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Bedroom options. -- Opinions please!

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chloemegjess · 09/11/2008 12:36

Wanted to ask your opinion on something.

We have a small 3 bed house. I live with DH, DD - 10 months and pregnant with number 2.

The 3 bedrooms - One Large double, which is currently mine and DHs room, a middle room which is a very small double, currently DDs room and then a tiny bedroom, which we started off using as DDs room but got fed up with it very quickly as there was no space to do anything and it got very hot in the summer.

Our options are:

Option 1
Keep Big room and our room, DDs room as her room and put new baby in tiny room and just hope it lasts longer this time.

Option 2
Kepp the big room for me and DH and let the kids share the middle room, which would be cramped but do-able.

Option 3
Use the big room (our room) for both kids to share, which would be plently big enough for 2 cots/beds, their wardrobes and quite a few of the toys which would usually be downstairs.
We Would then need to put our bed in the middle room, which would be cramped but do able and some of our stuff would probably need to go in the tiny room or in the wardrobe on the landing.

What would you do? We made the wrong choice last time so want to start planning this one ASAP so we can do it properly.

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dizzydixies · 09/11/2008 12:37

we're currenly doing Option 2 with dd3 going into box room next week

my eldest two dds LOVE sharing!

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chloemegjess · 09/11/2008 12:51

I forgot to add. I don't know the sex of this baby yet. But as they are so young would it really matter if a boy and girl shared? We should be moving house before they are old enough for it to matter.

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dizzydixies · 09/11/2008 14:16

mine would've been sharing regardless if dd2 came out blue or pink, we decorated in a neutral way specifically with that in mind

its a decent sized room so am considering moving DD3's cot from box room next yr in with the two older girls and putting them in bunk beds

good luck!

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jenaegi · 09/11/2008 14:29

We live in a 2 bed house with 4 girls! They share one room and we're making the 'junk' room into a playroom, seems to be ok at the moment just waiting for the terrible teens...also I suppose we're lucky they are all girls!

biscuitsmustbedunkedintea · 09/11/2008 14:29

I would put new baby in box room, maybe with just cot and change stuff. Mainly just so baby won't disturb your daughter when they wake during those first few weeks/months. Is there enough room in the middle room for new baby's clothes?

dizzydixies · 09/11/2008 14:32

sorry, should have mentioned my DD2 was in the box room till we got her sleeping sorted and was then put through in with DD1 and we're doing the same with DD3

we just won't be decorating the box room as a nursery again in the hope we can move them through

jenaegi I love the thought of them all being in one room, its not the bedroom that worries me, its our only bathroom !!!

jenaegi · 09/11/2008 15:40

Damn these small one bathroomed houses!
Good luck anyway.

NellyTheElephant · 09/11/2008 16:40

I would go with option 2, but have the baby in the tiny room until he or she is sleeping through the night (makes things easier). I think it's great for siblings to share (I moved my DDs in together once DD2 was sleeping through even though we didn't need to space wise, I just think it's more fun for them and easier for the parents). I don't think the sex of the new baby is an issue - my brother and I shared until he was about 8 or 9 and we loved it. The little room can become a bit of an extra play room once the children are sharing a room.

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chloemegjess · 09/11/2008 18:24

Oh and the new baby will be in our room for the first 6 months, or if they are going straight to sharing then we could keep him/her with us till they were sleeping through so the waking in the night isn't too relevant

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puppydavies · 09/11/2008 18:28

our setup: big room - girls share, medium room - ours, small room - "spare" and for things that don't fit in our room (e.g. wardrobe etc)

justneedsomesleep · 09/11/2008 19:20

our set up
main double big bedroom - us
small box room - dd (3)
other double room - ds (1)

we put our dd in the small box room as we were using our other double as a study 'til ds cam along. thought of moving dd in there to a bigger room, but it would have meant re-decorating both rooms (as hers was pink and study was undecorated) and she was already used to her room. She slept in a cotbed and now its set up as a bed and fits the room fine. Don't know what we'll do when she needs a 'proper' single bed! Hopefully move!
So our youngest has the biggest room and partly because we always felt like he needed a good deal on something! (feel that second babies are just left to get on with things).

Also at the age they are now, dd is beginnign to play with smaller toys that take up less space whereas ds has bigger toys that need a bigger room.

However now they are in and out of each others rooms so makes no difference really, apart from when they sleep.

HTH

yomellamoHelly · 09/11/2008 19:26

I would either swap with dd and take the middle room and the smallest room as a dressing room while she and db take the biggest room; or I would set up the smallest room as either the toy store or their dressing room (or both if it will take it). FWIW we have a "dressing room" in a room that is otherwise unusable and I think it's fab.

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chloemegjess · 09/11/2008 20:10

Its interesting as we thought using the biggest room for the kids was the best idea but doesn't seem to be what is agreed with on here. Obviously I know we have to decide ourselves, but just like to hear what everybody else thinks. The other problem, is if we have a boy, the tiny room is pink, which is what we did for DD but moved her before she even noticed. But the other rooms are cream. At the moment, we have our tumble dryer, airer and some draws in there and it is packed. The airer i right in front of the door so you have to sqeeze in. Saying that I LOVE not having washing hanging downstairs.

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Thankyouandgoodnight · 09/11/2008 21:09

How about big room for the kids to share
You and DH in the middle room (bed only) and use your 3rd room as a 'dressing room'....very luxurious!

puppydavies · 09/11/2008 21:16

i think it's nice for kids to have space to play in their rooms, gives you a chance for a bit of peace and quiet (especially once they reach the age for having friends round after school etc.) the kinds of games adults play in their rooms don't usually require as much space

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chloemegjess · 10/11/2008 08:06

Thanksyouandgoodnight - thats pretty much what we meant with the the 3rd option. We would have the every day stuff in our room, which would be fine and then have the rest in the spare room.

I like the idea of some of the bigger toys being able to go upstairs as we are getting very cluttered down here with just DD!

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2point4kids · 10/11/2008 08:14

we do us in big room, ds1 in middle room and baby in box room. baby is nearly 9 mths and i cant see him outgrowing box room until he moves out of his cot, then the boys will share (bunks!)

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chloemegjess · 10/11/2008 08:51

2point4kids - it isn't so much that baby will out grow it, more that it has a very tiny window and it gets sooo hot in the summer. We have cats so keep doors shut as they don't go in the bedrooms and definatly not the baby's bedroom.

It is also so small that I don't think you could even fit a single bed in there. A cot and changing unit and that is it.

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BigTeuchLittleTeuch · 10/11/2008 09:05

we have 4 bedrooms but DC2 (after being in with us for the first wee while) will definitely share with DS1 regardless of gender...

I really advocate children sharing, unless there are real sleep/behaviour issues . It just seems right to me.

I think they will be fine in the middle room, but you could move them into the bigger room if you really didn't mind down-sizing.

TeenyTinyTorya · 10/11/2008 09:13

I'm one of 6, and we shared two bedrooms as kids, with mum and dad on the sofa bed downstairs. Kids will be fine sharing - in fact, it can be great fun.

Also, don't underestimate box rooms. My parents have now moved, and my 18yr old brother has a box room which measures about 6ft by 9ft. Somehow, he manages to fit a single bed, floor to ceiling shelves, a computer, several guitars, a keyboard, and an entire sound studio complete with microphone in there. And there's a big black swivel chair AND floor space . Be creative lol!

nct73 · 10/11/2008 21:51

preg with no 2 and having been doing similar calculations. At mo front room is DPs office plus spare room & general store, middle room us & box is DD (nearly 2). We are going for kids sharing big room after no 2 being in with us for first 6 months as I agree with puppydavies and eventually figure on getting bunk beds to give even more play space. The box room is becoming DP office with many books heading down into dining room along with sofabed and getting loft boarded for storage.

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