To create another “staged” room?

[AllHailKingLouis]

4 bedroomed house, only 2 adults living here. 3 spare bedrooms.

I’ve turned one into an art room and I use it quite a lot. I then turned one into a double guest bedroom which to be honest, is more a staged room rather than a used room. It may get used maybe 3 times a year.

now, what to do with the smallest bedroom? DH doesn’t want it. I do have a granddaughter but if she sleeps over she’ll want to sleep with me. So, do i “stage” it as a little girls bedroom? Put all her stuff in there even though she won’t use it? (She might in a few years).

I don’t want a junk room which is what it currently is. I can stage it for around £500 and it will serve no other purpose than to make me feel better. DH thinks I should just leave it as an unused room but AIbU to want to stage it? (Plus it would give mr somewhere to put all dgd’s stuff)

why not empty her bank account while you are at it!

it’s not fair that some people have more than others - so let’s even it all out. OP should give her home to a deserving family and live in a one bed flat with no garden because she doesn’t have children under 18!!!

Yes, “stage” it as a boomer gesture to someone who actually needs the space!!!

Yes you've nailed it. It is such a boomer thing to do isnt it 😂😂😂😂

The problem is a mix of affordability and the market not supplying what people want, in the area they want at a price they can afford.

people selling up their four bed houses won’t solve the problem of a low supply of affordable, family friendly, decent sized starter homes. And where would the people selling up move to? Smaller homes? Surely you want these to be left for first time buyers, not downsized bidding them up?

the problem is demand is outstripping supply - in certain areas. While there is excess stock in less desirable areas. That isn’t the fault of older folk and people with no children

Well thanks for explaining 🙄

But if you agree it’s not OP’s fault - why are you giving her a rough time?

and why the nasty agist comments?

what's wrong with her musing about how to decorate a spare room?

Are you hard of thinking? Genuinely curious.

If not, please explain how me selling the house (so it can join the rest of the 4 bed houses for sale in this area) would help with the housing crisis. Or are you suggesting I donate the house to a family who needs more space?

Staging is a strange concept but I don’t think people should be obliged to move out of their family homes unless they want to.

What I DO wonder is who is going to buy all the baby boomer houses when they start coming onto the market in droves. I’m not convinced there are enough buyers waiting with that sort of budget!

Ok, boomer 😖

Then the price will drop if supply outstrip demand. However, large houses come onto the market fairly regularly and they are snapped up.

But it’s not the fault of individuals who want to exercise their free will and live where they want.

and @Glitterspy im actually not in the boomer age bracket. But if an agist comment is the extent of your comeback to a reasoned discussion then I think I won😂

I’m not in the boomer age bracket either 😂 but @Glitterspy doesnt seem able to explain her train of thought so it’s probably best we just leave her to it 😂

Has a Mumsnetter actually used the phrase "ok boomer"?

Fucking hell. Dumbing down

Oh dear

And still - not one person who called me selfish (or “Boomer 😂 ) has been able to come back and explain how me selling up would help the housing crisis 😂😂

I can only assume that a) they assumed I was taking up a 4 bed council house (in which case I’d understand their point of view)

or B) they’re jealous and just wanted something to complain about

The comments about being being selfish living in a large house are ridiculous.

You've worked hard, saved hard and have a big house. Good for you. My parents are in their 80s and have a 5 bedroom house. They're not going to move because the stamp duty would be nearing 6 figures even for a smaller house in our area. They have friends and grandchildren to stay and don't want the disruption of moving.

The reality is that many people living in constrained housing unfortunately can't afford big houses. Making the older generation move out isn't going to materially change that. It might increase prices of smaller, more affordable housing though, if they're competing for those properties.

There's been a lot of pointed comments on mumsnet lately directed at people with larger houses. Ultimately we live in a capitalist society (including taxation for redistribution of wealth) and I'm not sure everyone is quite as free with their own money as they expect others to be.

I grew up in a house with a few spare bedrooms - we had a sewing room, it was brilliant.
If you have the money, decent sofa/chair bed, and space for sewing if you do it, or other hobbies.

How do you know she’s worked hard and saved hard?

Well yes, she could have inherited it or won the lottery.

but again that is fine.

Do you really want to live in a country where people aren’t free to spend their money as they wish?

housing is such an emotive subject but people aren’t being rational. If OP were to sell up she still have to live somewhere - so she buys a three or two bedroom house which would otherwise have been bought by someone else.

the problem here is she is not considered worthy of any house by some posters because she doesn’t have small children living with her.

let’s be honest … the people who are living in over-crowded situations can’t afford to move to a bigger house (otherwise they would buy one of the ones that are already for sale in this area). If I sell up and buy a smaller house, I’m actually taking up what is more likely to be affordable housing that perhaps a family could have afforded.

Game, set, and match!

Ooo I can join in. I'm in a 4 bed council house and just have 1 kid at home.

I can take some of the heat off you if you want. You could even join in

Oh thank god! Someone else for them to pick on and get on their high horse about!! 😂

so tell me, what have you done with your spare rooms? And one better be used for housing refugees or I’m telling! 😂

All part of the service man

sadly no refugees here. I did take one for my very own. No husband snoring keeping me up. Had to be done.

😆

You're right. There are some hard of thinking and very joyless souls around. The same kind that say there is no reason/excuse to have x (eg an SUV).
If we all lived a totally utilitarian existence of that kind we'd need to be under strict state control like North Korea - is that what these people want?

I would get a decent sofa bed and put it in there with a lamp, a side table and maybe a bookshelf and/or a wall mounted TV.

Then it can be an extra sitting room which can be easily converted into a guest room if you ever have a few people to stay at once.

And still - not one person who called me selfish (or “Boomer 😂 ) has been able to come back and explain how me selling up would help the housing crisis

Not sure many people on the thread are asking you to sell. They are just a bit pissed off at the stealth boast of having so much spare room you have no idea what to do with it. That is perhaps not something to post on AIBU.