I'd use the second lounge as a sewing room assuming everything can be locked away safely from little fingers, and use the bedroom as a play room ... I like th eidea of being able to close a door on mess
That said I have ALL the toys in our living room and keep the bedrooms with only a few special toys in them. I want the kids at this age to associate the room with sleep and rest and not playtime ITMS. When they are older that will change though
I agree with NaeNae. I have 3 boys in one room so there is no room for them to play in it. Our sunroom is the playroom but unfortunately it is also the room you have to walk through to get to the laundry and toilet. I hate that as I always feel like I need to keep it tidy. I wish the toy room could just be a separate room that I could shut the door on it if its in a mess.
I'd do the spare room for the toy room and have the second living room for sewing. I'm sure some of the time if you are sewing they will want to be with you and bring some of there toys in there, but at least they will have there own room to put them back into.
I like having bedrooms just for sleeping and dressing so I'd have the second lounge as a toyroom. Easier to "supervise" as well and with good storage doesnt need to be a mess. I have the Ikea Expedit shelves plus some mini wheelie bins and the toy room can be packed away quickly and easily. Its also good when we have little friends over as they arent in the bedrooms at all.
We have a play lounge and adults lounge and i love this set up. We also have kids sharing a room but no toys in bedrooms. Our rooms are not big enough to have toys and play.
I love the idea of having a sewing room and wish i could have one the only thing that i thought of was while you may want to sew during the day it will be hard to keep an eye on the kids if you're tucked away in another room.
Either way lucky you to have so much room to 'play with'.
All the best for the arrival of your new little one
We have a toy room and its the best thing in the world. It used to be open on half of one wall so we put glass multi fold doors in. Keeps the noise down, keeps the mess in and also will be good when #3 comes along in that he/she won't be able to get in there to the girls' non-baby/toddler friendly toys. Down the track when the kids are older it is big enough to put in desks for them to study.
I love that the kids have their own space, and they know that their toys stay in there, although some occasionally drift into their bedroom for a party or something!
I would be using your lounge area as the play room and the spare bedroom as your sewing room. With 2 kids and another on the way you will probably need more space for their play than a bedroom.
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