I haven’t blogged about the girls’ shared room lately because I’ve stalled. But, I did add new pillows recently which has kind of sparked my interest again in getting their room finished.
(I think my lack of enthusiasm comes from the amount of stuff I find scattered everywhere in their room on a daily basis. Dirty socks, happy meal toys, beads, candy wrappers, pictures of Justin Bieber, hair bows, lip gloss, books, crayons, rings, pipe cleaners, scribbled notebook paper. . . I could go on and on and on.)
The pillows were a family affair. My aunt made them for me, and my sister (who has an Etsy shop) embroidered each girl’s initial. I think the best policy for kids’ bedding is to keep it inexpensive so that it’s not devastating to replace and simple so that they can actually make their own beds (well, in an ideal world).
(I knew the pillows will have a high probability of being abused so I went with an inexpensive fabric. I love the fun prints and prices available from Premier Prints, especially for kids’ rooms.)
For their beds, I’m sticking with plain white sheets (bleachable!) and these soft cotton blankets:
For extra warmth, I’d like to add a duvet folded at the end of the bed. I’m thinking of trying these duvet covers from Ikea:
I love it! Good call on using inexpensive fabrics too!
i love it! and i was thinking along the same lines as you for my girls shared bedroom. simple white quilt/blanket and maybe a fun bed skirt. i can’t see in your pictures, but do you have bed skirts on their beds?
Not yet. . . but I’m thinking of going with plain white there, too.
So cute! Love the pattern and color combination. I’m glad to hear I’m not alone in the girl clutter issue – it’s maddening!
So cute! I love the combination of the headboard and pillow. They look so good together!
cute. Love that little bit of girly lace peeking out on the pillow case! I think I have the same pillowcases that go with the duvet from Ikea (in a different color)–the fabric is surprisingly good and I love the covered button details.
Heather
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Love the mix of ikat and chevron – fun colors for a girls room!
I love the combo! That ikat is such a great color and the monograms are so fun. Can’t wait to see the rest!
Know what you mean. Been wanting to update my daughter’s room, but every time I set foot in there, I think, what’s the point;)? Plus, she has a very strong decorating opinion which doesn’t match mine. Hers reminds me of the stuff I liked way back in the 80s. Love the look you’ve got so far.
Loving the red & grey.
I love the color combination and the fabrics. I’ve been putting off my boys rooms for the same reason (minus Justin Beiber). And, I’m trying to figure out how to decorate around their Xbox posters.
Love the pillows and I bet the ceiling looks fab with it!
Beautiful! I love all white bedding. I know some cringe using it for kids/teens, but it is bleachable and looks so crisp. My daughter actually took a white duvet for her dorm room and loves it. While everyone else has crazy patterned comforters they are sick of already, she loves she can change out accessories if she gets bored!
Beautiful, classic, simple. Exactly what is needed. When I did our big girl room I tried too much. it’s only been a little over a year and I’ve already had to pair back. live and learn. oh well. thanks for sharing, liz
LOVE. IT. ALL. you had me at chevron and monogrammed. :)
blessings,
nancy
Beautiful! Good gracious, girl! How do you get so much done with all your little ones (and not so little ones)?? These days, I’m considering myself one step ahead of the game if I VACUUM! Also? How do kids accumulate so much “junk”? My boys do it, too. I do a “purge” a couple of times a year, and it all seems to come right back. :)
I completely feel your pain over the bits of EVERYTHING that ‘collect’ in girls rooms! Having two precious ones myself, we have the same thing going on over here. However, teenagers have less collections, BUT the mess is replaced by smells – a sort of mix of Justin Beiber/Taylor Swift/Pink/Abercrombie perfumes and dirty socks….lots of dirty socks!
xo~Jill
I love the headboards, they’re so beautiful. Your advice is so wise- inexpensive and simple.. I’ll have to remember that!
Aaaah! I want their bedding!!! It’s gorgeous!!
The colors are so wonderful – not predictable and so interesting!! Love your choices of fabrics and everything looks so nicely made. Your idea about plain white sheets is good idea too. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful classic room! Love it!
Oh what beautiful fabrics! What a great combination of pattern and color to make the room stylish but playful for the girls. You are so good at that. I’m sure the room already looks amazing!! :)
Yeah, what is it with the dirty socks? My girl’s multiply around here too! The room is looking so fun! I just bought some of the Rasul fabric for my bedroom, too (found it for $10/yard on Ebay…score!). Love the combo you’re putting together!
So beautiful! I love the fabric. Megan
Love the combination of fabrics, Emily! You’re smart to keep the rest of the bedding simple — in a few short years, their space will be even more chaotic! yes, it’s possible. :) Even likely.
xo Heidi
Love the combination of fabrics, Emily! You’re smart to keep the rest of the bedding simple — in a few short years, their space will be even more chaotic! yes, it’s possible. :) Even likely.
xo Heidi
Love the combination of fabrics, Emily! You’re smart to keep the rest of the bedding simple — in a few short years, their space will be even more chaotic! yes, it’s possible. :) Even likely.
xo Heidi
I love the fabric choices! I also just simplified our kid bedding, I took off the top sheets, so now they just have duvets with covers and bottom sheets!
Did I miss a post about where the babies are sleeping? I’d love to see how it’s working for you in the nook.alcove of your room!
Jessica
You didn’t miss the post. There’s nothing to see except two mismatched cribs in our window :) It’s going better now that they’re sleeping through the night!
love the chevron with the monogram.
and thanks for the link to your sister’s shop. she is only 20 miles from me. small world :)
Your polka dot girls rooms sparked well-designed kid’s room around the blogland…and I know these will be the same! Love the monogram and bright colors. And the pretty girl!
Oh, and something must be wrong with your kids, bc mine never have anything random or disgusting in their rooms?! And especially not things that induce a gag-reflex hiding under beds!
Hey Emily,
First, those are super cute fabrics and I love your idea of using bleachable sheets! Second, I wouldn’t recommend that duvet set. I just used in the boys’ room I decorated and his mom reports that the red stripes bleed when he got sweaty at night. Just thought I’d let you know. I was pretty disappointed because I’ve never had problems with Ikea bedding before now. :(
Camille
That should read “bled.” :)
I’m a huge fan of red! Love it!
It looks great, and you hung the headboard perfectly. Well done.
Awesome fabrics….and do you happen to own any of those white soft blankets?? I’m working on a room for my two little ones and am looking for just that. Wondering about the quality?
Kasia
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I have them on the girls’ beds now and the same one on our bed. They’re soft and easy to wash–and a great price (I always wait to shop at Kohl’s when I get the extra 30% off coupons for card holders).
Good to know – thank you!! Love the price, and I’m big on the coupons too :)
Love it! Also, I have that duvet (in blue) from Ikea, and I love it. We cats in the bed with us at night, so cheap/replaceable is a must for bedding. It fits the bill and is washing up better than I expected.
Love the red and gray – a color combo I wouldn’t normally consider!! The red duvet from Ikea is great!!
That room is so perfectly adorable Emily! I just love your taste and practicality!
xo Nancy
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I just did a room for our grandchildren and I went with white sheets for the same reason. Besides, white sheets just look so wonderfully comfy to me.
I love this combination.
We have those duvets (in blue) for our son’s room and love them! Super soft and durable!
I’m sure you have talked about it before but where can I find a statue like the green acorn/pinapple/artichoke on the side table? I love it!
Sarah, they’re lamps that I bought at Homegoods. They were hot pink when I bought them for my oldest daughter’s last room, but I recently painted them green.
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Love everything in the room! Especially the surprise color on the ceiling!
Love the monogram! I think you should definitely go with the stripe duvet at the end of the bed the mix will look gorgeous!
LL.