Since I can’t physically divide the room my twin girls share, do you have any visual divider room ideas for making their individual space more separate?
Yes, you don’t have to physically divide your daughters’ room into separate kid rooms to create individual space.
Let me explain. Sometimes a few visual tricks and the incorporation of a few modular furniture pieces are all that you need to give each girl a space of her own within the same room. Modular furniture can be purchased individually or as part of an entire suite of coordinating units.
A divider room can easily be created using a little imagination and know how. But first things first. Talk to your young room occupants before you make any changes. Involving your children in the planning process is the best approach considering they’re the ones most affected by any changes. Giving them a say in how things are divided will ensure that everyone will be happy with the end result.
You may want to begin by making a list of the needs of each child along with a list of the areas that can be shared e.g. play, TV viewing and craft space. When dealing with shared kid rooms for older children you may have to consider separate desks and computer equipment.
One of the best divider room ideas for kid rooms is to position your children’s beds head to head so they are looking away instead of toward each other. At night your kids can talk if they want to or just ignore the other all together and enjoy the fact they have a room space to look at that’s all their own.
Creative lighting is also a way of establishing individual space within a room. When reading or studying task lighting can be confined to one child’s personal space so there is no spillover. This is an excellent divider room idea for kids who have different bedtime routines and/or when one enjoys reading in bed at night.
Shared kid rooms can also be painted in more than one color. An awesome divider room tip would be to identify each child’s private space with a different color. The key here would be to co-ordinate the room with a common print or a third color that would tie everything together.
Now if both children liked the same color you could do the reverse. Paint the room one color and separate the space using different but complimentary wallpaper prints. You could also take this divider room idea one step further and incorporate reversible bedding. Many bedding sets come in reverse colorations (a different pattern or color on each side).
Other great divider room ideas include:
Simple curtains on a long tension rod installed across the width of the room.
Stackable storage cubes that not only divide the space but also serve as storage compartments for each child's belongings.
Screens with hinged panels. These screens are ideal for children who have a real love/hate relationship. The hinges make folding and storing easy when your kids are having a good ‘shared’ space day.As mentioned earlier, kid rooms can also be divided with creative furniture placement. Modular furniture comprised of separate pieces for sleeping, studying and storage is a great divider room idea. The benefit here is that modular furniture is flexible in virtually any bedroom layout.
Modular furniture can be as temporary or permanent as desired. Unlike many commercial room dividers, modular furniture can create separate areas within the same room without having to contend with something that extends to the ceiling or from wall to wall.
So as you can see, there are many divider room options available to enhance the shared space within your kid rooms. All you need is some imagination and possibly some creative modular furniture placement.