We have recently moved the kids in to a shared room, and then we have a spare room/playroom. It is just playroom at the moment, but i am looking for a futon or fold out couch that we can use if visitors stay. My thought was it is easier to do it when they are little, and if it doesn't work, i can always change around again.
As HotI said, it isn't set in stone - give it a shot and if it doesn't work out then you can change around again. I have my girls in a shared room. They are 2 years apart in age. I think they like sharing. At least they have never said otherwise lol. They have the biggest room and it easily fits both beds, drawers and all their toys. There is another bedroom that one of them could have had but it is on the low end of a split level house, smaller and I like having a spare room for occasional guests.
I like them sharing. I always imagined having a sister to share a room with. Now they are stuck with my rose-tinted childhood musings lol
I have a 4 bedroom house with 4 kids. I get bored a lot so if I get sick of a combination I move it around. Lately the three older kids were sharing a room (double bed that they all shared), the 2 year old had her own room, and then we had the biggest room as a playroom. I got sick of that because the kids would just go in and absolutely trash the play room several times a day because there were so many toys in it.
I've also had the combinations of the two oldest sharing a room, the two oldest girls sharing a room - so I have moved rooms a bit LOL
After all the toys being trashed and stuff - I culled at least half of their toys, and split the kids up again. Now the two oldest have their own rooms, with their own toys in it.
The two youngest share the biggest room and have their own toys in there.
They also have the responsibility of cleaning their rooms before they go to bed - even the 2 year old. So I have noticed less trashing of rooms since that happened, not sure if its the fact that they have less toys, or that they realise that cleaning up after themselves isn't fun and maybe they just won't make as much mess that they have to clean up.
I think my point is - try it and if it doesn't work for you, there is always another possibility.
The girls are in one room, and the third bedroom is the toy room. Works well, they like being in together and I really can't stand having toys all over our lounge room.
DD2 still needs to be sat with when she falls asleep, and DD1 likes it when I stay with her, so makes my life much easier so they can now go to bed at the same time. Also only need to heat one room in winter. Lovely.
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