Can’t they just share a room (2 beds) without having it divided?

Technically they can share the room, yes - though we have no plans of moving out of this apartment, and know we'd like them to have their own private spaces as they grow - so we'd like to figure out how that is going to work.

IMO glass walls do not provide actual privacy and all bedooms need egress windows unless somehow that is not an issue where you live. I think I am just asking is the space you are trying to have for 2 bedrooms 199x 144 or is that the space you want the kids to share? I thinkI also need to know the ages of the kids . Couldwe see the whole apartment layout to better understand where this space is

Don't put up a wall. If the kids want privacy, hang a curtain in the middle on a ceiling track that allows them to close the curtain at night but can be opened and tied back during the day.

I'm not following the drawings and matching your verbage.

There is Option 1, then 1A with the pocket door moved - is that a conventionally constructed pocket door wall? So remodeling is an option, or is this all accomplished with furniture? Both Option 1's have a window on each side, and I assume you would want to carry the divider wall over the radiator(?) into the window mullion/frame.

Option 2 is a different room, window is different, circulation openings, etc.

FWIW if any dividers within a room are just movable furniture, that shouldn't affect fire safety. No different than a bunkbed or cubicle.

Use opaque drapes on a ceiling mounted track that can be open or closed as needed.

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3onthetree, the current state of the narrow room is one large 6’ pocket door. i was thinking we could make two entrances as an idea which is shown in 1A. in the division of thst room, yes wed have to deal with the radiator. Possibly split into two radiators.

Bedrooms require egress windows. Full complete STOP on this idea.

Depending on a lot of factors, it might be a better use of space to consider lofted beds with curtained privacy space underneath and full curtains around the lofted part as well? We did this fir our kids when sharing an 8x10 bedroom.

As someone who shared with a sibling until high school, there are lots of ways to make private space. You could turn the closet into a private space for one (clothing storage under bed or in standalone) and maybe find another closet or corner fir tye other? (This is what my mother did). Curtains around beds also help, as do areas in main spacers that are a bit set apart.

We can definitely do a curtain divider in either room, we’ve been considering that too..

Which room would you prefer the curtain in? The one where each kid gets a window, or the larger one, where one kid can’t see the window when the curtain is closed?

If they go in the narrow room wed be moving all our furniture into the other room.. heres a few images of the room..

We’ve actually already invested in these beds: https://resourcefurniture.com/product/kali-board/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImPLxnYGM8gIVx8izCh1OgwvkEAAYASAAEgJJq_D_BwE

so we’re set on using them in the design.

Floor Plan attached for

those who asked, and for a better all round picture.

It is good for children to share space. Even through High School. They will be better roommates in college. I do like the bunk beds in the middle of the room scheme that Mrs. Pete showed. I’ll have to remember it for the granddaughters.

Yea, i think thats a cool design too.

Which bathroom makes the most sense fir them? The one with two sinks or the one with one? What about closet space? Whether a room is bigger or smaller may have less to do with which is best than which meets more needs?

Would tye family have enough space for typings like exercise equipment if the kids share the large room, or does it make sense to have them share the smaller, with family/adult things in your room?

We have a larger house (1500sf), but just went through a big rethink of spaces; we took a long time thinking about each use of space, and it’s really coming together. It’s definitely not what others would have picked (guitars lining the master bedroom wall), but it’s making the most sense for us. In small spaces, really thinking about space use and what you actually want vs what you are supposed to have can really help!

None of the solutions offer sound privacy, so I'd just use a curtain down the middle for visual privacy so each person has a window. Splitting the room the other way (crossways) is not as good because the person nearest the door always has the other person walking through their space. https://tinypartments.com/19-genius-ways-to-get-privacy-in-a-room-you-havent-thought-of/

The option 2 room looks like a good room to split in half as it is longer. Instead of putting both beds on the long wall you could put one on the dressing room wall facing the window and the other on the long wall opposite the door. You could use a bookshelf to divide the spaces and then each child would their own areas and they don't have to sleep so close to each other. People get really creative with Ikea bookcases, mix of open and closed, plants, and they would let the air and light flow as well. The (bottom photo) gallery wall is interesting too but not as airy as the bookshelves.

Here's one other idea i was playing with. Putting the two beds back to back on half knee wall, then having glass or plexi glass go from the top of that to the ceiling, with drapes or roller shades to close that off, and maybe a curtain for the remainder of the opening between the spaces.

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1. "It is good for children to share space. Even through High School.

1. To a point but high schoolers need their space if it's available but in life rule they need space. My three aunt's shared a room, circa 1960-1978. They hated it! Having ones own space doesn't make one selfish anymore than it doesn't make them more of a sharer if they do share. 

2. "They will be better roommates in college."

Not everyone goes to college.  And most of us who did go didn't have roommates. More than 47 percent of people entering college are over 25 years old, and 40 percent of those are over 35. view. Hint: They're not boarding in a dorm. Plus, sharing as a kid might make one hate sharing ever again. Although in the military a shared childhood made it easier to acclimate to people being in one's business.

I like this latest one…I wouldn’t do glass to the ceiling, though- if you aren’t creating doors sound/privacy won’t be increased by it, and general room comfort will be greater with it open at the top. You could do ooen shelving for decorative items or hang a stain glass panel or similar for visual privacy while still allowing upper air flow.

I took a look at the measurements, and was tickled to notice that the resulting rooms are each bigger than my kids’ rooms (8x10). :) They should get a nice sized chunk of real estate out of this!