June 10, 20196 yr I have a guest room I'd like to make a bit more usable for the 99% of the time there's not anybody staying in it. It looks like there are some murphy type beds that also have a small desk, like this - https://www.costco.com/Bed-%26-Room-Porter-Queen-Portrait-Wall-Bed-with-Desk-in-White.product.100299771.html Anyone have anything similar? Thinking about getting something like that and maybe one of those less expensive foam mattresses. Might be an upgrade anyways from the old mattress we have in there now.
June 11, 20196 yr Guest rooms are so overrated. We’ve had one outfitted for 2 decades, maybe less than a dozen times in all that time has someone slept in it.Use that room for more guitar shit.
June 11, 20196 yr Airmattresses are a lot cheaper. Use the money and space you save on more guitar shit. Edited June 11, 20196 yr by destroya
June 11, 20196 yr Author Ha. I've lost the war on having a decent place to work, but so far am holding strong on the guitar front - one side of the game room is all amps and guitars. Of course the one couple that comes down and stays is my brother in law and his girlfriend, and I ended up giving him one of my guitars, so I guess the guest room is taking me the wrong way on that front. I don't think wife would go for the "chuck the bed get an air mattress and make it my office" idea but she's on board with doing something like a murphy bed. I think there's an element of coming from a fucked up family and a) having a good place for her brother to stay when they come down b) remaining multiple echelons above her nearby mother when it comes to being a proper adult. But I'd love to get use out of that space the remainder of the time.
June 11, 20196 yr That's an awful lot of money to spend on something that will be barely used. Just get a roll away mattress or something similar for half the price so they still have someplace decent to sleep.
June 11, 20196 yr 17 hours ago, tbone_ said: Guest rooms are so overrated. We’ve had one outfitted for 2 decades, maybe less than a dozen times in all that time has someone slept in it. Use that room for more guitar shit. Precisely my issue. It's going to be 90% music room, 10% guest room/me sleeping in the same room with the grand dogs when they visit -- I'm figuring a really simple futon but the wife wants some kind of more comfy bed.
June 11, 20196 yr I'm thinking ultimately the best idea is some kind of twin bed that can do prime duty as a couch.
June 12, 20196 yr I'm thinking ultimately the best idea is some kind of twin bed that can do prime duty as a couch. That’s called a day bed
June 12, 20196 yr I’ve tried for years to go the futon route. Never been a hill worth dying on. You can find futons with inner springs that are pretty comfy. If you keep a mattress topper stored away for guests, it works well.
June 12, 20196 yr You can find futons with inner springs that are pretty comfy. If you keep a mattress topper stored away for guests, it works well.That makes perfect sense and I agree with you 100%.You aren’t married though are you?
June 12, 20196 yr That makes perfect sense and I agree with you 100%.You aren’t married though are you?13 years yesterday. But I had to get rid of my futon. We eventually replaced it with an Ikea pullout couch that we keep a mattress topper for. So...I win?
June 17, 20196 yr We have a couch in the home office that folds down into a bed that nobody would want to sleep on for more than one night. It’s also too small for my in-laws to use. A great purchase if I say so myself.
June 17, 20196 yr I've been a guest more than once at a home where the host had a decent futon in the "guest room", slept damn well for multiple nights. Real estate ain't cheap, keep a running tally of the cost of the in-utilized space and give the old lady a bill once a month. The last part is a joke btw.
June 17, 20196 yr When my youngest daughter moved out, I then had a bed room that I could use as a hobby room. I then bought a used murphy bed that I could stand up in the corner out of the way (between two book cases) and roll out (the headboard has 4 wheels on it so it can be rolled around while stood up) during the RARE times that someone wants to sleep over. I LOVE it and it is perfect for my needs! I dont have a tv in the hobby room so sometimes we roll the murphy bed into the living room so they can stay up and watch tv as well.
June 17, 20196 yr On 6/11/2019 at 9:00 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said: That’s called a day bed yeah, looks nice but that's not a murphy bed. Takes up too much room for me
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