An Organized Boys’ Bedroom

Today I am so excited to talk about the organization strategies that are working in my boys’ shared bedroom. A boys’ room is not always the first thing you think of when it comes to organization, I know.

But though it definitely doesn’t always look as neat and tidy as it does in these photos, the systems of organization that we put in place allow us to never be more than about 10 minutes away from everything being back in its place, and that is a win in my book!

An Organized Kids’ Bedroom

C’mon in and take a look…

(If you’re wondering where a certain item came from, I will include a full source list at the bottom of the post!)

This room is not huge, and the fact that the boys requested “side by side beds” rather than the bunk beds they had in our old house made the space we had to work with even smaller. Fortunately, though, they have a playroom right next door that holds all of their toys, so we really just needed a place for them to sleep and to store their clothes in this space.

I still wanted each of the boys (ages 8 & 5) to have a little spot to store any personal favorites like books or small toys that they wanted to keep in the room, though, so we were sure to integrate that into the design.

Connor, my oldest, sleeps in the bed on the right, and he uses the nightstand in the middle to hold his “stuff.” Right now he is on a big reading kick (yay!), so it is mostly filled with his books at the moment.

Caleb sleeps in the bed on the left, and he loves to hide his favorite little treasures in the red wall pockets on his side of the room– I never know what I’m going to find in there, but that is his domain! 🙂

We also put some fun airplane hooks on the wall because, let’s be honest, hangers can be hard for little guys! This way the boys can easily hang up the sweatshirts and jackets they wear most often, and I find less clothes strewn all over the floor.

The basket at the end of Connor’s bed may seem like it’s just sitting there to look cute, but that was actually a strategic move. Con LOVES soft blankets. If I can’t find a blanket that I’m looking for somewhere in our house, I immediately know that he has swiped it for his bed. I gave him the basket for all of his “extra” blankets, so he could easily throw them in there and still make his bed look neat during the day.

I talked about the boys’ closet in detail in this post, but I’ll give you a little peek here as well! One of the first things we did when we moved in was rip out the wire shelves and replace them with IKEA’s ALGOT system (now called BOAXEL). This allowed us to double our storage space, giving each boy one row for his clothes.

After trying a few different things, I ended up hanging all shirts with long sleeves– dress shirts, sweatshirts and sweaters, and long sleeved t-shirts– with Connor’s items on the top row, and Caleb’s on the bottom. There was just enough room to line up their shoes as well!

The rest of their clothes are stored in a dresser, and since I could only fit one in this space, I had to really maximize every inch! There are four drawers, so each boy had two to hold his clothes.

I put t-shirts in one…

…and shorts and pants in the other for each of them. I use the KonMari method to fold their clothes in a “filing” type system, so that allows me to fit more items in each drawer.

After their drawers were filled, I was left with the space behind that little door to fit all of their undies and socks, so I grabbed some pantry bins that I already had and was thrilled that three of them fit perfectly stacked in the space. Caleb’s items are smaller so he has one bin, and Con has two bins.

(If you are a KonMari Method stickler, you will notice that I did not follow it here. Their socks were too little to be folded neatly, so I just folded them around themselves and I don’t bother folding their undies– they just lay flat.)

So that’s their space! The fact that we don’t keep a lot of extra “stuff” in this space is a huge help in keeping it organized and clutter free, while still being a cozy place for them to read, sleep, and spend time together. They may not always choose to share a room, but they seem to love it so far, so I will stick with it as long as it lasts! 🙂

Sources

As promised, here is a source list for the items we used in their space:

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Beds

Plaid Bedding

Quilts

Bear Pillows

Wall Color- Behr Marquee Silver City

Stripe Color- Benjamin Moore Hale Navy, color matched in Behr Premium Plus Ultra paint

Dresser Color- Behr Marquee Compass Blue

Roman Shades

Nightstand

Closet System

Closet Bins

Dresser Bins (similar)

Overhead Light

Wall Lights

Lamp

Wire Basket

Airplane Hooks

Wall Pockets

Adventure Awaits Sign

Red Frame- Hobby Lobby

Globe

Paddle- Hobby Lobby

Lindsay Letters Canvas- Hobby Lobby

Mount- Target, old

Metal C

Big Frame- Target, old

Compass Art

Mirror- Hobby Lobby

Wood C

Arrows

Bear Bookends- Target, old

C Mug

Branch & Twig Pencils

Shop the Post

You can see the rest of the posts about our boys’ shared room here:

• Let’s Go Adventuring: Planning a Shared Boy Room
• My Favorite Kids’ Beds- High/Low
• How to Paint Perfect Stripes
• How to Create an Organized Kids’ Closet
• Favorite Plaid Bedding Options
• Let’s Go Adventuring: A Shared Boys’ Bedroom Reveal

[Psssttt… You can find ideas for organizing every single room of the house in this post!]

Thanks so much for following along! Have a wonderful day!

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