Our oldest just turned 10, I just can’t believe it. But ten is big and she is beginning to grow out of toys and little girl stuff. She currently shares a room with her 7 year old little sister. They sleep in sweet little twin beds and we hear them whispers and playing after bed time. It has been good for them to share a room. I think it’s a wonderful learning experience for children to share a room.
I have much older half siblings, so I basically grew up as an only child. Learning to live in a shared space is such an important lesson. Respecting people areas, cleaning up after yourself... these are all great lessons. Things that will serve her well in college.
This particular child is fiercely independent and thrives and recharges on solo time. As the baby of the family approaches needing to be out of the crib we know a change is on the horizon. Our house has enough bedrooms for everyone to have their own room, but some are upstairs near our Master bedroom and some downstairs. We don’t think our kids are quite ready to be on a different level that us yet... so that limits our choices for room arrangements. We think we will move our 7 year old into the two year old’s rooms. She is a seven year old that loves to play still and is happy playing with her little sisters toys. Honestly, she is probably the most flexible and go with the flow of the three. There is already a queen size bed in the littlests room, so not too much will have to be done. They’ll need a new dresser and maybe a toy organizer.
Most of my focus will be on the other room which we will fix up for our 10 year old. We will need a new bed , dresser and other furniture. My biggest girl is a HUGE reader. She has been wanting a bean bag as her reading spot, I want to go better with a Love Sac! We also want a book shelf or bedside tables that hold lots of books. We will need to paint her room. Over the past 2 years we have been (slowly) painting all the rooms in the house the same color, a nice change to how we bought it. When we moved in I chose Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.
Here is my inspiration photo....
I think I’ll order a couple pieces from Wayfair and target. I may look for a diy piece for the dresser. I love a sturdy wood dresser and really wouldn’t mind doing a little chalk paint project.
We have a similar bed in a guest room in our house, it came from Wayfair. I’ve been SUPER happy with it!
I love the bedspread... fun & colorful, but decidedly grown up. No baby prints to be found.
Another fairly substantial effort needs to be made in this closet. It is a good sized closet with the closet maid wire racks system.... most of which are broken and in bad shape. It really needs to be redone. I’m hoping I can explore some closet organizing options in a future post.
I love putting together an inspiration board for decorating. I feel like it allows me to stay focused on a direct endline goal.
I have much older half siblings, so I basically grew up as an only child. Learning to live in a shared space is such an important lesson. Respecting people areas, cleaning up after yourself... these are all great lessons. Things that will serve her well in college.
This particular child is fiercely independent and thrives and recharges on solo time. As the baby of the family approaches needing to be out of the crib we know a change is on the horizon. Our house has enough bedrooms for everyone to have their own room, but some are upstairs near our Master bedroom and some downstairs. We don’t think our kids are quite ready to be on a different level that us yet... so that limits our choices for room arrangements. We think we will move our 7 year old into the two year old’s rooms. She is a seven year old that loves to play still and is happy playing with her little sisters toys. Honestly, she is probably the most flexible and go with the flow of the three. There is already a queen size bed in the littlests room, so not too much will have to be done. They’ll need a new dresser and maybe a toy organizer.
Most of my focus will be on the other room which we will fix up for our 10 year old. We will need a new bed , dresser and other furniture. My biggest girl is a HUGE reader. She has been wanting a bean bag as her reading spot, I want to go better with a Love Sac! We also want a book shelf or bedside tables that hold lots of books. We will need to paint her room. Over the past 2 years we have been (slowly) painting all the rooms in the house the same color, a nice change to how we bought it. When we moved in I chose Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.
Here is my inspiration photo....
I think I’ll order a couple pieces from Wayfair and target. I may look for a diy piece for the dresser. I love a sturdy wood dresser and really wouldn’t mind doing a little chalk paint project.
We have a similar bed in a guest room in our house, it came from Wayfair. I’ve been SUPER happy with it!
I love the bedspread... fun & colorful, but decidedly grown up. No baby prints to be found.
Another fairly substantial effort needs to be made in this closet. It is a good sized closet with the closet maid wire racks system.... most of which are broken and in bad shape. It really needs to be redone. I’m hoping I can explore some closet organizing options in a future post.
I love putting together an inspiration board for decorating. I feel like it allows me to stay focused on a direct endline goal.
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