It's a 2level house. There's 3 bedrooms (1 is master) up and 3 bedrooms down. The house is being restored after a fire last year. We were able to make a few changes, one was adding a large bedroom in the downstairs. Before, I had little kids up and big kids down. I hated it. This time I want all the kids (and their mess!) together even though the master bedroom is upstairs (with a crib for the baby). My husband claimed one upstairs bedroom for an office. I'm undecided about what to do with the other. There's a large storage closet in the downstairs which I'm going to put school stuff, art stuff and out of rotation toys. If we do work boxes, I could keep them in there too.
I'm thinking right now to set up a large table in the part of the downstairs we fondly call "the cave" because it's got no natural light on that side. On the bedroom side, there's lots of light. The entrance to the laundry room is also in the cave. During the renovation, we did add extra lighting, so hopefully it's brighter now. The only drawback is that I wouldn't be able to close a door on it. I guess I could add a curtain or room divider with a baby gate.
Thanks for helping me think this through!