Reserve somewhere for the suitcase
The cupboard return becomes a luggage recess. A raised surface lets guests open a case without putting it on the bed, and a short rail provides somewhere to hang a shirt.
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ROOM 98 · Bedroom
The guest room gives up its spare-room look
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A modest detached house with a compact guest bedroom and a cupboard return beside the entrance
Guests arrive with a case, a coat and a phone that needs charging. This pink-and-plum bedroom makes provision for those small things before adding another cushion.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
The guest’s belongings need a plan of their own. In the entrance recess, a small case can stay off the floor, with hanging space above. The arrangement uses an awkward cupboard return without borrowing space from the bedside routes. It also leaves the leather chair available for the person who has come to stay.
The bed has rounded mango-wood ends filled with rattan. Its open weave gives the pink wall a finer grain, while the terracotta blanket picks up the leather across the room. Plum curtains and trim give the ordinary window a darker outline. There is no need to invent grand architecture for a modest room to have conviction.
The two bedsides offer similar usefulness in different forms. A dark cabinet provides a drawer; the opposite side has a slim painted ledge. Swing-arm wall lights leave both surfaces clear, with plugs kept close to the wall. In a room being fitted out, check the switches and charging points from the bed before fixing the lamps. The portrait above the chair finishes the room without taking over those practical decisions.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
A guest room feels permanent when it makes room for the guest.
Colour palette
- Dusty pink
- Plum
- Terracotta
- Cream
- Mango wood
Keep the chair free
A bedroom chair is useful for dressing or a few quiet minutes. Giving luggage its own place makes it less likely that this seat becomes the room’s storage system.
Match the provision, not the furniture
A freestanding bedside holds a drawer and open shelf; a shallow painted ledge serves the other side. Both provide a surface and light without requiring identical pieces.
Take the plum around the room
Curtains, window trim and the entrance recess carry the darker colour. The bed wall can stay pink, so the scheme has several places to look rather than one heavily decorated headboard.
Different surfaces, fewer objects
Open rattan lets the wall show through the bed; smooth leather makes a more solid chair. The portrait brings the smaller detail, so neither piece needs a pile of accessories.
WHAT TO BORROW
Prepare the room for a guest’s first ten minutes: put down a case, hang something up, sit down and charge a phone. Then decide what else it needs.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Rattan Bed
Living With Luxury
£1,499.99
Arched Edge 1 Drawer Bedside
Living With Luxury
£239.99
Kendari Brown Leather with Natural Teak Wood Armchair
Living With Luxury
£625.95
Thottam Swing Arm Wall Lamp
Antique Brass
Nkuku · 2 used in this room
£185.00
The Last Portrait of Penelope
ArtFab · Black (5/8″ Depth) · 24"x36"
Big Wall Decor
Example option: US$165.00
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