It seems to me the better question might be, "should you bother with a walk in closet or would it be better to stick with a reach in closet?" Clothing hanging on a rod typically sticks out 24 inches from the wall. Then, if any clothing is beyond arm's reach from the door, you need an aisleway. In my opinion, an aisleway less than 32" wide is claustrophobic. And, if you're thinking of hanging clothing on two perpendicular walls, keep in mind that even tho the poles cross in the corner, you can only hang clothing in the corner on ONE of the two poles. And whatever is hung in the corner is going to be hidden by clothing on the other pole. Garments hung in corners wind up seldom being chosen for wear because basically they're hidden away! DH and I shared a 5x7 closet in our old house and when I was packing up to move to the new house, I found some dresses that I had not worn in over ten years tucked back into the corner! I had forgotten I still had them. So the corners of closets are not exactly prime space. If you have a 5'7" reach-in closet (interior dimensions 5'7" x 2'), with a wide doorway you get 5'7" of useable hanging space. If you have a 4 x 5'7" walk in closet, you can hang stuff along one 5'7" wall and along 2feet of one of the 4' walls. So it seems like you have 7'7" of hanging space. But 2 feet of that is in a "hidden corner" so all you really gain by doubling the square footage taken up by the closet is 2 feet of "hidden corner" space. The other option with a 4'x5'7" closet might be to hang garments along the two 4' walls and have the door in the center of one of the long walls. With clothing on both 4ft walls, you get 8 feet of hanging space but only have an aisle down the middle that is 19 inches wide. From the doorway, you can reach into a closet maybe 3 feet. That means you have about 6 feet of useful space; again anything hung further in will likely seldom be worn because you'd have to squeeze into the claustrophobic aisle to find it. Personally, I think that if the space available for a closet is smaller than 5x7, you're better off going with a reach-in and putting the extra sq footage into the bedroom. As for how much closet space guests need, most of us don't travel with THAT many clothes anymore. One foot of clear rod is more than enough. In fact, the most useful "closet" space I've ever stayed in was a guest room where the hostess had put 3 nice heavy duty hooks along one wall spaced a little over 2 feet apart and then put pretty decorated clothes hangers on them. On showing me to the room, my hostess told me, "the hangers aren't art-work, feel free to use them and if you need more hangers let me know. It was great b/c I didn't have to worry that I'd accidentally leave something behind in the guest room closet that, like most, was filled with the family's overflow. What most of us REALLY in a guest room need is a clear surface to set our suitcase on and sometimes an empty drawer...

I like the red & gold quilt too and think it would look good with your furniture and carpet. Some brightness is needed in the room. Yes, blue would be another possibility, but I'm partial to the red myself. I was also going to suggest either a wall-mounted light fixture or a small shelf to put glasses, book, or whatever for the person sleeping in the top bunk. It would be inconvenient to me to not have something there. I'd also put a slightly larger lamp next to the bottom bunk. Can't tell if there is enough room there, but is there room for a slightly larger side table? Even if you have to paint an old one, something larger would be nice. Maybe you don't want to do this, but could the bed be moved 4-6 inches into the room toward the window? If you can't move the small table, I'd probably replace it with a small chest and hang a mirror above it. I'd look for a small upholstered chair for the corner between the windows. And perhaps get a fold-up luggage rack or 2 for bags to keep them off the floor. You could keep them in the closet out of the way.

I have a small guest room (see attached floor plan with dimensions of walls as well as corresponding current pictures). Guests generally come and stay for 1-2 weeks at a time and usually involve a couple, necessitating a queen bed. I am removing the builder's grade crappy closet (1 shelf, 1 rod) and plan to install one with multiple shelves, long/short hang, 2 shoe shelves and 2 drawers (which should provide more much functional storage). My questions - how should I arrange furniture in this room (given the constraints of the size, bifold closet doors, and 2 doors on the east wall). I am trying to make the room feel less crowded (which I know is limited given its size and requirement of a queen bed). I need a queen bed & TV - other than that, I am open to purchasing new furniture if it fits the room really well. Would love input on actual known practical/useful furniture for small spaces (especially with extra storage) and the actual layout/where to put in the room. Bonus - would love to paint the room - any recommended paint colors for guest bedrooms? (only window is north facing, no direct sunlight - so generally a dark room). NORTH WALL WEST WALL: SOUTH WALL: EAST WALL:

There is nothing wrong with the existing Murphy bed. I agree with arcy_gw - once the bed is down, the side built-ins, lamps, etc. are fine. Love the idea from Paul f. Would possibly be a significant expenditure - but it is good to know about that option. One thing I would add is that when you have guests, consider moving the desk chair out of the room. If the existing desk stays in that position, when the bed is down, your guests would have the desk and desk chair at the foot of the bed - and it doesn’t appear that there would be a lot of space between the end of bed and desk. So without the chair, there could possibly be a bit more room to pass through that area. Plus, the desk could also serve as a tv console, if you put the tv over it. If you don’t put the tv over the desk, maybe hang a piece of art over it, instead; I would suggest gearing the guest art to something nice and basically calming - so in that respect, think hotel/spa. Maybe a framed art poster. And the art doesn’t have to stay there all the time, you could just move the chair out and hang the art up, when you are expecting guests. OP said that her husband wanted to add a tv and sofa to this room. That is what she came to this forum to request help with. She did not ask about adding chairs, instead of a sofa - and she did not request help with an (unnecessary) overhaul of the space.