Siblings Sharing Bedrooms: Keep Stuff Organized
Although shared bedrooms are usually a matter of the lack of home space, there are many benefits of siblings sharing one: it strengthens their mutual bond and helps them learn some fundamental values. However, a shared bedroom means you have to get particularly savvy about using the maximum of all the available space. Your kids have to learn how to be responsible and take care of their stuff while keeping their room tidy and clean. If you plan on redecorating the room, the key to making it well- organized lies in combining three things together: aesthetics, function, and fun.
Think vertically: use the walls
Consider installing wall shelves to use the maximum of the wall surface. There are many different styles you can try out: various shapes, colors, and sizes give you an opportunity to be creative and use this storage space as part of the room’s décor. You can even choose cupboards and cabinets and make it more playful with the changing dynamics of see-through and closed storage spaces. Use the open ones for storing books, stuffed animals, or framed photos that make a nice decoration while giving your kids’ room a dash of personal touch and making it warmer. There are many innovative wall shelf designs: include your children in the process of deciding the right one since your adult perspective and taste doesn’t matter here. There are endless possibilities, but the whole point is letting them design their own space in order to boost their wish to take good care of it. In addition to wall shelves, use wall hooks to avoid mess and clothes lying everywhere.
Organizing the closet: the power of sectioning
One of the most important things when it comes to organizing a shared bedroom is to divide the storage equitably. Your kids need to learn how to share, but they also need to have a sense of their own space and privacy. If you have a simple closet that has only one hanger bar, it can get messy and visually confusing. Install shelves and a shorter hanger bar so that you can keep things clearly organized. Divide a space into two halves and use different colors and decorations to mark which half belongs to whom. You can even turn it into a Narnia-like hiding place: build shelves on the each side and leave a bit of room between them so you can squeeze in a small working desk and a chair. Get through creative DIY lighting solutions and make this a special sanctuary for your little ones. You can even put away the closet doors and install a curtain instead that will match the rest of the room’s style.
Using every inch: a bottom bed drawer
Parents usually opt for bunk beds so they can save up space. Most of the beds contain a bottom drawer, which is a precious piece of storage space. If there is no physical drawer – even better! Make your own custom storage containers that are just the right size and use a vividly patterned wrapping paper to spruce them up! Here’s one crucial word for you: labels. Label all of the boxes so that your kids get a clear idea on where to put away their stuff. Simple words (e.g. “sheets”, “socks”, or “underwear”) make great pointers. Bed galleries also offer many clever opportunities to use space that would otherwise be unreachable.
Parents usually opt for bunk beds so they can save up space. Most of the beds contain a bottom drawer, which is a precious piece of storage space. If there is no physical drawer – even better! Make your own custom storage containers that are just the right size and use a vividly patterned wrapping paper to spruce them up! Here’s one crucial word for you: labels. Label all of the boxes so that your kids get a clear idea on where to put away their stuff. Simple words (e.g. “sheets”, “socks”, or “underwear”) make great pointers. Bed galleries also offer many clever opportunities to use space that would otherwise be unreachable.
Custom-design: get the best of the workspace
Sometimes, we are limited by the market offer in the furniture industry. Get organized by making your kids the best desks they can hope for: use the corner of the room to make an L-shaped working desk and use all the space beneath for storage. Mess-free!
You don’t have to be an architect or an interior designer to make it work. Try to visualize the possibilities of your children’s room and then consult a handyman to see if it’s doable or turn to some DIY crafting.
Sometimes, we are limited by the market offer in the furniture industry. Get organized by making your kids the best desks they can hope for: use the corner of the room to make an L-shaped working desk and use all the space beneath for storage. Mess-free!
You don’t have to be an architect or an interior designer to make it work. Try to visualize the possibilities of your children’s room and then consult a handyman to see if it’s doable or turn to some DIY crafting.
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