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The Sibling-Shared Bedroom

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

Fine Furniture Design Bedroom Guesthouse Woven Twin Headboard 1220-434 is the right bed for your little princess.

Fine Furniture Design Bedroom Guesthouse Woven Twin Headboard 1220-434 is the right bed for your little princess.

If there is one good thing about siblings sharing a bedroom is that they get to bond, even compromise. Siblings tend to have misunderstandings but if you plan the shared bedroom carefully, then you can reduce the number of squabbles between them. Here are some tips on how you can make the sibling-shared bedroom a bit calmer –

The Kids Become the Architects

It is a must to include your kids in designing the room. This will avoid future complaints, too, so you had better involve them in the whole design process.

Don’t think that young children do not have an eye for wall art. Have them pick out the furniture, wallpaper or paint, and the accessories. Don’t automatically go to the cartoon character or sports linens that are on display.

Allow your kids to display their individual personalities. Assign a section for each kid to decorate. Each one can have a particular wall to cover with his designs or a part of the floor to scatter cushions. Just make sure that the designs complement each other or you would have a room that spells C-H-A-O-S. It is best to give them a smorgasbord of themes to choose from, preferably those that already complement each other so you won’t have to worry about tantrums later.

Assign a Personal Area

Give each kid an area of his or her own. Make sure that you provide ample private space for each kid even if you have just a small room to work with. This can be accomplished with an area rug, individual desks, or compartments. Separate toy boxes tend to work, too.

FFDM's Ancestry Collection may look traditional but it offers timeless beauty and more storage for your little ones' stuff.

FFDM’s Ancestry Collection may look traditional but it offers timeless beauty and more storage for your little ones’ stuff.

Set the Rules

Every kid needs rules to follow; without them, they will just do what they want without any regard for the consequences. Arguments also result from parents who do not know how to set rules. While rules are important inside the sibling-shared bedroom, it is best that you keep them to a bare minimum. A perfect example is teaching them that they are not supposed to take any toy or property of the other sibling without asking for permission.

Teach also that they need to have private moments at times. Knocking before entering is also a good rule to set.

Even Young Children Can Share

Again, do not underestimate the sharing capacity of the younger ones. Don’t be tempted to keep the youngest child with you in the master bedroom. Older children’s routine can still be established since they can adapt to the youngest child’s nightly bawls.

Teach the young one to put his toys in his own toy box and not to take toys from his elder brother’s or sister’s box. High shelves yet sturdy shelves will also do the trick so that the older ones get to keep their stuff undamaged.

An Open Floor Space

Consider bunk beds when you have kids that are older than six. This kind of bed should provide ample floor space where more furniture or storage units can be installed.

‘Planning to extend or move in the future? Then find a bed that can be separated into two single beds when they no longer look cute sharing a bunk bed.

The Fine Furniture Design Bedroom Platform Headboard, Twin 3.3 1051-534 is perfect for your little boy.

The Fine Furniture Design Bedroom Platform Headboard, Twin 3.3 1051-534 is perfect for your little boy.

A Place for Everything

A kid is naturally messy; expecting otherwise would be futile. Since they are messy creatures, toys and other stuff can be found lying everywhere; condition your kids’ minds to tidy up after playing. This can be better implemented if there is storage for everything.

Creativity Is Welcome

Kids are naturally creative. You can share their excitement for their soon-to-be-shared bedroom by going out with them to shop for the furniture that they will need, design the room according to their taste, and to show your support every step of their creation process. The sibling-shared bedroom project can be fun to make, just give it a chance.

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