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Separate bedrooms or playroom?
mmkerr
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We're just starting to look at houses to buy. Ideally, I'd love to find a 3 bedroom with a bonus room, but I don't know if we'll be able to find one in our price range.
If we can't, I was thinking that the boys could continue to share a room, and use the third bedroom as a playroom? Or would you just give them their own separate rooms, with no playroom?
If we can't, I was thinking that the boys could continue to share a room, and use the third bedroom as a playroom? Or would you just give them their own separate rooms, with no playroom?
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I would give them their own rooms and keep most of the toys in there just so they get use to it. I'd put a few toysin a comon area like a family room as well. This works for me. You could always try it out and see what works best for
Are you in an area where basements are common? That could be another play room option. We were considering the separate rooms vs shared and playroom scenario when house hunting, but ultimately ended up finding a 3bdrm with a very large basement. We now
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Or if they still wanted
My personal opinion is that since they're already sharing a room put them in the same room and have the other as a playroom. If eventually that isn't working anymore then you'll just have to discuss the situation with them. If they really w
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I would stick with the separate bedrooms. I guess I really appreciated the personal space of my own bedroom growing up. In fact, we purchased a four bedroom house because we are not sure if we are stopping at two, and I did not want any of
We have 4BR but our 4th bedroom is HUGE. Like, 24 by 30 feet. Right now it is half a guest room and half a play room but if we have 2 boys, they are definitely both sharing that room.
I would do shared room and a play room. When they get ol
I hate to say it, but right in your mind will never be right in the eyes of all of the bumpies. No matter if you have a designated toy area, toys will never stay in that area.
Do what feels right for you. Of course, I would buy at lea
I think kids sharing rooms is great. I shared for a while and loved it. But, I'm struggling with this with my own kids. I kind of want them to have their own rooms b/c it's easier for me--easier to handle schedules, naps, etc. Easier to store their clo
We used DS2's bedroom as the playroom for a few months in our old apartment. He was 18-24 months at the time. We'd clean up the toys every night as part of the bedtime routine, it worked out fine.
Long term, you could also move them in together
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We are about to purchase a house very soon. I also want 3 rooms and an extra room...or 4 bedrooms...not sure we will find one we love. If we end up with just a 3 bedroom, my two boys will FOR SURE share a bedroom and have the other as a playroom.
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