Girls Bedroom Ideas Both Your Girls Will Adore!

Two Girls, One Room—Is it possible to keep the harmony? Check out these top 6 strategies and girls bedroom ideas to design a room both your girls will adore.

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Decorating a room for two girls can be both exciting and challenging for parents. It’s an opportunity to create a space that reflects their personalities and fosters a sense of togetherness. But it can also be equally frustrating to honor each child’s unique personality while still creating a cohesive room design.

You might also be struggling with space constraints - after all, the room now has to cater to two individuals and their belongings without looking overcrowded or cluttered.

You worry that the more dominant and spirited girl should not overshadow her sibling. You want a room that supports both the girls and grows with them.

Growing up with a sister myself, I was actually grateful to be sharing my bedroom. I was not scared of the dark. No, that does not even come close to describing it. I was petrified. In the deep of night, I needed a human touch before I could fall asleep.

But as we entered our teens, she insisted on her own room. She wanted to study late in the night, while I was an early sleeper. The benefit of this new arrangement was that I finally HAD to get over my fears.

So I am all in favor of a shared girls room. Decorating shared girls rooms may not be a breeze, but it can be done. There are 6 key strategies that will give you the confidence to design a shared bedroom that is functional and stylish.

So let's dive right in.

Strategy 1:  Embrace a Neutral Base with Personalized Accents

I discussed this before but it certainly deserves repeating. The color palette is the number one cause for conflict. And yet, the beauty of colors is that they can all go well together, it is more about how you create that harmony. The simplest way to do this is to start with a neutral color palette for the walls.

This creates a timeless base that can grow with your daughters. Allow each girl to personalize her side of the room with bedding, artwork, and decorative accents in her favorite colors and themes. This way, both personalities shine without clashing.

Strategy 2: Make Smart Furniture Choices

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Strategy 3: Define Zones within the Room

What are the activities that you are looking for the girls to enjoy in the room? Is the room mainly for sleeping? Do you have separate zones in the house for other activities such as a study area or a playroom or an area in your family room that houses their toys and games?

If the room allows you could loft the beds and put the desks under; which would maximize the space. If one enjoys reading, create a little nook for her.

Strategy 4: Incorporate Each Girls Bedroom Ideas

If you already have twin beds or if you picked up two different looking beds from say Facebook marketplace, you can still achieve the same effect by painting them the same color – white, lavender, pink, blue…whatever color scheme you decide on.

Even easier (on your time, budget and the aesthetic eye), buy similar headboards. Once you have reached a consensus of the color scheme, you are ready to pick out the comforters for the girls beds. You could go the other way and choose comforters and then pull the colors together from them too.

Allow them a certain number of decorative elements that they get to choose. Involving them in the design process helps them feel more connected to the space.

It is just as important to set boundaries so as to not overwhelm the design or make it look like a train wreck. 

Strategy 5: A Room that Grows with Them

Opt for furniture and decor that can adapt as your daughters grow. This means that the bigger ticket items such as beds and dressers should be chosen for long term. Now the room can be easily updated with new bedding, throw pillows, or wall art.

Consider modular furniture that can be rearranged as their needs change, and avoid overly themed decor that might become outdated quickly. This is not to say that you should avoid themes completely. 

I love a good theme and young ages are the only time you can indulge in them, so why not. Just don't overdo it. If your budget allows, absolutely go for that carriage bed or the Fantasy Air Baby Changing Table and Dresser. 

Strategy 6:  Encourage Shared Storage Solutions

Use this opportunity to teach your daughters to share and organize their space. Encourage shared storage solutions like labeled bins or baskets. This not only keeps the room tidy but also fosters a sense of teamwork and responsibility.

Giving them their defined areas will help your case when you ask them to share some spaces. 

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An important lesson to learn from sharing bedrooms is that of respecting each other’s privacy. Not easy to do in a tiny room. There are other great girls bedroom ideas that can help. Hang separate canopies from each bed. The sheer lace adds glamour to the room giving a feeling of privacy too.

Creating a nook is another aspect you can add to the girls bedroom design. If space is limited, you can tell them that this is a private spot for them whenever they feel the need to be left alone. The other person cannot disturb while one sits there.

In a large room, put 2 dressers and 2 desks to separate their spaces easily. In smaller spaces, you need more girls bedroom ideas. Keeping 1 dresser works provided you give them separate drawers of their own.

One large desk with 2 chairs or lap desks will help them study together without disturbing the other. A family room also works well for a separate zone for study. Let the storage space go vertical with shelves and hooks, to give them more play space on the floor.

The wall art prints you decide to display can be the one area to let their personality shine through. If one girl likes horses while the other is into ballet, you can find gorgeous wall art and decor to show off their personal interests. Add monogrammed letters over each bed.

Accent pillows are another area to show off their hobbies. 

Sharing a room at a young age is a great way to create a closer sibling bond and to help your kids learn necessary social skills of accommodation and conflict resolution. These shared girls bedroom ideas are here to make the experience sweeter.

Of course, my sister and I still fight about the most obscure issues and we still need a third person to intervene, but then who else could we fight with like this and still be secure in each others love?

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