Children and bedroom fairness...

HappyMJ

I would myself move into Bedroom 2 on the top floor and let the kids have the middle floor to themselves.

You would lose the exclusive use of the en-suite but I don't think that would be a problem. If the layout allows you could make the en-suite a jack and jill en-suite with doors into each bedroom but that doesn't matter.

Whoever has the smaller bedroom should be allowed a wardrobe in the larger bedroom to store clothes.

You may be thinking about privacy...I don't think it matters that much with young children. Most of the time they'll probably be running around naked and not have a care in the world....until they get to their teens which by then you may have moved on.

FBaby

I would myself move into Bedroom 2 on the top floor and let the kids have the middle floor to themselves.

I thought that was the obvious solution but would have added transforming the dressing room into a nice en suite.

In any case, don't do anything at all for now. I faced that dilemma when my DS was born and he found himself in the box room when DD had the large second bedroom, so when he was about 4, I decided that I would take the dining room as my bedroom as it was never used as such, DD would move to my old bedroom and DS would move to her bedroom, with the small one becoming an office. As it happened, DS didn't care for his bedroom and for as long as I can remember, they wanted to share DD's bedroom. His room was used as a track for all his trains!

bellaboo86

Your current house looks pretty good to me. I think you would struggle to find a house with equal sized bedrooms. I got the bigger room when I was a child but this meant sharing my double bed with my grandma on her frequent visits or having to sleep on the floor of my parents room when they had guests.
when my parents had a loft conversion, my brother then got that room with an en suite.
I had friends that got to switch rooms when their elder siblings went to uni.
Ultimately, having to have the smaller bedroom will have no lasting impact on your child. I really wouldn't worry about it.

PeacefulWaters

Oldest child gets the biggest. Youngest the smallest.

It's the way of the world.

Youngest gets first call on holiday accommodation and choice of bed visiting relatives.

Enjoy your home.

ViolaLass

As a kid, I had a decent sized room but when my sister went to uni, I asked to move into her room as people had to go through my first room to switch the boiler on. I didn't mind having less space, I liked gaining privacy and the piano.

Topcat1982

Why don't they share the big room?

This idea of children having a room each like adults is an American thing isn't it? I never knew anyone who had their own room when I was a child

missbiggles1

Topcat1982 wrote: »

Why don't they share the big room?

This idea of children having a room each like adults is an American thing isn't it? I never knew anyone who had their own room when I was a child

And I never knew anybody who had to share.

RainbowLaura

I'm just thinking very long term, if we had a boy. I have a very annoying habit of making 20 year plans!!! Otherwise I have no problem with sharing, and that will be the case anyway until our little girl is ready to be on a different floor to us.

surveyqueenuk

RainbowLaura wrote: »

The problem with us having the top bedroom is that our current bedroom has an en-suite, so it would still be just as "unfair".

I have some news. YOU are the parents.

cte1111

I've found a solution to your dilemma Laura, you need to have 3 children! The 2 that are the same sex can then have the top 2 rooms (youngest in the dressing room) and the third has the non en suite room on the lower floor. You keep the en suite, the 3 kids share the family bathroom, sorted.