Would you prioritise a wardrobe or desk in a very small bedroom

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My dd 12 has the tiny box room. She can either have her wardrobe or her desk(its big!) In there. She cant decide. I think wardrobe, she can use a desk in our room and she has a laptop so will probably ens up sitting in her bed! What would u do? Wardrobe currently in hall outside her room.

I did the opposite @Walkerzooand got rid of a wardrobe for a desk.

The wardrobe made the small room feel even more cramped and dd had a chest of drawers. She put some of her clothes on her sister’s wardrobe and we kept her school uniform over the bannister outside her room.

I'd look at a raised bed with desk underneath and a wardrobe then both should fit? Having either her desk or her clothes in another room is going to be a pain surely

All 3 of mine had desks in their rooms and they were never used. Homework was either done downstairs or from their beds (ds prefers his floor over his desk!), even the girls didn’t use them as dressing tables, choosing instead to sit on the floor in front of their floor to ceiling mirrored wardrobe doors! Strange creatures my children, kind of feral tones to them 😂
for that reason, I’d vote wardrobe over desk. Never seen a desk used for anything other than dumping things on.

IKEA are really good for small desks. I have a flip down one attached to the wall in our smallest bedroom.

For a 12 year old I think I would prioritise the desk. Your bedroom is something of a sanctuary in your teens, where you go to have time by yourself, so in my view furniture that can be used for activity, rather than storage, is a better option.

If there isn't a separate dressing table the desk could serve a dual purpose by adding one of those foldable three way mirrors.

Another alternative would be a comfy chair.

Lots of people are suggesting raised beds but at 10 my DD has just got rid of hers as she hated climbing up into it, and she felt like she couldn’t lie on her bed and read etc as it was too cramped.
Is the issue that you want to get rid of the wardrobe from outside her room?

The Futon Company have some narrow desks/ dressing tables that you can prop against the wall. My dd has a small room and she has one of these as her dressing table. They also have narrow wardrobe/ hanging spaces. A bit pricey but i think if space is very tight they are a good idea.

Rubberwood & Pine Leaning Ladder Desk | Futon Company https://share.google/qTYhSF9tik0piuBf8

Lightweight Folding Wardrobe | Futon Company https://share.google/AzHhkRTsmx7ox0CPK

Oak wooden Leaning small Dressing Table | Futon Company https://share.google/qyk6nQirOFFMzIatH

One of mine (DS) had desk and wardrobe but has only really ever used the desk for online learning as he got older (lockdown and uni study leave). He preferred working in libraries, on our bed (bigger than his) or downstairs.

DD refused a desk and did most of her studying downstairs (kitchen table during lockdown, there, sofa, libraries and coffee shops for later on). She does her make-up in our room which has better natural light or the bathroom if it's free (we only have one, no one hogs it) but doesn't do lots of fancy skin or haircare and has never wanted a dressing table.

Neither ever spent a lot of time in their rooms as teens, DS uses our bed to lounge in as we've got Sky TV and DD prefers being downstairs.

My DD is nearly 12 and she has her wardrobe on the landing, desk in her room but she currently studies on the dining table. She wants a high sleeper but when she had a mid sleeper before the bit underneath became a pit of dirt so we are resisting that.
Her wardrobe is vintage - it's lovely - it's a "gentleman's wardrobe" so has drawers and shelves as well as a fairly small hanging space (most of her clothes don't hang up).

If there is enough space for a wall mounted desk that lies flat against the wall when not in use I'd prioritise the wardrobe.

If not, I'd prioritise the desk with some storage for smaller items and use the space underneath the bed for the main clothes storage. Most teenagers' clothes don't need to be on hangars.

I wouldn't choose a high sleeper in my box room as it would block out light but an ottoman bed or a mid sleeper would be fine.

There are some great over the bedroom door storage solutions too.

On the principle that you really only use the wardrobe once a day, I would leave the wardrobe in the hallway and the desk in the bedroom. Surely that will be used more often. As others have said, it can double up as somewhere to do her make up as she gets older. She might also want to leave books/notes out somewhere rather than carting them around.

Wardrobe and work at kitchen table or one of those mid high sleeper things

My kids all had desks in their rooms but almost always ended up sat on the bed with laptops/tablets. I’d definitely go for a wardrobe if space is tight.

As long as you can manage with the wardrobe in the hall, I'd say desk. Most teens like to have a desk in their room, for study, gaming, make up etc.

That sounds perfect!

We just moved into a house where dds rooms small, ended up buying her this bed with desk

https://www.happybeds.co.uk/vespa-white-wooden-mid-sleeper?_gl=11ljzqwd_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwwdbPBhBgEiwAxBRA4Vq-d-tcZYLGKv80kuNM5THTnAn9DX4mTNd-EQ7WHmEFuGs1ifD1bxoCxmAQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADNNkT0LmyvaDIa59piz19hRiD95-

I would go for chest of drawers and a mini desk at the end of the bed you can get the tiny ones for laptops. I’m not sure a wardrobe or a large desk is needed in a small room.