Personally Angie, having two kids of my own that still live with me (the third is grown in her own apartment) My 15 year old daughter and 13 year old son "rule and run" the two upstairs bedrooms that are connected with kind of a "shared" hallway/dormer/cubby type space in between (neutral ground for their computer and co-ed stuff, lol) Both my kids are very happy with their rooms, their space. That is where they hang with friends. That is where they like to be when we're not doing something as a family and frankly, for my hubby and I... it's nice that they and their friends are "up there" away from us while we're working, watching tv, cooking, etc.

Hope that helps you decide.