spare bedroom twin or daybed?
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kgsd
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Your opinion of daybeds with trundles
Comments (19)Our Dresher daybed is nearly 30 years old and it's in our tiny guestroom. The trundle frame is metal, rolls out, pops up and is the same height as 2 twin beds. We've used it for kids, sleepovers, teens and even a married couple who pushed them together and used a king top sheet and comforter. When ny nephew stayed with us he was transitioning from a crib to a regular bed and we pulled the trundle out but left it folded on the ground so if he fell out of bed he'd have a nice soft landing. I wouldn't want to use one regularly only because it's a little harder to make the bed....See MoreSpare bedroom to Girl Nursery
Comments (26)Eddy are you saying the bed is going now and it will be a nursery? SW Intimate white is a beautiful blush color. First and foremost before painting any type of pink I would make sure you like it near your wood trim. Pink with that tone of wood is not ideal. Have you considered painting your trim white? Also if you keep the bed I wouldnt paint it gold. The lines of the bed are not classic and TBH dated so I wouldnt invest time or money into it. If you still want a bed in the room I would consider a day bed with a trundle. That will be your least costly and most versatile option. Then once your daughter is old enough it could become her big girl bed. Here are some that would be beautiful in your space based off your inspiration photo These could work for guests, parents that want to sleep in room with baby on occasion as well and transition into her bed once she is ready....See MoreDaybed frame for an adjustable bed
Comments (12)you can tuck most kinds of adjustable bases into regular bed frames. then all you need to do is purchase a daybed frame that's big enough on the inside to accommodate the insert, and remove the mattress slats. one thing I think may be an issue is if the daybed frame is big enough on the inside so that the side of the mattress doesn't get stuck when raising and lowering. so before ordering the adjustable base, call and ask if it would work in a daybed -- they might require a certain amount of clearance. they might even have brands of daybeds to recommend. many adjustable bases have legs, which you can see under the bed. but I found this one that doesn't. more expensive but would look better. Just a guess, but the open design on this daybed one might work a little better, since it has a header but no footer. Landis twin daybed from wayfair: as you can see, it's designed so the mattress sits lower than the padded frame, so it should conceal the edges of the adjustable base. you would want to make sure the base doesn't fit too tight inside a frame like this. (you might need to contact them and get inside measurements.)...See MoreWhat do you use a spare bedroom for?
Comments (47)One bedroom is used as a guest room. I do admit to having gift wrap and ribbons in the bottom two drawers of the armoire - but then I'm not offering the room to any long term guests anytime soon. I have a couple of quilts on the closet shelf in that guest room, destined for my niece on the other side of the county and she's been making sounds like she may move her family back to this coast. We'll see. In any case, I have a quilt of my own - my mother made them - and really can't use the others. A second bedroom really hasn't had attention. I have a recliner and ottoman in it, a coffee tree that won't grow in any other light, table with two sewing machines. I've been meaning to buy at least a twin bed for that room. It needs new lighting too. Nothing has pressed me into action yet. Third bedroom we've claimed. It's at the far end of the house and has a bath, sitting room adjoining. The sitting room has two walls of closets and entrance to the master bedroom deck. No more splitting a guest room as part office - this house has an office. His and her desks. I made the mistake of putting a television in here and its the closest room to coming in from the garage. I kept finding DH and a friend or two inside checking scores, watching sports and broke down and bought him a comfortable mans chair. That may have been a mistake, he's kind of planted himself and I find myself at my desk listening to whatever game is being aired or stock market channels all. evening. every. evening. :) I've turned my desk so that I can enjoy the window view so at least have my back to all of it....See Moredilly_dally
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14 years agoTaking the Queen size bed out and replacing it with a twin day bed will give more room of course but a sofa will create even more space.
If the room does need to have a bed in it for what ever reason, then try to get one that is not so bulky. Most daybeds look like barns, and make a small room seem even smaller. Check out magazines and websites that cater to the apartment dweller for scaled down daybeds.
Lightweight and airy:
Sleek and stylelish:
What not to get:{{!gwi}}
eagle100
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14 years agoHere's a couple of pictures of our home office -- with two desks and shelves -- and a pull-out sofa bed too!
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14 years agoDoes the room have a closet? Since the room is not being used a s a bedroom you probably do not need the closet for clothing. Most likely you would be some storing office supplies in the closet anyway. Using the closet for a workstation would give you more floor space and make the room seem bigger.
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dancingqueengw
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14 years agoDancingQueen, I found those daybed examples on Apartment Therapy. I love that site because it gives great ideas for smaller homes such as mine, and also showcases the clean modern style that I embrace.
Those two style daybeds are from West Elm. The AT site will show things dressed up and used in a room, highlighting the real potential that "catalog furniture" can have.
The West elm site still has the two daybed styles for sale, and they both come in painted white or dark finish.
West Elm also sells daybed bolsters and mattress covers that will fit with other daybed styles:
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Here is a listing of threads showing daybeds on AT.
Here is a link that might be useful: Daybed Threads
dilly_dally
14 years agoDancingQueen,
If you like the one with circles, here is a similar one from Allbed, in metal instead of wood:
I don't like the higher arm that the metal one has but it still has a different look than the typical daybed. I think the lower arms and back is what makes the West Elm daybed look so refreshing.
Most daybeds being sold look like baby cribs:
This one I imagined was Martha Stewart's prison cell - standard issue cot with pillows added to soften the harsh angles, probably embroidered with dental floss.
The other popular style daybeds have is the barn animal feed bin look:
And then of course the hospital exam table look:
If the daybed will be used as a sofa more often than as a bed for sleeping try getting one that is not twin size, but rather a cot size. It will be more comfortable for seating and still double as a bed for an overnight guest, and not take up so much floor space in a tiny room. This Harry Probber cot sized daybed is not as deep as a twin size.
This one here also is a cot size and make seating easier but the cool thing about it is that it opens to form a much larger bed:
The bed I posted earlier a few posts back not only is a single size daybed but converts to a queens size sleeping arrangement OR two singles. Plenty of options for overnight guests.
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14 years agoThis is a photo from the designer Diane Burns. It is her "tv" guest room. I thought it might provide some inspiration.
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