How would you allocate these bedrooms?

[JillyWillyPops]

I have 3 bedrooms, 1 large double with double build in wardrobe, 1 medium sized double - not enough space wardrobe due to sloping ceiling and 1 large single.

I have 3 children:
13 yr old ds - has his clothes, bed, Xbox and tv
8 yr old ds - has his clothes, bed, toys, Xbox and tv.
3 yr old ds - has her clothes, bed and toys.

And there's also me with all my things!!

At the moment the boys are both in together in the large double, I'm in the medium sized double with the airing cupboard as my wardrobe.

How would you allocate the rooms for best use.

I think I’d do as you have. Is it not working?

The eldest is complaining about not having his own space which I understand completely. However, I feel that if I swap him into the single and put dd and ds2 in together, I'd only be moving them all back when dd gets a bit older. Ds2 isn't bothered who he shares with as long as he has someone in with him 🙄

Let the 13 year old have his own room. By the time you need to move DD and DS2 apart the 13 year old will have left home. He can then share with his brother in a bunk when he's home.

You could explain to DS1 that he could swap with dd, but it could only be for 3years, at which point he can go and buy a lottery ticket if he doesn't want to suck up sharing with Ds2!

I'd do it the same as you. Your 8yr old will soon be too old to want a little sister (especially one 5yrs younger) in his room and it'd be worse to give the teenager his own room only to make him swap back in a year or two.

However I can also understand where your eldest is coming from. Is the large double bedroom large enough to put a room divider in? That way he could have a space that gives him privacy, whilst still technically sharing with his brother.

On a side note regarding sloping ceilings stopping you having a wardrobe IKEA do a new range that has frames in loads of sizes to allow for this. I can't remember what it's called though.

I think stick as you are with creative room dividing solutions. DS2 doesn't have to get that much bigger before it becomes a bit awkward having him in with a 5-7 year old girl, and you might have a job on your hands persuading DS1 to go back to sharing at 15.

Do tackle the wardrobe thing though. Sloping ceilings suit built-in wardrobes, though obviously no good if you're renting. Even a short wardrobe in your room would help, maybe just keeping dresses in the children's cupboards.

Have you got any options downstairs, for one of their TV/Xboxes?

+1 for VillageCats suggestion.

DS13 is probably needing 'alone time' and a copious supply of tissues, best put him in the small room sooner rather than later.

Turn largest room into a 'play'room/chill-out zone and storage space for the boys. One xbox and TV only (honestly, it is a terrible idea for them to have them in their actual bedrooms, and one each!). Study space for one child in there too. They both sleep in the medium room (perhaps with curtains or similar round their beds), study space for the other boy in there. Girl has the small bedroom. You get a really good sofa bed and sleep in the living room.

(I should add that we have 3 dc and 3 bedrooms and have moved out of ours so they can all have a room each. It's doable)

Could you share the large bedroom with your daughter, let the eldest boy have the second room, and your other son, the single room.

Are they not all boys? Let ds13 have his own room, the small one. Its a tricky age so giving him that concession now as a teenager will be good for him. No point in wondering what you will do down the road. He will be there for 5 years probably.
And no to a couch bed for you. You are the mother and deserve a room . The younger guys will be fine together.

Three year old in with you an option?