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Post by librarylady on Jun 25, 2015 20:47:08 GMT
..Who is sleeping there? the parent/parents?
I know 2 families where the parents moved out to give the teenager the space.
One, it is the oldest daughter who is spoiled, IMO. Next family--son is only child and had his room and the garage was an exercise room. Now son has the BR and weight bench is in the room. Garage is storage area.
I'm curious. It would have NEVER entered my mind to give the teenager the large bedroom. I figure that parents should get some perk for being the parent.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 25, 2015 20:48:16 GMT
DH and I have it. There are 2 of us. 2 dressers, 2 nightstands...
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Post by Anita on Jun 25, 2015 20:48:23 GMT
Whoever is paying for the roof over my head gets the master bedroom. So DH and me!
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Post by leannec on Jun 25, 2015 20:48:42 GMT
That would be the day I would give my master bedroom to one of my children Special snowflakes they are not
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 25, 2015 20:49:05 GMT
If there was a bigger room, but didn't have its own bathroom, we might take the smaller room with a bathroom
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 20:49:07 GMT
DH and I have always had the smallest room in the house. "Master bedroom" is not a phrase in my vocabulary.
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Post by Nicole in TX on Jun 25, 2015 20:49:21 GMT
Hmmm.... my parents moved out and gave me the master bedroom when I was a teenager but they moved upstairs to the unfinished attic space and made that the new master.
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Post by brina on Jun 25, 2015 20:51:51 GMT
DH and I have the largest bedroom with the ensuite. When i was a kid we lived in a two-bedroom house and my parents gave my siblings and I the larger bedroom. It also served as our playroom. There was only 1 bathroom in the house, so while larger our room did not include its own bath or a walk-in closet, so not truly a 'master' bedroom.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 25, 2015 20:52:16 GMT
I have the bigger bedroom, it never occurred to me to give it up to a kid or kids. I do, however, know some one who had a two bedroom place and gave the larger bedroom and attached bath to her two kids and took the smaller bedroom for herself. It made sense in that case as there were two of them sharing a room and took up more space with their combined stuff.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jun 25, 2015 20:52:27 GMT
We have the master bedroom downstairs, that has it's own bathroom, but technically I think one of the upstairs bedrooms might be a bit bigger, but it doesn't have it's own bathroom, shares with others, and is upstairs.
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Post by kckckc on Jun 25, 2015 20:55:06 GMT
The largest bedroom in our house is a guest bedroom (our children are grown) - it is upstairs and doesn't have a private bath. Our bedroom is much smaller, but is on the main floor and has an attached, private bath.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 25, 2015 20:58:40 GMT
The largest room is our master suite.
My in-laws still have one daughter left and when they moved to their new house, she was trying to convince them to give her the master bedroom. It makes no sense to me, none.
She didn't end up getting it (and I'm glad).
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Post by mom2luke on Jun 25, 2015 20:58:46 GMT
Hmmm...well when I was growing up my parents gave my brothers the master bedroom/bathroom. They had to share and Mom just felt it was best if they had their own space. When they moved out, my parents moved me into the master bedroom. I had my own phone line, bathroom and I'll never forget the day my Dad brought me home my own television. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Now me? There is no way my son is getting our bedroom!
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Post by birdy on Jun 25, 2015 21:00:13 GMT
When DS was 3, we moved into a 900 sq. ft 2 bedroom condo from a 2800 sq ft home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 3 car garage, plus basement. In our "big" house, DS had his bedroom and a playroom. When we moved to the condo, the living room was very tiny and no room for his toys. So, we gave him the master bedroom so it could be a bedroom/playroom both. The 2nd bedroom was still big enough to fit all of our furniture.
We now live in a house again (3 beds up, 1 down - which is our den). Technically our room is the master (no bathroom with it). But, DS's room is bigger and he has a huge closet. DD's room is smaller but she has a walk in closet. We have a tiny closet for both DH and I to share. Sucks! I wanted to take DS's room when we moved in (our furniture would have fit) and give him what was technically the master so we'd have a bigger closet, but his room is on the back of the house and DH wanted our room to face out to the front of the house. So we're stuck sharing a tiny closet. But, I did put some of my stuff in the way back left of my DS's huge closet.
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Post by melanell on Jun 25, 2015 21:00:17 GMT
At our home, the parents' are in the master. But I can see some circumstances where it might make sense for someone else to be there, instead Someone who needs more space...as in really requires it...if they were in a wheelchair, for instance. Or for a non-child member of the family...grandparent(s) perhaps. Or if the house lacked space for something that the child used everyday, and the master could accommodate the item. Or for a child with special needs. Or if they had children sharing a room and it was too tight so they switched rooms, etc., etc. But, for me, personally, I don't think I would choose to give it to one child to use, just because it might be nice for them. I'm not that generous, I guess.
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Post by myshelly on Jun 25, 2015 21:01:31 GMT
DH and I have always had the smallest room in the house. "Master bedroom" is not a phrase in my vocabulary. May I ask, do you mean that in the sense of "I don't like that term" or do you mean that in the sense of "in my area we don't say the phrase master bedroom"?
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Post by ten&rose on Jun 25, 2015 21:02:00 GMT
We considered it in our current home. The basement has a bedroom, bathroom and family/office area. We considered taking it as our master suite and giving our 3rd grader the master on the top floor with our other two kiddos. Ultimately we didn't because the others were very young and still got up in the night.
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Post by melanell on Jun 25, 2015 21:11:38 GMT
ten&rose made me remember that I once babysat for a family that had one of their kids take the master bedroom. They had a guest room & full bath on the main floor (I think originally it had been an in-law suite. It was an addition to the house.) and 3 other bedrooms upstairs. The guest room was actually a bit smaller, but much more private. So they put all of the kids upstairs, and they stayed on the main floor. Plus then they could give the kids their own rooms without having one kid downstairs alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 21:13:50 GMT
DH and I have always had the smallest room in the house. "Master bedroom" is not a phrase in my vocabulary. May I ask, do you mean that in the sense of "I don't like that term" or do you mean that in the sense of "in my area we don't say the phrase master bedroom"? I don't like it. It also doesn't usually apply to the kinds of houses I like/have lived in -- old ones, usually pre-1920.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 21:14:54 GMT
I do. My dh has his own room. But with my disease I have s lot of issues sleeping and some medical equipment. I sleep during the day as well a lot. He will watch movies with me in there and spend time with me. Then sleeps in his own room. My mom has her own in law suite.
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Post by marimoose on Jun 25, 2015 21:15:52 GMT
In a different house many years ago, I put the kiddos in the largest room because of their toys and such. There was more than enough room for dh and I in the other and it made perfectly logical sense to us. It wasn't as if the room were any nicer, just larger. It did have a small bathroom attached but even that made sense for the little ones and the main bathroom was directly across the hall from our room.
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Post by k8smom on Jun 25, 2015 21:19:46 GMT
I have a king bed so no way would it fit in the smaller non-master bedrooms in today's standard houses. I think the 12 x 12 kids rooms are pretty standard in the last 20ish years and really only comfortably accommodate a twin bed. My kids have complained non-stop their whole lives about the size of their rooms and I've always said one day they can move out and pick out their own place!
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Post by seaexplore on Jun 25, 2015 21:30:16 GMT
In this house, DH and I have the master with 2 closets and a great bathroom. The "kid" rooms (one kid room, office, spare bedroom) are at the totally opposite side of the house with a bathroom central to them. LOVE this arrangement!
Growing up, my parents rented a house while in the progress of building their dream home. This was a 3 bedroom, 1 bath place. They gave my 2 sisters and I the master bedroom (twin bed plus a bunk bed and all the crap that goes along with 3 girls!). My brother (the baby) had the smallest room that was barely bigger than a large closet. My parents took the middle sized room. It worked.
Now, in the house they built, they have a sweet master suite on the very top level. There are 3 bedrooms (one larger than theirs that my two sisters shared) and a bathroom one level down. The next level is kitchen/laundry/dining room/pantry. The bottom level has a formal living room and family room and a "den" (10x10 no closet) which became my room when I returned from college as my sister had taken my room, with a closet across from it. The very bottom floor was a basement full of my dad's wood workshop.
I would NEVER give up my master bedroom to my kid.
My SIL and BIL gave their DD the masted bedroom with a ginormous closet upstairs. Her brother has the other smaller bedroom. SIL and BIL took the VERY small downstairs "cell" that their king size bed barely fits in. The larger room next to it is about twice the size but is an office and playroom. None of the rooms have a private bath.
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Post by stittsygirl on Jun 25, 2015 21:36:20 GMT
I'm thinking about it for our new home. DH and I don't sleep together on normal nights, and haven't for years. It works for us. If we gave our girls the master bedroom, he and I could have our own rooms. Hmmm...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 21:38:43 GMT
Growing up I shared the master with my sister and *gasp* my brother. My mom could only afford a two bedroom in the area with the best schools. It worked for us. I'm sure some would be horrified though. I was told that could get my mom reported to cps nowadays. *rollseyes*
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jun 25, 2015 21:41:01 GMT
I had the master bedroom growing up. It was on the second floor and my parents didn't want to be on the same floor as us. It really wasn't a big deal.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 25, 2015 21:44:03 GMT
May I ask, do you mean that in the sense of "I don't like that term" or do you mean that in the sense of "in my area we don't say the phrase master bedroom"? I don't like it. It also doesn't usually apply to the kinds of houses I like/have lived in -- old ones, usually pre-1920. When I first moved in to my house, it was a small two bedroom cottage that was built in the 20's. Both the bedrooms were exactly the same size, with a small bathroom in between them. There was hardly closet space much less a master bedroom. I ended up adding a small master bedroom/bath, but anything too big would have been very much out of character for the house.
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Post by melissa on Jun 25, 2015 21:59:22 GMT
I think my daughter actually does have the largest bedroom in the house. It's an older, custom house not in a housing development and no similar homes in the general area.
While she may have the larger room, it is not the master. We have the master bedroom which includes a walk in closet (must have been huge for when it was built) and a bathroom. Dd's room has a very standard sized closet and does not include a bathroom.
I did have a master bedroom growing up as well. But just like others on this thread have mentioned, there were special circumstances. My mother had MS. My parents added on a ground floor master that was wheelchair compatible in every way. They did that shortly after her diagnosis to prepare for what they thought was the inevitable. She actually never required all the extras. She only used a scooter for long days of walking outside the home and used canes inside. Anyway, as the eldest, I got the big bedroom with the bathroom. It was great for sleep overs!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 22:08:33 GMT
Not in a million years would I give either of my sons the master suite in my house. It's my private retreat. Bedroom, large bath with tub and separate shower, huge closet w sitting area. It also has a second access to the sunroom and deck.
Maybe if one of them was deathly ill...
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 25, 2015 22:21:24 GMT
We have the master bedroom, but my oldest child's bedroom is larger. Mine has its own bathroom, a huge walk-in closet, a huge deck, and amazing views, and is the only room in the house with a/c (Seattle, most houses don't have central a/c). Hers does have more square footage, though.
We just moved, and in our last house, we had the largest bedroom.
My oldest is almost 13 (her friends are all 13 already), and she does have a friend whose mother swapped with her this year. I am going to admit, I kind of shook my head. I absolutely would consider it if I were giving kids a larger room to share, but that is more of a Regina George situation, I am afraid.
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