A summer trip to the beach inspired my girls to create a coastal themed bedroom for themselves. Keep reading to see how I redesigned this bedroom for girls.
For several years, my girls have shared a bedroom. Over the course of those years, the decor in their room has changed several times.
I loved their first room, which I decorated all on my own. I didn’t allow any input from them. Purchased their headboards, comforters, and wall decor without consulting them. I mean why would I let them have any say in the matter!
A year or so later, my oldest daughter got a wild hair and decided that her birthday gift would be redecorating their bedroom. She insisted on bunk beds and I insisted on a budget. The compromise for both of our desires was the purchase of silver metal bunk beds from IKEA.
These served them just fine, but making up a bunk bed is a pain. They also covered the unsightly silver metal frame of the beds with various stickers. Why do children love to put stickers on everything?
Coastal Themed Bedroom Inspiration
When we moved to the new house, I absolutely hated those bunk beds more than I had in their previous bedroom. Such an eyesore!
While we were on vacation at Hilton Head Island last summer, they were inspired to create their very own coastal beach retreat in their bedroom. I went along with the idea but insisted it could not and would not be tacky beach stuff.
I already had this pink comforter that a client had given me and knew it had to be incorporated somehow. Thankfully, it became the perfect color to build all the other elements of the room off of.
Over time, we started collecting other accessories to pull the look together. I tried to let the girls have some say in those accessories – within reason! A few weeks ago, I shared how I made the Raffia Wreaths for their room.
We all love how it turned out. Let’s be real, though, they don’t keep it this clean much. I had to do a good straightening to capture these pictures a few weeks ago.
We need to do a pretty good purge of toys and clothes, but that’s an ongoing issue with kids of all ages.
As with any project, there are snafus! Our nearest IKEA is about 2 hours away so I planned a day trip to meet a friend. We picked out the bed and the nightstands. Well, I had pretty much decided that’s what I was going to buy before we got there.
A couple of weeks later, when my husband put the bed together, we discovered that I had bought the wrong size slats to keep the mattress in place. So we had to do a little engineering of our own, which required buying some boards at our local hardware store. We cut them to fit and they have worked out perfectly. A trip to Atlanta for bed slats was just not worth it!
Because the only wall in this room for a bookshelf is on the wall in front of the door, I wanted something that was open-ended. I didn’t want to walk into the room and immediately see the bulky side of a bookshelf. This plant rack, that’s what it’s supposed to be used for, works perfectly. It also fit within my budget!
I love having a chair in a bedroom. It’s not only perfect for throwing dirty clothes on but also good for sitting and reading a book or putting shoes on. We bought this slipper chair in their room from a neighbor who was getting rid of it. Perfect color at the perfect time!
My oldest daughter has played a variety of sports in her 12 years of life. She’s been a swimmer. She’s run a few 5Ks. Lately, she’s played lots of soccer! I wanted to provide a place to display some of their medals and pictures that was somewhat inconspicuous. I love how this vignette turned out. I’m sure we’ll be adding pictures, medals, and certificates to this wall for years to come.
All the other bedrooms in our house are in shambles compared to this one. We need to do some more makeovers, but I’ve got two other projects that are more pressing that I can’t wait to share with you!
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Their bedding is so pretty. And, I love the shelving unit.
Thank you! The best thing about this bedding is it was an unexpected gift! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you! The shelves work perfectly, don’t they?! Thanks for stopping by!
What a pretty bedroom, your girls must love it! I love making wreaths to use indoors so I was quick to spy those raffia wreaths on the wall – they look fab!
Thanks! I have to restrain myself from using wreaths on every wall of my house. They’re just so easy and pretty!
Fun to see the evolution of their room. Such a pretty bright room you created! I do love the bedding.
Thanks! I love how it all came together! Thanks for stopping by!
I know! I’m so glad I have pictures from all the various phases!
I love the coastal theme (you know me, it’s all about coastal!). Very pretty. I’m sure your girls love it.
Oh yes! You are Ms. Coastal!!! The girls do love it. Thanks for stopping by!
Well done!! Looks like a soothing place to hang out! Great job on all the wall art/solutions. Miss you!
xoxo
Frankie
Thank you! I owe all the pink bed inspiration to you! Miss you, too!
Their bedroom turned out lovely! Love the coastal theme. I think the plant rack made the perfect shelf.
Thank you! I love the calming vibe of it all! Thanks for stopping by!
What a gorgeous bedroom your girls have to enjoy. I love that there is a spot to display their sports awards.
Thank you! We all love it. Gotta hang those medals or they’re just tossed here and there! Thanks for stopping by!
The room looks fabulous! I’m loving that bookshelf
Thank you! It ended up working perfectly!Thanks for stopping by!
So adorable! Can never go wrong with a coastal theme … then it always feels like vacation going to bed!
Yes and we all need as much beach time as possible! Thanks for stopping by!
This is such a cute coastal bedroom that I’m sure your girls love! Love the colors and all the details!!!
What a pretty room! I love to see the progression of design over the years!
Thanks, Danielle! I’m glad to have the pictures to see where it all began. It’s amazing how even my own style has morphed and changed over the years and with changes to the budget, too!
So pretty! It can be an emotional time when our kids begin to want to express themselves in their room decor but fun too!
Thanks! Yes. It’s hard for me to let them have an opinion on decor, but both of my girls are creative and are starting to fall in love with home decor.
You might not remember the book shelf/toy shelf in your brother’s room when we lived in Bellmead, but it was a plant shelf. I loved that it was so open looking with all the wood strips. And when I let him help with the decor, he chose a couch instead of a bed to sleep on. LOL At least I got to pick the curtains.