A bedroom is a place where we relax. Depending upon the age group normally bedrooms are categorized as the 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 the ground floor and used as an income source by giving the room o rent. This is common practice in crowded cities.
Because of its location on the ground floor, it is easy to give separate access to space without disturbing the privacy of the entire house. Ideally, a guest bedroom should have 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 the 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 that is easy to clean and maintain is preferred.
A bedroom, which is too small in area, will have restrictions as far as experimentations in the 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 a 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. Though nowadays most hotel rooms have air conditioners to artificially control the internal environment, a provision for natural control is a must.
The 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 access to the landscaped backyard or an open patio with informal seating. 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 things add up and can become a reason for the 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.