Children Sharing a Room Design expert Jane Babcock shares tips with field reporter Joe Lovitt on how two growing children can share a bedroom and still have their own space. A great way to split up a room is to divide it diagonally, creating two triangles. This way each child has two full walls to decorate as they see fit. If each child has a window, use a window treatment for each so that each child can express his or her individuality. Take the doors off closets.
Children never close their closets anyway.
Make sure there is room for their clothes and other items. Give the older child a phone as a way to recognize his or her seniority. Use one of the beds as a day bed, creating a sofa that the children can use to sit on during the day. Let the younger child pick out his or her own comforter and other accessories to distinguish his or her side of the room from the other side.