I've been meaning to get to this forever, and it wasn't happening, so I decided to not worry about it being perfect so I could just finish it before baby arrives! :)
Off of the kitchen, there is a small hall (I don't feel that "hall" is the appropriate term, but I'm not sure what else to call it) that leads to the bathroom and boys' room. This doorway used to have a door that led directly into the bathroom, and the bedroom was accessed through the bathroom. We changed that when we remodeled the bathroom, so now we have the little "hallway" there.
Off to one side of the hallway is the linen closet, but we use it for a little bit of everything since it is the only closet outside the bedrooms.
The very bottom contains my sewing machine and supplies, a basket with the heating pad, hot water bottle, and hair trimmer, and a basket of cleaning supplies.
The next shelf holds a basket with our bathroom towels, and all of the kids' Lego boxes. The majority of the Legos are in the boys' room, but they each have a plastic shoebox containing the Legos they can use at any one time. They are allowed to trade these out with other Legos, and occasionally they can have what we call a "Lego party" and they get all of the Legos out, but a shoebox is the amount they seem to be able to take care of at any one time. We put the boxes in this closet so they can get them out in the early morning before everyone is up.
The next two shelves are where Seth and I keep our clothes. We no longer have a bedroom closet, so we keep our clothes here near the bathroom. We are very minimal with our clothes, so it works for us!
The next shelf holds a basket of first aid/medication, and a basket of extra toiletries.
The very top shelf is difficult to access, so I keep a few seasonal items and lightbulbs there.
The first door in the hall leads to the bathroom, which is pretty small and basic.
The pedestal sink came with the house, and though I like the look, I don't think it's the most practical with kids. Since there is no storage there, we added the little drawers which serve as our bathroom storage (deodorant, hairbrushes, Waterpik, etc.) and counter. On the sides of the sink are the trash can and diaper pail (just a basic plastic trash can with lid). There is just enough floor space near the toilet for the toddler potty when we need it. Behind the mirror is a cabinet that has a few more hair and toiletry items.
The last door leads to the boys' room. Six kids shared this room until last year, when we made a switch and gave the girls their own room.
It is a small room, and hard to photograph very well, but pretty much what you see is what you get! There is a regular bunk, a triple bunk, a dresser, and the closet is behind the door.
The kids all love stuffed animals, so they all have a number of them, and they keep them on their beds. Under the regular bunk we store the rest of the Legos, and each of the boys has a plastic container for their personal toys.
We keep kids clothes minimal also, and they each have a drawer for their clothes, and they share an underwear drawer. One drawer is actually empty right now, and another holds their AWANA stuff. They use the top to store the Lego creations they want to keep intact. When it gets full, we clear it off.
The closet is not used for their clothes, but for storage.
This side holds their shared toys...Duplos, action figures, dress-up, Playmobil, and a few random things! :) Sleeping bags are on the top shelf.
The other side of the closet holds the rest of the kid sleeping bags, some Nerf guns and the rest is mostly clothes that I have saved for the kids. I save MUCH less than I used to, but I still keep a few things, especially things that I know we will need, like shorts for summer; pants, since my boys wear them out sooo quickly; a size or two ahead in baby clothes; and a few things for my oldest kids.
And that's it! Bedrooms are mostly used for sleeping and getting dressed, so while there is not a lot of space, there is enough for those things! They do occasionally play in there, but not often.
