Yippee, it’s a play room.
The paintings done and the new carpeting is installed. We moved our bedroom furniture into the master bedroom today. This leaves us a spare bedroom that will be the kids’ playroom.
Let me elaborate.
We have 4 bedrooms. The kids get the two smallest bedrooms. We get the next size up and the spare bedroom is the largest bedroom - the one the architect would have said should be our bedroom.
Why did we choose to do this? What about a home office?
- My husband gets up earlier than I do. By having his dresser and closet in the playroom, he doesn’t wake me.
- The bedroom we chose is in the back of the house. There is no street noise since we back up to an elementary school’s green space.
- At this stage, it is more important to have toddler-friendly common areas.
With my laptop and phone system, my office is mobile. I can work in my bedroom, the dining room, bathroom (sometimes I’m desperate), or playroom. I can be where my kids are or where they are not.
They need constant supervision so I am usually working beside them. But if I need to make a quick phone call, it is nice to step into my bedroom at the right time and make the call.
When they are older, maybe I will change the rooms around and take one of the small bedrooms as an office.
Or maybe we will make the current playroom an office/library. Only time will tell.
All I have to say is that when you have a home-based business, the architect who built your home might not know what is best.
Tags: Home Office, kids