As far as home upgrades go, adding another bedroom to your property will add much more value than anything else. Really, a third or fourth bedroom could whack another 20-30% of the original value onto the future sale price!
But if you want to create a guest bedroom – and you’re not selling for a while yet – keep the three things below in mind. They’ll help you to ensure your new guest room is comfortable, spacious, and ready to be used!
Decorate Minimally
Your home is your home – you can decorate it however you want. That being said, a guest room is best made with a bit more of a broad appeal, and that means decorating to a minimal standard.
You can match the interior to the color scheme that exists elsewhere in the home, but you don’t have to add furnishings in the same way you did when setting up your own bedroom.
Not only does this make the room more comfortable for a guest, but it makes the project cheaper on you as well!
Keep it Temperate
If you’ve just recently converted the space from something else, such as the attic or the garage (if either were otherwise unused), there’s a chance the room will have less insulation. That might have been something you saw during your renovation, but it’s not guaranteed.
As such, think about the best way to ensure your new guest room will be temperate enough to sleep in.
First, consider investing in a new heating outlet for it; stores like Radiator Village stock a wide range of different-sized and shaped radiator units. Next, think about how the room will feel during the summer, i.e., is there enough ventilation, airflow, and AC access?
If your house gets a lot of sun exposure, and the guest room is located somewhere rife for this exposure, you’ll need to put some industrial-strength blinds or curtains on the window as well!
Make it Private
A private guest room is the best kind of guest room. If someone is going to stay over, and they’re not a close member of the family (or even one at all!), they need to know they can shut the door and keep the world out.
That often means the guest room is the only bedroom with a lock on it, but that’s up to you. If you have children, it’ll be important to institute a rule that when the guest room is in use, they’re not allowed to open the door whenever they like or enter without knocking.
You may also want to invest in soundproofing for the room, whether that’s hanging up a tapestry of some kind, putting a rug on the floor, or ensuring there’s a proper seal around the door frame.
Recap: Setting up a Guest Bedroom
If you’re about to set up a guest bedroom, the three things above will be important for keeping it comfortable.
