Cage placement questions???

Trying to figure out the best plan for cage placement in my house. Right now our "family" consists of me... hubby... and our dog - a bichon. Hubby and I both work during the day.

SO... we have a front room off the kitchen that is supposed to be a dining room but we have it set up more as a piano/sitting room. It has no doors... and has open doorways to the foyer and kitchen. Noise would carry from both the kitchen and the living room... so I'm not sure it's the best location for sleeping? But during the day - it has a nice big front window she could see out of - so I like the idea of having her in there in a large play cage while we're at work.

We do have a bedroom/office that we could set her up in... it would be good for sleeping and could be totally closed off - but there is not a good window she could see out of and it seems like during the day it would be too lonely and isolated for her???

We also have a corner of the living room that we plan on setting up a stand/play gym type thing for when we're just hanging out in the late afternoon/evenings.

So I guess my question boils down to - would a small "sleeping only" cage in the bedroom and a large daytime play cage in the front room be a good idea? Or would she feel more secure having one cadge be her "home" for both sleeping and daytime play?

AND if we had to go with the one cage option in the front room - how much would TV noise and noise from the kitchen affect her sleeping? Would a cage cover be enough for her to get a good nights sleep?

Sorry to write such a novel!!! I know I'm way too wordy! Many thanks if you made it this far!

Multiple cages are fine. The more places you can bring your birdy with you around the house the better. As for placement for the main cage, up against a window and as near as possible to the "activity center" of the house the better. Even if the birds are in their cage, it is still very good for them to be around their people.

As for sleeping... I find that my birds don't do well with sudden noises, aka TV noise, that is always going up and down in volume with sudden noises. They will open their eyes and look at me. Light doesn't seem to bother them, since they take naps in the middle of the day, and with room lights on.

But, if you can only do one cage, then put that cage where you spend most of your time so they can more readily be around you. And just try to be cooperative with their sleeping patterns. Birds need more sleep than us humans.

Mike