Anyone given their kids the bigger bedrooms and had the smalll on themselves ??

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I remember my dad did this when we lived at home. He had the box room and gave me his room which was the middle sized one, my brothers shared the other.

I have dd1(23) and ds (18) at home still. Neither will be going anywhere soon as dd is in first year of uni (staying at home) and ds is at college and very much a home bod.

They both spend a lot of time on their rooms and ds in particular has a lot of stuff as he collects movie memorabilia. He is currently in the box room.

I currently have the largest room but I really only sleep in it and get ready for work in there of a morning.

The box room is not a bad room, it has a nice window with a nice view and a built in cupboard that could easily be a wardrobe. I think it could actually be made quite nice.

My other dd who doesn't live here thinks I'm mad.

Oh I'm single btw so it would only be for me.

Has anyone else done this ??

It's a rented HA house btw so moving isn't an option and I wouldn't want a bigger house anyway as I plan to downsize when they've flown the nest as I actually prefer smaller properties.

Sounds sensible to me.

We have the smallest bedroom though it is not a box room. The children spend more time in their bedrooms while we only sleep there so makes sense to me.

Yes I am in the smallest and coldest 🥶 room

My mum is in the box room, she gave the bigger rooms to my sister and brother. Mum lives alone now, siblings moved out about 12 years ago. She's still in the box room despite having 2 big rooms to choose from. She prefers it now.

It is classed as a box room however it is bigger than some I've seen and I think I could easily fit a small double in there and some storage.

The cupboard would have plenty of room for all clothing so I'd not need anymore clothes storage in the actual room, just shelving and a small desk/dressing table.

I actually love the idea of living in a tiny home so I think this could be ideal for me lol

@Nowayhozay I think this is the coldest room too but I'm always too hot so I think I'd be ok

Yes. I know a few people who have done this/are doing it..

Yes dh and I don’t have the largest room. I thought that was normal as dc have more things in their room ie toys and for them it’s also their living area.

I would absolutely do this if my dc were the type of dc to spend any time whatsoever in their own rooms. They are 12yo and 8yo, so maybe they will as they get older. But, like you, I only sleep and get dressed in my bedroom, so I would see it as more practical for them to have bigger rooms if they were used more.

We’ve got the third smallest bedroom in our house. We only have a bed and wardrobe in there, and no toys!!!!

We did it. We swapped DS to the biggest room as a teenager, so that he could play music without being heard through the party wall. DD is in that room now that he's left home. The other two rooms are still a pretty good size, though, so it's not a major sacrifice. I'd like to stay in the middle sized room, to be honest. It feels much cosier than the other rooms.

We did this in our previous home. Dd had a room twice the size of ours with double bed, desk and area with bean bags etc.

Yes - worked well for us

The biggest bedroom in our current house is the guest bedroom/playroom. The second biggest wouldn't fit the double bed plus the playroom area in. So it made sense to us.
In a previous house DDs shared the master bedroom. The second bedroom (quite a bit smaller) had a balcony, which we didn't think was safe for 2&4 year old.

Kids definitely need more room in their bedrooms than adults.

Just swapped with the kids so now they share the bigger room and it’s been FAB. They are 5 and 3 and now our room is small but a TOY FREE ZONE, while they’ve got loads more space for playing/building dens!

Normally yes, at the moment our bedroom also has the desk for the home office so we need the space so DH can work from home without impinging on family life - kitchen diner accessed through the lounge so no separate space downstairs!

Sounds like a good plan then

My PILs had a B&B, my DH and male siblings(2) shared the largest bedroom in the house. His parents had a small bedroom on the ground floor, with an ugly view. The other 5 bedrooms were the guest rooms.
Seemed to work.

I wouldn’t. I’d want a nice space for myself + kids can get a room they want when they finish education and move out.

My view is that if the kids have enough space for all their toys and clothes then the downstairs space will be nicer for me...

We did that in our old house (moved to our 3 bed house when the kids were almost 9 and 4). They had the big bedroom, DH and I had the small one.

@JoJoSM2 I’d want a nice space for myself + kids can get a room they want when they finish education and move out.
How sad , so not only are you not willing to put your children first as children, you also want them to move out when they have finished their education.

We let dc have the bigger room when they were little as we lived in a two bed and they shared.

In your circs I wouldn't, as i would quite like my 23yo to be motivated to move out when she is financially stable. Living in a box room is a great motivator for that (speaking from experience).

We have the small room, dd in middle and 2 ds's share largest works well for us

I'm a single parent and gave my DD the biggest room. She's still young so has loads of toys, plus a desk and all the other bedroom furniture.

There will also come a point where she'll want to invite friends back and have sleepovers, so I thought she needed the space more than I did.

I'm in the middle room and use it just for sleeping and the box room is my home office, although could accommodate a bed quite comfortably and I'd happily sleep in there too.

In your position I'd do what you suggested and swap rooms.