39+ Big Girl Bedroom Ideas (And Evie’s Big Girl Room Mood Board)
Are you working on updating your daughter’s room? Check out these 30+ colorful, fun, and practical big girl bedroom ideas to get inspired! From little princess themed rooms for preschoolers to boho style girl’s rooms for preteens and tweens, there’s something here for everyone!
There comes a time for every kid’s room to be transitioned from a nursery with a crib or toddler bed to a big kid room with a bigger bed. At this young age, your little one may or may not have any opinions about how they would like their bedroom decorated.
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Here are some tips for designing a big girl bedroom that will last through the years:
- Avoid designing an entire bedroom around a theme of something they are totally “into” right now – like Frozen. If they insist on an Elsa-themed room, find a simple way to incorporate it – like with a blue color scheme, for instance. You can also incorporate other types of themes through things that are easy and relatively inexpensive to change, like a gallery wall or accent pillows on the bed.
- Go for adult-sized furniture instead of smaller furniture that will only last you a couple of years (or less).
- Don’t forget to think about plenty of storage! As your little girl matures, there will be more and more things that she needs to keep in her bedroom. A chest of drawers is the perfect place for all of her clothes, but don’t forget to think about things like storing toys, books, and shoes. Incorporating a storage bed, like this, could be a good option for you.
- Blackout curtains are a must! By simply closing the curtains, your daughter will be able to sleep soundly even when there is light outside. Yes, please to sleeping in on Saturday mornings!
- To instantly make the room look like it is meant for older children, you can add simple things like changing out the bedding with different patterns, custom art, string lights, or a hanging chair.
Big Girl Bedroom Ideas
Before we jump into sharing everything we have planned for Evie’s big girl bedroom, let’s get inspired with some beautiful big girl bedroom ideas!
Girl's Bedroom with Loft Bed
This colorful girl's bedroom was created on a budget with tons of DIY projects including a DIY lofted bed, stenciled wall to look like wallpaper, macrame curtains, a vintage dresser, and a refinished midcentury modern desk.
Mauve Bedroom for Little Girl
Does your daughter love purple? Instead of painting the walls deep-purple, try something like this mauve accent wall. I love how the white iron bed stands out against it. You can check out flea markets to find great deals on vintage furniture like that!
Tween Bedroom Idea in Teal and Pink
Some girls will have strong opinions about their bedroom - specifically the colour scheme. This girl wanted teal for the walls. With the help of mom, they found the perfect shade of light blue/teal and incorporated bright pink, white and gray through accessories and bedding. The room is bright, colorful, and airy without being too childish.
Beautiful Toddler Girl Bedroom
Looking for inspiration for your little one’s new big girl room? Check out this complete design plan packed with cute ideas for a toddler girl's bedroom, including how you can transition from a nursery to a girl’s room on a budget.
Toddler House Bed DIY
If you're transitioning out of a crib, you may need a bed. Try building your own with this toddler house bed DIY tutorial! I love how it turned out.
Girl's Bedroom Mood Board
This girl's room design incorporates everything you need for a stylish teen or tween bedroom. I love the bright coral colors paired with the darker area rug.
Girls Bedroom Makeover with a Pink Ceiling and Green Accents
This blogger's daughter's room originally had two antique twin beds, but she needed more space to play so they gave the room a makeover and incorporated bunk beds. With a pink ceiling and white walls, new beds, light pink bedding, and colorful floral accents - it turns out amazing.
LED Cloud light at the end of the rainbow
This rainbow and cloud idea uses a few sample-size jars of paint, LED lights, and some cotton stuffing. It’s super simple to make and looks beautiful in this big girl's bedroom.
Girl's Bedroom Makeover
Pink isn't the only option for a big girl's bedroom. This bedroom features a bold yellow damask wallpaper, a lot of storage, and a fun mini table and chair set that they painted to match the colors of their daughter's room.
Rich & Magical Boho Kids Bedroom Makeover
This room is a dream come true for a little girl and could definitely folder her into her teen years. The deep teal feature wall is the first thing I noticed and I love it. The paint color is called Atlantic Waves by Cloverdale.
There is also a window seat IKEA hack using Kallax shelving units that look gorgeous and is a great storage idea!
Pretty in Pink - Modern Girl's Bedroom
This blogger mentions that she's not someone who usually decorates with pink, but that was her daughter's request. She found a way to design this room with her daughter, not just for her (which is important)! The finished room is definitely a space that will grow with her and that looks amazing.
Walking into the room, it feels totally like a big girl's bedroom - not a toddler room. I love how all of the textures (wood blinds, textured polka dot curtains, macrame hanging) play together as the backdrop of her twin bed.
Boho Rainbow Room
Your little lady asks for a rainbow bedroom? This is the best way to do that! The rainbow trim accent wall turned out amazing in this young girl's room! You could totally change out the colors for any taste preference.
Pink Bedroom Makeover
Check out this pink bedroom makeover, which is the girly room that every little girl wishes for. There are some great preschool organizing and decorating tips in this room - like the dresser in the closet, canopy bed, and the bookshelves on the wall.
How to Upcycle a Frame into a Headboard
Learn how to upcycle a frame into a headboard with this step-by-step tutorial. This DIY headboard is quick and easy to make for your girl's bedroom.
A DIY Girl’s Bedroom Makeover (On a Budget!)
For a shared girl's bedroom, you may want to create separate spaces. This room features a bed in each corner with personalized names and baskets on the wall to really give them their own space.
They are separated by a small chair in front of a window in the middle. One of my favorite things about this room is the closet turned into a reading nook. So fun!
Pink Bedroom Reveal
What started as a simple beige box turned into this gorgeous bedroom after six weeks. With a big DIY ceiling treatment using circular moldings and pink paint, along with a bright pink-painted small desk, this space comes together beautifully. How cool is that gallery wall with frames of wallpaper, too?
A Colorful Tween Girls Bedroom Makeover
If your daughter has a fun and artistic personality, she probably doesn't want to be limited with a neutral color scheme. This bedroom incorporates a light blue-gray paint color on the walls as a starting point. She also went from a full-sized bed to a twin bed (with storage drawers) in the room to provide more floor space to play.
A Sweet & Simple Little Girl's Room
This sweet and simple little girl's room is gorgeous. I love the cute table and chair set. She mentions that her little one spends countless hours playing house, tea, or even enjoying lunch there! An antique chandelier and a small white desk along with the poster bed give this room a classic and vintage feel.
A Big Girl Room Makeover Fit for a Princess
Did your little one ask for a princess room? You've got to check out this gorgeous room with light pink walls, a canopy over the bed, and a rainbow mural!
Tween Girl Bedroom
This tween specifically asked for her room to feel fun and bright and feminine, but a little more grown-up than it was. Mom wanted a space that would grow with her and hopefully last her into her high school years. This space nailed it, don't you think? I love the floral wallpaper over the white-painted board and batten walls.
Beautiful Room Decor Ideas for Girls
here are millions of girls' room ideas for decorating your special little one's rooms, so it is easy to get overwhelmed. But this article shows two beautiful rooms that are decorated perfectly.
One room incorporates a trundle bed, which is great if you don't have a lot of space, but still want to have another bed for guests.
Modern Cottage Shared Teen Girl Bedroom Reveal
This shared teen girl bedroom gets a boho modern cottage makeover using inexpensive furniture with smart storage and thrifted vintage decor. I love the green color on the walls!
Boho Girl Bedroom Refresh
A little girl bedroom gets a big girl update using a few boho furniture swaps, DIY geology art, and glam accents. This room turned out amazing with a rattan headboard and pretty colorful wallpaper.
Ballerina Girl Bedroom Makeover Reveal
Does your little girl love dance and ballet? This ballerina-themed room incorporates a ballet barre and has subtle nods to a ballet theme that turned out amazing.
Our Cottagecore Style Toddler Girl Room Makeover
A nursery gets a cottagecore style toddler girl room makeover using metal vintage replica twin beds, fun patterns, and a chinoiseries wallpaper.
Pink and Gold Girl's Bedroom Makeover
This girl's bedroom incorporates a beautiful pink and gold color scheme. I love the feather design bedding and the canopy over the bed to make it feel extra special.
DIY Cane Headboard
This little girl's room gets an update with a DIY cane headboard. Read more to download the free plans to build it yourself.
I love how it looks against the green painted board and batten accent wall.
Bold and Bright Shared Kid's Bedroom
This bold and bright shared kids bedroom has two twin beds with rails so they don't fall out, a fun wallpaper accent wall, wall-mounted bookshelves, and toy boxes at the foot of the bed for ample storage opportunities.
Toddler Girl Bedroom
This toddler girl's room is gorgeous! I love the colorful rainbow wall decor and gold starburst chandelier.
Treehouse Kiddo Bedroom
A treehouse bed is a perfect way to make a room feel special for your little girl.
Big Girl Modern Cottage Bedroom
This big girl room has a modern cottage feel and it is gorgeous. This room is 10 ft by 10 ft, so it is a great example of a space that doesn't have a ton of square footage. The rich and bold color palette is so pretty. I love the planked wall treatment and wallpaper on the ceiling.
Preteen Girl Bedroom
This pre-teen girl's bedroom has a bit of vintage style and incorporates and queen bed. I love the color here, which is Romance by Sherwin Williams.
Transitioning to a Big Girl Bed
Transitioning your little girl to a big girl bed is usually what prompts the need to update her bedroom. Choosing a fun and pretty big girl bed can be a way to get her excited about it. Also, opting for a three-sized day bed might feel a little more familiar with her, transitioning from her crib.
Colorful Girl’s Bedroom Reveal
If you have a little girl that loves color, you don't want to miss this colorful girl's bedroom reveal. It's bright and fun, but sophisticated enough to grow with your little girl for years!
Tips For Girl’s Bedroom Decor That Will Last
Girl's bedroom decor can be difficult because let's face it, kids change quickly. I love these tips on updating your girl's bedroom decor so it will last!
Boho Girls' Bedroom with Bunk Beds
This shared girls’ bedroom gets a stylish Boho makeover with Ikea bunk beds, DIY floating desks, faux wallpaper, a window seat, and a fun accent wall.
Tween Girl Bedroom with Blush and Gold
I love this sophisticated tween girl's bedroom with a blush and gold color scheme. That built-in desk has so much great storage!
Geometric Accent Wall Design Idea
This blogger created this geometric accent design with tape and then filled in the spaces in between the tape with different colorful paint!
Built-in Bunk Beds
These built-in bunk beds are so great! I also love the huge wall mural and color palette.
Evie’s Big Girl Bedroom: Design Plan and Mood Board
Since we put the living room project on hold, we’ve been full speed ahead with Evie’s Big Girl Room plans!
We’re moving her to our current spare (aka junk) room to make room for the new baby due in 4 weeks! I know the new baby will sleep in our room for a while. BUT, we need the crib that Evie still currently sleeps in for the new baby!
The transition from crib to bed is one of the most challenging things we’ve done as parents. At least with Liam. Charlie transitioned himself and also potty trained himself haha! Liam, that was a whole other story. We spent HOURS (literally, hours) every night getting him to go to sleep in his new big boy bed. Obviously, we were first-time parents with him and probably had a horrible plan, I don’t even remember. But, I still remember that transition and dread it!!
So, our real urgency here is getting miss Evie transitioned to sleeping in a real bed and not her crib. Before the baby comes in 4 (or 6) weeks. No pressure, right?
Evie’s Room: Before Pictures
Here is what Evie’s room looked like for our new home tour!
I’m definitely envisioning a fun, girly space for Evie. She LOVES pink. It’s the only color she can accurately identify. Every other color is “blue” 🙂
Plus, I knew I wanted to add some wallpaper and some architectural interest to an otherwise boring room.
Evie’s Big Girl Bedroom: Design Plan
Wallpaper
A few weeks ago, I shared some floral wallpaper ideas I was considering for her room plus a ton of my favorite floral wallpaper ideas perfect for girl’s bedrooms!
We decided on this wallpaper from Spoonflower. We’re going to use the water-activated wallpaper, the same kind we used in her nursery closet.
I decided to use water-activated as opposed to peel-and-stick because it was cheaper!
You can order custom lengths of wallpaper on Spoonflower which is really nice since we are only putting it above the board and batten in her room and don’t need a 12ft long sheet.
Paint color for the board and batten
After picking out 500 samples of green and pink, we FINALLY decided on the perfect peachy pink called Dream Whip by Benjamin Moore.
I really wanted the green color in general. But, Evie LOVES pink so much that I felt like pink was the best choice for her room.
From there it was just about picking the finishing pieces.
- I just fell in love with the vintage Jenny Lind bed we found for her room. Here’s something similar.
- We don’t want to hardwire sconces or a chandelier at this time because we just don’t have time.
- I fell in love with this dresser but could not justify the price. So, we are going to IKEA hack our own for a fraction of the cost. Check out the finished IKEA Hemnes dresser hack with O’verlays here!
- Originally I was digging this ottoman as a bedside table, but then I went a different direction and made this easy DIY cane nightstand!
- I really want her bedding to be bright, just like she is. I love this yellow quilt and how it compliments the wallpaper.
- Last, I want to add an arched mirror above her dresser. I’m loving this one right now.
I can’t decide if I want to get an area rug for her room or not. It currently has a light-colored carpet that’s *fine*. I’m worried about finding something that doesn’t overpower the board and batten + wallpaper. I put this one into the mood board below, but I think I’ll decide after the rest of the big girl room is finished!
Big Girl Bedroom Mood Board
Big Girl Bedroom Mood Board Sources:
- Jenny Lind Bed, similar
- Wallpaper
- Paint color (on board and batten)
- Faux fur ottoman
- Wall sconce
- Area rug
- Yellow bedding
And a close-up of the dresser section:
Big Girl Bedroom Floor Plan
Here’s a general floor plan for her big girl room. We decided to put the bed against the corner because it was her first time sleeping not in a crib, so that closes up one side.
And while she hardly moves at all, we want to minimize falling out of bed. We’ll get one of those detachable rails for the other side of her bed!
And finally, a 3D rendering of what her room will look like! EEEKKKK! I’m so excited!
We’re going to prime the room this weekend and start on the board and batten!
Shop The Post: Evie’s Big Girl Room
*This blog post was originally published in August 2019 and most recently updated in January 2023.*
So pretty! Where’d you find this bed?
I found it on Facebook marketplace! There are always so many cute vintage pieces on there!
Where is your dresser hack information? I may be overlooking by reading this from my phone ??♀️
It’s not been posted, unfortunately. I have to do that. Sorry!
If you don’t mind me asking…What software or app did you use to create the 3D room with all her furnishings? I feel like if I could do that too, I could better make design decisions, having seen it first! Thanks…her room looks great! I’m in search of a spindle bed myself!! They are gorgeous, aren’t they!!
I used homestyler to draw of the room in 3D then used photoshop to add the wallpaper, board and batten, etc. I’m very visual so I have to see things together before I’m comfortable buying anything. You can do mood boards for free in the Pages application on apple laptops/computers 🙂 Oh and I found her bed off of Facebook marketplace!!
Where did you find the white rug with the blue? Thanks!
boutique rugs! here’s the link – https://boutiquerugs.com/west-end-area-rug/?ref=321
I’m doing the same wall paper with board and batton project for my daughters big girl room. I’m curious on your favorite shades of green you had picked out? If you could let me know your top two or three?
Thanks!
We didn’t end up putting green in this room, but you can see more about our favorite green paint colors here: https://www.makingjoyandprettythings.com/one-room-challenge-week-three-my-favorite-green-paint-colors/
Love it! I actually purchased the same wallpaper for my daughter’s room last night. I would love to see a picture of the wallpaper and the paint color together!
Evie’s big girl room design plan is delightful! The cheerful colors and playful patterns create a fun and inviting space. The natural light and cozy reading nook are especially inspiring. Thanks for sharing!