We’ve lived in this little house we built for three years now! It’s gone by so fast and yet it feels like we’ve always lived here, always belonged here. I’ve shared this before but I have an 8 year old son and a 10 year old daughter and they share a room. Ever since they could decide (since they were toddlers) they have wanted to share a room! Our house before this had 3 bedrooms and when they were little I had then sleep in separate rooms. At one point my daughter was having trouble sleeping and wanted her brother to sleep with her and the rest is history. We turned the spare room into a play room and then began our plans for building this home.

At the time we built this house as a mother-in-law house size (under 1200sq ft) with an option to build a larger house on the property someday. We don’t know if that day will ever come now honestly. We have been living in this 2 bedroom 1 bath home for the past three years and might just stay here forever.

Since the kids share this room, I always strive to keep it neutral while still giving it a playful, childish feel. Now that they are older, we’ve switched out a couple things to make it feel more grown up and luxurious for them!

The main change we did was the bedding from Magic Linen! We have all magic linen bedding up in our Airbnb and the kids fell in love with it and have been begging for Magic Linen for months now! Having linen bedding makes anyone feel special and cozy and the kids do not take that for granted. They chose the striped sheet set and blue melange duvet set. They also got completely spoiled with one of their beautiful waffle throws. This big kid bedding made them feel super special and I love getting glimpses of their room every time I walk by it now!

Another little change we made was hanging up their pretty silhouettes from A Family Print Shop! We have always loved these and they sat on top of a shelf that was just collecting dust all these years. Placing them below their sconces and above their beds seemed to label each bed and add their own personal touch to their space or “side of the room”.
We also took down the shelf and added a pretty farm landscape print by bffprintshop and framed by framebridge. It really grounded the room and sent off a grown up vibe which they really enjoy…and so do I! I love teaching my kids about art and learning with them so they are accustomed to seeing old paintings and I think that’s why they were drawn to the muted colors and the homestead scenery.
The last little thing we did was change the paint color of their little nightstand. This was an older piece that was bright white and made to look distressed. I ended up stripping the paint with citrus strip and then sanding it down smooth. I used the paint color Maison Blanche by Sherwin Williams and changed our the big chunky knobs for some smaller wooden ones and I think it gave it just enough of a change to satisfy us.

Here are a couple other links to some things in the room that we didn’t change but that I know you’ll ask about. The beds I don’t have a link for because I found them on eBay and the bed skirts are just Ikea sheets that I put over the box springs. Rug is from Ruggable, copper sconces are from Schoolhouse Electric. The sconce arm and shade were sold separately and I don’t see the copper on their site anymore but I found this one on Etsy that’s similar! Last thing is the United States map made by Gathre which we love!
Also, just wanted to share a couple photos of what the room looked like before. Not a huge change but just enough!

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