Shared Girls’ Bedroom Makeover – Final Reveal
My little girls’ shared bedroom is finally finished, well, almost finished. For the past six weeks, I’ve been working to convert this small bedroom into a shared space that my girls can comfortably grow into. They both adore their new room, and I suppose that’s all that really matters, now isn’t it?’
I shared some of the pitfalls of the original room in my first post, but by taking a look at the room, you can probably see many of the problems for yourself.
Now, I think it’s time for you to see my girls’ new bedroom!
I built a lofted bed to give each girl their own little sleeping area. As you can see, the ladder is not quite built yet. I also think I need to get a thinner mattress for the bed, because I underestimated just how thick the twin mattress we had was. Plus, that ceiling fan is going to need to go. It’s just a little too close to the bed for comfort.
Update: I finished the loft bed with a ladder and guard rail. You can see the full post on how to build a loft bed here. I also found a ceiling fan that is perfect (and much safer) for rooms with bunkbeds. I rounded up a bunch of different options of the best ceiling fans for bunk bed rooms.
My girls love to read, so adding a reading corner was a necessity. These wall mounted bookshelves were so easy and inexpensive to make!
Above the reading area is a pendant light and casts the perfect amount of light for nighttime reading before bed. I’ve been holding onto the paper lantern for years, so I decided to change it up a bit and create a vintage inspired hot air balloon.
I couldn’t resist adding a vintage berry basket for the basket of the hot air balloon. It seemed like the perfect touch to the light fixture.
I can’t think of a better room to house my favorite refinished antique dresser that I’ve done to date. As soon as I saw this dresser, I knew it was staying in my home, and would be for my little girls. They love it and so do I. It’s a win-win all around.
Above the dresser are the custom song lyric frames I made using old floating picture frames. Although it’s hard to see in this image, the frames each have a lyric from my two girls’ special songs.
The lace curtains give the perfect, yet subtle, feminine touch to the room. I made the curtain rods out of wooden dowel rods and some oak brackets I found on clearance.
I love (love, love, love) the antique spindle bed I scored at an estate sale last year. I hope the girls appreciate having such a beautiful piece in their room, even if it was incredibly difficult to figure out how to find a mattress that would actually make it a functional bed.
This macrame closet curtain. Oh my. I completely underestimated every aspect of this project. From the time it took to me to the number of packages of rope (I needed 1,100 feet of it!) to what it ended up costing me – I underestimated it all. With that being said, I actually love how it turned out and the unique feature it adds to the room. I will not, however, be making another macrame hanging of this large of a scale for a long while.
Although there are still a few finishing touches that need to be added to the space, I’m proud of what I created in this room, and my girls are so proud to call it their own!
You can see all the tutorials for the DIY projects in this room here:
Another Makeover and Reveal!
I gave the room another makeover when my daughter wanted an updated space as a preteen. Here’s her colorful modern girls bedroom with loft bed room reveal!
Post by Jenny Leads
Jenny is the voice behind Refresh Living. She has a passion for helping people to create a home they love without spending a lot of money.
Such a cute space! Love all the little details, and I can’t wait to see the bed finished. Lucky girls!
what a fun space! i love that suspended bed- so awesome! and the hot air balloon with the berry basket is the cutest!
I love the suspended bed! What a fun space. They will love it for years to come!
Thanks, Amy! That was one of my goals, that they would be able to grow up in the space, so I hope you are right!
It looks fabulous! I love the loft bed – such a fun idea!
Thanks so much, Amanda! I just need to get around to building the ladder and guard rail so she can actually sleep up there!
Love the hot air balloon light! It’s so cute! The loft bed is super cool! I bet they love it!
Thanks, Emy!
Ha! We have an antique spindle sitting in our garage for the same reason. Gosh, they must be so happy with their space Jenny!!
AHH, how exciting!! Mine sat in the garage (along with a bunch of other “stuff”) for awhile, but I could never pass by it without a little smile. I can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
You are so talented. I love hanging beds! You always make each room you do so unique and I always fall in love.
Maria
Oh, thanks so much Maria. That’s so nice of you to say!!
Super cute room! How fun is that suspended bed! I’ll be showing your DIY hot air balloon to friends of mine that own and pilot a real one. I bet they’d love to make some for their kiddos’ rooms!
Thanks, Jessica! So cool that you have friends with a hot air balloon – I hope they love it too!
Jenny – their room is adorable! The loft bed and the book rack are our definite fave pieces in the room! We know that they will love growing up in this space!
Thanks so much, ladies! I hope they’ll love it too, even as they grow older.
I love so many aspects of this room, from the Jenny Lind bed to the loft bed, and those macrame curtains are so awesome! Great job!
Thanks, Nicki! I LOVE the bed, too – I’m so glad I found it at that estate sale!
That lofted bed looks so fun! Such a beautiful space for your girls… and despite underestimating the macrame “curtain”, it looks gorgeous.
Thanks so much, Erin!
This looks amazing! I love the lofted bed, and I can’t believe you made those macrame curtains. They’re amazing!!!
Thanks, Katy!
I love the beautiful bedroom! My favourite is the macrame closet curtain, it looks amazing. Great job!
Thanks, Andi!! I love the macrame curtain, too, maybe because I have to like it because it took so much time to make!
Wow! The suspended bed is amazing! Such an awesome girls room that you can tell you put so much thought into the details. It looks beautiful!
Thanks so much, Robin! I really do love the room that much more because it was created especially for them.
I was sitting here forever trying to figure out how the girls would get up into that cool bed – then I read that the ladder hasn’t been built yet! The hot air balloon lamp is awesome and those curtains really add something special to the room – even if they took forever to make!
Yes, otherwise I’d better hope my daughter had a great vertical jump! Thanks for checking out their room!
what a sweet space! I love the macrame…but i hear ya on DIY being overtime and over budget! Looks great though!
Thanks so much, Colette! I couldn’t believe how long that curtain took to make – I probably should have started to make it more than 4 days before the reveal!
Thanks Jen! I can never decide what I like best when I walk in the room, but I do love both of those, too.