How to Design One Bedroom For Two Children
Create a fun space for both kids with these 'twingenious' shared bedroom ideas
A shared bedroom becomes a necessity when the number of bedrooms is limited. For the most part, it can serve as a fun, bonding experience for your kids. The challenge lies in creating a design that equally reflects two spirited young personalities. There is a plethora of things to consider. Should you go for a seamless, cohesive look or compartmentalise to encourage individuality? What kind of beds would be most practical? How should you use colours? Before you begin designing one bedroom for two children, take a moment to gather ideas for your blueprint. Tour these space-optimising, twin-sharing bedrooms for some inspiration.
It’s amazing what an extra wall can do. Here, the designers have successfully zoned two separate kiddie spaces by adding a wall between the beds. Each wall comes with niches, ideal for holding trophies, knick knacks and toys. Similar bedsheets in contrasting colours are used to create a distinction between the sections.
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Double up with a bunk bed
Vertical space is gold in a shared bedroom. By stacking your beds, you’re left with enough room for other things, like a study table or a play zone.
In this transitional Ahmedabad bedroom, Studiovistara casts the bunk bed against a panelled teal wall. Notice how complementary bed covers in blue and white display each bunk in its own light.
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Vertical space is gold in a shared bedroom. By stacking your beds, you’re left with enough room for other things, like a study table or a play zone.
In this transitional Ahmedabad bedroom, Studiovistara casts the bunk bed against a panelled teal wall. Notice how complementary bed covers in blue and white display each bunk in its own light.
Take a look at zany bunk beds your kids will love
Alternatively, if you have enough wall space, source a pair of bunk beds with study tables underneath. This way, you don’t need to set aside a separate study zone.
Consider a trundle bed
If you aren’t a fan of the bunk bed, here’s an alternative. A trundle bed, otherwise known as a pull-out bed, can be quickly converted into a side-by-side sleep space.
This room by Spaces and Design sets a nautical course helmed by this ship-inspired trundle. See how the fixed and pull-out beds resemble the upper and lower deck of a ship. Breton bed sheets add flavour to the maritime theme.
If you aren’t a fan of the bunk bed, here’s an alternative. A trundle bed, otherwise known as a pull-out bed, can be quickly converted into a side-by-side sleep space.
This room by Spaces and Design sets a nautical course helmed by this ship-inspired trundle. See how the fixed and pull-out beds resemble the upper and lower deck of a ship. Breton bed sheets add flavour to the maritime theme.
Keep a neutral palette
Whether you have a boy and girl, or two girls or two boys, keeping a neutral palette can lend to a canvas conducive to creativity as your kids get older. When you feel like a change, you can leave the walls alone and simply mix up accents within your neutral shell.
A rainbow rug, a geometric bed throw and varied scatter cushions come together in this chic, twin-sharing bedroom. The speckled walls play to the contemporary decor but promise to remain versatile and open to change.
Whether you have a boy and girl, or two girls or two boys, keeping a neutral palette can lend to a canvas conducive to creativity as your kids get older. When you feel like a change, you can leave the walls alone and simply mix up accents within your neutral shell.
A rainbow rug, a geometric bed throw and varied scatter cushions come together in this chic, twin-sharing bedroom. The speckled walls play to the contemporary decor but promise to remain versatile and open to change.
In this room, warm taupe walls enclose decor elements in moss green and brown. The wall palette leaves enough scope for the decor to be usurped in favour of another colour scheme in the future.
Distinguish with colour
This room is an example of two unique spaces created through distinctive colour choices. The central cobalt-blue colour scheme holds the space together, while allowing sherbet-pink and baby-blue elements to lend individuality to the siblings’ personal zones.
This room is an example of two unique spaces created through distinctive colour choices. The central cobalt-blue colour scheme holds the space together, while allowing sherbet-pink and baby-blue elements to lend individuality to the siblings’ personal zones.
Classic white walls are open to a million possibilities. Here, breezy curtain backdrops, matching the bedspreads, have been used to assign zones for a brother and sister.
Need more ideas to decorate a room for a boy and girl?
Need more ideas to decorate a room for a boy and girl?
Add bed curtains
Curtains can work as soft partitions that turn each bed into a private den. See how each berth in this dove-hued bedroom captures the essence of a cosy, inviting nook.
Curtains can work as soft partitions that turn each bed into a private den. See how each berth in this dove-hued bedroom captures the essence of a cosy, inviting nook.
Mix in assorted styles and forms
Appealing to two personalities is no mean feat, but it is certainly possible. Don’t hesitate to mix up a medley of styles (chevron, stripes, floral, geometric), but remember to keep the colour palette consistent.
Here, fuchsia chairs, a striped bed runner and geometric-print bolster cushions form the crux of the decor scheme. Soft pink and fern green create a unifying backdrop.
Appealing to two personalities is no mean feat, but it is certainly possible. Don’t hesitate to mix up a medley of styles (chevron, stripes, floral, geometric), but remember to keep the colour palette consistent.
Here, fuchsia chairs, a striped bed runner and geometric-print bolster cushions form the crux of the decor scheme. Soft pink and fern green create a unifying backdrop.
In this Mumbai bedroom for two children, stripe-banded chairs, colourful scatter cushions and an abstract alphabet wall are tied together in a dominant theme of blue with touches of red.
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Read more:
Must-Haves in a Teenage Girl’s Room
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Use walls, angles and levels to craft individual spaces that serve as custom cubbyholes. Let each space shine as an expression of your child’s personality.
In this attic, the designer has slotted two beds below the sloping ceiling to optimise every corner of available space. With a partition in between, both beds give their occupants a world of privacy. A long drawer occupies the space underneath each bed, making it an ideal store for bedsheets, pillows and covers.