Shared bedroom

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Dd is 9, ds is 7 so this isn't pressing but it's on my mind.
2 bed flat, no scope to move.

They have the bigger of the bedrooms and share. But teen years are fast approaching.
I could do twin beds and put a curtain across the middle to give privacy. One kid would have the door and one the wardrobes.
Back wall is all windows so both would have window access. (Am thinking cabin beds would give space to storage underneath)

How do your mixed gender teens share a room?

Currently they have bunk beds against one wall and chest of draws on the other wall. Other kid stuff is generally everywhere.

All thoughts welcome. Really can't move. Single parent just for information purposes.

I know people who have given the kids the rooms and had a decent sofa bed for themselves.

@sheepskinrugs

hi, we have pretty much what londonr has suggested. Both dd but would work for dd/ds. We split the room with a 5x5 kallax unit (one end securely fitted to the wall, my husband can hang off it). We used a thick curtain for each to have a “door” and left a small “hallway” so each doesn't have to go through the others “room”. Also used a white curtain fitted up to the third row so one side has bottom storage other side has top. You cant see in the others side from either side. Wireless headphones for tv/phone/laptop and separate lights. Not perfect but both very happy and has worked for some years. Maybe something like this? Really easy to change back to a normal room later and not expensive x

I done this for my children . The bed in a proper bunk now though. The wall that you can see with the superheros on it is a floor to ceiling divider that I got from b&q. I covered it with thick lining paper and painted it .

Four poster beds? Homemade ones probably cheaper. Privacy was the original reason for these I think.

Also you may be entitled to (more) universal credit to cover housing costs once they are teenagers, as opposite sex teens are deemed to need separate bedrooms. Search for the website EntitledTo to do an anonymous check.

@NorthSouthMiddle

Also you may be entitled to (more) universal credit to cover housing costs once they are teenagers, as opposite sex teens are deemed to need separate bedrooms. Search for the website EntitledTo to do an anonymous check.

I'm in a council flat and as a single mother they expect me to share with DD and give ds his own room.

Thanks for the photos of what others have done.
Given me a lot of food for thought and something to work towards.
It will not give them much in the way of floor space for either with a partition in the middle.

Couple years to plan, and I do love a plan!!!