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My daughters room is odd shaped. HELP!

7 years ago

My daughter now has a twin bed in her room, a desk, doll house and a tall dresser. We want to get her a full size bed but aren’t sure how to fit it? We can take the doll house and desk out for more room. But any suggestions would be a huge help!!! Thanks in advance!

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  • 7 years ago

    Draw a floor plan of the room include doors & windows. Also give us the new bed measurements

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    We would need a lot more info. A to scale drawing of the floor plan marking all windows and doors. How old is she? Why a double bed which BTW is getting harder and harder to find mattresses and bedding for. Unless she is under 3 the desk is pretty useless.The bed there now does not appear to be as wide as a twin so maybe just a twin would work they are 39” wide

  • 7 years ago

    How old is she? Does she use all these things? If she is young and uses it all, maybe she doesn’t need a big girl bed quite yet.
    When the time comes, place the headboard of the new bed against the wall where the twin bed is now. It will be easier for her to make her bed in the morning. If she likes to have a friend over, maybe you will keep the twin bed to use as a bed for guests or as a sofa for your daughter to lounge on while reading. Place the dresser flat against a wall: things cannot fall behind it easily. She may want a desk or a table to use for homework.

  • 7 years ago

    I hope I can answer all the questions asked.
    She is almost 8 years old, she is very tall and the twin bed just doesn’t give her enough room. She doesn’t really play with the doll house any more, so that’s not a problem to get out of there. The desk- she uses to draw and write but still does homework with myself and my husband downstairs so we could move the desk to her playroom.

  • 7 years ago

    Himis the desk a child size desk? It looks extremely small??? Is the door shown to the left of the chest the entry door? Closet door? Bathroom door? Where is the closet? If you draw the room with measurements, windows, doors a plan Can be made. If she is tall enough to not fit well in a twin bed then I would have to assume she can’t fit at a small scaled desk. At age 8 she is heading to the tween years and the room is likely going to be needing an update to carry her forward through her teen years.

  • 7 years ago

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  • 7 years ago

    See if she would be open to getting rid of Any of her toys. Once you have cleaned out her toys , put the remaining ones on floating shelves or a book shelve by the time all of that is cleaned up you would be able to keep everything... Hope I helped... her bed is adorable!

  • 7 years ago

    Remove the TV and toys to the play room. Make this a room for sleeping. Homework downstairs with you until she's in jr. high.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Hello! Everyone has given you some good ideas already, but I'll reiterate a few of them and add a couple because it's not just about furniture placement!


    1. A floor plan would help immensely, particularly give there is a fourth wall and closet doors that we cannot see in the photos you've posted already. Without those, it's difficult to know the best placement for the bed. Even a simple hand sketch with measurements would help.


    2. Toys toys toys...downstairs in the playroom. No sense having them clutter this space which really should feel more quiet and comfortable than it does now with the stuff laying around.


    3. Desk honestly is pretty useless given it's size and she'll outgrow any vestigial usefulness in like 3 months. :) Perhaps consider sending it on to a second life with someone else.


    4. A double bed is a good choice for someone growing taller by the minute and could even include a trundle beneath for potential sleepovers, unless she needs the added storage the drawers under the bed are now providing. Sheets and such are a little more difficult with a double, but queen-size generally works pretty well. BUT, that all depends on the dimensions of the room.


    5. If I could possibly talk you out of bubblegum pink walls I would! Perhaps a white with a hint of pink if she really wants to keep pink. Or a soft creamy warm light grey? Something warmer and creamier will go better with the carpet as well as the white trim and doors and the dresser.


    6. Consider fixing the blinds and curtains...they are much too short and make the room look off-kilter visually. They should be at least to the top of the window frame. You likely don't need both the blinds AND the curtains, either. They look bulky together. So you could easily lose one or the other.


    7. From personal experience with 4 kids (3 now in college and one in high school), take the TV out and leave it out until...forever. Again, this space should be quiet and a place of refuge from the world, neither of which a TV is. I imagine there are plenty of other TVs in the house. Best you can see what she's watching anyway...perhaps not an issue now, but it will be soon enough. :)


    Hope that helps! If you can post the dimensions, I can take another quick look and see about bed and nightstand placement. Good luck!

  • 7 years ago

    Take everything out including the tv, sorting through it all a la Marie Kondo. Put back the dresser and whatever she currently uses. Add the new bed. The tiny desk and dollhouse could be stored or donated, depending on if you have room and if she wants to keep them. Some kids have "memory boxes" where some of their old toys are stored (no longer used but favorites). Eventually, she'll need a grown up sized desk for homework somewhere quiet.

  • 7 years ago

    (or no desk. at no point did I ever use a desk in my room for homework. and laptop work will happen on a bed in all likelihood.)

  • 7 years ago

    I think the clash of the pink on the walls and the orangey-brown color of the carpet are very unsettling. Change to a calmer color that doesn’t clash with the carpet and get rid of the clutter. This could be a pretty room. Have you considered hardwood floors with a nice rug that has touches of pink (of course with the wall color changed)? A queen-sized bed with a pretty duvet and pillows with soft pinks and greens would be very pretty. A bedroom should look inviting and plush for sleep. A nice mirror hung over the dresser (if the dresser has an attached one, remove it) would look girly and grow up with your daughter, as well. Maybe even paint the dresser white and hang a gold toned mirror. The window-curtains should cover entire window. Remove the blinds. Use a rod with a two-inch diameter, painted white, and floor length curtains that can still be tied back if you want. If you do paint a softer pink, use pink thick cording with a tassel to tie them back. Definitely rid the room of all the toy clutter and have your daughter make the bed each morning-it only takes 2 to 3 minutes.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Would your daughter like a bunk bed with desk and cabinet below? A blow up mattress for sleepover. Might want to explore that.

  • 7 years ago

    At 8 years old, she can understand philanthropy, and how her donated toys will help kids that are in need. Having her select the toys to donate (clean, useable toys only), and go with you to drop them off, will help her grow in gratitude and happiness for actually helping others. Her reward can be picking paint colors, curtains and bedding. You can both spend time together looking through HOUZZ photos for inspiration.

  • 7 years ago

    Thank you all for the incredible ideas, I appreciate all of the ideas and am going to draw a diagram of dimensions and post that soon.
    Some back story to answer any questions. We tried a Queen before in that room and it eats up too much space, that’s why we can’t go any bigger than the full. My daughter could do without the doll house and desk and truthfully the tv as well- she never watches it in her room. As far as the carpet, it is not orange- it’s a beige/ ivory- that must have been the bad lighting of the picture. I might need help with some furniture placement but I wouldn’t choose orange for a carpet! Lol. I think the idea of donating toys is excellent- but I also have a 5 year old little girl who would love some of her sisters stuff. What we wouldn’t let her have or move to the playroom we absolutely would donate. We’ve done that before, multiple times.
    I attached a picture below to better show you the color of the carpet. And, her bed - made... of which she does every morning, I just took the pictures right after she woke up and used them.
    Thanks again for all the suggestions, I love them.

  • 7 years ago

    I'm 5'10" tall and I slept in a twin bed until I moved out at 18. I guess I don't understand how the bed is too small.

  • 7 years ago

    That is a very nice bed. I'd keep it. I grew up and slept in a twin until I was 20. My college age nieces are still sleeping on twins. Unless she is freakishly tall, the bed is still useful and attractive. If she had friends overnight, use an air-mattress.

    You've gotten lots of good suggestions on color, decluttering and TV's. Perhaps painting the furniture a lighter color might lighten the mood. My mother did this to my room when I was the same age as your daughter. The furniture stayed that way until I moved out many years later. My sister-in-law still has the twins in her house and her granddaughter uses them.

  • 7 years ago

    The bed may be considered small because it has sides, like a day bed.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    I always like the way a bed looks when the head of the bed is against a window, but that would only work if the bed doesn't have a head board.