apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I have a two year old daughter and another on the way due next month. For now, they will be in separate rooms, but once the little one turns two is when I plan to put them in a room together. I think it will be good for them.

Where did they get that rocker? Love it.

3 month old twin boys...I am excited to design their "big boy room" when they get old enough. For now they have a very symmetrical two crib nursery (formerly office). I loved sharing a room with my younger sister...even though I always had to clean up her mess!

Right now the littlest sleeps with us. When he's ready for a big bed, he'll be moving in to sister's room.

We have a 3-year-old boy and an 8-month-old girl that share a room. It's a bit of a challenge some nights, but most of the time it works just fine.

My 5 and 2 year old boys share a bedroom and a playroom. I like having the toys contained (kinda) and a place to move around and then a room that is for more quiet activities like reading and sleeping. The arrangement might change in the future but for now it works really well.

I'm about to move my 8 month old in with my 3 year old. I have a question for those of you out there who may be in a similar situation. Does the baby wake up the 3 year old? My 8 month old goes to sleep at 7 and wakes up at 4 or 5 to eat and then sleeps again until 7. Will the 4 or 5 am crying wake up my 3 year old? Will he go back to sleep afterwards? Maybe I just need to do it and see what happens. Any advice?

My 6 year old and 3 year old have been sharing a room since my youngest moved out of his crib. I keep expecting my daughter to ask to get her own room but she never has. In fact we have been talking about having a third child and my daughter requested that if another baby comes along she wants the baby to share their room as well!
For us sharing a room has been great. If you have a small home it is certainly worth giving it a try.

We have two boys, 7 months and 22 months. They have been sharing a room for the last few weeks. Patricia, we have found that the toddler gets used to the baby's cries and now sleeps through it. The baby still wakes up at least once a night crying (and it can get really loud) and yet the toddler sleeps through it. I would just go ahead and do it and see what happens.

My girls are 1 & 3yrs old--they've shared a room pretty much since birth. My 3yr old learned quickly to change from a really light sleeper to a very sound sleeper--it turned out to actually be a blessing that they had to share. They love spending time in there together playing & looking at books.