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Organizing a Bedroom Shared by Adult and Two Children?

I share a bedroom with my two boys, ages 3 and 1. We have very little space to move around. I have my youngest son in the crib. My other son and I sleep in bunk beds. Our walls are blue and black and the room has a big closet. Is there a way to lighten up the room and create a little more space?

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By Wanaya from Baltimore, MD

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July 13, 20100 found this helpful
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There are three affordable improvements you can make.
The first one is to paint with anything from cream to light sky blue. That will give you a feeling of more space. If the ceiling is removable tiles, light sky-blue tiles and butter yellow rails can change the mood from dungeon to spring meadow instantly.

The second trick is to mount the crib with a couple of garden gate hinges on one of the bunk-bed uprights, so that you can swing it in between the lower and upper bunks. If the crib is new and flimsy, you may have to reinforce it by nailing or screwing some tin flashing around it. Tin flashing comes in rolls and is very cheap. You can also use a drawer from an old dresser as a swing-out crib.

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You will have to add a hinge post in a corner and triangle braces, then skirt the whole thing with flashing. If you need details on how to do that, write me.

Naturally, you will have to secure the bunk to the wall, so that it can not tip over.

The third trick is to put mirrors onto all empty wall spaces. This may sound silly, but that trick is in use in some of the finest palaces to create the illusion and feeling of large spaces. Any old yard sale mirrors will do just fine, and you can cut them just like window glass with a $1.49 glass cutter.
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July 14, 20100 found this helpful
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Definitely lighten the walls with lighter colors. Minimize the amount of furniture other than the beds by having one huge clothes keeper (like an armoire) or use the closet for all the clothes, either by putting the chests in there, using plastic boxes or other containers for underwear, keeping the toys in the closet, etc.

 
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July 14, 20100 found this helpful
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In a cramped space, use any available wall space to hang shelves or cabinets for storage. When your 1 year old is old enough to be in a regular bed, you could get rid of the crib and place a blow-up mattress under the bottom bunk bed and only pull it out at night.

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That would give you more space in the future.

 

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July 14, 20100 found this helpful
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A nice pale blue is both energizing and light enough to keep the dark from becoming gloomy. I like the idea of lacy type curtains with something a little heavier at the sides which can give you privacy at night. I have covered cardboard boxes in matching Contact Paper to make them all look "related" to keep both clothing and linens, towels, toys, and bathroom necessities out of sight and nicely organized.

I believe the general consensus among us all is that you are with your two little sons, and there's nothing in the world that can take the place of that.

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You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders and are making a good thing out of a situation that could be less than happy for some people. God Bless you and the boys. Cherish every day you have with them as I'm sure you do. They grow up so soon, and will remember these days as some of the best. Love is the most treasured thing in the world, and it's all free.

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July 15, 20100 found this helpful
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I also share a room with my son, there is no other option. We have bunk beds like you, plus one big closet on one wall, also like you. under the bed, I have storage boxes on wheels and shelves everywhere! I've painted the room pale blue with yellow and pale blue quilts and curtains plus a pale blue rug. With bunk beds, we each have a small amount of privacy and both of us have small neon lamps screwed to the headboards for reading, etc without bothering the other.

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Tall bookcases against the walls also hold a huge amount of clothes and other stuff and don't take up much floor space. we are so used to it now, that it's no longer a big deal, long as you keep the room as tidy as possible, it will look fine.

 
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October 3, 20170 found this helpful

Pls be sure to anchor bunk beds. Bookcases. And armoires to the wall

 
April 2, 20110 found this helpful
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Paint and then maybe separate the bunks and form a "wall" out of bookshelves, with the backs facing each other, for storage and a little privacy. If privacy is not what you are going for. Paint, and in the closet put your stuff up high and the kids stuff lower. Enjoy this time, someday you will look upon it fondly. : )

 
July 14, 20100 found this helpful

Just had to stop in to say, when with family, that's all you need, everything else dims in splendor, adoration and the very memories you create now, will be remembered in later years. God bless you in raising your wonderful family.

 

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July 14, 20100 found this helpful

Pale yellow. Walmart paint is good paint.

 

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July 14, 20100 found this helpful

At first I thought maybe separate the bunk beds and let your 3-year-old's "bedroom" be that big closet. But then I thought again.

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I like the lighter paint idea. You'll also want to use all available space. Fishing net fastened in the upper corner would make an attractive, out-of-the-way place to keep toys, for example.
Under the bunk and crib are two other possibilities. See what you can find in "under-bed" storage. Go as cheap or as fancy as your imagination and pocketbook can tolerate. Plain cardboard boxes are free, but not pretty. Low-to-the-floor laundry baskets could be better, if that works for you. Try plastic, wicker or another material. Whatever looks best to you. God bless you and your boys!

 

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July 15, 20100 found this helpful

I use to have my girls bunk in with me as well. I am thinking you need the crib. I use to store my baby clothes in a tote under the crib. Made easier to find her clothes and kept clean and I could still use the crib. Use as much of the closet as you can for all extra's. I like the pale blue suggestion and the God bless you for taking care of your family and making memories.
Hugs,
Glenda

 

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