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Which bedroom?

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Bedroomconundrum · 29/12/2024 19:26

Sorry, bit boring, but just planning! Which of these scenarios would you pick for imminent baby’s bedroom? Aware they don’t go in until 6 months but still needs to be sorted prior.

A: box room currently used as a study but for WFH 1 day a week. Usual archaeological layers of crap would need to be cleared and would need to be redecorated. Presumably bedroom size fine until toddlerhood but after that I think nicer to have more space for their toys etc.

B: decent-sized double room. Would mean losing a guest room, but we have another with en-suite. Adjoins neighbours so potentially antisocial to shove a baby in there.

If we choose A, study will need to be resited to a spare room (probably room B). And then switched back in a few years when DC is bigger. But it would mean we keep a functional guest room a bit longer. Choosing B would mean everything stays largely as it is but we’d lose a guest room immediately.

Sorry, dull dull dull. I’m just going round in circles!

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Mirrorxxx · 29/12/2024 19:27

Why do you need multiple guest rooms

FionnulaTheCooler · 29/12/2024 19:28

B. Makes sense to use the bigger room right away than have to swap it later anyway, especially as you have another guest room.

Bedroomconundrum · 29/12/2024 19:29

Mirrorxxx · 29/12/2024 19:27

Why do you need multiple guest rooms

Because we have people to stay pretty frequently! I mean it’s obviously fine to lose one but it makes life easier to have them too. But that’s largely why I’m having trouble deciding - we do use both regularly.

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MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 29/12/2024 19:29

We put ds in my old study, and now have a combined guest room/study but we don't have a 4th bedroom. If we did I would've kept my study, kept one guest room and given ds the other double

FrogOnAYuleLog · 29/12/2024 19:29

Would and did pick B. Don’t know why you wouldn’t, particularly as you will still have one double room left free for guests.

Bedroomconundrum · 29/12/2024 19:30

I should have said I have a preference and DP has a preference and they are not aligning 😂 So I welcome all opinions

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FrogOnAYuleLog · 29/12/2024 19:31

Bedroomconundrum · 29/12/2024 19:29

Because we have people to stay pretty frequently! I mean it’s obviously fine to lose one but it makes life easier to have them too. But that’s largely why I’m having trouble deciding - we do use both regularly.

Get a sofa bed? Just an idea

Mulledjuice · 29/12/2024 19:32

I was leaning towards A but I have ended up (unexpectedly) doing a lot of cosleepong with my 11 month old and it's been really handy to have a bed in the room where DC cot is.

I totally understand the appeal of having >1 guest room (weird question!?).

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