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Children's bedroom

Mathew Goldsworthy

27 days ago

How small is too small for a childs bedroom? Is 3105mm X 2666mm doable? Cheers.

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oklouise
27 days ago
3105 x 2666 is doable if you have no other option but we need to see the whole floor plan to make worthwhile contributions
Mathew Goldsworthy
Original Author
27 days ago
So basically. 5yo boy will be in Bed 2 and 1yo girl in Bed 3 but Bed 2 is massive. If 5yo takes Bed 3, could our 1yo have the Study as her room and we use Bed 2 for other things? Cheers.
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oklouise
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i would put the 5 yr old in bed 3 and the one year old in the study and keep the bigger bed 2 for a shared family area for playtime, nightime book reading etc...clothes for the youngest can be easily stored in a chest of drawers so no need for a wardrobe and arrangement can change as kids grow older
dreamer
27 days ago
Study is perfect for a one year old. They don’t need a lot of room. You can have a small single bed, small drawers and maybe just a small bookcase. Adapt your home to suit the years as needed.
Kate
27 days ago
Agree that things can change. At present you need playroom space. As they get a bit older study could be the smaller tv room. As they get older the study becomes wir \desk for the girl in bedroom. 3 when they have tv in own rooms. But you could have an extra child by then! So day 1 girl in study, boy in bed 3. In 3-5 years move boy to bed 2 and girl to bed 3, then study ultimately gets absorbed at some point by girl. Later girl takes over the world .;)
dreamer
27 days ago
I hope that no child has a television in their own room. Unless they are 30 and still living at home! Learning our to share is only having one television.
dreamer
27 days ago
Look our pretty this is for a little girl. Utilising all wall space, which I think works for your study room with the highlight windows. So bed and other furniture will not block windows.
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I hate marking beds against a wall. Double that for bunks
dreamer
26 days ago
There is enough room in the study room for a single bed to be placed in the middle. And because the door is to the side. The above was just a inspirational example of what is possible in a smaller room. 😃

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