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Siblings Sharing a Bedroom - How to Decorate Effectively
by Michael Holland
Description: Tips decorating a bedroom that siblings share.
If you simply do not have an extra room and two siblings sharing
bedroom is the only option available to you, you will find there are
different ways you can decorate their room to make the space they
must share together not only tolerable, but a place they will enjoy.
First of all, when it comes to siblings sharing bedroom, there are
basically two ways in which you can go about decorating their room:
1. Decorate their room in one theme that they can both agree on and
will enjoy.
2. Decorate their room in two separate themes to keep them both happy
and feeling like they have a space in their shared bedroom they can
call their own.
To help you realize how you can achieve either one of these
decorating siblings sharing bedroom possibilities, following is an
example for each.
Decorating a Room with a Single Theme
If the siblings sharing bedroom agree on the same theme, or don't
mind having matching bedding, you will find that there are two
excellent ways you can set up their room. You can either choose to
purchase them a bunk bed, or two twin beds.
Once you have the beds, you can select matching bedding. You will
find a great selection of bedding choices await you at
http://www.homevisions.com. An example of a good matching bed set you can
select is the "Primary Solids Reversible and Fitted Comforters".
When it comes to the siblings sharing bedroom walls, you can choose
to wallpaper them in the theme your children have chosen, or you can
paint the walls a solid color shade that is in their bedding, and add
a wallpaper border to add more personality to the walls. If you are
interested in adding a wallpaper border, you will find that
http://www.decoratetoday.com has plenty of different designs to suit the
taste of your children.
Resources:
Bedrooms for Cool Kids
The Big Book of Kid's Rooms
Kid's Room: Ideas and Projects for Children's Spaces
When it comes to furniture for a single siblings sharing bedroom
theme, matching furniture is always a great idea. You can even
invest in fun furniture that they can both share and enjoy such as a
table and chair set, an entertainment center, bean bag chairs and so
on.
Decorating a Room with Two Themes
If your children have two separate tastes and are not wild about
being apart of the whole siblings sharing bedroom idea, you can at
least try to make it tolerable for them by appealing to their
personal interests as much as possible. How can you do this? Well,
the best way to do it is to literally split the room in half.
Paint one whole half of the room a solid color your child likes, and
the other half a different color your other child likes. Purchase
two twin trundle beds.
This will allow them their own space and will also provide some extra
individual storage space to put their personal stuff. As for
bedding, you can have you kids pick the sets they like best.
You can mix and match furniture, and when it comes to storage
furniture, label items with names so there is no confusion as to who
owns what.
Finally, other great accessories you may want to include in a
siblings sharing bedroom are:
* Lamps
* Window treatments
* Clocks
* Throw pillows and throw blankets
* Area rug(s)
* Wall hooks
* Wall art
* Toy box bench
* Waste bin
There are many ways you can keep your kids satisfied and content to
share a room. Be creative when it comes to decorating and putting
together sibling sharing bedroom themes.
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