20 Guest bedroom ideas that will have them overstaying their welcome
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- 25 Jul 2022
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Guest bedrooms are so frequently the ugly ducklings in an otherwise attractive brood. What would happen if we gave these areas as much attention as say our living rooms or dining rooms? The designers in our pages are experts in this area—guest rooms for them are an opportunity for experimentation, usually with low risk. They can double as a reading room or office, serve as stylistic bookmarks, or deviate from the theme of the rest of the house. They can also be a refuge—or an escape—and house as many guests as you’d like, for however long you choose. Here are 20 great guest room ideas that will help you make your spare room anything but spare.
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POSTS WITH THE MOST
Don’t be afraid to choose a bed that packs a punch. In the guest bedroom of this house, Antonio Martins used an 18th-century family heirloom as the centerpiece, covered in a reproduction of the family bedspread.
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ROOM WITH A VIEW
If your guest room has beautiful views, let those take centerstage. This bedroom had stellar views of Central Park, so designer Ariel Okin kept the palette light, with only a few pops of color to keep things fun.
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TAKE A SEAT
Every guest likes a little privacy. If space allows, don’t hesitate to add a seating area to your guest room, like fashion designer-turned-decorator Carly Cushnie did with this bouclé CB2 loveseat in a TriBeCa apartment.
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GET FUNKY
Use your guest room to experiment. In this home, design studio Casa Josephine juxtaposed an 18th-century bed with a 1970s globe lamp and mirrored cubes as bedside tables.
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OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
Every guest loves to have the space to actually unpack. Perhaps some under-the-bed baskets might serve as storage space, in lieu of a cabinet or closet? Fashion executive turned interior designer George Kolasa used the idea in the historic farmhouse he bought with his husband.
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VINTAGE GLAM
Use your guest bedroom as a time machine! In this Upper East Side apartment, design duo Husband Wife placed a circular bed in a corner bedroom.
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DOUBLE DUTY
Why not use your guest room as a sitting room when guests aren’t in town? Here Jett Projects dressed a guest bed as a daybed, adding an armchair to facilitate conversation.
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GET AHEAD WITH ART
Use your art as a headboard! In this home by Kim Alexandriuk a graphic painting serves as the headboard above a minimal, low-to-the-ground bed.
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KEEP IT CLASSIC
For the East Coasters out there, consider reinterpreting the idea . In this retreat, the homeowner mixed a Shaker-style chair with a lightly dyed pine four poster and a coverlet. Call it “Americana Light.”
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TWINS FOR THE WIN
Use your windows as guide posts. In this apartment, Nebihe Cihan placed twin beds directly under twin windows, giving this guest bedroom a chic symmetrical feel. Read More...
