We have several big bins under the bed, and the scooters are under there. But I find that it's not great to have tons of stuff there, bcs what is there, doesn't get tapped for playing. So we put the bulky stuff (Hot Wheels) and the "mom-related" stuff (sheets & spare mattress pads) under there And my DS uses the rest of the space for his clubhouse, LOL! The type of place we have our eye on (GOTTA have 2 bathrooms) would be 3BR, but it would only add about 100 sq. ft (the extra bedroom, 10x10). The second bedroom now , which they share, is 10x14. She also thinks it's funny that someone thinks she doesn't have enough room for her stuff. We did try to sell our place a while ago, and couldn't get a buyer, so we quit for awhile. We couldn't drop our price TOO much, bcs we need to be able to afford the bigger place, and can't have a gap of more than about $120k (even that is going to be a bit hard). DH & I just talked about the spiffing up that's necessary, and we are going to try again. I'd like to get DD in her own room once she's in high school. At the moment, she & DS are pretty content (I asked her). LOL on the overhead compartments like a train or airplane--except that, I had made the kids these really long cloth slings to hang on the walls above their beds (DS's was actually suspended from the top bunk) to hold their stuffed animals, so it really was a bit like an overhead bin on an airplane. I made them take the slings down when our apartment went on the market (that room IS pretty full, and I didn't want it to look unnecessarily crowded, and I didn't succeed--the one piece of feedback we got was that our place seemed crowded). I haven't had the energy to put them back up yet.

Addiesue, That's an absolutely wonderful piece. Isn't it fun to share something you love so much and have someone respond with joy?

hi Talley, I used birch 3/4th inch plywood. Then edged it with some trim molding. The trim is pine. All of the stuff came from HD, and most of the major cuts I had them do. The trim and a few boards I cut myself. For the trim, I used some wood glue and small finish nails. I should have been a teensy bit less liberal with the glue, because glue doesn't stain. If the glue gets on your boards, it won't stain as well in those spots. I did find that both the pine and the stain did stain up pretty well the same though. I attached the trim first, then stained and poly'd.

I am not a fan of the sliding barn door hardware, but given the use of the room and your choices, I probably would have made the same decision. It is a shame you had to notch the woodwork, but like you wrote, that can be repaired -if ever the doors are replaced. You don't have a period decor, so I hardly see why it would be important to install period doors. They look nice. They work well, and your design is transitional, so a little touch of country hardware shouldn't throw it off, and doesn't in my estimation.