https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 10:14:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689863 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:47:21 +0000 Mamaof2 2689863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: yes everyone would have their own bedroom - my kids have full size beds so if we need an extra bed for a guest we just have one of the kids sleep with us for the night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689840 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:23:55 +0000 lamariniere 2689840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the option of each person having their own room and guests using the pull out couch in the playroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689835 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:20:54 +0000 gingerbebe 2689835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@psw27: I would totally keep the sleeper in the playroom and make the other bedroom a true nursery, especially since the playroom would give your guests sound privacy with little kids!! That's ridiculous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689816 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:03:25 +0000 psw27 2689816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH and I are in this debate now - we have 3 bedrooms and a playroom (2 stories down). I am due in April and think our 3rd bedroom should be a nursery for new DS. DH wants to keep it as a guest room, even though we have a lovely queen sized pull out in the playroom with it's own full bathroom down there. Eventually I think it is fine for both DS to share a room if they want to but why should we smoosh them in there to accommodate random guests who have another sleep option? The debate continues at my house! </p> <p>(side note: any complaints about the accommodations would promptly have me reminding them that the Hilton is down the street. And gosh, wouldn't it be nice if we ever got to sleep til 9 or 10.....) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689815 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:02:59 +0000 PawPrints 2689815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, my perspective is based in living in an area where real estate is so in demand that every square foot is precious - the dollars-per-sq-foot is so freaking high around here. So it's hard to stomach leaving an entire room vacant 95% of the time. Unless we were to move out to the suburbs where real estate prices are a lot lower, we'd never do a dedicated guest room. We have a comfortable air mattress with a thick mattress topper that guests use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689804 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:55:12 +0000 winniebee 2689804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 4 bedrooms, but one is very small, no closet, and attaches to DS2's room via pocket door. The plan is to move DS2 in with DS1 (DS1's room is very big and has double closets). New baby will have the DS2's current room and we will keep the 4th room as a guest room. We have monthly guests and my husband takes overnight call and one of us sometimes sleeps there...but it's also just not a great bedroom. If we stay in this house long-term, we will probably add a true 4th bedroom upstairs so that one the boys are older and bigger, everyone has their own space again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689785 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:38:16 +0000 alphagam84 2689785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would use the extra room as a room for the new baby. No point having it go unused for two months at a time. And the IL's could always stay at a hotel ;) My parents do even though we have an extra guest room as they don't want to inconvenience us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689770 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:27:56 +0000 kiddosc 2689770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's my house, for my family, I would let each child have their own room rather than have a room sit empty for the majority of the time. We do what @looch: suggested. We have two kids and a three bedroom house. Everyone gets their own room, but my son has a full size bed that gets used by guests (my in-laws) and he sleeps on a rollaway in our room or the nursery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689748 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:06:57 +0000 sapphire 2689748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a three bedroom house plus bonus office room. Currently LO#1 has her own room and the 3rd bedroom is guest/movie watching space. We're coverting the 3rd bedroom to a nursery, but will keep the sleeper sofa in there which should be helpful for our moms when they stay over, esp as the baby will be in our room for at least the first few months. We would plan to give that room up to guests if they were staying and bring LO#2 in with us or in with LO#1 temporarily. We don't have guests that often though so I don't think a dedicated guest room is all that important. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689656 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:45:52 +0000 gingerbebe 2689656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably broach it with my inlaws when I was pregnant and say we can either get a queen sleeper sofa or we can split the cost of a local hotel with you.</p> <p>IRL, my family always stays with us (like once or twice a year my parents use the guest room and my brother and his fiancée couch surf). My in laws always stay at a hotel around the corner once a year. My inlaws are amazing grandparents and they are super present for the kids but they appreciate being able to nap when the kids nap and go back to the quiet of their own room after the boys go to bed at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689596 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:48:09 +0000 caterw 2689596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: hahaha yes!!! If they already don't like the set up you graciously provide they can feel free to pay for other accommodations. I second having the kids double up when you have visitors and give each child their own bedroom (unless you have 2 that want to share) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689567 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:25:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 2689567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do what worked bestfor our family, since we live there, and make do for the times they come. So most likely that would be each kid having their own room. Whenthe kids are older I think it would be pretty easy to have them bunk up for weekends when you have guests, but with really little kids sleep is just to fragile and precious for me to mess with it. And yeah, their complaining about the size of the bed would make me feel a lot less willing to accommodate them! If you want a bigger bed, here's the name of the nearest hotel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689546 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:55:22 +0000 rattles 2689546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're expecting number three in a four bedroom. My two "big" girls (4 and 2) really want to share, so right now we're going to keep the guest room and nursery as is and move DD2 in with DD1. I assume we'll reevaluate and spread them out as they grow older. Their big girl beds have trundles, and I assume the guest room furniture suite would remain even if a kid moved in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689520 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:10:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2689520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your guest room is used pretty frequently, but not enough to bump a child's bedroom. Depending on birth order and spacing between kids we may have them share or everyone gets their own room. Would a queen pullout be a size upgrade from what your ILs sleep on now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689518 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:04:14 +0000 erinbaderin 2689518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others who have suggested each kid gets a room and when you have company have the kids share (or when the baby is young they could go into your room in a pack and play). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689510 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:51:50 +0000 Cole 2689510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the idea of giving each child their own room and having them bunk up when your in laws come. We are in a similar boat and my plan is to have the girls share for a year or so since I figure the baby will be in our room most of the time anyway and then we'll convert the guest room for the youngest but we'll give her a queen sized bed unless she magically loves her crib in which case both will be in there for a little while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689505 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:37:25 +0000 ValentineMommy 2689505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 4 bedrooms and 3 kids (well, 2 with 1 on the way). We decided to have the boys share a room. We don't even HAVE a guest room....the "extra" bedroom is my office and craft room. For awhile I felt really guilty about keeping the room, while my kids are sharing one, but....they LOVE being in the same room and I really do need the office space, as I work from home half the time. </p> <p>I would definitely consider separating them in the future if they decided they hated sharing (and hopefully by then we would have a finished basement), but yea. They share and it's not a big deal. They don't even spend a lot of time in their room as it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689503 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:34:32 +0000 Ajsmommy 2689503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd have each kid have their own room. It's our house and I'm sorry but I'd want it to be most convenient for us, the one's who live there. We also have a basement that guests can sleep in and a huge couch in the living room, so we have alternatives to the guest room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689502 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:31:56 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2689502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have four bedrooms and three kids. Right now my older two (2&amp;4) share a room, the baby is in the tiny nursery, and we have a guest room. In a couple years we're going to reevaluate.<br /> We have space in the basement to add a bedroom and I would prefer the people that live here 24/7/365 have a dedicated space than the people that visit every 3-4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689501 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:28:57 +0000 PinkElephant 2689501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During the time that the third baby was small, and I was expecting frequent visitors, I'd leave your fourth bedroom as the guest bedroom. The baby won't be getting much use out of it at that point, anyway. This gives you another year to decide about room-sharing, and analyze which kids might make good roommates.</p> <p>Personally, I like to have a dedicated guest room. It's easy for me to just shut the door, keep it clean and neat, and be ready to go for short-notice guests with very little extra work. I'd hate having guests sleep in a space I used for something else, because it could take a lot of work to get and keep the space "ready" for guests, particularly in a space like a playroom that kids think of as theirs.</p> <p>In the end, I'd probably go with a setup like @looch: described. While we do have a dedicated guest room, our current set up is like that - there's a pull out in the nursery that could accommodate a second set of guests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689500 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:28:01 +0000 HappyBaker 2689500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: That's a good idea! Thanks! </p> <p>@Mama Bird: Thanks, good point. I think I'm just bitter because they always complain about the guest room anyway haha, so I feel like if they don't appreciate the fact that we keep a room in our house just for them why not just get rid of it! I know, that is awful! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689496 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:25:36 +0000 looch 2689496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, if I had 3 kids and 4 bedrooms, everyone would have their own room. What I would do, rather than a sleeper sofa, is to do a full bed with a trundle in one of the kids rooms. When guests come, the kids could double up in one room and the guests would use the free bedroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689495 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:20:12 +0000 Mama Bird 2689495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's really nice to have a guest room, and the kids could share a room, at least while they're very little. Maybe eventually everyone would want their own room and then you could convert the guest room to a bedroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guest-room-vs-nursery#post-2689493 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:09:10 +0000 HappyBaker 2689493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is totally hypothetical but I'm crowd sourcing what other people think :-) </p> <p>We have a 4 bedroom house and 2 kids, so everyone has their own room right now and then we have a guest room. The guest room is mainly used by IL's, probably every other month they come visit for a long weekend. It's a small room, and we can only fit a full bed in there - they've already complained in the past that it is such a small bed (they sleep in a king at home, DH and I don't even have a king because our rooms are tiny!)</p> <p>We're hoping to have a third, and always assumed we'd just have two kids share a room. But recently I've been thinking that is kind of silly because the guest room is unused / empty more often than not. I'm thinking we could put a queen sleeper sofa downstairs in our playroom and that's where they could stay when they come. While not ideal (because my kids wake up at 5am and IL's sleep until 9 or 10 and we wouldn't be able to use the playroom) I'm thinking we could just keep some toys upstairs when they visit.</p> <p>If you had 4 bedrooms and 3 kids would you have everyone have their own room? Or would you keep a guest room that isn't used super frequently? </p>