How I Created a Minimalist Shared Kids Bedroom
We live in a two bedroom townhouse so until we finish our upstairs our three kiddos will be sharing a small bedroom. At one point we had bunk beds and did lots of co-sleeping with our babies but at six, four and two they are all old enough to be sleeping on their own so we created a space that would work for all of them.
Just like our bedroom we basically just started from scratch on their bedroom makeover. We bought these cute little beds from Ikea and emptied the room of all unnecessary items to make plenty of space for every ones clothes and toys. I looked everywhere for bedding for a boy/girl shared room and finally found these star duvets from H&M Home.
We are currently storing off season clothing and extra stuffed animals and books in the basement. They are allowed to keep two stuffed animals at a time and enough books to fill the bookcase. Then we have a one in one out policy when they want to switch things up.
In the toys bins they have magnatiles, tinker toys, wooden blocks, a shape sorter, action figures, a Moana toy set, matchbox cars and play phones. These bins are always changing based on new gifts and what they choose to donate. Then up in the closet they have dress up costumes and accessories and baby dolls. That is it for toys aside from outside toys and they also have games, puzzles, art supplies and a play kitchen.
For the kids wardrobes I pared things down to about seven but no more than ten of each item. I was afraid we would need more but I just replace as needed when things get ripped or stained and its no big deal. This has helped tremendously with the laundry situation. I can no longer go a week without doing laundry so I am forced to keep on top of it. It also has limited the issue of clean clothes getting into the dirty laundry which used to happen a lot before we had a good system.
At one point we were using our eat in kitchen area as a play room but they never used it. They would go in and make a mess and just walk away. We had way too much in there and it was just completely overwhelming! We donated tons of things that were no longer serving them and opted for toys that are creative and/or imaginative. Now they will play together for a long time in their bedroom! I also love the little containers for their toys so they can drag something into the living room to play.
Minimizing our kids toys and clothes was one of the best things we could have ever done for them. They are so happy and content with what they have and are happy to donate items when it feels like things are building up again. My oldest has even mentioned that she likes having less because its so much easier to clean up! #winning
If you are feeling totally overwhelmed by the toys and endless laundry definitely go check out Allie Casazza! She is a minimalism ninja and has tons of great resources to get you started.
Wishing you health and happiness!
Kaitlyn McCarthy
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