Guest Bedroom Ideas - Part 1
Gorgeous guest room schemes to make visitors feel at home
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After the year we've all had, chances are that the guest bedroom hasn't had much use – it might be serving as a playroom, home office or storage room at the moment. But even during normal times, a guest bedroom is often one of the most overlooked rooms in the home in terms of decor.
There's never been a better time to completely revamp your guest space, ahead of welcoming visitors. The modern bedroom ideas in this series range from statement looks like dark colour schemes, mural wallpaper and clever headboard designs, to timeless and neutral looks.
But the most important guest bedroom ideas to take away here are the finishing touches – because when it comes to welcoming visitors to stay, it's the little things that make all the difference. Whatever decor scheme you decide to go for, make sure the room has a wastepaper basket, some bottled water (or even a mini-fridge for hotel-style comfort or if the room is in a separate guest house), fluffy towels and a bathrobe. You could take things up a level by also providing a phone charger, some reading material, and a box of toiletries to help themselves to. A potted plant or vase of fresh flowers will instantly refresh and revive a space that hasn't seen much use in a while.
But be warned, with ideas so cosy and welcoming, you may end up with guests that never want to leave...
1. MAKE YOUR GUEST ROOM MULTI-PURPOSE
Not everyone will have space at home for a dedicated guest bedroom, but if you're planning to host on a regular basis then it’s a good idea to have a room that can be easily converted to accommodate guests.
By making a room multi-functional, you're ensuring that you are making the most of that room, giving it use all year round.
One of the most popular dual-functional rooms in the home is the home office, which can usually easily accommodate a day bed that's set up like a sofa during the day but can be pulled out into a double bed when guests come to stay.
Another dual-functional room could be a playroom, which – if it has enough toy storage to clear away clutter – could also be the perfect spot for a day bed or sofa which pulls out as a double bed.
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The elegant guest bedroom design above by Beata Heuman makes the most of a home office. During the day it acts as a home office and reading room, but it doubles up as a guest room for when the owners have visitors.
Meanwhile, in this family home, a music room features a day bed that doubles as a guest bed for visitors.
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The room features useful built-in storage which the owners use daily, and it's an inviting space to just escape to during the day, but it also doubles as a guest bedroom.
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Similarly, a music room in this colourful Edwardian house also doubles as a guest bedroom – or the other way around.
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The room is set up as an elegant guest bedroom complete with a double bed, bedside tables and table lamps, but it's also home to the grand piano which gets played and practised daily.
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2. TRANSFORM THE ATTIC
If all the rooms in your house are already in use, consider a loft conversion. Transform a dark, cluttered attic space into an occasional guest room.
Lofts are the perfect place to create a guest or spare bedroom. By their very nature, they tend to only be used occasionally, so sloping ceilings and confined space are less likely to be an issue for the user.
If the ceilings are low or sloped, keep everything low to the ground and use wall lights instead of pendants.
In this small house, a home office was extended up to the roof, giving it more ceiling height as well as the opportunity to incorporate a guest bed at the mezzanine level. The plywood-clad staircase cleverly incorporates storage and wardrobe space.
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For those lucky enough with a larger attic, give it some windows and a white bedroom colour palette to turn it into a bright and airy space.
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3. CONSIDER EAVES AND ALCOVES
Casey Keasler transformed an awkward nook with a sloped ceiling into a cosy guest room space in this modern attic re-design. Trundle storage under the bed provides easy access to towels and linens, and also act as pull-out steps so small guests can reach the bed. A small, wall-mounted reading light is a space-saver too, while the wood bed frame makes this space feel elegant, well designed and cosy.
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For grown-up vibes, place a low double bed under a sloped ceiling (as long as there's enough space to stand up next to it). The below attic guest room even incorporates a statement of Seventies Italian chandeliers that drip sensuously from the ceiling.
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4. USE CURTAINS TO DIVIDE WHEN GUESTS ARE VISITING
Most people tend to have guests only on occasion, so it makes sense that those guest room spaces end up having other uses. Hanging curtains is a quick and clever way to divide a private sleeping zone from a space that is set up as an office, playroom, or other.
The top floor of this broken plan house features a multi-purpose room that can be used as a home office, relaxing space or as an extra guest bedroom.
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Bedroom curtains are used to close off private spaces.
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The home achieves the same on a middle floor, where green curtains are used to separate an occasional sleeping zone from a matching green coloured bathroom. The bedroom is only accessed through the bathroom.
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5. OR USE CURTAINS TO INJECT SOME TEXTURE
In this blue apartment, the owner used velvety bedroom curtains to wrap around the basement guest bedroom, enveloping the space in cosy texture and turning a previously dark and drab basement bedroom into something that feels cosy and decadent.
The made-to-measure sofa bed was inspired by John Galliano’s love of the bias cut. The diagonal lines elongate its perfectly square two-metre dimensions.
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6. UPGRADE A GARDEN BUILDING INTO A GUEST HOUSE OR 'GRANNY FLAT'
This clever garden guest house design by London-based architects De Rosee Sa incorporates an open-plan living and kitchenette area and can accommodate guests too. It even has its own shower room.
It's the kind of design we expect will become increasingly popular in the current climate, where people are working from home more often, and entertain kids at home too, so having an additional space to escape to is hugely beneficial – not to mention being able to offer grandparents and other guests their own space.
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The garden room design features sanded floors, wood-panelled walls with gorgeous built-in shelves and storage, and an inky blue palette.
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It's an inviting escape from the chaos of family life and gets used as a quiet space during the day. It also doubles as a 'granny flat' for when grandparents come to visit for extended periods of time.
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7. DIVE IN WITH A DARING THEME OR COLOUR
When it comes to rooms that are used occasionally, and are not a main entertaining space (take powder rooms/cloakrooms for example), it offers the opportunity to experiment with a decorating style that might be too bold for communal areas.
Alexandra Laird, Interior Design Manager of Burbeck Interiors, said: 'When decorating your guest bedroom, you can afford to take some risks and push the boundaries. Use this as a chance to experiment and explore your design personality. The best boutique hotels don’t have cookie-cutter bedrooms, they are all a bit different, so apply this thinking to your guest bedroom and have some fun.'
We love the green velvet headboard below, which not only stretches right up to the ceiling but even wraps around fitted shelves, adding colour, glamour and drama. Low hanging pendant lamps on either side offer an out-of-the-box approach to bedside reading lights.
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The guest bedroom also features a map mural, depicting the local area. The enlarged map on the wall below is of the house's area from 1892 (as that's when the house was built). It’s fascinating to really look at what London was like then.
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8. EXPERIMENT WITH A BOLD COLOUR
A bedroom should have a clear overall theme and colour palette, rather than a melting pot for different styles.
Just because you don't use it as your own bedroom doesn't mean the guest bedroom shouldn't be up to scratch design-wise. Go for a statement scheme, and pull the room together in a way that complements the chosen style.
The guest space in this Georgian townhouse features a bold, blue bedroom colour scheme.
The strength of the deep blue headboard and amber cushions are wrapped up in the softest of fabrics, giving the guest bedroom a traditional yet luxurious feel. The old-fashioned finishing touches mean the overall look is serene but far from bland.Revamping a bedroom doesn’t have to be expensive - you can pick up a few items at a bed shop near you and change the whole look and feel of a room on a budget.
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Article from https://www.livingetc.com
