Living in a 6'6" by 6'5" bedroom...

ultrarunner

I lived in a room like this for a year. £125 per month was a bargain

Door opened outwards
Low Single bed with some storage underneath, space for a small bookcase at the end of it on which a TV and some books / cds
Shelves above bed were useful
Shallow wardrobe took all my clothes, also put stuff on top of wardrobe
Computer table and a small chair in between wardrobe and window

Didn't notice the lack of space when asleep. Would have made having 'guests' back difficult however.

mrcow

phill99 wrote: »

I can guarantee you that it is a bedroom. It would be sold as a bedroom. For council tax purposes it would be classed as a bedroom. For valuation purposes it is a bedroom. For reinstatement purposes it is a bedroom. You can get a bed in it, lay down and sleep, along with a range of other furniture.

It's a bedroom.

You're sounding about a 7 on the highly strung scale here? Make sure you take your pills before your blood pressure pops.

I wouldn't be able to use it as a bedroom. It's too small and impractical. I wouldn't buy a house with such a small room fooling myself that someone could comfortably use it as a suitable bedroom.

I could use it as a cupboard though.
Yes. It's a cupboard.

mrcow

ultrarunner wrote: »

I lived in a room like this for a year. £125 per month was a bargain

Door opened outwards
Low Single bed with some storage underneath, space for a small bookcase at the end of it on which a TV and some books / cds.

You're describing a room longer than 6'6" though.

Unless you had a 3 inch deep book case (how do you fit a tv on that?)

ultrarunner

actually come to think of it that was a wall mounted shelf, not a bookcase

Strapped

My son's bedroom has a mid-sleeper bed in it with his toys underneath, and a single wardrobe which has two drawers at the bottom and a top shelf. It suffices. When he is older, he'll either have a desk which pulls out from under the bed, or if he wants a lower bed, then he can have a futon with a desk over the end.

And like it.

phill99

mrcow wrote: »

You're sounding about a 7 on the highly strung scale here? Make sure you take your pills before your blood pressure pops.

I wouldn't be able to use it as a bedroom. It's too small and impractical. I wouldn't buy a house with such a small room fooling myself that someone could comfortably use it as a suitable bedroom.

I could use it as a cupboard though.
Yes. It's a cupboard.

But that just shows your arrogance. There are thousands of families who bring families up in this situation.

I bet you're a delightful person to know.

Owain_Moneysaver

Leigh1987 wrote: »

I basically have to choose between an older, bigger house which might be expensive to heat and require some work, and a newer, smaller house which should be in good condition, energy efficient and decorated well but with a tiny third bedroom.

But if you get the old house you can add insulation (loft insulation is cheap to do and there are often grants or fixed price deals) and/or wear warmer clothes, tart it up, and add value. Old houses are often more amenable to loft conversions or a side/rear extension with a bigger garden.

If you get the newer house you are unlikely to ever be able to add any more space.

Alibat

Our third bedroom is around 6'6" by 7'6". It was our younger daughter's bedroom until she was nineteen and it worked great for her, it just took a bit of planning. It has the 'box' thing in it above the stairs too which didn't help, especially as it is a big one, but we stood a double wardrobe on top of it. We wanted her to have a full size bed, so she did, but we got one that looked like bunk beds without the bottom bunk. When she was small she had a desk under her bed, and also a cupboard. She had a chest of drawers between the bed and the wardrobe. When she grew too tall to walk beneath her bed we swapped the desk and drawers. We put wide shelves on the wall opposite the end of the bed where she slept and she had her TV etc on them. There was also a bookcase against the wall where the door first opened. Not an inch was wasted and she had everything she could possibly need in there. The only thing I didn't like about it was having to stand on a chair to change her bedding.

katejo

My 3rd bedroom is similar size and I use it as a computer room /small study . It is ok as the other 2 bedrooms are doubles. I would not buy a house with 2 tiny rooms

mrcow

phill99 wrote: »

But that just shows your arrogance. There are thousands of families who bring families up in this situation.

I bet you're a delightful person to know.

Oops and now you're turning insulting because you're getting yourself all frustrated. :rotfl:


Nice.

Still doesn't make the room any bigger though does it?