Spare bedrooms are often not given the aesthetic attention we give to other rooms, resulting in a space that can feel a little sterile, and at odds with the character and personality weaved through your home’s interior design.
In this blog, we’ll explore 5 important guest bedroom ideas to help you create a stunning room for you guests to enjoy. You’ll have to kick them out the door!
Before we get stuck in, please consider “the comfiest bed you can find and afford” as an unspoken guest room must-have.
5 Guest Bedroom Ideas You Shouldn’t Sleep On
1. Create a Vibe
We mentioned it in the intro, and it’s point 1 in our list of guest bedroom design ideas (so you know it’s important): create a room with an aesthetic identity – say goodbye to your sterile spare room.
Consider the atmosphere and aesthetic you want to create, and explore options like all-over floral wallpapering and deep paint colour choices, for a more traditional, cosy, warm look, or more modern playful prints, neutral drenching, and brighter bold paint colours for a more contemporary look and feel.
You can also inject your personality via statement headboards, accessories like baskets (great for guest linens or for books, magazines etc) plants, flowers, and perhaps most impactfully, with lamps and art, which can help to really define the identity of your guest room.
Furthermore, adding texture, via rugs, and layered bed blankets, throws, pillows, cushions, can help to create a warm and inviting space.
2. Storage, Storage, Storage
When it comes to essential guest bedroom design ideas to consider, storage should be a priority.
Living out of a suitcase, for any length of time, is annoying, and your guests are unlikely to want to spend their visit ironing, so having a wardrobe for them to hang their clothes in is key. Internal wardrobe storage solutions are also a great place to leave a hair dryer for your guests, or for them to unpack and store their overnight essentials. If space is in short supply, clothing rails are a great solution.
Chests of drawers are another must, for your guests’ pyjamas, underwear, and general belongings.
Not only practical, wardrobes and chests of drawers like those we manufacture at Parker Howley, make an attractive addition, and add stunning focal points, to any guest bedroom. Contact our team to discuss your bespoke guest bedroom storage ideas.
Ottomans are also excellent storage solutions for guest bedrooms, and benches at the base of the bed make a great place to display guest towels and toiletries, and for your guests to store their luggage.
3. Add Useful Furniture & Accessories
Remember to include useful, practical furniture and accessories, to provide your guests with their home comforts, and to create a truly equipped guest room.
Adding a small dressing table complete with a mirror, to ensure your friends and family don’t need to queue for the bathroom for just a glimpse at their reflection, and a bedside table or two, to place their phones, glasses and medications while they sleep, are essential guest bedroom ideas you shouldn’t skip.
Explore our range of stunning bespoke bedside cabinets, designed in collaboration with Emma Merry Styling, consider our range of tailoring options and browse our wide range of handles, to create your perfect piece. Be sure to speak to our team about our bespoke dressing tables (as well as wardrobes, and chests of drawers) to create the ultimate matching guest bedroom furniture set.
4. Create a Cosy Seating Nook
While we can’t speak for all adults, I think it’s safe to say most of us don’t use our bed in place of a chair or sofa, so be sure to put a seating nook high on your list of guest bedroom ideas, to ensure your guests can enjoy their room throughout the day.
Explore adding a window seat, converting a closet or alcove into a characterful seating space, or using zoning to create a cosy seating area complete with a little table or footstool.
Rugs are excellent zoning tools to clearly define a new area of your guest room, or you can use wallpaper and paint to create a unique identity for your space within a space.
5. Consider Your Room’s Secondary Function
Though last on our list, this might be one of our most important guest bedroom design ideas to consider while creating your perfect guest bedroom, as it will inform your room’s furniture and how it’s arranged.
Consider swapping a dressing table for an attractive desk to create a home office space within your guest room.
Perhaps your guest room’s seating nook could double as a gaming spot, with a wall mounted monitor that could also be used as a guest room television, or speak to our team to discuss a bespoke wardrobe that could hide a gaming setup inside.
Alternatively, you could upgrade your seating nook to a reading nook, incorporating a bookcase or shelving, filled with your favourite reads, to create a personal library, and lend your guest room a unique identity, and a warm and cosy feel.
Now you’re sufficiently inspired, give our team of furniture specialists a call to discuss your guest bedroom ideas, and the bespoke furniture pieces you need to bring your perfect guest room to life.
