Need opinions re: kids bedrooms

[BabyTigger99]

DH just deployed out yesterday for Iraq, and will be gone about 60 days. Since he will be gone, and his daughter probably won't come up too much while he is gone, I want to put new carpet in the kid's bedrooms (my parents gave us money to do it last year for Christmas). Some of you might remember reading about the custody issues we are having with his daughter, and her mom moving to Florida. DH wanted things worked out before he left, but the ex won't agree to anything. We are pretty sure she is going to end up with us before school starts (we will fight tooth and nail for her not to have to go with her mom). Here is my dilema. Right now DS6 has the bigger bedroom, because he is there all the time. If (when) DSD12 moves up, we will switch their bedrooms. So, should I switch the bedroom furniture now, since everything will be apart and moved out, and it will make for an easy move, or should I wait until everything is settled??

 

[mickeyboat]

I would wait until it is settled, myself. But if DS6 doesn't mind, you could switch it now. Maybe let him pick out something special for his new room to get him excited about it.

Denae

 

[BabyTigger99]

The only reason I am thinking about switching is DSD is getting a new bed. Bunk bed with futon underneath. Then, for some reason, if she doesn't end up at our house, DS can move back into his old room, and have that bed. I just don't want to have to put the bed up for a few months, then take it down and move it again. But I worry that I am jinxing myself if I do this. Someone just slap it out of me!

 

[ChristmasElf]

Will you be putting the same color carpeting in both bedrooms? (In my opinion same color looks better for resale as different bedroom colors are so 70's)
If you are going to be re carpeting, maybe you and your son could pick out a new paint color before the carpet is installed and paint his new room!
Then put the new bed in the room and if the daughter doesn't end up moving in, you could make the bigger room a den or homework station room or something that will not have you moving the bed again.

 

[barkley]

is it an absolute must for dd to have the bigger room (some physical reason)-cuz i've found that younger kids by virtue of their toys and playing habits tend to use larger rooms much more than the older ones. i'm also wondering how ds feels about giving up "his" bedroom for a sib that will now (hoping for you) be living full time with you-i imagine it will be an adjustment for him that might be compounded by feeling like he's being forced out of a room he's used to.

if there are no problems with it-then i'de enlist his help in doing up the room. figure out the carpet color YOU like (i used to work in a carpet store and we LOVED parents who let kids pick their own out-we always got rid of the grossest end peices ) and then work with him on maybe paint colors, a theme and the like. we recently let the kids do up their rooms and i found a web site (blanket warehouse) that has a great selection of different themed bedding and stuff (ds is a devoted yugioh fan and for some reason none of the major chains are carrying anything right now). as for the new bed-can you just hold off on it? unless it's something that has to be back ordered you could probably get delivery within a week.

 

[BabyTigger99]

DS does not care about giving up the room. He just wants to have his sister up here all the time. As far as room for toys, we have a whole other playroom downstairs. DS spends most of his time in the playroom, while DSD likes to be in her room. Hopefully, in another year, we want to put a bathroom in right off the playroom, and have the kids fight over that room (or maybe DH and I will move down there). We are not painting any of the rooms, they will remain white. Both kids have lots of things on the wall, so we don't want the walls another color. The bed is at our house already. My aunt gave it to us. I just want to get this all done before DH gets back. I think I will switch the rooms. DS, when we mentioned this to him a few weeks back, thought about it, and said "Oh great, then I don't have to walk as far to get to the bathroom!". I guess he sees the good in everything! Right now his room is kiddie corner from the bathroom, the other room is right across from it!