Decorating Ideas For Sharing a Room

My boys have always shared a room, and it's been easy to come up with decorating ideas for them. When they were little, they both had car beds and a car theme room. Now that they're older, they have bunk beds and a Star Wars room.

But sometimes decorating for kids rooms that are shared isn't so easy. If you have a girl and a boy sharing a room, or siblings who are far apart in age,it can be difficult to find items that seem suitable for both kids and still have a coordinated look.

Some decorating ideas for sharing a room are:

• print fabrics in black and white, which mix together and provide a backdrop for prints and accessories in primary or pastel colors.


• stripes or prints in primary colors or jewel tones


• a nature theme with brown or neutral bedding and fun wall decor

Bunk beds and platform beds are great space savers in a small shared room, especially ones with built in drawers.

Decorating Ideas For Sharing a Room With Your Baby

When my first son came home from the hospital, I realized that there was a major decorating dilemma in my house. Like many parents, he ended up in a bassinet in my bedroom for months. He had a room ready for him, but I just couldn't part with the little guy. The only problem was that his blue and tan plaid bassinet fabric majorly clashed with my spring green walls and vintage style colorful quilt.

Of course this was not a major problem in those days, but it did bug me a bit. I think other parents have been in the same situation, so busy getting the baby's room ready that you don't think about the early months when the baby may not even be in his own room.

If I had the chance to do it over, I would have planned for these early months better. When my second was born, I was quick to buy simple white crib bedding to blend with the decor of my bedroom. A plain white changing table blended right in, too.

Another idea for making a shared room work is to find bedding for your bed as well as the crib that works together. Neutral colors, like the ones below, will work with most wall colors and existing furniture.