Gabby Bourne and her husband live in a 900-square-foot, two-bedroom house with their 5-year-old and a new baby. For the past few months, Bourne’s Instagram followers have watched her turn a messy ...

in which case you could turn the space into a den or reading nook, adding curtains to create a secret play area. Kids won't grow out of these as quickly as they would a novelty bed. Plus, if you have ...

(They have a text group for all their kids ... for a reading nook, where her family also avidly plays backgammon. The other part of it was enclosed and functions as an additional bedroom with ...

The kids take the bedroom while she and her husband sleep ... a big table for sharing meals and doing homework, reading nooks and our big bed. We keep toys to a minimum.” ...