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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Apr 22 2007, 12:49 pm
You know we have a ginormous (such a word Rolling Eyes )master Bedroom and could fit almost one family inside, not one with 10 kids though Wink
I am seriously contemplating giving the kids that room for playing etc and taking one of their smaller rooms instead.
The only disadvantage is that the other room has a bathroom on suite whereas the one I intend moving us too has none though it's connected the the main bathroom perhpas all that is needed is a break in the wall to connect it. My husband is not keen on it, but since I will be doing all or most of the work he will be ok with it. Confused

I know a friend who made her living room her dining room instead. And a huge closet became someone elses office etc. So do u too think out of the box Question
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greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Apr 22 2007, 1:12 pm
I think it is wonderful to think out of the box ... I always envisioned making the living room my bedroom because I love the fireplace ... and if you can do the work ... all the more so ... that's when it can be FUN!!!

Go for it - I like the idea!!!
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chen




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Apr 23 2007, 5:57 am
when you have more than a couple of kids, the only sensible thing is to give them the big bedroom. when we got married we didn't even think to take the big bedroom for ourselves--we automatically took the smaller one. What's the point, if you're going to have to move out anyway?

Apts. where we live were all designed to have a living room and dining room. No family with children uses them that way. The dining room is always the LR/DR and the living room is always a bedroom. Sometimes even part of the LR/DR is partitioned off for use as a nursery or bedroom.

Oh--unless you're very rich, no one here has the luxury of a "playroom". Kids play in their rooms. or in the LR if allowed to.
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brooklyn




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Apr 23 2007, 6:22 am
We finished our basement and made it into a family room for the kids to play in. I know many people that add bedrooms in the basement as well.
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mumoo




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Apr 23 2007, 7:11 am
can you make two rooms out of the large one? One w/ the bathroom can be a guest room if necessary, other can be a playroom and then a bedroom if your family is growing. We put 3 kids into one room and used an empty bedroom for a play room, but that was short lived as there were more kids that needed a room. At some point, teenagers would like their own space if it's possible. The time children need a playroom is relatively short. Whatever changes you make, be sure they can be changed again as your family's needs change
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chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Apr 23 2007, 7:11 am
I like it when ppl think outside the box!
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raizy




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 05 2007, 8:05 pm
tefilla . little kids need a playroom . big kids dont. they like to be in their room doing homework and talking on the phone . when they invite kids over they really prefer to go to their rooms. etc.

so why give away the biggiest room. I would just make it into a big bedroom or two. and use a smaller room for playing.
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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 05 2007, 8:37 pm
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so why give away the biggiest room. I would just make it into a big bedroom or two. and use a smaller room for playing.

That looks like what we will do in the end. Tongue Out
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Seraph




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jun 05 2007, 11:29 pm
We were strongly considering making a certain bedroom into our master bedroom. But then we realized that if there was a door from that room onto the porch/backyard, we would have no privacy in our room, because anyone would have to go through our room to the backyard. So we ended up taking the smaller room...
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 06 2007, 8:50 pm
We had to convert my dressing room into a baby room for dd. We have two guest rooms but on another floor, so yeah. We will be putting dd there when she will be older, maybe 1 year or something like that.
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