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Our Twins’ Shared Bedroom: A New Color Palette

May 9, 2019

This post is sponsored by Behr. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Our boy/girl twins are still sharing a room (and will be for as long as possible!), but I had quickly painted it after we moved in and didn’t really ever finish the rest of it. I used the framed animal prints from our last house and my daughter insisted they scared her into getting up and coming into our room every night. . . (I personally think this has been her most creative excuse so far.) So, it felt like the perfect time to call her bluff and give their room an updated look with a new color palette.

boy-girl-twins-shared-bedroom-new-color-palette

 

This is how the “very scary” room looked before: twins-bedroom-before-green-walls-2

And after a new wall color (I used BEHR PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA® interior paint) and some fresh accessories:

BEHR Paint Color Clinic Boy Girl Shared Bedroom Makeover

The room doesn’t get a ton of natural light so I wanted something lighter and brighter. I love the soft quilts they already had on their beds and pulled my main wall color from those. An all-American red, white and (shades of blue) color palette felt like a good, classic choice for a boy/girl bedroom.

BEHR COLOR PALETTE BOY GIRL BEDROOM-2

Tranquil Sea Behr Paint

red white blue boy girl shared bedroom space

blue-white-lamp-light-blue-walls-kids-bedroom

red navy oriental rug


 

In case you’re up to your eyeballs in swatches. . .

A few of my best tips for choosing paint colors:

CHOOSING-PAINT-COLORS-PALETTE

Choose your paint color last. This is such a tempting place to start for a lot of people, but it actually makes a lot of sense to choose your furniture and accessories for a room first. Then, pull out a main wall color and complementary accent colors from fabrics, rugs or art, for example. My palette for this room: Tranquil Sea PPL-73, Red My Mind MQ1-10, Basswood MQ2-46, Compass Blue MQ5-54 and Snowy Pine PPU10-13. 

BEHR PAINT SAMPLES- COLOR PALETTE TWINS BEDROOM

Take advantage of paint samples. For just a few dollars, you can pick up a sample of the color (and sheen) you’re considering. Painting a large swatch—on a board or the wall—can save a lot of time and effort.

USING PAINT SAMPLES TO CREATE KIDS ROOM ART

Use the leftover samples to have your kids create art for their space. Even if it’s very “abstract”, the palette will work perfectly and it’s a sweet, personal touch.

 


 

Need more help with choosing a color? Join me for the Behr Color Clinic on Thursday, May 16th where I’ll be joining a Q&A session on the Behr Facebook Page from 10a.m. to noon EST.

 

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  1. Sharon says

    May 9, 2019 at 9:06 am

    What a beautiful refresh! Those lizards in the animal print could be scary…😂

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 9, 2019 at 11:17 am

      I might add that the new room hasn’t kept her in her bed….. ;)

      Reply
  2. Jamie says

    May 9, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Emily, you have such a talent of bringing a space together! I loved the twin’s room before, but this made my jaw drop. Bravo!! And I LOVE the art💛

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 9, 2019 at 11:16 am

      Thank you! :)

      Reply
  3. AmandaG says

    May 9, 2019 at 11:50 am

    Such a brilliant idea to use the paint swatches/colors for kids to create art. Room is beautiful. Also I too agree that the excuse was very creative. Too bad the room re-do hasn’t kept her in bed.

    Reply
  4. Jamie says

    May 9, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    I appreciate your blog and style so much. This room looks fantastic, and I especially love the artwork. The internet NEEDS your real, authentic woman/mom voice : ) I get a little tired of seeing and hearing about how absolutely perfect everyone else’s life supposedly is. Great tip on choosing paint last. Loved your Disneyland post too!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 9, 2019 at 1:28 pm

      That’s very nice.Thanks so much.

      Reply
  5. classic casual home says

    May 9, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Fabulous job! Looks so cute.
    Mary Ann

    Reply
  6. Anna Blount says

    May 9, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    Where did you get the blue/white comforter?

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 9, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      It’s from Stein Mart. It’s linked via the product board image.

      Reply
      • Meredith says

        July 5, 2019 at 4:24 am

        Love this room! I’m redoing my sons room and using this as inspiration! What is the brand of this comforter? I can’t find it on the stein mart site

        Reply
  7. courtney says

    May 9, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    Such a cute idea to use the leftover paint samples as artwork. Genius!!!

    Reply
  8. TRACI MORGAN says

    May 9, 2019 at 6:02 pm

    I love everything about it, especially the artwork!

    Reply
  9. Susan says

    May 9, 2019 at 6:36 pm

    Their room looks awesome! Light and airy and a room I think any child would be proud to have!

    Reply
  10. Kelly says

    May 9, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    Love the room! You do have a talent in pulling unique, layered rooms together beautifully. Now if you could get your little to stay in her bed:)

    Reply
  11. Aubrey Crawford says

    May 9, 2019 at 8:26 pm

    I love the entire room! That red and white shade is darling. Did u make that

    Reply
  12. Jeanne says

    May 9, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    I absolutely love this room. It’s perfect! Wish it were in my house!

    Reply
  13. Jennifer Reil says

    May 9, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    Many have said it before, but I love the kids creating their own art with the paint samples!

    Reply
  14. Colleen Marsh says

    May 9, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    BINGO! Thanks!

    Looks fantastic!

    Reply
  15. Karen Bunch says

    May 10, 2019 at 9:43 am

    What a great kids room. In fact, I love the style you’ve created and I could see it transitioning to a guest room, not just for kids. Ha.
    I loved your idea for using paint leftovers for the kid’s art! Great job.
    Karen

    Reply
  16. Terri says

    May 10, 2019 at 5:41 pm

    oh, scary room! lol! My girl just turned 34 years old today…they always need their mom! With that said, I think the room is charming. There is something special about twin beds. The artwork is the icing on the cake. Happy Mother’s Day to you this weekend!

    Reply
  17. Stacy Murdock says

    May 10, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    I love the quilt but it isn’t linked. Can you link it or let us know where to buy? Thank you! I LOVE this room. Love all your decorating!

    Reply
    • Emily Clark says

      May 13, 2019 at 10:12 am

      I’m not sure they still make the same exact one but it’s from Crane & Canopy.

      Reply
  18. Ann says

    May 10, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I really love this update. Feels classic but personal and very current. Beautifully done Emily 😍!

    Reply
  19. Tricia says

    May 11, 2019 at 12:36 pm

    It turned out amazing! I love the lamps you picked!

    Reply
  20. Melissa says

    May 12, 2019 at 11:31 pm

    Looks great! Any sourcing of the quilt??

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    • Emily Clark says

      May 13, 2019 at 10:12 am

      It’s from Crane & Canopy.

      Reply
  21. Carmen says

    August 1, 2019 at 11:15 pm

    Do you have tips on where your kids sleep/how to keep the chaos down when painting your kids room?? I need to paint my boys’ shared room but just can’t think of the best way to make that happen! Did you pay a painter?

    Reply

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