Converting playroom to bedroom who gets it?

[womaninatightspot]

My 8 yo is annoying his older brother (11yo) at bedtime and he's asking for his own space. I had planned on dividing the bedroom into two next year when he'd be going up to highschool. Can't afford it yet.

Plan B is to change the playroom into a bedroom. Big room 8m x 4.5m same size as they currently share. Would you move in yourself and have it as an adult bedroom. Lots of built in storage/shelves. Room for my bed and a wardrobe. DS could have my room, youngest child is 6 so no one needs me in the night generally. Move the 11 yo in he'd be downstairs on his own at night. Generally well behaved but phones get charged in communal areas overnight as he has form for youtubing in the night.

There is a full bathroom downstairs and a woodstove( radiators too so isn't necessary) in the room if that makes a difference.

Definitely take the downstairs room yourself.

I'd probably lean towards taking downstairs room for myself

I think my concern would be the children would still want to play in it if I took it for myself :) My room upstairs is about the same size but there are eaves so feels smaller. Currently two kids computors live in playroom (joys of lockdown learning) would you let eldest have his in bedroom or upstairs landing? Sensible alcove in downstairs hall for younger kids.

I would create a computer area on the upstairs landing for eldest and downstairs hall for youngest.

Slightly off tangent but you shouldn’t charge phones at night, but definitely keep them with you to stop late night use

@toomuchlaundry

Slightly off tangent but you shouldn’t charge phones at night, but definitely keep them with you to stop late night use

I turn them off at the plug before I go to bed so really charging between his bedtime and mine but it's a good point.