19 Ideas for Shared Bedrooms for Two (or More) Kids
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Looking for shared bedroom ideas for your kids? We have you covered. Shared bedrooms take a bit of extra planning, but the result can be a room that will create lasting memories.
Style to Grow Into
Shared bedroom designs usually focus on young kids but forget they’ll become teenagers someday soon. This stylish room avoids that issue by using timeless stripes on things like walls, windows, pillows, bedding, cushions, and bunk beds. The sophisticated wall and window treatments ensure the room can transition smoothly into a space fit for teens as they grow and mature over the years.
Shore Fun
Symmetry is key in small shared spaces. This clever design uses two unique beds paired with a single dresser that also serves as a convenient nightstand. Matching bedding reduces visual clutter in the space while a single, centralized piece of art ensures the wall doesn’t seem overcrowded.
Give Your Tweens a Say
Decorating for tweens can be a challenge, but these four simple tips can help: Use bold colors to energize the space, avoid rigid themes, let your tween have input, and ensure there’s a cozy hangout area somewhere in the room. A piece of original art, fun tufted headboards, and a color scheme that ties it all together can achieve a cohesive look without using a traditional theme. To create a shared space for a brother and sister, go with neutral walls that they will both enjoy. They can accommodate different styles, allowing each child to express their unique personality through favorite accessories like pillows and rugs.
Tween Dream
Tweens, who are bridging the gap between childhood and teenage years, need a room that accommodates both stages of life. Use bold colors for painted loft beds, graphic area rugs, and bright walls to create a fun, vibrant backdrop. Since room sharing can be challenging at this age, collaborate with your kids to design a space that supports their evolving personalities. Consider dedicating a corner to their favorite after-school activities, like percussion, to make the room feel uniquely theirs.
Pink for Two, Please
A budding social butterfly would love this room designed for entertaining guests. Twin beds make sleepovers easier than ever and include ample storage underneath. A refurbished, Victorian-style antique nightstand complements the gentle, neutral walls without overwhelming them. Behind the beds, art hangs from clothespins on a string, offering a DIY solution to update artwork as new creations are made over the years.
Sophisticated Tastes
Cater to the maturing tastes of your children by toning things down with a blue and white color scheme. A blue area rug and mix-and-match patterned bedding lends a traditional touch to the space. Kids sharing a room also need space to learn as they grow. Place a large partner desk in the middle with room on either side for chairs. Two floor-to-ceiling bookcases provide plenty of storage space to house books, school supplies, and prized sports trophies.
Voyage to Style
These shared bedroom pieces are anything but ordinary. Matching an under-the-sea theme, the beds appear suspended by ropes from the ceiling. Any aspiring sailor would feel right at home. Hand-painted fish canvases on the wall reflect the kids’ interests. This theme works wonderfully, as it’s subtle enough to not feel too childish as your kids grow and gain new hobbies.
Two for One
A backdrop of pale yellow plays host to two sides of this shared space—each with a coordinating hue of red and white. But this lofted bed is not like others. Instead of two separate bed frames, this one is connected as one. Be sure to give each child a personalized blanket and they’ll love getting to live and play so closely with their siblings. Below the loft bed, a play area awaits with fun stuffed animals, bedtime stories, and toy cars.
Pirate Room for Two
Nautical details abound in this room suitable for either boys or girls. Instead of choosing traditional beds, these lucky kids get to set sail every night in a pair of boat-shaped twin beds. The handmade sails are perfect for young pirates, but they can easily be removed if the kids outgrow their sea-loving phase. Elsewhere in the shared bedroom, a large dresser and chest of drawers are painted the same green hue and provide plenty of space for clothes, toys, and games.
New Heights
These custom bunk beds in a shared bedroom include lighting, storage, and plenty of sleeping space. At the base, kids have full-size beds for relaxing. Up top, no space is wasted, thanks to additional twin beds nestled under the vaulted ceiling (you could even use twin air mattresses). The extra space is great for sleepovers or a challenging game of hide-and-seek. The shared bedroom furniture comes with individual side tables and pullout drawers under the lower beds for storing linens or toys.
The Loft
Shared bedroom ideas for small rooms can be limited. With beds, desks, and dressers, there’s so much to fit into one restrained space. One solution is to invest in a set of loft beds. The raised platform utilizes space in the room that is often just empty, leaving the floor open for a desk, chair, and reading nook. Here, two twin loft beds are separated by a cozy sofa, perfect for a place to sit and play with friends.
Social Zone
This beautiful shared room features double the fun with two bunk beds lining the walls, freeing up plenty of floor space for exciting activities like games, building, and coloring. The additional beds make sleepovers a regular treat on weekends. For a neat and tidy space throughout the school week, keep toys organized in baskets that fit perfectly underneath the beds. A small desk serves as a dedicated homework hub, ensuring that even study time is enjoyable.
Brotherly Love
Brothers share this bedroom, which features a crisp red, blue, and white scheme that is lively without seeming juvenile. Featuring an upholstered headboard with built-in storage, the bed is one of a pair. Each includes spacious storage under the bed for holding bulky gym bags and sports equipment. Separating the beds is a vintage filing cabinet cleverly transformed into a locker-room inspired bedside table. Its surface is large enough to hold books, drinking glasses, trophies, and more.
A Nook for All
Let your children’s imaginations soar with this shared bedroom fit for bookworms. In each corner of the room, a twin bed sits over a colorful striped area rug. Mirroring each bed, a bookshelf acts as a miniature library holding favorite stories, coloring books, board games, movies, and more. A window seat adds to the shared bedroom’s functionality, with valuable storage space underneath and a cozy collection of pillows on top.
Built-In Beds
While these bunk beds have the look of a playhouse, their function is primary. The corner placement packs a lot of utility into a small space, leaving more floor area for playing. Sharing a room can come with a bit of bickering, so be sure to invest in furniture large enough to hold all of your kids’ belongings. Here, the dresser can be split down the middle for storing clothes while the small middle drawer is a shared storage space meant for holding favorite toys.
Twins in Tow
A duo of cozy beds sit side by side in this colorful kids’ room. Matching iron frames hold the beds high off the ground for extra storage space below. To keep guests from seeing toys, school supplies, and seasonal clothes hidden under beds, use oversize bedding or a bed skirt draped over the mattresses. With comforters that almost hit the ground, no one would suspect what’s hiding behind them.
Mellow Yellow for Two
Soft paint colors on the walls and drawer handles help unify this room for two. On opposite sides of the room, twin beds sit against the walls with surrounding built-in storage units. Trundle beds have the option to hold a mattress for overnight guests or they can be hollowed out to amplify storage space. A decorative window awning makes the sunlight feel like it’s pouring into the shared bedroom.
Great Divide
In shared rooms, bunk beds aren’t always the answer. Separating these beds allows each to have its own storage unit. The area rug serves as a natural dividing line and also provides the color palette for the room. Each bed features linens and accent pillows in colors inspired by the rug. Vintage accents, such as the painted picture frames and scroll wall art, give the room cottage charm.
Fun Times Ahead
Here’s a new twist on bunk beds: Rather than having both beds point the same direction, place them perpendicular to one another. Coordinating bedding ties the two beds together. A black modular unit and cubbyholes above each bed provide ample storage space. Bedding, furniture, and toys in a bold orange color palette create a fun atmosphere.
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