If you entertain every once in a while (or you just have a mother-in-law who loves to "drop by"), setting up a guest room for your visitors to crash for the night seems like the good host thing to do. But if you have a small home and little square footage, having a dedicated bedroom just for your guests might seem like an indulgence, especially since you won’t always have overnight visitors. To help you be the best host you can be even with a small space, we’ve consolidated some practical (but still welcoming) guest room ideas that won’t make you waste precious floor estate.
<h2>1. Make use of your bay window</h2>
Give your guests a sleeping area with a view by incorporating a daybed by your bay window. To make the most of the area, consider including storage drawers underneath.
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<p style="text-align: center;">A daybed is still useful even when you don’t have guests staying over. It functions like a chaise, for lounging or extra seating when you are hosting large groups.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/free-space-intent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Space Intent</a>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Once your guests take their leave, dress the area with plenty of cushions and turn it into a cosy reading alcove.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/fifth-avenue-interior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fifth Avenue Interior</a>

 
<h2>2. Install a Murphy</h2>
Don’t have an extra room to spare? Incorporate a Murphy bed at your communal areas. A Murphy, also called a wall bed, can be pulled down for a flexible sleeping area and stowed away when not in use.

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<p style="text-align: center;">Once folded, this Murphy looks just like it's part of the feature wall.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/free-space-intent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Free Space Intent</a>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Want your guest to have some privacy? Consider installing a flexible divider like a curtain around your Murphy bed.</p>
Design: New Nyew
<h2>3. Double the guest room as a lepak corner</h2>
Make your guest room more multipurpose by doubling it as a lounge area where you can retreat to for some relaxing when you don’t have friends and family staying over.

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<p style="text-align: center;">A platform decked out with a zaisu chair and cushions is the perfect spot for unwinding. A single sized mattress is hidden underneath to accommodate overnight guests.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/story-of-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Story of Us</a>

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<p style="text-align: center;">Alternatively, locate the mattress on top and leave room for underneath platform storage.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/db-studio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DB Studio</a>
<h2>4. Get it together with your walk-in wardrobe</h2>
Still deciding whether the spare bedroom should be a walk-in wardrobe or your guest room? Why not have both?

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<p style="text-align: center;">Do up an enclosed walk-in wardrobe for more privacy.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/dap-atelier/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dap Atelier</a>

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<p style="text-align: center;">Placing the bed on a step-up platform helps to visually separate the closet area from the sleeping zone.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/reno-diary-interior-design/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">My Reno Diary</a>

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<h2>5. Go loft style</h2>
Think tall if you are blessed with a higher ceiling in your small space. Build up a loft for your guest bed, and make use of the space underneath the loft bed by turning it into a home office.

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<p style="text-align: center;">Don’t forget a workstation’s essentials: bookshelves, storage and good lighting.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/starry-homestead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Starry Homestead</a>

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<p style="text-align: center;">Personal touches make your guests feel more welcome.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/notion-of-w/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Notion of W</a>
<h2>6. Do up bunk beds</h2>
Here’s a space-saving solution when you need to accommodate more than one guest over: bunk beds.

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<p style="text-align: center;">Avoid the childish overtures of bunk beds by sticking with a classic black-and-white scheme.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/local-inn-terior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Local Inn.terior</a>

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<p style="text-align: center;">This guest room bunk bed is furnished with a mini wardrobe, which your longer term visitors will find very useful.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/design-4-space/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Design 4 Space</a>
<h2>7. Keep things concealed</h2>
If your guest room is multipurpose, you might want to consider going for concealed design elements to keep the mess and the visual clutter at bay when company is staying over.

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<p style="text-align: center;">Pocket doors and a pull-away drawer hide the study and wardrobe in this guest room.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/ds2000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DS2000</a>

 

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This guest bedroom features hidden platform storage and a pop-up table.

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<p style="text-align: center;">This guest bedroom features hidden platform storage and a pop-up table.</p>
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/ls2-design-construction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LS2 Design &amp; Construction</a>

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