ᐅ Children’s and Bedrooms – What Sizes Are Recommended?

Created on: 30 Jan 2018 23:51
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blaupuma
Hello, we are currently planning our bungalow.
It won’t be very large, about 140 sqm (1500 sq ft), with two small children soon.

Now I’m wondering how big the children’s rooms should be.
I’m worried they might be too small when the kids grow up. Or do they hardly spend time there anyway?

The children’s rooms are planned to be 13 sqm (140 sq ft) each.
The parents’ bedroom is 15 sqm (160 sq ft) with a walk-in closet.

The complete floor plan will be shared once everything is fully planned, and then you can take it apart and review it.
Good luck!
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j.bautsch
7 Mar 2018 15:42
My parents didn’t allow the toys to leave the children’s room—except occasionally for bath time. However, my mother also had a kind of obsession with tidiness.
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haydee
7 Mar 2018 16:18
Why keep toys only in the kids’ rooms?

I think bedrooms and children’s rooms are personal retreats, while living rooms and dining rooms are shared spaces for everyone.

In our home, there are traces of children everywhere. Toys are not considered clutter.
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Kekse
8 Mar 2018 06:40
I don’t think the master bedroom needs to be smaller than the children’s rooms. Although children, especially teenagers, spend much more time in their rooms, the parents share the master bedroom (and use it for longer periods). A bed measuring 2x2 m (6.5x6.5 ft) that can be accessed from both sides, plus a wardrobe for two working adults, and space to store clothes that will be worn again, require a minimum size that a children’s room can be smaller than without becoming unsuitable. However, if more space is available, the size proportions should be more balanced, which I also agree with.
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j.bautsch
8 Mar 2018 06:47
Yes, no toys outside the bedroom is not something I find particularly bad. Of course, I don’t remember how it was before I turned 4 years old. Maybe it was a bit more relaxed back then. But we were always expected to clean our rooms ourselves and keep closets like wardrobes tidy. My mother usually helped when we were younger, but especially later on, it was expected that we did it independently. We always had fairly large rooms, never less than 12m² (130 sq ft). Later, as a teenager, I had almost 16m² (170 sq ft) with old-style high ceilings. There was even a washbasin in the room, and a sofa still fit in.
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Nicki21
9 Mar 2018 20:36
The size of the children's rooms was important to me. We planned for 23 m² (248 ft²) and 21 m² (226 ft²).
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haydee
9 Mar 2018 21:06
We played a lot outside of the children's rooms until we withdrew as teenagers, and then the garden or dining room was always allowed to be used for parties.