what to do with a box room

*zippy*

We bought a shortie bed with underbed storage for all the toys and had a wardrobe built over the box, it was deep enough to put two rails in, so I would put the winter clothes at the back and summer at the front then swap over. I had a baskets attached inside the door for socks etc, think they was meant for kitchen units. It was lovely and cosy when it was finished so you can work wonders with a tiny room x

dora37

liney wrote: »

If the room is really that small, then in a couple of years time the girl in the tiny room is going to be less than pleased that her sister has a decent sized room while she is confined in such a small space.

I'd have them share, and use it as a dressing room which would give them both privacy as they get older. It could also be used as a homework station as they grow or have the PC set up in there.

I shared with my sister when I was younger - and hated it! I woulodn't have cared how small the room was.....as long as it was mine!

mishkanorman

my 2 boys are 5 and 4 and they share a room, they wouldnt be apart and their bond is probably better because of it,

mishka

moose85

I used to sleep in the box room as a kid... We had a full sized bed, but built a wardrobe ourselves which had big storage cupboards which went right up to the ceiling. If gave me loads of storage for clothes, books etc. We were able to get rid of the little chest of drawers in the room which gave a little more floor space too.

mintymoneysaver

I know this sounds really stupid but I'm intrigued as to what this 'box' looks like. and how cutting the legs off a bed would help! We have a 3rd bedroom which is only tiny but no sign of a box in there and don't think there ever can have been one as it goes straight onto the landing wall. It did have an open space above the door though, so light got through from the hall and I never understood why that was there. Ours is a 1930s house and I often say I'd love to see what it looked like back then...

Naughty_Sausage

hi minty
as you walk into the room and look on the floor to your right there is a wooden box on the floor. its about a foot high, a foot wide and a few feet long. it where the slope of the stair ceiling eats into the room. the stairs sort of go under the room.

by cutting the legs off the bed, it would mean that the two bottom legs of the bed would rest on the box and the box would sit underneath the bed.

hth

Spendless

grrrrr:mad:typed a long reply and then it said I wasn't registered. Had this happen before so am posting this which I will then edit if it lets me.:rolleyes: Bare with me.:D

Ok-DD's room, don't have a box in it due to steeper stair-case that dog-legs but this is what we've done.

Put dd's bed under the window instead of along side of room, this gave more floorspace. We can only do this with either a divan or narrower wooden base bed. Replaced radiator with narrower double radiator. This gave space to put a tall but narrow set of drawers where I can put most clothes.

From Ikea we bought a hanging unit meant for a hallway. On this I hang dresses, school unifrom, dressing up clothes. On top of unit in box seasonal items such as hats/ gloves/scarfs etc. Cubby hold underneath unit box with paper and colouring pencils. Cuddly toys live in a blanket box that doubles as a seat. Just bought a fold away table from The Range that becomes dd's desk if she wants to colour. Bookshelf on landing directly outside her bedroom. Most other toys in stoarge bins under bed. Bulky 'playing house' toys such as dolls pushchair/bed/chair are set up in our summer house, along with the other 'playing house' toys that are in a storage unit in there.

This is the hallway unit from Ikea, it's on sale now so cheaper than the £30 I paid for it. Sorry thought I'd linked in it's called Bissa you just need to scroll down. Underneath it is the trofast system that I keep dd's toys in in the summer house. I am amazed how many toys fit into the tubs.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/store/glasgow/ikea_family

Savvy_Sue

One friend made her children swap bedrooms periodically so that it was 'fair'.

They converted the loft which then had an ensuite, so you moved from the little room to the loft and back to a 'normal' bedroom.

Can't see why you couldn't swap little room with big room every year? To make it fair.

Nicki

liney wrote: »

If the room is really that small, then in a couple of years time the girl in the tiny room is going to be less than pleased that her sister has a decent sized room while she is confined in such a small space.

Not necessarily. Up until we moved last year, my DS who was then 8 had the small box room, while his younger sister (7) had a double bedroom. The box room had a cabin bed with storage for toys and a pull out desk as others have described, a bookshelf with all his books at head height when in bed, and a chest of drawers for his clothes. It was decorated in colours of his choice. He loved that room, and wouldn't have swopped it with his sister for all the tea in china. In fact, the worst thing about moving in his mind was that he would be leaving his bedroom behind, even though his bedroom in the new house is huge (at least 4 times the size of his old one)! Kids have very different priorities to adults, and its wrong to assume that they will value the same things (which is why if kids are sharing a room on a temporary basis and one will have to sleep on a camp bed/mattress on the floor and the other in a proper bed, there will be all out war to sleep in the uncomfortable old camp bed!)

Silverbird

How about a bunk bed? Still the same amount of room, but lots more storage space for the lower (or upper) bunk. Or one of the bunks can be used as a sofa etc.