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)

I think it is also the word staging that has annoyed people. Like you're setting up a shrine to the fact you have so much space and no actual creativity to think what you could do with it for less than £500.

Actually a number of people instructed me to
”downsize” so that a family who needed it could have it 🙄

And you could accuse anyone of stealth boasting on here! Everyone has got something we don’t have but want. Christ … you could accuse pregnant folk of stealth boasting if you don’t have kids yourself … or someone posts something horse related … stealth boast!! I want a horse!! Blah blah

OP had mad a lot of nasty posts, basically blaming her for a nation wide housing crisis.

also the boomer comments were just silly.

there aren’t many one bedroom houses out there so I am sure most people in this thread will have a spare bedroom at some stage I. Their life. I hope they remember the nonsense they posted here

Ian’s I have just realised that I replied to @Crocsandshocks when she asked for tips on how to get a clean, modern, large look for her home😂

but isn’t that morally bankrupt? Should you not be spending money making your home bigger or nicer. What about they homeless? What about people who can’t afford to do this? Why aren’t you donating your spare cash to help others??

or do you only preach at others?

pulls up a chair whilst waiting for @Crocsandshocks to respond

😁

I daren't mention that we have a pool and tennis court for fear that I'm ordered to stop being so selfish, move out and turn it into a free leisure centre for the local community.

(In our defence, they were here when we bought the house, we didn't add them).

I daren't mention that we have a pool and tennis court for fear that I'm ordered to stop being so selfish, move out and turn it into a free leisure centre for the local community.

Im guessing that you haven't staged them, and actually use them, right?

but isn’t that morally bankrupt? Should you not be spending money making your home bigger or nicer. What about they homeless? What about people who can’t afford to do this? Why aren’t you donating your spare cash to help others??

No spare cash or room in this house sadly. 2dcs crammed into a box room for a bedroom. But hey ho, that's capitalism right?

So that’s why you’re angry. Sorry about your situation but I didn’t cause it.

A smite disappointed I haven't had any grief for keeping a council house too big for my needs like. Sorry OP, I did try.

‘Staging’? Is this a new episode of Selling Sunset?

So that’s why you’re angry. Sorry about your situation but I didn’t cause it.

I'm really not angry.... I'm philosophical about it.. I don't have a "situation". We just have a small (full of love) home.

How much stuff does your GD have at yours and how often does she stay? I wouldn't go all pink glittersparkles for once a year, but I might err towards something pretty if it's once a week

sorry - you don’t seem to match the group that a few on this thread want to be angry at.

there is a groundswell of misplaced resentment on mumsnet at older people, or childless people, who own large houses.

there is also a nasty agist undercurrent to it. There is another thread up complaining about downsizes.

it is almost as if you reach late fifties and if you have a house that someone else covets you should shuffle off to the retirement home.