Changed guest room queen bed to twins, now it looks too small, HELP!
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Comments (28)Thanks for all the input. While I know my parents would be OKAY if they HAD to sleep apart, since they use the guest room the majority of the time, I would rather make them more comfortable and let them sleep together. They spend at least one weekend a month here, and often more. Hubby and I have been married for 12 years, and while we would not prefer to sleep apart, I guess we would if we HAD to. Though like someone else mentioned, we'd more than likely just cram ourselves into one twin...which would not be an easy feat since I am currently 35 weeks pregnant and hubby is 6ft2in and 260 lbs! I guess I am trying to be more accommodating to the less often guests (which is probably silly since they ARE less often...) - my MIL and SIL who absolutely REFUSE to share a bed, so SIL ends up on the living room couch which is very disruptive to our family, as we (especially our kids) are early morning risers and she is not. Or for when my single brothers come and visit with their girlfriends, and my conservative house rules indicate you can not sleep together here unless you are married. So brothers get one room and their girlfriends get somewhere else. It could be awkward to make either one of them share a single bed. Thanks for posting the inspiration pic. I'm glad to see you guys think that would work because I think that is the direction we will head. Since it seems like a relatively easy DIY project, we can size it so it fits the two beds and two small nightstands, which could either go in between the twins or outside the "king." I am not sure if we could fit XL twins in that room. I'll have to look at the dimensions. I was thinking we could turn the mattresses to fit the king dimensions, but that wouldn't work unless we had a separate king bed frame, which isnt going to happen. I do plan on buying that foam filler insert thing as well as a nice plush mattress pad to top the two and hopefully hold them together. Now I get to obsess over colors :) I will definitely post pics when done, though it will be a while. This is a new build that HOPEFULLY will be breaking ground later next month....See MoreFuture Guest Room: Fabric for headboard, bed. Lamps, window treatment?
Comments (14)Yes, you can order just the headboard and use a heavy duty bed frame. That's what I did with the Charles P Rogers iron bed in my guest room. I love the look of the footboard but didn't have much space. Brass Beds of Virginia also offers a low footboard for its iron beds. I like that option better than no footboard because I think the interlocking frame makes for a more sturdy bed. If you go to their website and click on a bed you like you might be able to see an illustration of what the low footboard option would look like....See MoreHelp me create a pretty sitting room by day and guest oasis by night.
Comments (44)Bpathome, the rods separate from the middle (because they are expandable) so I slip off the curtains and neatly fold them, and store them with my linens and lay the rods along the drawer edge when they are not in use. I have a handheld laundry steamer, so when I want to pop them back on, I just give them a quick steam to look neatly pressed. The only sign of them when not in use, is a small (postage stamp size) magnet square that I permanently adhered to the doors top corners (because my doors are not metal). But I painted them white and they lay almost flush to the door (less than 1/8 thick) so they really do just blend right into the door....See MoreIs a 10x11 room too small for a queen bed?
Comments (8)A queen bed mattress is 60 inches wide 80 inches long. If the bed goes on the ten foot wall? You will have 30 inches on either side for bed side tables, and 52 inches from the foot of the bed to the opposite wall,......minus the depth of the dresser ( 20 inches ) leaving you 32 inches to walk and open drawers . If it goes on the eleven foot wall you will have 36 inches for side tables, and 40 inches to the wall and 20 to open drawers and pass by: ) It's.....................MATH. Keep the headboard sleek an upholstered, skip a foot board if possible Obviously, I don't know where the closet is, nor any other passage. Make a drawing. Take a picture. Avoid a double. Two people in a double are sleeping in less than crib space, ( 27 inches each ) Which is what happens when two folks share a queen. Each has a long "crib", 30 inches wide. They will be sleeping. Get the queen........No CLUTTER . Best mattress you can afford, good sheets. an assortment of bed pillow, and layers for warmth or less warmth. Good lighting at bed side. CLEAN... no junk in the closet.....no extra anything that doesn't go to the comfort of the guest....See MoreRelated Professionals
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