![]() If you use a daybed instead, it can only accommodate one person. A lot of sofa beds on the market can accommodate two people.Using sleeper sofa for guest room has several advantages. With the guest bedroom being 20% of the priority and I have a fairly small room, I definitely don’t want a big sized bed taking the majority of the space, so instead I chose a sleeper sofa. Next I need to figure out all the key furniture that I need to fulfill those functions, and the trickiest part is choosing a bed for the guest room purpose, because it takes the largest space and is expensive. Should I use a sofa bed for my guest bedroom? Since we don’t have guests come over often, I decided that the space should be 60% home office, 20% guest bedroom and 20% craft room.Īnd that really helped me to figure out the furniture plans and lay out of this room. It is not easy to pack three functionalities in an 11 by 11 room, so I prioritized based on our day to day needs. It’s impossible to make a space fulfill 3 functions at the same time everyday, so just need to be smart about it and pick my battles. Next I have to determine what is more important: what functions do I use this room for most of the time? Last, a craft room, or sewing room, because I like to do sewing projects from time to time, I want my sewing machine to be accessible. Then it will serve as a guest bedroom when we have guests here – ideally can accommodate up to 2 ppl. For my room, it is a home office, guest bedroom, and craft room combination.įirst of all, this room has to be a home office where my husband and I can work on our own projects after work, or do our day job duties on WFH days. When designing a multi-purpose room, first I listed out all the functions I want the room to fulfill. ![]() Now let’s dive into the design choices that made this guest bedroom office combination work.įigure out the priority and must-haves for my office/guest room combo ![]() I even painted the window casing and power outlet to make the room look more cohesive. I painted the wall in Benjamin Moore moonshine, it is a light gray with yellow and green undertones. So instead we covered it with vertical shiplap, you can read my DIY tutorial in this post. This room was originally covered in a vinyl wallpaper and we tried to remove it, but it didn’t go well. We removed the carpet, uncovered the hardwood floor beneath it, then refinished the floor with a lighter stain color.Ī lighter color helps to make the space bigger, especially that the windows are North facing meaning there’s not a ton of light coming in during the day. So for this guest room, before any hard renovation I did some basic update with the old walls and the flooring. This is especially true if your space is quite small like mine! ![]() Later it will be easier to add different pieces of functions into the room. When designing multipurpose rooms, I like to set up a clean slate at the beginning, so that the space feels more open and cohesive. ![]()
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