In contemporary America, ultrasounds are a routine part of prenatal care. Did you know that this non-invasive test wasn't in use until the 1970s? Before that, parents might not know they were expecting a set of twins until the second baby made its surprise appearance.
If you're welcoming twins in the twenty-first century, you're at an advantage. You get months to plan out the perfect twin baby bedroom decor. Whether or not you know each baby's gender, you can begin dreaming up inventive nursery ideas that will fill every day with double the joy.
Your babies shared bedroom should be a functional space, so design and practicality must work hand-in-hand. We've created this guide to help you discover the best gender neutral nursery ideas for twins. Each idea will make your life easier once you have your hands full.
Read on to discover the perfect baby room ideas for your twins.
Simplify Your Life With Color
While twin parents don't need two of everything, you'll end up with many duplicates, especially in the beginning. If your babies are identical, telling them apart might be just as challenging as telling their things apart.
You can eliminate some of this strife by implementing a color coding system before your sweet babies even arrive.
Begin by assigning each baby a color. Next, incorporate each hue into your nursery design. Allow each baby's color to factor into your organization system.
For example, you might use colored bins to organize each baby's clothing, diapering supplies, or comfort items. You can use colored hangers to divide their clothing in the closet. Colored hooks make grabbing tiny coats, hats, and mittens easier in the wintertime.
Giving each baby a color will help family members and babysitters keep things organized in your absence (and tell your little ones apart in a pinch). Plus, it allows your babies to embrace individuality from the start.
A Tale of Two Cribs
A twin nursery is a shared room, and space can be tight. With that said, we recommend installing two cribs in your baby's room. Each twin should have a dedicated space to sleep, preferably with some distance between each crib.
Babies are tiny, so don't feel you need to squeeze two full-sized cribs into a small nursery. Your little ones will be fine in bassinets or mini-cribs. If you must choose between full-sized cribs with no space in between and mini cribs with wiggle room, always select the mini cribs.
Why? Even though your babies may be on the same sleep schedule, they are still individuals. If one baby wakes up wet and hungry, they often wake the other.
With some distance between the cribs, parents can use tools such as white noise machines to ensure they only need to nurse, change, or rock one baby at a time.
Once they're older, your mobile twins will become escape artists. If their cribs are too close together, they may feel compelled to climb into their sibling's crib. These sneaky escapes can lead to falls and accidents, so it's better to stave them off.
Separating the sleeping spaces also allows parents to provide each baby with their own unique bedroom decor. Use it as an opportunity to hang charming name signs, decorate with first initials, or give each space character with a unique animal.
Gender Neutral Twin Baby Room Decorations
Once you have your cribs set up, you'll be eager to start decorating. Here are a few of our favorite gender-neutral themes and ideas for creating a cohesive space that pops.
Start With a Mural
Nursery inspiration often starts with a compelling piece of art. Begin with a mural or dynamic wallpaper pattern featuring a gender-neutral subject, like animals, outer space, or a nature scene. Pull colors from the visual focal point and build your nursery's color scheme around it.
Read the Room
Children's literature is aesthetically pleasing, colorful, and fully functional. Instead of flat decor, let the books do the work and add a splash of whimsy to your space. You can mount shallow bookshelves to the walls where you might have placed wall art and fill them with classics.
Best of all, swapping out the books on display is easy. If the walls and furniture are neutral, you can transform the room's whole look or theme by changing out the books by theme or season.
Design a Parent-Centered Space
An infant's eyes won't finish developing until they're two years old, so, realistically, all the decor in your baby's nursery is for you. It isn't greedy to choose a more mature theme. After all, you'll be the one primarily using the space until your babies are old enough to express their own design preferences.
Mature, bold, gender-neutral patterns such as stripes, polka dots, chevrons, or paisley look lovely in a baby's room. Make sure to pick out a chair you love. You'll spend a lot of time comforting and nursing babies there, and you deserve comfort during those late nights on double duty.
The Best Twin Baby Bedroom Decor
Parenting twins can be a challenging experience, but you get twice the love in return for your labor. Make choosing your perfect twin baby bedroom decor a joyful experience. Your future, exhausted self will appreciate every vibrant (but practical) choice.
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