Glad I found this board...

mommy2cash · #1 February 12th, 2006, 01:37 PM

This is a great board! I am glad I decided to take a look!! Ok- I have a queation for all of you! I am expecting another girl, already have a ds who is 8 and a dd who is almost 11. Anyway, for now, unless we add on, the 11 year old and baby are going to have to share a room. It is a decent size room, but how can I divide it to give my 11 year old her own space and privacy? I would also love any organizing tips for all of their stuff! I know for sure I am getting her a day bed to save space, she had a full, but I want her to feel like she still has her own space, ya know????

meant2bemommie · #2 February 12th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Well... first off! Welcome to the board!!!!!! Congrats on another girl.

As for dividing the room, mind you I have never done this before but, I think that you should ask your daughter how she would like it done. Like what part of the room does she want. The new baby really only needs a wall for crib and dresser or... get a large dresser matching eaither crib or older DD furniture. As long as you older daughter has part of it I think that she will be happy with however it is done. You might want to get a bar to add hanging space in the closet.

good luck!

mommy2cash · #3 February 12th, 2006, 05:25 PM

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Well... first off! Welcome to the board!!!!!! Congrats on another girl.

As for dividing the room, mind you I have never done this before but, I think that you should ask your daughter how she would like it done. Like what part of the room does she want. The new baby really only needs a wall for crib and dresser or... get a large dresser matching eaither crib or older DD furniture. As long as you older daughter has part of it I think that she will be happy with however it is done. You might want to get a bar to add hanging space in the closet.

good luck![/b]

Thanks for the reply!! I am hoping to find tips and other things on here to make our lives easier!!!!

Brittainy412 · #4 February 12th, 2006, 05:30 PM

Well a quick and easy way to "devide" the space is to get a nice bookshelf or dresser and instead of putting it against the wall, allow it to come out from the wall. Put the daybed against the wall, and the dresser or bookshelf across the daybed in the middle of the room. It creates a personal space for her and personal space for the baby.

A good show to watch is Clean Sweep on TLC. The show comes into cluttered homes and gets rid of just about everything in 2 rooms, and redecorates those rooms, they show alot of different techniques about separating spaces, making the most out of tight spaces, good tips...

Here's a webpage that has tips and tricks from the show... I'm not sure when it comes on though.

Brittainy412 · #5 February 12th, 2006, 06:40 PM

Here's a few useful pages I am finding on the subject...

Baby Center asked for Reader's comments about creating a nursery in an older sibling's room

To sum up what I read, alot of parents suggested allowing your daughter to help in every aspect of redecorating the room, let her pick out where things should go, pick out the nursery decor, etc. Then she will feel proud about the room.

Another tip was to make sure that she had a little bit of her space, like a few shelfs on the walls for just her stuff.

I'll update this when I find more information for you.

mommy2cash · #6 February 13th, 2006, 05:34 AM

<span style="font-family:Comic Sans Ms">Thanks so much!!!!! I will let you know how it turns out!!!!</span>

KBeans · #7 February 13th, 2006, 12:23 PM

welcome to the board!! what about having baby in your room? until she goes into a big bed. we did this, and it actually is working great! i also shared a room with my older son until he went into his own room at 20 months.

either way, good luck and take some before and after pix!!

mommy2cash · #8 February 13th, 2006, 04:05 PM

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welcome to the board!! what about having baby in your room? until she goes into a big bed. we did this, and it actually is working great! i also shared a room with my older son until he went into his own room at 20 months.

either way, good luck and take some before and after pix!![/b]

I have thought about putting baby with dh and I, but I love all of the decorating! I am trying to convince my dh to build a wall and make one of our living rooms a bedroom. We have a front living room that we hardly use and one that is right off the kitchen/dining room that we are always in!!!!

KBeans · #9 February 13th, 2006, 11:52 PM

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I have thought about putting baby with dh and I, but I love all of the decorating! I am trying to convince my dh to build a wall and make one of our living rooms a bedroom. We have a front living room that we hardly use and one that is right off the kitchen/dining room that we are always in!!!![/b]

yeah that is one thing i missed out on, painting the room and hanging things...but i got to decorate with the bedding...not much though. i might have another baby just to decorate the room LOL

that sounds like the BEST idea yet! i mean, your older daughter is getting to that age of "personal space" and privacy and even if she helps, she may feel a little burdened. KWIM?

Thunder'sMom · #10 February 15th, 2006, 07:06 PM

Maybe until you are able to build a wall you can create a divider using a curtain. I have seen this in several books and on tv shows - one where boy and girl siblings had to share a room. It can match the room decor and your older dd can pull the curtain closed when she wants privacy.