The Guest Room: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It
Many people today can’t rely on a traditional guest room when friends and relations come to visit (and stay). Usually a converted gym, storage area or giant junk drawer with carpeting is converted into a bedroom of sorts and hopefully a few moments before guests are walking up the driveway to your home, luggage in hand. But if you have such a spot, it’s best to use it NOW because getting your guests away from the household action makes everything flow more smoothly and everyone a bit more comfortable.
If you are selecting the perfect spot for a guest room, a quiet out of the way corner of the home is best. Near the kitchen, for example, isn’t the best choice because the chef (also known as you) will have to tiptoe in there when guests are sleeping peacefully just a few feet away from the roar of the greasepaint, the clamor of the pots and pans.
Under rather than over-furnish the guest room. Guests need plenty of open space for their luggage and such. Provide twin beds rather than one double. Couples don’t always want to sleep together and there is always that option by pushing the two beds together. Don’t forget to allow at least an 18 inch clearance around the bed so no one has to double as a contortionist to get to the door (and hopefully, escape to someone else’s home). Slip the comforter on the bed into an easily washed duvet. The outer casing not only protects the comforter, it can also substitute as a top sheet, simplifying bed-making.
Provide a night-light or bedside dimmers so no one is blinded in the middle of the night. One location to consider for night light is under a bedside table. It will provide enough light to not trip over anything while stumbling to the lavatory in the middle of the night but not enough to wake a sleeping roommate.
Hope this advice helps. If not, don’t have people over anymore. It probably is the best idea anyway.
Related Reading:
http://forums.families.com/kitchen-baths-amp-bedrooms,f392
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