https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:05:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984727 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:05:53 +0000 littlek 984727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an open bedroom for our next LO. If we have 3, then we will need to finish part of our basement and make it a guest room. We have dedicated office on the 1st floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984718 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:04:33 +0000 LindsayInNY 984718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a two bedroom. The second bedroom will be an office/guest/nursery combo. Currently the office space is there, working on the guest part and TTC for the nursery part! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984694 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:59:33 +0000 Mrsjets 984694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 4 bedrooms on the top floor. I have to give up our office or our guest room (same size) for baby #2 and I think the office is losing. We'll probably move it into the basement - it's finished but rarely used since we have a family and living room above ground. It would be much easier just to not have a guest room though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984617 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:40:02 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 984617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have three bedrooms and an office. I use one bedroom as a sewing room/second guest room. That room will become the nursery one day so I'll move my sewing machine into the office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984609 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:38:16 +0000 Boheme 984609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not with this LO, but the next one. It's going to make our house chaotic because that room is my craft/sewing room, DH's music room, and our joint office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984599 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:35:50 +0000 Alivoo01 984599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave up our office for the nursery. We moved all the stuff in that room to our farmhouse. Our current home is too small with zero storage space so we couldn't consolidate rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984248 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 09:04:02 +0000 avivoca 984248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not this time, but if we are still in this house when LO #2 gets here, they will either share a room or we'll have to find a new place for our office/guest room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984144 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:39:36 +0000 Chillybear 984144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're in the process of finishing half the basement so that we can move our office and my sewing space down there. Once we can clear out the bedroom we'll work on baby's room. we also have a secretary desk in our dining room where my laptop lives </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984126 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:34:37 +0000 Littlebit 984126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not PG, but when we are, we'll be turning our office/craft room into the nursery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984125 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:34:19 +0000 yin 984125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Giving up my craft room now for LO2. It's a hot mess, and I just throw craft supplies in there. The clean up process is dragging on forever. I might combine the guest room into a craft space, but my sister is currently living with us. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984120 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:33:19 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 984120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: I think we can manage ;) I need more color in my life anyways </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984112 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:31:31 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 984112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: hahahah well she's known to color on the walls, fridge, windows and couch, so.... fair warning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984111 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:31:17 +0000 Dandelion 984111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: Yeah, that sounds perfect! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984107 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:30:39 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 984107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: actually it does. And no tile for washable crayons to stick to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984100 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:27:26 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 984100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: ... does your hot water tank work? i'm so there! hahahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984098 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:26:59 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 984098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: There's also this upstairs hallway sitting area that gets a TON of light throughout the day. </p> <p>You can move in any time ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984083 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:22:12 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 984083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: Yeah I do!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984081 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:21:38 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 984081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: You need my house. It has four bedrooms and an office :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984011 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:59:32 +0000 looch 984011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had three bedrooms when our son was born, one was the master, one was tiny and was the closet/storage and the other was our office/craft/guest room. So when our son was born, we got rid of the craft stuff and our son shared with the office. Eventually though, we moved the office to a nook in our family room and DS had the whole room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984008 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:58:40 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 984008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home. Our third bedroom is my studio, and when we have our second child my studio will have to be moved elsewhere. </p> <p>This isn't our forever home, and our next house will either have four bedrooms or an office space... But temporarily, my studio will be moved to our game room, and the other half will remain converted into a playroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-984002 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:57:43 +0000 mrs. wagon 984002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES... after our second was born we had to give up our guest room / study / craft room. It was easily moved to the basement but I really miss it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-983995 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:53:03 +0000 MrsTiz 983995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: Hmm.. Maybe you could add a shelving unit or cabinet to new babies room, like take up an entire wall that is just storage and looks pretty when it's all shut up?</p> <p>I'm no help :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-983983 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:50:06 +0000 Dandelion 983983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Ugh, also...the stuff in the boxes is DH's collectible stuff. I'm annoyed by it, but I'd never ask him to get rid of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-983973 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:49:09 +0000 Dandelion 983973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Yeah, the boxes are going, but I actually use my crafts and everything, so I'd need a place to still work on stuff. I don't want to get rid all of that stuff. Most of the other stuff has shelves in the master closet with their names on them...I just have to get DH to get them up there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-983969 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:47:14 +0000 MrsTiz 983969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought this house knowing we'd be using one guest room as a nursery so I used it as my craft/storage room until we got PG. We rehomed everything that was in there, if that ment moving it to another room, selling it on Craigslist or putting it in the attic waiting for yard sale time.. I find that stuff that you keep in boxes after moving is usually the best stuff to get rid of because you never unpacked it and lived without it, so that proves you can, right? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-to-give-up-a-craft-room-or-office-for-babys-room#post-983956 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:45:28 +0000 Dandelion 983956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Or did you combine them?</p> <p>Our third bedroom is small...the smallest in the house, because of course, we picked the Master and DS picked the next biggest room for himself. The third became our office/craft room, plus it holds a lot of boxes that haven't found homes for (but I'm working on that part.)</p> <p>I don't want to have to move my craft table, and it's really the best place for the computer, so I'm hoping to be able to just share the room with the new baby, at least for now. DH wants to buy a house at some point after this lease is up, so there's no telling how long we'll be in this house after baby is born...could be 2 months, could be longer. </p> <p>I'm sure baby will be in our room for the first couple months, anyways, so I think I only need to store stuff like clothes in there.</p> <p>Did you find a way to divide the space? If not, what did you do with your computer or craft things? Do you have pictures? </p>