What floor plan would work best for our guest bedroom
Hi everyone,
I am desperate for some inspiration and ideas for a suitable floor plan for our guest bedroom. We currently have the bedroom set up as above- the furniture was bought for our previous home and is too big for the room- a king size bed and chunky chest of drawers. We will buy new furniture to fit the room.
It's an occasional guest bedroom used for maybe a weekend every other month but would love it to look better than it does. My dream would be to have a walk way either side of the bed with two bedside tables but fear there will not be enough room. It does not need to have wardrobes or chest of drawers I can put hanging rails or something else in for occasional use.
Any advice on;
-where to put the bed (can i get a walk way either side?)
-which size bed should i get double/small double do they do shorter doubles?
-any advice whatsoever on floor plans
Not expecting any replies but worth a try, i'm feeling quite stuck and keep buying furniture that doesn't fit the room without properly planning it first. I would appreciate any reply and any ideas -thank you so much in advance!
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Emily
5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoYou have drawn the furniture too big. A king size bed should measure 200x150cm so you should have room to walk both sides of the bed, small bedside cabinets, a small chair or wood valet and a 90cm wide wardrobe although personally I think weekend guests don’t need a wardrobe as much as somewhere to put their bag. Personally I would put a peg rail up so guests can hang a few things up and swap the chunky drawers you have for something low that guests can put a bag on and where you can leave supplies for guests (such as spare toiletries).
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5 years ago
I like Jonathan's suggested layout. An alternative is to put the bed on the window wall, with some small bedside tables. The wall next to the door could have a long, shallow, low drawer unit. I'm thinking that guests could either put stuff in drawers or sit the suitcases on top. Maybe have some wall hooks on the wall where the door opens (and a large mirror on the wall opposite the door).
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI think you have enough room for everything. I like Jonathan's plan, but you could fit in a wardrobe too, which I'm sure guests would find useful.
A Standard Double bed is 137 x 190 cm .
So, If you take Jonathan's plan and move everything over a little towards the window and remove the armchair, you have room opposite for a single wardrobe.
Keep all the furniture light and airy, and on legs as this gives the illusion of more space.
Whilst it's not a large room, you can get around 60cm on the far side, then the bed and another 60cm before you reach the front of the wardrobe, which, although not perfect and a bit tight, should look ok and be usable.
Carolina
5 years agonewcg
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5 years agoI don't know what styles you like but Dunelm have reasonably priced beds although no idea of the quality tbh. This one measures 202 so using Jonathan's plan would leave just over 2ft at the end of the bed Which should be sufficient? I would swap Jonathan's wardrobe for a small dressing table with mirror which I think is perfect for occasional guests whom stay a night or 2 along with the chair and pegs. If you can move the current furniture out, I would try masking everything out in tape on the floor before you buy. I might try and choose a bed that is on legs for a feeling of space
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