Which kid gets the bigger room?
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Bit of a dilemma here, be interested to hear your thoughts.
My g/f and I are moving house shortly from a 4-bed to a 3-bed house. However, the sq ft in the 3 bed is a bigger than the 4-bed, and it includes two rooms downstairs, one of which'll be my office, the other a room for the two kids to share, a 'chillout' / play room if you like.
However.
My 7yr old son is only here half the time. Her 12yr old daughter is here all the time. Now, originally when I was wondering about who got the bigger bedroom, I went with the 'older kid gets the bigger room' logic. However, the 12yr old doesn't really play in her room anymore, has friends over etc instead and they use the whole house; plus they have use of the downstairs 'chillout' room as well for the whole 50% of the time when my son isn't here.
My son, on the other hand, is of an age where he does like to play in his room and so might benefit from more floorspace. Plus the bigger room will fit his loft bed in sideways, whereas the smaller room won't, and this creates more floorspace for scalextric, playing cars etc which he loves to do. The small room would probably fit that in too though.
There isn't really a whole lot of size difference between them - they're the exact same length, but one is 70cm wider than the other and has a small alcove.
Have already said to both that they can have choice of decorating/feature wall/whatever in whichever room they end up in.
So, thoughts? Pics below.
Big room:
Small room:
My g/f and I are moving house shortly from a 4-bed to a 3-bed house. However, the sq ft in the 3 bed is a bigger than the 4-bed, and it includes two rooms downstairs, one of which'll be my office, the other a room for the two kids to share, a 'chillout' / play room if you like.
However.
My 7yr old son is only here half the time. Her 12yr old daughter is here all the time. Now, originally when I was wondering about who got the bigger bedroom, I went with the 'older kid gets the bigger room' logic. However, the 12yr old doesn't really play in her room anymore, has friends over etc instead and they use the whole house; plus they have use of the downstairs 'chillout' room as well for the whole 50% of the time when my son isn't here.
My son, on the other hand, is of an age where he does like to play in his room and so might benefit from more floorspace. Plus the bigger room will fit his loft bed in sideways, whereas the smaller room won't, and this creates more floorspace for scalextric, playing cars etc which he loves to do. The small room would probably fit that in too though.
There isn't really a whole lot of size difference between them - they're the exact same length, but one is 70cm wider than the other and has a small alcove.
Have already said to both that they can have choice of decorating/feature wall/whatever in whichever room they end up in.
So, thoughts? Pics below.
Big room:
Small room:
We went with older son (14 now) having the smaller room but had a TV onto the wall and younger son (now 6) having the bigger room as more toys etc. Alot of people didnt get it thinking the older child should have the bigger room but personally we think it worked better that way.
Also in time i think they will want to swap and have more of a "boys room" and the the bigger room into double bed etc when 17 - 18 odd.
Also in time i think they will want to swap and have more of a "boys room" and the the bigger room into double bed etc when 17 - 18 odd.
Logically I'd suggest the son has it if there's more room for playing with toys, etc...
However, as he's not there all the time and the daughter is (and is also older), it's probably worth giving her the option. Sit her down and explain, she's probably old enough to understand both sides of the argument. If she wants the bigger room it will save a lot of agro in the long run as you've got to live with her all the time
However, as he's not there all the time and the daughter is (and is also older), it's probably worth giving her the option. Sit her down and explain, she's probably old enough to understand both sides of the argument. If she wants the bigger room it will save a lot of agro in the long run as you've got to live with her all the time
The one with the most s
t should have the biggest room, a fight i'm currently undertaking with a 10 yo who wont give his 4 yo brother a bigger room without tears and tantrums. Been discussing it for 6+ months and he never uses the bigger room or any crap he has in it!!
Mummies boy gets his way though in our house, they both do, just never me.
t should have the biggest room, a fight i'm currently undertaking with a 10 yo who wont give his 4 yo brother a bigger room without tears and tantrums. Been discussing it for 6+ months and he never uses the bigger room or any crap he has in it!! Mummies boy gets his way though in our house, they both do, just never me.
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