During the couple’s recent $200K overhaul of their 1,700 sq ft pad, which they’ve owned since tying the knot in 2004, Darren’s childhood friend-slash-ID refused to let them downgrade again.
With Darren’s mum moving in, the plan was to give her the ensuite and they take the smallest bedroom themselves.
“But he was like, ‘Come on, bro, you work so hard, how can you stay in the last room where you don’t even have an ensuite toilet? Just let your kids sleep there, we’ll make the room bigger for them,” Darren recalls with a laugh.
Turns out, the kids were totally fine with the swap. “They were very happy for us to have the master back,” says Evelyn.
And while they initially tried to carve out a room just for Kristen, it was just not possible.
“She knew what we were concerned about, so she said, ‘Don’t worry, these are my brothers. I prefer to sleep with them without any hindrances.’ Now they will just sit on the bed, chat with each other, it’s a sight to behold,” she smiles.