Browse Forums General Discussion Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 9Jan 06, 2013 11:02 pm We had the same dilemma, we have two young(ish) boys and weren't sure what plan would best suit our needs. It came down to how long we were planning to live in the house.... as it was a long time - us downstairs and kids upstairs was the best option. We also lived in single level house where we were at the front and the kids were at the back - didn't worry us in the slightest! When the kids were babies we had them in our room which meant no walking at all! I also liked being at the front of the house as I felt the kids would be more vulnerable if they were at the front. Which turned out to be the right choice as we had two people try to break and enter through the front door when we were fast asleep! I would never have heard them if i had been at the back and god knows what would have happened if they had gotten in! Good luck with your decision! Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 10Jan 07, 2013 8:58 am HouseOB Is the main reason for wanting to be far away from the kids so that the kids don't hear the parents... er... wrestle? Or is it so the parents don't hear the kids fight? Also so that we don't have to hear the death metal/dance mix crap music they play. Or be within earshot when they bring a lady home... We go to bed early; they stay up late. We get up early; they get up late. Nobody disturbs anybody. We planned it this way, because our boys are apparently never leaving home. Privacy on both sides is a good thing. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 12Jan 14, 2013 10:59 am We have been in our house (EB Memphis 28) for 3 years xmas just gone, and our twins have just turned 5. Master Bedroom at the front and kids bedrooms at the rear. It took my guys 1 night to learn the layout of the house. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 13Jan 14, 2013 12:13 pm In our new build we are building a guest room next to our master - we imagine our son will want to be next to us for a little while (9 year old boy) although that may change we imagine he will them move back to his existing bedroom which is approx a 25m walk away <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 14Jan 14, 2013 12:23 pm Yeah with our current design we are looking at, 3 bedrooms upstairs far away from master bedroom, but we actually have a small bedroom next to the master, and a bath nearby. Eventually we will turn that room into a WIR but it could be used for years until then. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 16Jan 20, 2013 6:27 pm As said, it depends on the age of the kids, which makes it difficult since that changes! Shopping for a house 10 years ago when I had a baby, I wouldn't buy a 2-storey house because I would have been running upstairs 50 times a day to get him up, change him, put him bed, resettle, resettle, resettle, check him, rinse & repeat... With the baby & toddler stage over, my new house will be 2 storey but I still wouldn't want the kids bedrooms very far from ours. Our current house is single level but with the kids' rooms at the far end, so my daughter's room is 16-20m from ours. At 8 yrs old she can still need us suddenly in the middle of the night (nightmare, vomiting, too cold...) and I find this distance a pain. It is difficult to hear her, especially when we're sleeping. We've gone through several monitors which all stopped working or gave too much background noise. And although it's not really far to walk in the daytime, when you've been woken in the middle of the night, it seems like a long way! Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 17Jan 20, 2013 7:13 pm We have ALWAYS had kids' rooms away from us-mind you, we have only ever built single stories because we lived in a 2 story at one point whilst building and it drove me nuts having to go upstairs to clean! Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 18Jan 21, 2013 6:24 am Deemaree We have ALWAYS had kids' rooms away from us-mind you, we have only ever built single stories because we lived in a 2 story at one point whilst building and it drove me nuts having to go upstairs to clean! Us too, Dee...even though our old place was small, we were at the front and the kids were at the back. When our first baby was born, I worried I wouldn't hear him so put his cradle in our room. That lasted one night before he got moved to the adjoining lounge room. That lasted less than a week before I shoved him back in his own room. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 19Jan 21, 2013 3:28 pm Our bedrooms are all up one end. Our house is approx 30m wide so all living areas are down one end and sleeping up the other. Although our kids are all under 7, I can't see why it matters about separating when they get older. Both my and DH's childhood homes had the same setup and he was at home until 30yo and I was 26yo. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: How far are your kids bedrooms from the main bedroom? 20Jan 21, 2013 3:40 pm Maybe your parents were quiet? Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Hi, Have fun, remember bedrooms should feel relaxing and inviting, the last space you see before sleep and the first you see when you wake up. Make sure it makes you… 6 16170 The warning is on the sticker on the door too. 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