Room organization ideas

When my husband and I moved into our current home, we were expecting our first child.  Little did we ever dream that in ten short years we would outgrow our cozy space so quickly.  We also decided several years ago that whatever upgrades whether that be to move or add on we would not incur any debt as we had worked hard to become debt free.   In this economy having as many assets liquid could be the difference between eating, eating well and eating at all... and with 7 mouths to feed we wanted to make sure that we could still afford the best nutrition possible.  There are many resources to help families work on reducing debt and staying debt free, it's just a matter of making it a priority.

Aside from debt challenges, we have had to become pretty creative in our accommodations for children and their spaces.  We currently have three girls sharing a room and our two boys will share the other.  So far it works nicely...while still small, however as the two oldest grow I've had to adjust to their needs to have their own space and privacy.  Our oldest daughter has grown increasingly more sensitive to having alone time.  She also has expressed frustration of little ones always getting into her personal things and messing things up.  So to remedy some of this issue we created a space underneath her loft bed, a sort of cubby or hide out so that she could display her things without the threat of them being rummaged through.  So far it works well!  Here is what we came up with:



A long shear and spring rod create a privacy curtain.  She can open and close the curtain like a door.  We have her desk, dresser, lava lamp and containers for her personal items inside. 



The other two girls have places on their beds for keeping special toys, etc.  These are all temporary fixes to growing needs.  Eventually, they will need a bigger room and definitely more closet space, but for now it suffices and they are content.