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DEL.ICIO.USA Guest Room that Works
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When my sister and her family recently came to visit, I scrambled to pull together the guest room.
An AeroBed (the one that actually sits 22 inches from the ground and comes with a bed skirt) solved my immediate problem, but the question remained about what to do with the study/ bedroom.
If 90 percent of the time the room is used as a study, and 10 percent of the time it is used as a guest room, is it worth it to invest in a sofa bed?
I’ve explored all manner of day beds, some of which I think would create a nice sitting area when not in use, but most will only accommodate a twin sized sleeper.
I’m sort of into this leather look sofa bed from Apt for $898 (the chairs are nice too), but it looks a little futon-ish.
How have you turned a room that is primarily used for some other activity into a welcoming guest room?
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By JJ
July 18, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
My guest room serves as my daughter’s “dressing room”…….
By Sunny
July 18, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
My office has a nice wooden futon in it that was less than $200 - I just keep an extra mattress handy for additional padding when company arrives. It’s quite comfy and folds away nicely when not in use.
By futon and desk
July 18, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
I have a futon that I bought for a guest seven yrs ago; have not had any guests since then. I just decorate the room around the funky-print futon cover, I have a desk and study chair in there, a bookcase and a vintage dresser. If/when a guest ever comes, I’ll just tweak the room a bit to comfy it up.
By fer
July 18, 2008 8:37 PM | Link to this
Sunny, I also have a nice wooden futon in my study — love it for curling up and reading on when there are no guests. And when the guests come, I, too, add a mattress for those not used to a futon, and it’s nice and cosy. But that futon was a bear getting it up the stairs….
By JT
July 20, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
I have a day bed in my study. It has another twin mattress underneath that pops up to make a king sized bed, if needed. We also have queen sized sleeper sofa in the family room, for times when we have more than one set of guests.
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