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Working Solutions for Shared Kids' Spaces
See how siblings of different ages and genders can share a room in style
Hello there! I'm Erika Ward, Owner and Principal Designer of Erika Ward Interiors. It's my greatest pleasure to inspire you to live well, to live in style, and to extinguish the myth that style and budget are mutually exclusive. Read more about my design philosophy and my work at http://www.blulabelbungalow.com
Hello there! I'm Erika Ward, Owner and Principal Designer of Erika Ward... More »
If you have ever shared a space with someone — sibling, college roommate, spouse or partner — you are all too familiar with pleasure or displeasure of living with someone in close quarters. When I designed a shared space for my boys, I recounted my prior experiences and came up with design solution that worked for both parties involved. In this ideabook, I share those ideas and more to keep the shalom in your home.
More ideas for great kids' spaces
More ideas for great kids' spaces
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| Bunked beds work great for children of all ages, with the younger of the two sleeping safely on the bottom bunk. This room's simple design and unisex color palette are ideal for a brother/sister duo. |
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Allow your children to express their individuality. These reversible duvet covers allow for each child to have a separate look, yet keep the room feeling cohesive and balanced.
| In this kids' room design, built-in shelving offers the illusion of privacy. Each child has space to call her own, yet they are close enough for the pair to still enjoy each other's company. |
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| This room shows another divided space-within-a-space. The sleeping quarters are designated to one side of the room while the play area is delineated by an oversized polka-dotted rug. This room satisfies a bedroom's dual functions: rest and recreation. |
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Practice duplicity. Two bean bags provide seating for both kids to enjoy quiet time in their reading nook. When not in use, stack them in the corner or under the beds when floor space is at a premium.
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| Go big, even in a small space. These metal architectural letters make a huge impact in this contemporary, nautical-themed room. Smaller pieces would make the room feel cluttered. |
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No need to modify the decor when a younger child shares room with older sibling — just make needed adjustment to the furnishings. A set of antique beds are the perfect fit in this charming girls' room. Notice that bed rails (in the same color) have been added to the bed on the left to satify the needs of the junior occupant.
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Even if you have enough bedrooms to give each child his or her own room, consider using one room as a shared bedroom, the other a playroom. Most children enjoy sharing a room and the added bonus of having a separate space reserved for play.
More ideas for great kids' spaces
More ideas for great kids' spaces
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Susie Thanks for the advice. I have 4 girls of various ages in a fairly large room and I'm trying to pull of the right decorating scheme with all the ages.
21 months ago · Like
Erika Ward - Erika Ward Interiors vinylyourwall Do you have photos of the space? Would love to see how I can help
21 months ago · Like
samonicah Good luck vinylyourwall with the four girls---make sure you start from the begining---what colour each girl prefers!
21 months ago · Like
Bright Bold and Beautiful You cannot go wrong with IKEA twin beds!! Teen Bedroom Inspiration: http://brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/2010/04/ikea-meets-pottery-barn.html 
21 months ago · Like
patscats2 OMG, one is prettier than the other. I adore that pink ceiling. Very pretty.
21 months ago · Like
Mitra Kouchpeydeh I love this so much
21 months ago · Like
karajanee I am trying to help two sisters in early 20s who share a room to redecorate. They have a large room and can agree on shades of teal and/or aqua. But the one sister is a bubbly outgoing person who would like sparkle and flowers. But the other sister is a quiet private person who likes wolves. Any ideas on how I can pull this off? I was thinking sparkle could be brought in with some glitter in the paint? I've never worked with glitter in the paint, but I heard about it and am dying to try it. I didn't know if I should go with aqua and black or aqua and white? Then I thought about possibly using a hinged privacy screen or whatever they're called and somehow having one side have wolves on the panels and the other side have flowers on the panels. I'm not sure yet if they share a bed or have twin beds But if they have twin beds above the beds they could have their own personal expressions of what they like? Then I thought of painted ceiling? Papered ceiling? I don't know. Anyone have any thoughts? I've thought of trying to get them both agree to go with teal and zebra. It would be so much easier!
17 months ago · Like
peaps33 music themed
6 months ago · Like
Brooke Hiser i need help please! I have a very small bedroom where a pre teen girl has to share with a 4 year old boy. (step- siblings). they have no room for two dressers and two beds. i mean the room is super tiny! and i really dont want to have to get bunk beds. any ideas would be so much appreciated!! thanks in advance!
6 months ago · Like
vivianarodriguez I have the same problem as Brook. A small place to be share with a 9 year old boy and a 7 years old girl.
2 months ago · Like
Ono williams Hello All, i also need help with designing a shared kids room for a 1 year old boy and 5 year old girl.
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Femaarta Momo Love the ideas but I am a renter and most of these beautiful ideas have built in beds or book shelves. Also I noticed that most beds are arranged around a window. The window in my kids room is located in a very awkward place in the room so it would look weird to have two beds arranged by them! Any ideas for two almost teen girls that have completely different personalities??
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Ideabook updated on Aug. 29, 2011.
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