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Practical suggestions for accommodating step children in a smallish house

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throwingpebbles · 27/08/2015 15:11

DP and I are hoping that he will move in with me by the end of the year. Looking to buy our own bigger place eventually but for now we will have to figure out a way to accommodate my two (almost the whole time as their dad is flakey) plus (on his weekends) his two as well.
I have a smallish 3 bed semi. Thinking of moving my two into a shared room and his two sharing the smaller room?
I want his two to feel comfortable and very much at home and I would like to find a solution that means all the kids feel like they have a bit of their own space but also that there isn't loads of unused space for a lot of the time as the house is small anyway!
Any innovative solutions? I really do want step children to feel comfortable and very much welcome and part of the family, but looking inspiration as to how to not waste lots of (much needed) space at the same time

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HeighHoghItsBacktoWorkIGo · 27/08/2015 19:05

Oh, I had the sexes muddled. In that case, I think your first impulse is probably the right one. I do think you need to prioritise more space in the medium term if at all possible though.

Our neighbour gained two SDs, and she had a loft conversion to fit everyone in. Nice, if you can afford it.

throwingpebbles · 27/08/2015 19:07

Yeah if only we could afford it! Mines dad has just slashed the amount of maintenance he pays so money pretty tight! (Apparently exh income decreased dramatically in the year since we split Hmm )

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