Decorating a shared bedroom for two little girls

This post is long overdue. In fact, I think my last post about this room's transformation was before Etta was born in March. The room's been sort of done for a while. There were a few hangups, and I kept thinking I was going to make a couple of more things for it. Reality says, probably not, so here it is!

I had to do some major decluttering in here. Not only with the practical stuff like clothes, but also a lot of accessories and decor. I removed everything we weren't using and anything that didn't feel especially special. This room has always had a few too many things in it, so I was glad to get it under control. There's still a lot of "stuff" in here, but there's more breathing room now.

This room is small, like maybe 12' x 12' including the closets, and there are three windows and FOUR doors to contend with. The furniture placement took a bit of finessing. The architecture of the room is such that the twin bed is too long to fit on ANY of the walls and leave enough clearance for the doors to open. I know it looks like it would fit lengthwise in that inset with the windows between the closets, but it's literally two inches too narrow. Ugh.

If you're wondering how things are going with the two kids sleeping in the same room, we really haven't tested those waters yet. Etta is a fabulous sleeper. (I am so thankful, and seriously marveling at how this girl can be so easy when the other one was the complete opposite.) We may try her in the crib pretty soon.

I feel like this room has really come together this time around. I liked it before, but there was a transition period after we took the crib out where the layout didn't seem to work as well. A larger rug under most of the furniture seemed to solve that. the touches of pink don't hurt either. It's so happy!

See the first incarnation of Elise's bedroom here >>

Shared kids room update

I've gotten kind of a late start with transforming Elise's bedroom into a shared room for her and the new baby. Now at 33 weeks, I'm under the gun. It's time to get this place in order. Bear with me; these aren't super pretty photos.

The accessories and artwork are a complete mess right now. I need to do some major decluttering to simplify this tiny room. And I'm replacing the rug with something larger. (I've had the new one for several months already, but I haven't showed it here yet.)

The crib is mostly up. A couple of the screws were stripped, so we have to get replacements. Nothing's ever easy, is it?

We've also shuffled some of the furniture around and moved the bulky laminate bookcase out. It was underutilized and kind of a waste of space in such a small room.

Elise's mattress and box spring have been on the floor for nearly a year. I started her big girl bed out that way to keep it lower to the ground, but (knock on wood) she's never fallen out.

So I got my hands on this family antique Jenny Lind style headboard and footboard. It's been stashed in my parents' basement for years. The finish is flaking off, but I am so in love with this bed! It's too far gone to use as is. Refinishing is out mainly because it would be so so much work (also the wrong time of year for that kind of project). A paint job in a bright and happy color it will be! More to come!