Would you give your child the Master Bedroom?

[MommyinHonduras]

We looked at a house that had a huge master bathroom, vanity, toilet, bath tub, stand alone shower. Then we realized their was an identical bathroom on the other side of the wall, both with doors off the master bedroom. Yup, his and her's master suite bathrooms.

Ooooo, if we ever build I want separate toilets too

 

[RedAngie]

We looked at a house that had a huge master bathroom, vanity, toilet, bath tub, stand alone shower. Then we realized their was an identical bathroom on the other side of the wall, both with doors off the master bedroom. Yup, his and her's master suite bathrooms.

A few times I've purchased magazines with Luxury Home Floor Plans. Two bathrooms in the master suite is quite common. Usually hers has a soaking tub, and his has a huge walk-in shower. Plus plenty of walk-in closets. And sometimes a home gym is connected.

Occasionally there are two separate master suites, with a connecting door. I'm guessing it's so both can have their own space when desired.

And plenty of those floor plans call ALL of the bedrooms "suites," since they all have private bathrooms.

 

[QueenIsabella]

Our house has two master suites, but they're not "his and hers". In our case, the entire second floor is the genuine master suite (ours). It's a huge room with a huge walk-in closet, dressing area, and large bathroom. On the first floor, there are three bedrooms, one with a private bathroom.

We gave the downstairs master to our boys, figuring they'd share, and the girls also shared a bathroom, but had their own rooms. Older DD has been gone 95% of the time at college, and doesn't plan to move back home. So, DS11 has taken over her room--we knew this would happen, she even let him pick the wall and trim colors. So now DS20 has the bed/bath all to himself. We figure, down the line, we could live on the one floor.

Beyond special circumstances, as some have mentioned, I can't imagine giving the master suite to a 6yo. It sounds like a great way to raise an entitled little snowflake, though. Have they ever seen "Mean Girls"? The Queen Bee sleeps in the master bedroom--"It was my parents, but I made them trade me!"

 

[LilTinkFan]

We hit down times a few years ago and downsized. The kids had to share a bedroom, we chose to put them in the master for space. But in general, nope.

 

[momto2girls]

In the situation you described, NO WAY!!

I would consider it if I needed multiple children to share a room. That would make sense to me. There might be other situations that I'd consider it as well, but not for anything like you're describing!

In our current house, we are in the master upstairs, but we just built onto the house and added a first floor master as well. Now that we have 2 masters, we still don't plan to give one of the masters to one of our kids. They are fine in the rooms they are in!

 

[MSLRAC]

We gave our oldest DD the master in our previous house. It was a rental and had a bonus room over the garage that was bigger than the master, had more closet space, and had a bathroom off of it.

 

[Colleen27]

We did... but it is just a master bedroom, not a master suite. We all share one upstairs bathroom regardless of who sleeps where. My girls share a room, so it made more sense for them to have the largest room with the biggest closet. Our room is still large enough for a king sized bedroom set and the closet is perfectly adequate for what DH & I keep in it, but it would be tight with two twin beds, two dressers, a desk, etc. for the girls. There still aren't many toys up there, though. We tend to keep the upper level of our home for sleeping only, so the formal dining room gets used as a play/music room and my office as an art/craft studio.

Actually, this is the second house where we haven't occupied the master bedroom. At our last house, the master bath was added after the fact which made the master bedroom smaller than the one next to it, with less closet space. So we gave it to DS and kept the oversized bedroom (big enough that I used a room divider to essentially make it two rooms - bedroom and office) for ourselves. I hated the master bath there anyway - it only had a shower stall, no tub, and not nearly enough storage for a woman's use.

 

[aprilgail]

There is technically no "master bedroom" in my house- 2 bedrooms are the exact same size- another one is a lot smaller- two upstairs are a decent size (smaller than mine though) but no one uses those because no one wants to go up there- we had the garage turned into a playroom for my daughter and that ended up being her bedroom- its twice the size of mine.

 

[EMom]

The only way I would do this is if I was in a situation like some friends. The master was down and all other BR were up. One child developed a health condition that kept her on the verge of death for a few years and climbing stairs was beyond her ability. So the parents moved her into the downstairs master until she recovered, which was reasonable.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

Nope. DH and I earned the money and bought the house. The master is ours. When the kids get their own jobs and buy their own houses, the masters will be theirs!

Since our boys are adults (18 and 22), we've outgrown the two-bed hotel rooms. We either get two rooms or a suite. Last time we got a suite with a king and two queens, DS22 flopped down on the king and said, "I'll take this room." I said, "No, you'll be in the other room with your brother. Dad and I get the king." He said, "OK, well I tested out the queen beds and they feel a lot nicer so I thought I do you a favor and take this lumpy king." Nice try bud!

 

[MillauFr]

Why waste the money buying some fancy house that has a "master" bedroom? In our house all of the bedrooms are the same size about 10' x 12'. The closets are all 3' x 4'. None of the bedrooms have their own bathroom.

 

[disykat]

Why waste the money buying some fancy house that has a "master" bedroom? In our house all of the bedrooms are the same size about 10' x 12'. The closets are all 3' x 4'. None of the bedrooms have their own bathroom.

Our town was built up after 1960. It's pretty much impossible to find a house without a "master" bedroom unless it has 2 bedrooms or less. When we lived in a different community and had a house built in the 50's, we didn't have a master but all the bedrooms were pretty good sized. At least here, throughout the 60's and 70's a 3/4 master bath was the norm. Gradually those master baths have grown more luxurious on newer builds.

 

[jevs]

My daughter is in the old main bedroom as I built on, but technically no as I'm not giving up my room for no one

 

[QueenIsabella]

Why waste the money buying some fancy house that has a "master" bedroom? In our house all of the bedrooms are the same size about 10' x 12'. The closets are all 3' x 4'. None of the bedrooms have their own bathroom.

It really depends on what you find, and what you can afford. Our current house was originally built by the developer (in 1967) for his own family. The only reason it was in our price range was because it needs some serious updating. Our previous house was half the size, and the master BR was much smaller. It had a master bath, but it was closet-sized. I would be the first to admit that our master bedroom is bigger than we need (it has a sitting area--I never "sit" up there!). Our master bath is much bigger than we need, and my kids have used the humongous jetted tub more than I have. But, this house fit our needs as a family of 6, it has good bones, it's in a lovely neighborhood, and we could afford it. We passed on other, fancier houses that were smaller--we wanted the space more than the granite countertops or three-car garage or fancy finishes. Someone else probably would go a different way, but this was the choice that worked for us.

 

[Poohforyou]

Why waste the money buying some fancy house that has a "master" bedroom? In our house all of the bedrooms are the same size about 10' x 12'. The closets are all 3' x 4'. None of the bedrooms have their own bathroom.

Fancy house??? The vast majority of homes have a master suite. Someone house hunting today would have a tough time finding a house without one.

 

[winterman]

I would not give a child the master bedroom. But, more than 60 years ago my parents gave me and my sister the master. We were 6 and 8 when we moved into that house. It may have been a tiny bit bigger than the one they took, but it had 2 closets. No attached bath.

 

[jevs]

Fancy house??? The vast majority of homes have a master suite. Someone house hunting today would have a tough time finding a house without one.

Agree. Even my parents old house has a master bedroom.

And, I wouldn't even look at a house without two bathrooms, one an ensuite.

 

[SallySkelington]

The first house I grew up in, I had the master bedroom. My sister and I shared it. After a while, my dad gave his room to my oldest sister. I'll never understand his reasoning for it tbh. My sister and I are 8 years apart and we fought like cats and dogs, I think that may have been a major factor. But from then on he slept on the couch in the living room until my sister moved.

Had I been in his shoes, I wouldn't have given my bedroom to sleep on the couch. I would have just kept my two children in the master room.

 

[Aliceacc]

Our house was built just after WWII; it's a 3 bedroom Cape Cod with nothing close to a "master suite."

But, more to the topic: we bought it before we had any kids. Three kids- and a half dormer and dining room/kitchen reno -- later, we adapt as we see fit.

 

[Klayfish]

Give our kids the master bedroom? ....uh, no.

However, I will say that our current home was built 2.5 years ago. We're in what you'd call a "cookie cutter" HOA modern development. I actually like cookie cutter homes, I don't like old houses. I do hate HOAs though, but that's another story. The house is spec'd as a 4 bed, 2.5 bath. We didn't want DD10 to share a bathroom with DS10 and DS13, so we had them build a full bath in her bedroom. Her room was large enough to easily accommodate it. It's not master suite size, not even close, but it's there. But we'd never give the kids the largest bedroom/bath, that's for DW and I.