Siblings sharing bedrooms

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I have 3 DC and a 3 bedroom house, we have it have the moment so DS and DD2 are sharing and DD1 has her own room, this has been the same since DD2 moved from my bedroom. They're now 15, 10 and 6 so the younger two are getting too old to really be sharing and DS is wanting his own space. The only other soluation really is for DD1 and DD2 to share but it's difficult with there being so many years between them. DD2 going to bed so much earlier and DD1 would need space to do homework and likes to spend a lot of the evening in her bedroom. She's not exactly happy with the idea and I understand why but its not really fair on DS to expect him to share with DD2 for much longer. At the moment I won't be making any chances but just thinking about it for the future and would appreciate any ideas on how to make sharing a room easier for them

Girls have to share unless you can do a loft conversion or move. This must have been a consideration when you had a 3rd child with a large age gap?

I disagree. I shared with my younger brother (5.5 years difference) until I was 15. There was never an issue. We only stopped because we moved to another country and I went to boarding school.

I don't really see an issue with siblings sharing. Our older brother had his own room.

If you want to make sharing easier how about setting up a separation in the middle of the room ? It'll give the illusion of privacy.

Our age gap is smaller so DS1 and DS2 share but they are 13 and 9. DD age 11 has her own room.
We have a study downstairs so we have put a tv, games consoles and comfy chairs in their. Means that when DS2 goes to bed, DS1 has somewhere he can hang out without having to be in with us in the lounge. We also have a conservatory that houses all the toys so bedrooms have always really been only for sleeping in. Now they are a bit older DS1 will go upstairs during the day.

Ultimately the girls will have to share. You'll have to be creative with how you use the space. If the children are not currently in the biggest bedroom I would consider giving that to the girls with a divider or screen and DS the smallest room. You eldest daughter will have to wait until youngest is asleep then she should be able to use the room. If the rooms are a similar size consider keeping your youngest DD stuff, or at least some of it in your son's room

With large age gaps like that it's difficult.
My DC have a 5.5 year age gap and we are in the process of moving house so both can have their own bedroom.

Is a loft conversation or separating the master/largest room into two a possibility?

I don't think it's fair on the 15 year old to be asked to share with a 6yo to be honest.

I don’t think it’s fair on the elder either? What was the plan for subsequent children?

I’d give up my room if needed and get a sofa bed.

i think it's harsh on the oldest. @cosyblanky "You eldest daughter will have to wait until youngest is asleep then she should be able to use the room"
a) do you have young kids? they will not go to sleep if there's the slightest chance anything slightly more interesting will be happening soon. what if dd2 is a light sleeper? And it depends what you mean by 'use the room' - she won't ever be able to have her friends over, play music, play computer games, type or make any noise after 8ish - bit of a loose definition of 'use.' She will be doing A levels in 2 years - where is she supposed to study if her then 8 year old sister is in the same room and going to bed early?

OP I think it depends on a few things - is DD1 planning on going to uni? Could DD2 and DS stay together until then? How big are the rooms? Any possibility of extension - my parents did garage rather than attic. We also had a shed/summer house thing in the garden that we used to sleep in for fun sometimes when we had friends round - it had an electric point so we had lights, tv, a heater etc. in there. Do you have a dining room that you could make into another bedroom and just have a table in the kitchen?

Is there an opportunity to convert your loft? Or do you have a dining room or study that could change to a fourth bedroom?

Hi newyearnoeu, a) my 3 kids are now adults. Two girls one boy. We tried various room combinations depending on age/need etc. Sorry missed b)