Transition toddler girl room to neutral twin nursery?

last year

I'm having boy/girl twins. We plan to them move into the room currently occupied by my toddler when they're ~6 months. While I'd love to redo the room entirely, we don't have the resources (time or money) to make major changes. Without repainting the room entirely, is there anything we can do to make the room/walls feel less girly? Walls are SW Pressed Flower. Most of the furniture is neutral: Ikea pine/white dresser, Ikea birch Sniglar cribs, off-white glider. Switching out the rug/art is probably doable, if it would help.

(Sidenote: Keeping toddler in current room and moving twins to another isn't an option since our other bedroom is on a different floor of the house from ours.)

Cribs will be set up on either side of this window (short side of crib against window wall).

Rug detail

Artwork hung horizontally on wall not shown (above dresser/changing table).

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tfitz1006

last year

Honestly, it doesn't ready overy girly to me at all with the blue curtains and that pretty rug. I think you're fine leaving it! Great looking space.

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jck910
last year
I think it's fairly gender neutral now, so I wouldn't do anything except add a few blue items: pillow on cream chair, stuffed animal.

I think you are going to need to change the curtains when they start moving in their cribs. Those can be pulled down easily. Maybe remove them altogether now because it looks like you have a nice pleated shade on that window.
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la_la Girl
last year
Congrats on the twins! For rooms with slanted ceilings, I like it when everything (walls and ceiling) is the same color, so I would be tempted to pull a color from the rug and pain everything that color - maybe a rich warm cream? Love the rug BTW
Maureen
last year
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Can you move the rug to your daughter’s new room and you’ll have a blank slate (without having to paint, as it can feel gender neutral with the right choices).

I’d look for wallpaper/mural wallpaper for the major wall only and be sure it includes a bit of the wall color. Then choose another shade from paper to accessorize and suggest a neutral rug to offset the busy wall, but add fun curtains.

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Lyn Nielson
last year
you are going to be even busier down the line... I would repaint now and be done.

BM Chantilly Lace a great clean bright white.

Fresh and a blank slate for all the added stuff. Enjoy!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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IMO paint is cheap and makes a world of difference in a space for an afternoons work. I agree move the rug to your other girls room since she probably has stuff that works with it . I like a very neutral wall color for kids usually because as they grow up they have a differen fave color every year. I have seen some really cute rooms where a girl and boy share a space This is cute so just cribs instaed of beds for now . I assume at some stage the girls will share a room so tackle that much later I love decals in kids rooms so easy to change form baby to toddler etc. Our friends with twins said they cried if they could not see eachother when they were small.
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Urbanology Designs
last year
You might consider painting now or looking into some wallpaper for the walls. Below are two nursery designs we have done for clients, which we think might help you with your dilemma.
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mcarroll16
last year
Basavagelyon has a toddler already and is pregnant with twins. I wouldn't touch this room--it's quite gender-neutral as is. If either parent has the energy to paint anything, paint the toddler's new bedroom, so she can feel like she's getting a special promotion, not losing her old room to the babies.