Room Shuffle

Up until this weekend, my two older kids shared a bedroom.  They absolutely loved it and it allowed my husband and I to have a dedicated exercise room and guest room (we have a 5 bedroom house).  However, as the kids got older their need for individual space became obvious.  In addition, the toys and clothes were fairly bursting out of the closet and bureaus and my husband and I were considering squeezing more furniture into their already filled room.  We realized that although it's wonderful to have a dedicated guest room, that we have furniture and space that was poorly utilized 90% of the time and was only really used a few weeks out of the year.  So we spent Saturday afternoon shuffling the downstairs guest room furniture upstairs and moving our study/gym downstairs.  Although we no longer have a dedicated guest room, the amount of furniture is the same.  When we have guests my daughter will bunk in with her brother just like they did for years (and we did as kids when family came to visit) and our guests will still have a queen size bed and a room to themselves - even if it is pink.  The change was met with two very enthusiastic kids who love having a little space to themselves.  My husband and I are happy b/c we still have our gym/study which we love! :)