beyond. If you have a lack of space in your child’s bedroom, there’s a trundle option, and daybed with built-in storage. Using under-bed storage is a great way to maximize storage in a small space.

Why Are My Girls Sharing a Room?

I really wanted my girls to share a room while they were young. It just felt right for our family. We had a few sleep issues and other things to get through before they were ready, but it’s been almost 2 years, and was the perfect choice for our girls. The rest of the house didn’t feel done for at least a year, but I made their rooms feel cozy right away. We have three bedrooms for our three children, but but one of the rooms is twice the size of the other two, with two closets and an attached bath. With a lot of space and two closets (so much functional storage), it was perfect for our two girls.

Everything in Kate’s old room is linked here.

Designing the girls’ shared room

I loved designing this shared space. It took combining furniture from my girls’ two bedrooms, and ordered the most fun and whimsical wallpaper. Since I always opt for neutral furniture, everything goes together, and it’s easy to switch out bedding, wallpaper, and window treatments in the future. Start with a neutral color palette for the big pieces, and bring in color elsewhere. I didn’t want themed bedrooms for my kids, so I chose something chic that I knew would grow with them.

I love bringing vintage finds into each room. In this room, the vintage piece is the girls’ dresser, that I got at an antique shop in Chicago. I kept art really simple and let the wallpaper really shine. I’ve always been drawn to neutral colors, but I love that the wallpaper is fun and brings in a few soft colors. I didn’t want to highlight a favorite color for the girls only for them to be sick of it in a year. Wallpaper is so much more fun than white walls, and it’s the best way to make a room feel really finished and fun.

As they get older and their needs and interests change, we are adjusting the room. We switched out the play table for a desk, and added larger bookcase.

Choosing Wallpaper for Kids’ Rooms

Let’s talk about this paper. My friend is using it in her daughter’s room and I realized I should really give my girls something fun and whimsical. Many of you might not agree with this since she’s not even 5, but I decided to involve Margot since it’s her space. She thinks the blue stripes are “terrible” (bless her) but lit up when I showed her the hummingbirds. I do have a few more floral samples coming and will share them once they’re all here. But this, which is a bit more bold and colorful than I would choose to go, is in the lead. It’s their space. They should love it.