Monday, August 14, 2006

Things to consider while designing a guest bedroom

    A bedroom is a place where we relax. Depending upon the
    age group normally bedrooms are categorized as master bedroom,
    teen bedroom, child/kid bedroom.

    But a home building may also have a provision for a guest bedroom
    in it. If the architect of the building has taken enough care
    while designing the building, a guest bedroom is located on the
    ground floor.

    I have seen home designs where a guest bedroom is deliberately
    located on ground floor and used as a income source by
    giving the room o rent. This is common practice in crowded cities.

    Because of its location on ground floor it is easy to
    give a separate access to the space without disturbing the privacy
    of the entire house.

    Ideally a guest bedroom should have a good natural lighting and
    ventilation. A good view of the surroundings from the window is
    also appreciated. It is like treating the guest bedroom just
    like the master one.

    Good quality furniture with easy access to attached toilet block
    is also strongly recommended. The most important aspect according
    to me is cleanliness. Since a guest has a very limited time span
    to spend in his bedroom, it is extremely important to take care of
    hygiene. A room which is easy to clean and maintain is preferred.

    A bedroom, which is too small in area, will have restrictions as far
    as experimentations in design are considered. By experimentation
    I mean trying different furniture layouts or decorating ideas will
    be somewhat restricted.

    A good example to study, is to start with bedrooms in large hotel.
    All rooms in a hotel come under the category of "guest bedrooms"
    The only difference is, we "pay" to stay there, which is not the
    case with a bedroom in our home. The architect of the hotel
    takes good care of providing natural sunlight and ventilation and
    a good view of the surroundings. Thought now a days most hotel
    rooms have air conditioners to artificially control the internal
    environment, a provision for natural control is a must.

    Use of dark colors can be avoided. You can always try to be a little
    creative while designing the guest bedroom. The reason here is, the
    guest is there at your place probably to have a change in his daily
    routine life and if a room in YOUR home gives him such a nice
    feeling of "change" then he might visit again the next month.

    As mentioned before in most cases the guest bedroom is located
    on the ground floor. This can be used creatively to provide an
    access to the landscaped backyard or an open patio with informal
    seating. The space must have a provision for sliding or
    folding door shutters so that can be easily closed if required.

    So the entire success of the guest bedroom design project lies
    in finding out how the guest feels when he/she lives there. Was she
    comfortable there. Did she find things easily. Even small things like
    light and fan switches, water taps in bathrooms, wardrobe shutters,
    door and window hinges etc.. must be kept in well maintained and
    proper working condition for the guest. Small thing add up and can become a reason for uncomfortable environment for the guest. That's
    the meaning of the statement "easy to maintain" which I mentioned
    above in this article.

    I hope this article was informative to everyone.

    Copyright Shrinivas Vaidya

    About the author:

    Shrinivas Vaidya is the webmaster of Bedroom-Design-And-Decorating-Ideas.com .Visit today to find some great concept level design tips for bedroom sets.

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