Dividing a room in 2 on the cheap

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Hey I have a 2 bed council house. Dp and I have a baby boy and dp has a daughter who's nearly 5. She stays with us every 2nd weekend. In the near future I would like our baby boy to have his own room. We ha a double bedroom and looking for ideas of how I can divide it in 2 so the can have a room of there own. I always had my room growing up and I want same for baby boy. Any ideas?

No one got any ideas at all?? I thought plaster board partitions?

I think you may need to soak to the council if you are dividing the room. it could be in breech of your contact with them and may also breech fire regulations. Also you can't touch the electrics etc so presumably one room would have no electric/lights?

speak not soak...

I've seen rooms split with a big wall unit in between to create designated spaces something like this

I always had my room growing up and I want same for baby boy

I divided a bedroom with two wardrobes placed side by side. One facing one way and the other the opposite way so both children had wardrobe space

No one got any ideas at all?? I thought plaster board partitions?

Sorry u wrote that before there were any answers lol, thanks for ur ideas

Rose!!! Something funny about that? grip, get one

Rose what is your problem? That was very rude

Would the other bedroom be easier to split in 2?

She must odd, maybe I'm the only person out there who wants my child to have his own space when he grows

No random, one double bedroom and one single I'm afraid, I would try and get a swap but the location is good for us, just want an alternative until we're in a position to buy

Oh I like that idea tress, that's one to consider, thanks

What about a curtain? Would maybe be a solution if the council won't let you put in an actual solid divide.

Ikea expedit in the middle. Needs to be secured though in case of climbing!

The previous owners of hour house had taken down the wall between the master bedroom and the single and blocked the door into the single to make one big L shaped room. We usd tree's idea of wardobes to split them until DH rebuilt the wall and knocked the door through again.

A few good ideas to consider thanks, also like curtain idea lemon, could make it fun for the kids as still both young, plus might not be as big an issue to the council.

I find it odd and rude that one child's needs come above another.

Anyways good luck with parting the room for your PFB.

Get a grip who said anything about a child becoming above another??? Seriously get your facts right love!! If I am dividing a room it's for both children but obviously you cannot understand that? Not that I have to explain myself to you but obviously my main concern would be for my child who lives with us at our home full time. Now go and deal with your own issues!!

We also have a large bedroom divided by wardrobes - Ikea ones as it happens. There is only a window on one side & the ceiling light is on the same side (although the smaller side has two lamps) so we needed the light to still get through.

Rose - if OP only wanted a room for her "PFB", then she would have him in the single bedroom alone & have her DP's DD on a camp bed in the lounge/garage/tent in garden.

By partitioning the room, she is hoping to make a separate space for each - no?

Thank you lazy for you suggestion and your last post :) We should sympathise with rose as she must have an issue from the past which she needs to deal with!!

I shall have a look in my look in my local ikea at the weekend.

Campbed also an idea, eh rose lol