Guest Bedroom Design Ideas

The holidays are around the corner and if you're planning to have guests stay at your house, you'll need to be planning a guest room now, but you don't need to hire a professional designer to have a stunning guest room. Follow these guest room design steps and you'll not only have a beautiful guest room, but you'll also have a multi-functional space that can be used throughout the whole year.

Get some inspiration.

Head over to Pinterest and browse the huge photo board collections there to get some inspiration. Create your board and repin your favorite designs. While there, be sure to check out our own BredaBeds Pinterest page. There's no limit to the great guest bedroom design ideas on this website and it's used by everyone including professional designers.

Plan your room.

There's no better way to start a major project than to thoroughly plan what you'll be doing. Autodesk Homestyler is a free and easy-to-use design software that lets you design your whole room, and then see it in 3D. You can even get it on your mobile device, so get yourself some coffee or tea, sit down, and start designing. Until recently, this type of software was only available to architects and other top professionals.

Choose a color palette.

Now that you have a style chosen, you'll need a matching color palette. Over at COLOURlovers, they have a category for home color palettes. There you can find a huge collection of pre-designed palettes and patterns. Use the RGB numbers to find matching paint colors at the paint store. You can easily follow top trends by seeing what's popular there.

Turn any spare room into a guest room.

Add a BredaBed Murphy Bed to any room and that room instantly becomes a spare bedroom. This is a great way to maximize space, now your guest room can be used as a craft room too, or use a BredaBed Hiddenbed and your room can instantly transform from a home office to a guest room simply by pulling down a bed. The Penthouse Collection offers side hutches that can be used as a wardrobe where you can hang your clothes and drawers underneath which also reveals a “hidden” pull-out night shelf.

Decorate the space.

Add a touch of personalization to your new guest room by heading over to DIY Network home decoration and decorating the space yourself. Here you have a huge selection of simple, do-it-yourself home decorating ideas. You don't need to spend all your savings on decorations when you can make the same thing yourself. They have easy-to-follow instructions and the site is updated daily.