how to layout a study/guest bedroom with Murphy bed
We have a 12.5’ x 12.75’ study/ guest room, and I’d love your help arranging the furniture. There will be a queen Murphy bed, a desk and a file cabinet with maybe a printer cabinet. We do not want the desk chair to be facing away from the door. There is a large 6’ window on the front wall.
We will be adding a low cabinet with tv on top, or if too crowded, just mounting a tv on the wall.
We tried putting the Murphy bed on the door wall, but it blocks the view of the room and window when you walk by. But it is there now. Are either of the other arrangements any better?
I am including three possible arrangements. Thanks for any help.
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
decoenthusiaste
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoTo avoid the chair back to the door, I suggest centering a Murphy Bed with the perpendicular drop-down/fold up desk on the larger wall opposite the door. Place your chair so you're facing the window. A unit arranged with cabinetry on either side already has your file cabinets and a place for the printer. Add a small sofa, settee or a pair of swivel chairs in front of the window and put the TV/credenza (another potential printer/file cabinet piece) on the wall beside the door where it won't get glare from the window. Here are several nice iterations you could use.
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3 years agoOpen the bed and use blue painter's tape on the floor/rug to tape its profile. Then take measurements for other furniture and where it might fit best. A pair of small scale swivel chairs or a loveseat should do for seating.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agonot sure if you have the kind of space to make something like this work?
do you already have the desk, and if so are you attached to it? you might need to think of getting a new one that fits the needs of this specific room.
decoenthusiaste
3 years ago
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