A room for brother and sister.
February 25, 2010
The fact that we are moving to a house, a perminent dwelling, a place we won’t move from in less than a year, gives me the design bug. Bad. Like really bad. I lay awake at night designing the house, the studio, the kid’s rooms…I even have the halls figured out.
It’s a curse really….but I love it.
And I don’t even have the keys yet. Tomorrow, folks. Tomorrow I will be a home owner!
The big “decision” we are figuring out in our house right now, is who gets to sleep with whom and where. Addie and Ian have been together since infancy, and surprisingly want their own rooms in this new house. But, that leaves Ella having to sleep with a big kid, and I just don’t know if I am ready to have her disturbed by the nightly ritual of getting out of bed 32 times for urgent demands like “another story”, “bedtime snack” or “I’m scared of the dark” incidences. Truthfully, I don’t think they could sleep apart…they have grown up as twins really, and miss each other after 5 minutes of being separated. So….since we haven’t decided yet, I have been designing up a few alternatives.
This is what I have so far for a possible Boy/Girl or Gender Neutral Room. Addie is for sure a girly girl, and Ian is my 1960′s school boy. The colors match up just right, and I am loving the color going on.
Here’s the round up:
(Left to right)
1. Vintage Map
2. Favorite room from blog land here.
3. Anthropologie quilt I found on Craigslist ($40 thank you very much)
4. Room Seven Inspiration
5. Image here.
6. Le Balloon print available in the shop
7. Via kikiandpolly.com from Bloesom home tours here.
8. Le Petit Prince: a fav. book and design inspiration
9. Designs from Shinzi Katoh
10. Summer Tea Party Print available in the shop
11. Red chair found here.
I’m having a ball scouting out Craigslist, my local classifieds, and second hand stores. I’ll let you know if this is what we go for…or if we end up going with the girls room/boys room idea. Personally, they only have so much longer until they really won’t want to be together…I want to keep them together for as long as I can.
And so far, I’ve convinced them to stay together with this design:) I’m a tricky one, I am.
Off to the paint store….!
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i absolutely ADORE the color palette – the red and grass green go perfectly together. Here’s a site I just found yesterday, if you haven’t seen it it could be great inspiration for you and your readers. http://threepotatofourshop.com/blog/ I’m also going to upload a feature on schoolhouse lamps on my site later (roomforyoungones.blogspot.com) – they’d go great in this room. and congrats, btw!
Beautiful collection of inspiration! My baby’s room (ultimately to be a shared room) is turquoise and red, too.
Great collection Sarah, the colours are gorgeous. I know what you mean about the lying awake planning thing!
Beautiful pics! I added a couple of those to my inspiration file. We’ve lived in our house for over 8 years and I’ve done almost nothing to it. I would love to move, but since that’s not in the budget right now I’m dying to make some changes. They’ll have to be cheap ones, but I’m hoping to beautify it a bit….I feel very incapable in the decorating department. I know what I like, but I’m horrible at getting it that way!
I proudly display your Little Balloon print in my son’s bedroom. I love it!
What a great post! Thanks for sharing these links. We just put an offer on a bigger home. Crossing my fingers that if it’s the right house for us we can call it home. I too can’t wait to redo a new space. Have fun with your new home Sarah
It’s wonderful! So happy for you all.
post some pictures when you’re done – i love the idea board
nice score on the quilt!
i would definitely keep them together: it will make the transition easier i think. my oldest son & daughter share a room & they are best friends (ages 6 & 4) … can’t go to bed w/out the other; my baby girl (well, now 2) will someday share w/her big sis, but for now all is good! don’t break the sleep habits!
Congrats on the new house! I had to do a double take as that is my sons room in the middle there (probably via bloesem home tours)! I’m VERY flattered you included it. Can’t wait to see pics of your new house as you make it your home.
I love it! I am also mid-design of a boy/girl room. They have always been in bunkbeds, but are finally at the point that they want there own “sides” of the room. Luckily it is a huge room. SO we separated the beds, and did two different paint jobs on either side. Now I’m on the hunt for adorable art (literally just bought your ‘just stay little’ print, and the ‘boys at play’ is next!) Also, Meg’s read room is one of my all-time favorites, as well, and I must brag that I’ve had the pleasure of staying in it! So cozy. Can’t wait to read more of your blog… this is my first time here!
Love it, Sarah!!
Congratulations on your new home! That shared sibling room looks perfect- great color scheme and details. Your artwork pulls it all together so nice. I understand that lay awake designing “curse” – it was so bad for me when we moved into our first home. But I often got my best ideas in the night.
Hi Sarah,
I think it’s great that your children share a room. Nowadays it seems like every child ‘must’ have his or her own room. I love the colour scheme (strangely enough, since I’m a more muted kind of girl), it seems to fit them both just right.
Congrats on the new house!
L,
Tania
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