We have been wanting the kids to share a room for awhile now, but decided to wait until Jaren was at least a year old to make the transition.  We have a few reasons for wanting them to share a room.  We’re hoping a shared room will promote sibling closeness, and provide them more opportunities to bond.  Noelle has been waking up in the middle of the night and crawling into our bed for the last year, so we’re crossing our fingers that having another body in the room will give both of them that extra sense of security and comfort.  We also think it’ll be easier for one parent to do the bedtime routine with both kids at once if they’re in a shared room (we currently divide and conquer most nights). Finally, having them share a room would also free up one of the other rooms to be used as a guestroom/office space.  Now whether our assumptions are true or not is a whole other story, but it’s a risk we’ve decided to take.

Currently, they each have their own rooms, but they’re largely undecorated and plain.  Since we’ll be moving them both to a larger, unoccupied room, what better time than now to create a space for them that is warm, inviting, and pleasant?  I’ve been racking my brain, and scouring the interwebs to come up with a gender neutral color scheme that would appeal to them both.  Here are a few color schemes swirling around in my mind…

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Orange is my favorite color right now, so when I first started thinking about colors, it immediately came to mind.  It’s such a bright, lively, happy color.  I’m really drawn to rooms 1 and 3 because the colors are more muted.  I like that room 3 has both yellow and orange accents, and there’s an air of sophistication to it.  However, when I look at the brightness of room 2, I second guess myself and wonder if the muted colors are too adult, if that makes any sense.  The brightness of room 2 gives it a sense of childlike whimsy and freshness that I really appreciate.

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These rooms make me feel so happy!  I love the vibrant pop of the yellow against the lighter shades of blue, balanced out by hints of gray and cream.  The aqua and sunburst yellow scheme makes me want to lounge by the pool while sipping a mai tai.  I even want that “happy” pillow featured in room 1.  The pop of coral on the bottom is a pleasant surprise I quite like as well.  What say you?

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I have long admired the gray and yellow color scheme.  I like the simplicity and freshness of the yellow against a clean, simple gray.  It would be easy to add other pops of color here too, like how the top left room has pops of navy added throughout.  The bright yellow accent wall featured in room 1 is nice too.  I *need* those curtains in the bottom room!  I also really like elephants, and I think this theme would be perfect with some elephant decals and other elephant decor.

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The vibrancy of these rooms make me go oooh, ahhh.  The reds and blues contrast each other well, and the colors are so bold and beautiful.  I’m not sure whether I like the darker blues featured in the top two pictures, or the paler blues featured in the bottom two pictures.  I feel like you can go a lot of different directions just by choosing different shades of blue and red.  I do really like that the reds in room 3 look more coral, giving the room a hint of feminism to an otherwise gender neutral room.

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As you can see, I’ve made no definitive decisions and am as torn as ever on how to proceed… so I need your opinion bees, which color scheme gets your vote?  Is there one you don’t like?  And if you have an even better idea that’s not presented here, please share!