Ideas for office/guest bedroom
We live in a 2 bedroom tenement flat and our current second bedroom is primarily used as an office and occasional guest bedroom for when parents and friends stay.
It is used as an office on average 4 days per week and only used as a bedroom for guests once every couple of months (usually for 3 or 4 days at a time).
Currently there is far too much furniture in the room: Double bed, Desk, Wardrobe, Chest of drawers and a media cabinet and it feels fairly cramped.
The room is 3.72m x 3.45m with 3.2m high ceilings. The room is north facing so does not get a massive amount of light.
In order to try and increase the light in the room we have painted the walls in FB Tallow and fitted a light brown carpet.
We are looking for suggestions on layout to best utilise the space and make it a more inspiring place for its primary use as an office. The wardrobe and chest of drawers can both go and the bed could potentially be replaced with a sofa bed or daybed. We still need some storage for bedding and other items but these could be stored in a more stylish unit such as a sideboard.
Current room with Tallow walls and carpet.
How the room was when we moved in (gives a better idea of size)
The desk which I would ideally like to keep
(55cm x 175 cm)
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Ben
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoSome additional pictures of how it looks currently in daylight. As you can see there is too much furniture and not enough free space
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4 years agoHi Ben, I think this would be ideal for fitted storage like the images attached. Replace the bed with a sofa bed. So when people come to stay its not too officey (if that's a word) and not too much like a bedroom when it's used as an office. The storage can hide all the folders, books etc as well as bedding. I think as its a dark room the desk needs to be near the window. Being exposed to natural light makes us more productive. I also think the door needs to be handed, however, this will have a knock on effect - the light switch will need moving. Some things to think about anyway. I hope it helps. Good luck with the room makeover.
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4 years agoKinda like this. It might mean that then the other furniture can fit in and feel like you have more space?
And maybe keep the wardrobe and draws behind the door?
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