Shared Girls’ Bedroom Makeover – Final Reveal

It is possible to create shared kids' bedrooms even in small homes and small rooms! Lofting the bed is such a great way to save space, and it looks amazing too!

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?’

Week 1: The Before Pics
Week 1: The Before Pics

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!

It is possible to create shared kids' bedrooms even in small homes and small rooms! Lofting the bed is such a great way to save space, and it looks amazing too!

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.

DIY wall mounted book shelves that hold a ton of books in a kids room or play room

My girls love to read, so adding a reading corner was a necessity.  These wall mounted bookshelves were so easy and inexpensive to make!

pendant light made to look like a hot air balloon

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.

pendant light made to look like a 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.

antique oak dresser painted gray blue with wood drawers

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.

lace curtain in girls bedroom

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.

antique white spindle bed Jenny Lind style bed with DIY mattress for toddlers

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.

macrame curtain with copper to hang in front of a closet without doors

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.

DIY macrame curtain to cover a closet without doors

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!

DIY macrame curtain for a closet and a antique oak dresser in girls bedroom

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!

Jenny at Refresh Living (dev.refreshliving.com)

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.

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31 Comments

  1. Ha! We have an antique spindle sitting in our garage for the same reason. Gosh, they must be so happy with their space Jenny!!

    1. 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!

  2. 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!

  3. 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!

  4. 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!

    1. 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!