Guest Room Fix-Up
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prosodicOur guest room isn't really a guest room right now, it's more of a catch-all for things we couldn't find a place for elsewhere in the house.
But that has to change. My parents are coming in early September. My brother and his wife want to drop by too, either at the same time as my parents or before that.
The problem is, the room is really too small to be a proper bedroom. We have a full size bed in there now, and it takes up nearly the entire room, with just enough space to walk around it. And we have a very small desk in there too, but that's more or less being used as a television stand.
So...the plan:
- get rid of the bed and replace it with a sofa bed. Since I know the room can accommodate a full-size bed (just barely), I can get one that folds out to full-size, but have it folded up during the day.
- get one of those desks that folds up into a cabinet. Then I can actually use the room as my own office, since there isn't really room for me in the office we are both using right now. The cabinet can also hold the small television and other odds and ends.
Of course, we have to clear out the clutter. And we need to fix the closet. The hanging rod broke away from the wall, so we can't hang anything on it now. Otherwise, the rest of the closet is being used for storage.
Lance suggested taking our current sofa bed, which is in the living room, and putting it in the guest room. But it's way too big for that. We wouldn't even be able to fit it through the door. It folds out to a queen size. But it's also horribly uncomfortable (you can feel the bed springs through the mattress). My mom has a bad back, so she couldn't sleep on it. The trick is to find a sofa bed that is actually comfortable. Not sure if such a thing exists. But I guess our first stop would have to be IKEA, to see what we can find. Maybe something like this (only one of the other styles...I don't particularly care for this one).
But that has to change. My parents are coming in early September. My brother and his wife want to drop by too, either at the same time as my parents or before that.
The problem is, the room is really too small to be a proper bedroom. We have a full size bed in there now, and it takes up nearly the entire room, with just enough space to walk around it. And we have a very small desk in there too, but that's more or less being used as a television stand.
So...the plan:
- get rid of the bed and replace it with a sofa bed. Since I know the room can accommodate a full-size bed (just barely), I can get one that folds out to full-size, but have it folded up during the day.
- get one of those desks that folds up into a cabinet. Then I can actually use the room as my own office, since there isn't really room for me in the office we are both using right now. The cabinet can also hold the small television and other odds and ends.
Of course, we have to clear out the clutter. And we need to fix the closet. The hanging rod broke away from the wall, so we can't hang anything on it now. Otherwise, the rest of the closet is being used for storage.
Lance suggested taking our current sofa bed, which is in the living room, and putting it in the guest room. But it's way too big for that. We wouldn't even be able to fit it through the door. It folds out to a queen size. But it's also horribly uncomfortable (you can feel the bed springs through the mattress). My mom has a bad back, so she couldn't sleep on it. The trick is to find a sofa bed that is actually comfortable. Not sure if such a thing exists. But I guess our first stop would have to be IKEA, to see what we can find. Maybe something like this (only one of the other styles...I don't particularly care for this one).
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