Teenagers sharing bedroom

Squiggly_Diddly

The partition only took a couple of days & that was just one man working on his own. He built the framework on the first day & then put the plasterboard on during the second, and a sort of mesh tape over the joins to help smooth it.

After that I put lining paper up on the lounge side of it & painted over, but the bedroom side is still bare as my daughter has drawn on it (not scribbles, lol) and got her mates to all write messages etc. Which I don't mind as it can either be papered over or the wall will come down again at some point anyway.

I can't tell you the difference it has made!!!!!! :-))))

Fozz

Love the sound of the zig-zag wall! Hubby doesn't agree with partition wall, so for now am going to get rid of bunk bed ( will have lots of fun taking it to bits on Sunday! ) and get 2 singles, then put furniture in between as a barrier. Will see how that goes, then think again if no good. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Fozz

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Fozz wrote: »

Love the sound of the zig-zag wall! Hubby doesn't agree with partition wall, so for now am going to get rid of bunk bed ( will have lots of fun taking it to bits on Sunday! ) and get 2 singles, then put furniture in between as a barrier. Will see how that goes, then think again if no good. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Fozz

How about using their wardrobes as the partition?

foreversomeday

Hi, I'm 19 and share with my 16-year old sister, have done ever since we moved to this house (About 8 years ago.)

It only really started to be a problem when we both got to the tricky teenage stage - when I was 13 or so. The biggest things that bugged me was the lack of a private space (and not being old enough to be allowed out alone at night) - I seriously considered moving into the cupboard under the stairs ... ! And I think the only way I got out of that was the internet in the end which became my escape. The other problem was mess - we couldn't decide whose was which and who had to clean it up!

We started off with a system where we divided the room into quarters, and had a quarter each with half for a shared space. We both had high sleeper beds as there wasn't much room and a big wardrobe between our "halves" - which also served as my bedside shelf.

After a few years of this we outgrew the want for a shared ("play") area and now we have half of the room each with normal sized beds which lets the light in a lot better. At one point we were considering a big curtain or those dangly bead things to seperate, but decided we'd fight over who had the TV, playstation etc.

I think the thing that helped most was that our mum sat down with us and we all had a brainstorm - we understood it was the biggest house we could afford - we nearly got housed in a 1-bedroomed flat - and after realising that trying to make the space big enough for two seemed easier. We drew a little plan of the room and decided how we'd divide everything up, moved it together and also had a chat about privacy and respecting each others' space. Now if I want to be alone in the bedroom my sister is happy to go on the computer (in the kitchen) or move her homework downstairs, and I will for her as well.

Hope this helps.

Edit: Oh, also, does the bunk bed seperate into 2 singles? Just an idea to save you spending money on new beds! But I think they will appreciate at least having beds on opposite sides of the room - know I did.

Fozz

Thanks for last post, the bit about private space and joint mess are exactly what my youngest complains the most about! Luckily my oldest is really easygoing and I think she'll be quite happy to be elsewhere if her sister wants room to herself. Unfortunately the bunk doesn't separate, but we have another spare sofa bed which we can use for the time being as a single.
Will ask my daughter to read your post as I'm sure she thinks she is the only girl in the world who has to share! Thing is that all of her friends have their own room and she feels the odd one out I think.