I have 3 kids in 1 room so split it with a £9 Ikea buy that's easier than adding a wall, the set-up's divided people
Rebecca, who posts under @rebeccadal9412, shared how she picked up a £9 Ikea buy to separate the room into a section for her daughter, and then her two sons.
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In a video which has racked up 26,000 likes, she shared: '3 children, 1 bedroom .. no problem.'
Rebecca showed how they bought an Ikea single track curtain rail in order to divide up the room.
When pulled across, the curtain gives privacy to both sides of the room, so they feel like separate spaces.
The mum shared how they chose the curtain as it could be pulled back if needed.
She added: 'We didn't want a partition wall as we wanted it to be an open space during the day.
'Moving just isn't an option for us yet we've made this house a home and spent too much money to just up and move to start again, so it was only right we tried to divide the boys bedroom to give Ariella her own space as well.
'Pretty proud of us.'
According to the description of the rail on the Ikea website: 'If you've ever struggled with complicated curtain rail systems you'll appreciate this one.
'It's easy to assemble and it's very flexible, so you can hang curtains even in the trickiest spaces.'
Many people praised the idea, with one saying: 'This makes me so happy to see!
'We've just done the same for our 7year old boy, we're due a baby girl any day now and so many people keep pushing us to move but we can't afford to buy a new house just yet!!'
Another added: 'You know what this is a great idea, 'a bigger house' doesn't happen over night, takes time and money.
'Same people suggesting that would also slam you if u got a council house because you're over crowded, u can't win! good job!'
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However, others weren't so sure about the idea.
One shared: 'if your planning on staying in that house just know for safeguarding issues it's recommended siblings of opposite genders don't sleep in the same room for age 10…'
A second added: 'I will never make my kids share.'
According to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children): 'Once your child is sleeping through the night comfortably it might work best for your family if they share a room with a sibling.
'The age siblings can happily share a bedroom will be different for every family and depend on your children's needs and personalities.
'As children grow up, they might want more privacy and need their own space.
'It's recommended that children over the age of 10 should have their own bedrooms – even if they're siblings or step-siblings.
'We know this isn't always possible. If your children share, try to have regular conversations with them about how they're feeling and allow for them to have private time.'
Are you allowed to convert a garage into a bedroom?
USING average house price figures from Zoopla, Admiral Loans crunched the numbers and worked out that each square foot of living space is worth £350 on average.
Typically, the size of a small single garage in the UK is 128 square feet making the additional space worth £45,000.
A standard conversion costs between £4,995 and £7,500 depending on what work you have done, according to householdquotes.co.uk, which will of course eat into your profits.
If the garage is attached to your home you won't even need to pay for planning permission, which currently costs £206.
The work falls under "permitted development rules", which allows you to make certain changes to your home as long as it's within limits.
This is because you're not really altering the outside dimensions of the building.
But you will need to apply to the local authority if your garage is separate to your house, you live in a flat or maisonette or in a listed building.
It's worth checking before starting any work that there aren't any planning conditions attached to your property - you can do this by writing to the local authority.
If you plough on with building work that actually required permission, you may be ordered to take it down.
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