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The Boys Shared Room

October 24, 2013 By Taylor 10 Comments

boys shared room

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When we moved this summer, the boys really showed an interest in sharing a room. I loved the idea but was tentative because I didn’t know how well it would work. They are 18 months apart but one is a night owl and one is an early bird. My youngest had just started climbing out of his crib when we moved so it was a good time for a big switch anyway. I figured it would make them feel more cozy and on hard days it would teach them about sharing and compromising. It’s been a little over 4 months and its going great! I love knowing that they are together. The funny thing is that we moved from a house half the size and now they want to share, go figure! In the adjoining room (connected by a bathroom) we have the playroom. That means their bedroom houses just two beds, and their clothes.

For the first few weeks, I didn’t have a game plan. My oldest was sleeping on a borrowed bed and my youngest was done with his crib so we went and bought two twin mattress’s and then I froze…  it was bad. IMG_6351

We had the mattress on the floor and an old, broken, garage sale dresser to hold the clothes… so pretty much it looked like a frat house for toddlers.

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I googled and pinned fun “shared room” ideas but with the configuration of this room; none of those were going to work. My husband wanted bunk beds but I thought they are too little (not to mention they are hard to make). Then it happened… I found them. Two vintage, wicker headboards painted red.

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We already had the quilts, curtains and the world map tapestry. I found the grey striped sheets from target. We had the kids bedrooms painted white when we moved in to brighten it up.

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It unintentionally started going a little sailor/nautical/mapish… which I love!

shared boys room

Like I said I used a lot that I had. But I bought a few things for the walls that I loved…

This “dream big little one” growth chart  is from Gus and Lula (zulily deals)

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This Sailor Print is from Urban Outfitters (also where the map tapestry is from). The other framed piece is from a shopping bag and I just cut off the handles.

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Chalkboard Map Print is from the Caravan Shoppe. This dresser was my husband’s when he was a baby :) I want some wood in there but I don’t know if we should stain it, or maybe even paint the handles?? Any ideas?

boys shared room

shared boys room

It’s still a work in progress like the rest of the house! But it sure beats two mattress on the ground (which I have a feeling the boys didn’t mind as much as I did!) Do your kids share a room? Also, any thoughts on the dresser; what would you do?

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Comments

  1. Andrea says

    October 25, 2013 at 12:42 am

    Frat house for toddlers….rolling!! :) LOL!

    Love the maps on the walls, and the pops of red and blue! Great job Mama!

    Reply
    • Taylor says

      October 25, 2013 at 10:33 am

      thanks Andrea! haha it really did look like that before :)

      Reply
  2. Katie says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    I think that dresser would look awesome painted navy with some sort of nautical pulls.

    Reply
    • Taylor says

      October 27, 2013 at 8:50 pm

      nautial pulls! i need!!

      Reply
  3. Jamie says

    October 29, 2013 at 9:09 am

    Love it! Maps make everything better :) and Target and grey stripes!

    Reply
    • Taylor says

      October 29, 2013 at 9:34 pm

      thanks jamie! i totally agree that maps are always the right thing to do :)

      Reply
  4. Jessica H says

    November 13, 2013 at 8:00 am

    I love your boys’ bedroom! I shared it in my Pinterest Inspiration post today. http://mommyenvy.com/pinterest-inspiration-baby-bs-new-room/

    Reply
  5. Elin says

    November 20, 2013 at 6:55 am

    This is so nice, lucky kids!

    Reply
  6. Carley says

    April 27, 2014 at 6:42 am

    I recognize. It’s funny because i simply produced a a
    package of double beds for a toddler bedroom.
    The bed room flipped out great.

    Reply

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