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Tiny third bedrooms

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mnahmnah · 30/04/2023 16:50

Hi

Every house we look at has a tiny third bedroom. Some tinier than others, but all small. We have found a house that is otherwise perfect. We could convert the loft, but obviously until we moved in we couldn’t get a quote to know what the cost so and whether we can afford it. So just in case we can’t…

Have any of you made a room work as a bedroom on the measurements of 2.34 x 1.7? It would be for a 6 year old. Hopefully by the time he is bigger we could definitely convert the loft!

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Tumbleweed101 · 03/05/2023 08:03

Our smallest room is about 6ft x 6ft and has the airing cupboard going into it! We can fit a single bed and a chest of draws in it. It worked ok when dd was younger as she had a high bed so space to play underneath but now she’s older (13) she wants a normal single. She had started complaining as there is no space for a computer so has to do homework downstairs. Overall though you make things work.

CasperGutman · 03/05/2023 09:06

RandomUsernameHere · 30/04/2023 18:54

DS has this and is happy with it

DD7 has the same. It just barely fits in her room, with the wardrobe configured to be accessed from under the bed, plus a small drawer unit and a toy box. We had to rehang the door to open outwards, otherwise it wouldn't all fit!

She's very happy with it. when it was new last year, she was especially proud of the little safety sticker saying it was only suitable for children aged 6+ (evidence she was a "big girl")!

CasperGutman · 03/05/2023 09:06

(Previous post in reference to the Ikea SMÃ…STAD high sleeper mentioned by RandomUsernameHere)

FurierTransform · 03/05/2023 10:12

That size room is honestly OK for children. Just have to get creative with a raised sleeping platform with desk underneath etc.

wurtle · 03/05/2023 10:20

Ds had box room until he was 10. He couldn't fit any of his Lego etc there. We moved to a bigger house. We were thinking of extending but because of the angle our house was in relation to the neighbour we couldn't. Also the house started to feel crowded downstairs when we had dd8 as well.

whereeverilaymycat · 03/05/2023 10:28

Thank you for those pictures @Cornucopia55 that's really helpful to see how our wall move could work.

potatohead1 · 03/05/2023 10:52

Is this how the bed would fit? Can it fit there and still allow the door to open? A single is 9cm wide. That leaves just over 85cm. Check this won't interfere with the door. I am assuming the window wall is the 1.7 which would mean you couldn't fit a standard 190 length bed along that wall.

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potatohead1 · 03/05/2023 10:53

90cm not 9cm. A 9 cm bed would fit just fine!!

RandomMess · 03/05/2023 10:55

You can get shorty beds that are shorter than normal and only 2'6" wide - often come as cabin beds too

RandomMess · 03/05/2023 10:57

Available more basic and cheaper possibly in Argos tbh

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mewkins · 03/05/2023 11:01

I had the box room growing up and I liked it. It was cosy and my space. My son has the small room in the is house (annoying the other two rooms are really big!) And has a high sleeper with a desk underneath which gives a bit more floor space.

potatohead1 · 03/05/2023 11:01

RandomMess · 03/05/2023 10:55

You can get shorty beds that are shorter than normal and only 2'6" wide - often come as cabin beds too

That's a good idea

mewkins · 03/05/2023 11:16

UsingChangeofName · 01/05/2023 15:37

He’s not - the 6yo is. Our eldest starts high school in September so needs a desk etc

Obviously, nothing to do with the rest of us, how anyone else sorts out bedroom allocation, but I actually think it is easier for a teen / pre-teen to have the smaller room.
Get a high rise bed with a desk underneath.
6 yr olds tend to need more space for their trainsets / lego or whatever they are into playing with, whereas as they get older a) they are safer on a high sleeper b) you don't need to be tucking them in / reading a story / trying to get up onto their bed with them and c) they need less floor space. d) you'd hope they have slightly better planning skills in terms of if they are keeping a wardrobe in another room.

My almost teen has the bigger room and in all honesty that just means she has more space to spread her crap around. She occasionally sits on the floor but more often than not is languishing in her bed. Maybe if she had a smaller room she'd be inclined to keep it tidier 😬

ThisIsntMyUsualUsername · 03/05/2023 11:19

I'd be wary of buying a shorty bed as you just have to replace so all you do is postpone the room layout issue!
My boys had shorty bunkbeds. They would still fit fine aged 11 and 10 but we frequently ended up having eldest in with us so my or DH would get into his bed... I'm only 5'3 but would always get cramp, no clue how DH slept at all when it was "his turn".

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mnahmnah · 03/05/2023 19:04

I think we’ve decided against this house, for other reasons. This house buying is stressful!

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