4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for One into a Bedroom for Two

Are you running out of bedrooms in your home? Do you have more than one kid per room? Trying to figure out how to incorporate each child’s personality into ONE Room? Here are 4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for ONE into a Bedroom for TWO.

4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for One into a Bedroom for Two

Re-Paint

Re-Purpose

Re-Arrange

Refine

1. Find a paint color that will work for each child-repaint
2. Make your own decor or reuse what you already have that compliments each child’s interest and has a common color scheme-re-purpose
3. Find furniture that will save space-re-arrange
4. Make sure they have complimentary comforters-refine

Trust me! It is hard adding a 4th child to a 4 bedroom home.  That means, two children are going to have to share a room, which means, a lot of rearranging and compromising. I am always looking for a way to Save Money and Re-Use or Re-Purpose what I Already Have.  So my husband and I decided we were Not going to spend anymore money on furniture, bedding, or decor.  The only thing he was willing to spend money on was a can of paint.  Therefore, we came up with 4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for ONE into a Bedroom for TWO, without a lot of money and time.

This used to be our 3rd daughter’s Ladybug Nursery.  When had baby #4, we decided to put daughter #2 and #3, in this same room.  Daughter #2 did not want pink walls or Ladybugs. She wanted Turquoise Walls and an Owl.  So we painted turquoise over the pink walls, and removed all of the Ladybug Decor.   We also took out the crib and changing table and added this loft bed set, that comes with a dresser, shelves, and a desk.  Daughter #1 and #2 used to have a Pink and Green Flower Bedroom, so we moved the pink and green decor into this room, since Daughter #3 loves pink and green.  Their bedding was also from Daughter #1 and #2 when they had a Turquoise, Pink, and Green Butterfly room.  Bringing the comforters into this room, tied all of the colors Together, Perfectly!  And of course we added an owl chalkboard vinyl sticker to their wall. I also made a few decor pieces that I had laying around, that needed to be re-purposed.

ROOM REVEAL

 

 

I made this magnet board out of a cookie sheet from Dollar Tree.

 

To find out how to make this magnet frame click on the link.

 

I made this backpack/purse rack from a scrap piece of 2 x 4, cardstock and some metal hooks from Wal-Mart.

Click the link to find out How to Make Chair Cushion

Click on the link to find out how to make the Lampshade

Having more than ONE child share a room is NOT easy for you or them, but it is obtainable.  After all, families have been doing it for centuries.  It just takes a little bit of thinking and planning, to master mind how to do it.  If you are like us and do Not want to spend any money on New decor, then follow our 4 steps to Convert a Bedroom for One into a Bedroom for Two.