Bedroom sharing arrangements for 3 children

[ChitterChatter1987]

Just wondered how this plan sounds for future bedroom arrangements and if others have done similar and it worked ok?

Currently in a 3 bed (1 master bedroom, 1 average/smallish room which fits single fine or could fit double with little space, and 1 box room)
No likelihood of being able to buy a 4 bed (or a 3 bed big enough to convert a dining or play room or maybe a garage into a bedroom) until maybe 5/6 years down the line.

Kids currently 8, 3, <0.Two eldest like sharing currently and whilst they bicker alot, are underneath very close.

Wondered about the following plan- 2 eldest kids sharing til DD1 is high school age (11ish) and littlest one in the box room as baby/toddler in cot.
Then swap little one with eldest so she has the box room, and middle DD and youngest child share the 2nd slightly larger room.
Do this arrangement until middle DD is high school age (again 11ish) when we should then be in a position to move and give her own room, aswell as one for younger sibling.

Youngest is not born yet so unsure if girl or boy.

I think you might find it works itself out like that anyway- baby will surely be in with you for first 6-12 months. Eldest will probably begin to want her own space around age 10 so by then baby will be a toddler and likely to be more fun for middle dd… so eldest gets new smaller room and two younger share.

I agree with PP, your plan will probably work out how it naturally would

Makes sense for the two closest in age to share for a good few years (as soon as baby is reliable at sleeping) Then when DD2 is approaching puberty decide what the next course of action is, rather than making plans now.

Friends have done exactly this with 3 boys. Middle boy feels shortchanged as he's never had his own room, but it's the only sensible way of doing it.

Yes that's the only thing I did think with middle one will she be getting abit of a raw deal! But although at the moment they have started to share sometimes by choice, she has always had her own room and can have it still available and set up for her until baby is at least 6mths-ish (so some point next year til she is 5) as like PP said baby will be in with us to begin with, so won't need the nursery done until then.

For the kids that are sharing, could they have the largest bedroom, and parents have the middle sized room? Or is the middle sized room not big enough?