Big Kid Room

[penguin129]

When we move into the new house I am going to put DD in her own room. I am excited because I never really got to decorate her nursery the way I wanted to when we were renting. I am also looking forward to this because it is going to free up the dresser/changing table for baby 2. DD has been sleeping in our room with us on a mattress on the floor. I want to get her a own twin bed and a frame, some cube storage, and some of those plastic storage drawers for her closet. I can't decide if I want to buy a bed with drawers at the bottom or just buy a metal bed frame with a separate dresser. Here are some of the things I'm looking at all from Walmart.com. I will look at Craigslist too once we actually move. Right now I am in the window shopping and planning stage. If I get the bed with the 3 drawers underneath I am going to hold off on getting a dresser for now because I'll use those drawers and the plastic drawers. If any of you can share what you did for your kiddos or your thoughts that would be great. Thanks!

[ashiscute]

I can only see the first pic. I love the trundle beds but IMO the trundle is usually super expensive and doesn't give much extra storage. My big kids just have a dresser and a cube for storage plus closet space. We lucked out that DD's closet has a built in dresser.

[cam]

We already had a bed and dresser that we used for LO. I like that the bed has a bookshelf headboard because all of the bedtime books are right in reach. In our old house, he had a bed frame that was without a headboard. We had a basket of books in the night stand, but it would never hold all the books he has now. Drawers under the bed would be handy if the room is smaller and/or you plan to keep a lot of toys in the bedroom (we don't). I have one of those rolling storage bins under our bed that I use for sweatshirts and stuff I don't wear much.

[cam]

One thing to keep in mind with a bed with drawers is that it has to have plenty of access to both sides, so it eats a lot more floor space in that regards, depending on shape and size of room and how you want to utilize it (I.e. floor space for playing or just traffic paths).


*Edited to fix typo since I didn't proofread because my omelet needed to get off the stove.

[Deleted]

I opted for the bed with drawers. It was free because it was my old bed. I opted for it because her room is small, and she only has 1 small closet (there are drawers in there) and a dresser. I know she will need more storage when she is older. Putting drawers against the wall was never an issue for me because what I did was store things we didn't need to access all the time, and the bed was on castors so it was easy to move. They are empty right now, but when she needs more storage I'll put seasonal clothing in the drawers against the wall or linens that we don't use often that kind of thing.

DS's room has lots more storage, so I would more likely do a trundle in his room if he has lots of sleepovers. I am doubting the sleepover thing though since it seems like kids nowadays don't really do them as much or maybe it is a boy thing? I just know I did sleepovers every weekend, but my nephew is 11 and only done 1 maybe 2.

[mishy2010]

Do you live near an ikea? It sounds like you could find a lot of those items there.
I would lean towards the under-bed storage if we had the option. Never can have too much storage.
Here's my AW of DD's big girl room. Furniture is all my childhood furniture. Decorating her room was a lot of fun.

[penguin129]

mishy2010 The closest ikea is 2 hours away

[icequeen]

penguin129, my DD only has a nightstand with 3 drawers, which we currently use for wipes, diapers, and some other selfcare items. We keep all of her clothes in the closet, which admittedly has less space than I would like. We've been able to utilize the space best with hanging organizers. I think we might move the diapers and other stuff to the bathroom or closet to free up some space for clothes. Hopefully we won't be diapering for much longer anyway. I really like the bed with drawers underneath.