Dividing a childs bedroom

[Gallivanter22]

We are saving to move to a bigger house but at the moment we're in a 2 bedroom house with a 5 year old and a 7 month old..... this is the solution we came up with for the bedroom.
Just sharing as when I as looking for inspiration there wasn't a lot out there - we built a basic fixed wall but left space at the top for the natural light to come in from the single window. The wall was thinner than using kallax shelving which seems a common fix but would have taken more space than we wanted to use.

Thanks for sharing op, I think it's an ingenious idea and a different take on room dividers which could be pulled down by young children so you have created a calm and safe sleeping space for your baby.

Most parents install blackout blinds and go to great lengths to create a dark space for babies to sleep so I don't see the issue with a lack of a window, and it's only a quick step to the nearest one for a fire escape.

My babies and toddlers only used their bedroom for sleeping and played downstairs under my supervision, while as a primary school child will appreciate a quiet space of their own to play in and you have achieved that perfectly on a budget.

Thank you so much for this. You've summed up exactly what I was trying to achieve on a limited budget.

If it works then it is a good temporary solution to your issue and lots safer than a freestanding room divider. How long did it take to build and how much did it cost?

Thank you. It's fixed at one end to the wall and the other end with a post that runs right up to the ceiling so much more secure than anything freestanding.
Fortunately, I have a very handy brother so didn't have to pay anything for labour. It was just the wood and boarding for the actual wall..... the plaster and paint we had already and we had enough skirting left over from other rooms.

So I am guessing a couple of hundred pounds?

Its something I searched for endlessly at my old house but there were not many examples.

I asked on several building forums etc... and got no example. I searched mumsnet and saw many others had asked but once again no follow up as to their success.

Just because something doesn't apply to you doesn't mean its useless.

Looks good @Gallivanter22

No idea why you are getting a hard time, this question is one of the most commonly asked and your layout looks clever with the cot bed running the other direction..

Would it be possible to see a picture in better light? Help get a sense of the proportions.

I can see how they 'd settle better with the partition. The position of bedroom doors in our house means the kids can shout to each other if they wanted to but they generally don't. This isn't really any different. Normal bedrooms are hardly sound proof.

I don't think there was any point in you starting this thread because you've done what you intended to do now! You've succeeded in making a separate sleeping space for your baby and older child, so well done for that. It's fine as a temporary measure and I hope it works for you!

My youngest slept in our room until she was 7 so I don't think you had to do it, but you have now and it's fine!

Thanks for that.

If you read through some of the previous replies you'll see that others have searched for posts just like this one (as I did too) with very little success. That's why I posted it. Maybe you can't see 'the point' since it's not relevant to you but if it helps a single other person then it's worth it.

Do you know what i do when a post isn't relevant to me or i can't see the point of it? I just carry on scrolling.

FWIW, I certainly wouldn't have wanted a 7 year old still sharing a room with me and my husband but it's great that this was something that worked for you.

For me and my family, this is working well and I'm really happy with it.

Not even that, £120-£140 I would say

And my brother built it in half a day on his day off (plus the time to plaster, dry the plaster and paint).
The plastering is the worst part of course.

Glad you have shared this op I've seen loads of posts about how to split a room and people often search old threads for inspiration. It's good idea.

It's also nice to share something you are happy with because you are proud. Not every mn post has to be some horrible thread that's decends into insults which is all I have seen recently

I've seen others threads where people suggested sharing a room and got absolutely shreaded 🙄 sometimes you can win.

Yes that's my point! You're more than happy with it, so all is good.

i also didn't want to share with my DD aged 7 but needs must. You sorted yours out so what is the point of asking for opinions afterwards?

Actually ignore my post, you weren't asking for opinions and I think you've done an excellent job. Hopefully you don't think I'm tearing you apart!

I find mumsnet rather odd about kids sharing. We have rooms for the kids to have their own but while they are little we are choosing to keep them together. My husband and I both shared as small children and enjoyed it. Sometimes the suggestion that kids share is seen as tantamount to child cruelty.

I think the dividing wall creates a really sweet little pocket, thank you for sharing. We will be creating a semi divide in the boys room too though probably with some type of built in beds. I might come back to this thread and add a pic when it's done. Always great to get ideas.

Wish I had your handy relatives!