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