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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2018 23:47:02 GMT
Everyone ought to be able to use their home in the way that suits them. If you don't need a guest room, then it's a waste of space. We have a dedicated guest room, but I'd love to have two of them. The older kids and my mama are always coming and going and we have other people who stay with us from time to time as well. When we have multiple guests, then the youngest son gets kicked out of his room so it can be pressed into service. We've become masters of using couches and inflatable mattresses to expand our accommodations. I would never kick my child out of their room. I never had the cute teen room, because my room was the guest room. I was put out on the couch....that was fun because I couldn't go to bed until the adults decided to go to bed. I can remember that I was always a raging sobbing mess by the time guests left. So I decided that my kids rooms were their rooms until they got older |
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Post by pancakes on Apr 22, 2018 23:52:20 GMT
I have a guest bedroom that gets mostly used by my FIL. And we have a guest bedroom that never gets used because it’s my craft room!
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Post by MsKnit on Apr 22, 2018 23:53:19 GMT
We eliminated the guest bedroom due to the guest from hell from a visit over 20 years ago.
Granted, I will keep a bedroom for the boy when he visits. However, it won't be used by any "guests."
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Post by Sue on Apr 22, 2018 23:55:28 GMT
We have three fully furnished bedrooms that get used only a couple of times a year. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a twin bed, the other has a double. The other bedroom on the main floor has a twin daybed with a trundle bed so it's like 2 twin beds. So we can sleep 5 guests in bedrooms if necessary. And we do use all the beds when our son and his family visit from the mid-west. Only you know your need for extra sleeping space. Or if you have other priorities for use of that space. Choose the one that suits your needs the best or that makes you happy.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Apr 23, 2018 0:11:41 GMT
We have one but so much stuff is in it a guest couldn't stay there.
It's not weird to not have one.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 23, 2018 0:12:54 GMT
No guest room. If you have one of those you get guests. I like company for about four hours and then I'm done. None of that overnight or a few days stuff for me.
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Post by leeny on Apr 23, 2018 0:13:47 GMT
My spare room is my craft room. I have a queen sofa sleeper in our living room and that works well for the only guests we have. Either dd or dgs.
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Post by Margie on Apr 23, 2018 0:43:59 GMT
We have a three-bedroom house. The master bedroom, an office, and a guest room that's used when my granddaughters spend the night or just want to hang out without the adults when they visit. This works for us, but if I had one more bedroom, it would definitely be my craft room.
Don't let others change your mind on how you want to use YOUR house! And enjoy your craft room! I'm envious!
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Post by peano on Apr 23, 2018 0:59:15 GMT
We have a small guest room with a queen pull-out sofa bed. It's been used maybe four times in 20 years. I believe your house should function in a way that works well with your lifestyle.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 23, 2018 0:59:45 GMT
We have an extra room that we call the dogs room.
Since 98% of my family lives within a half a day drive, I don't feel the need.
When/if my boys move out I will have a room made up in case they want to crash and if/when I have grandkids...same thing
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Post by dudleypippen on Apr 23, 2018 1:06:08 GMT
We have a decently sized bonus room that is mostly used as play space for the kids. We’ve managed to fit a queen bed there as well, so when we occasionally have guests they have a separate space with a door for privacy but not a dedicated space.
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Post by Zee on Apr 23, 2018 1:06:32 GMT
I do in my current home but I'm rethinking that for when I move!
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Post by patin on Apr 23, 2018 1:09:34 GMT
I haven't read all the responses, but if you don't have overnight guests, why would you need a guest room that is never used? If it makes sense , perhaps you could put a sleeper sofa or futon in one of the rooms just in case, but I like your idea of an office & a craft room.
I use my guest rooms ( I have 2) constantly.- @ least 2x per month. I honestly wish I had another 1& another bathroom! In a pinch we use our 5th wheel. & kids bed down in our man cave. We have a lot of company! We also have a craft room, where I keep my computer. DH has a desk & file cabinet in a section of our living room. He keeps it tidy.
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Post by azredhead on Apr 23, 2018 1:17:08 GMT
We have one - it gets used a lot as a guest room, except the last year or so because it's been the stashing boxes of mementos that we need to go through. My step dad #2 was just here for Easter, I just felt bad he stayed at a friends since the room is packed right now. Hopefully we can get in there now that I've had surgery. I just haven't had the energy or desire. But is a good size gues room- it has a twin with a pull out bed. We usually do have company quite a bit during spring break and the early Summer right when kids get out.
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Post by pattyraindrops on Apr 23, 2018 1:21:10 GMT
We have a guestroom/study room. We have a twin bed on one side and one very long desk setup on the other side so my DH and DD who are both in college can study there. My parents come down 2-3 times a year and my in laws have come down and stayed once. I would love to have a dedicated bedroom and make it like a hotel, but right now it is more practical for it to be the study room.
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 23, 2018 1:22:01 GMT
I didn’t vote. Yes we have a guest bedroom that gets used periodically throughout the year, but not enough to say often.  It also doubles as my office. But if you don’t ever have guests why would you need a whole bedroom dedicated to no-one? That’s just an incredible waste of space and resources to furnish it. Do what makes you happy with the room!  |
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Post by Nink on Apr 23, 2018 1:26:26 GMT
I’m on my phone so I can’t vote. We have two guest bedrooms and they get used regularly. We have a very large family and lots of friends that live in CA. They all love coming up here to fish/golf and visit. We love having guests.
That being said, if you don’t ever have guests staying at your house then do what you want with it.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 23, 2018 1:37:28 GMT
No we don't have a guest room. We have 3 bedrooms and a study. The study was DD's room when she was a baby but there isn't room for a bed in there anymore (due to the desk and cabinetry that I had built). The only overnight guests we ever have are DS's friends and DD's boyfriend. Both of my kids have Queen size beds so their friends bunk in with them. All of our family live within 2 - 10 minutes from our house (except my mum who is 40 minutes away) so there is no need for any of them to stay overnight. Now I'm getting all kinds of opinions from family and friends about how I should have a guest bedroom. I believe the exact wording I heard yesterday was "You're going to use ALL the rooms??? You're not going to have a spare room at all?" So tell me, do you have a guest bedroom? Do you think it's weird to not have one? The difference in price between a 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom house is considerable. Why would you want to spend so much more money on a house for one extra room that would barely get used? That's crazy. Definitely not weird to not have one. |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 23, 2018 1:40:37 GMT
I have a guest room. It gets used by my sister who comes every other year. She stays for two weeks at a time.
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Post by hannahruth on Apr 23, 2018 1:57:39 GMT
Yes we have a dedicated room and it is used regularly for either the grandkids or DH's old army buddies (and partners) who come visit from interstate regularly throughout the year.
We have a 3 bedroom and a study house and being empty nesters I still have a craft room so having a guest room is not taking anything away from our using the house as we want.
Use your space so that you are comfortable and not because some people think you should do it their way.
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Post by Peal on Apr 23, 2018 2:21:24 GMT
Yes, we have a room for our adult son to sleep in when he comes home for the weekends (We moved into this house the same time he moved off to college, so he never had a room set up as his own here). We plan to keep it as a spare bedroom and add a bathroom to it so if (when) he moves far away he will have a nice place during visits for him and a future partner to sleep/escape for privacy (mostly thinking about the future partner).
That said, this house is big enough that DH and I already have our own office spaces and aren't losing anything there. Otherwise we probably wouldn't. We don't have enough overnight guests to justify sacrificing an otherwise usable space for the rare event someone asks to spend the night.
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Post by melanell on Apr 23, 2018 2:23:18 GMT
Having a guest room is completely up to you. No one else gets a say in the matter. Unless you wish to repeatedly invite people to stay over at your home, then I see no reason to have a spare room. I think it can be nice to have a spare room, but I also think that for some people, it would be a mostly, or even completely unused space unless it was set up as a multi-purpose room. |
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 23, 2018 2:25:58 GMT
Yes. It gets used about once a year. I like having it, though.
Ae actually have 2, but one is used as my “office”/scrap storage and computer room. DH also has a real office.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 23, 2018 2:33:09 GMT
We have a five bedroom house and every room is used. Why would you dedicate a room for guests that is only used for a few weeks out of the year? Seems like a waste of space. Now if you didn't have people/need to fill those rooms, then a guest room would be fine. I say the people in the house come first.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 23, 2018 2:38:36 GMT
We have four extra bedrooms that belonged to the kids when they lived here. I don't keep them made up, but when one or more of them comes to the farm with their kids, neighbours need extra sleeping space for their guests, or a scrappy friend has a few days to come and play, the rooms can be ready and waiting.
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Post by TXMary on Apr 23, 2018 2:42:19 GMT
We used to have a guest room and we never used it. All my family lives here in town and DH's family are all gone. Even when they were still alive and his parents visited us, they would come in their RV so they stayed on our property but not in the house. The guest room was very rarely used and I got tired of the wasted space so we got rid of the bed and put a couch and a big TV in there.
***I should add that we have a 38-foot 5th wheel RV and on those rare occasions that we do have overnight guests we put them in the RV. They have their own private space and seem to like it. It’s a nice RV and they have plenty of room out there.
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Post by cycworker on Apr 23, 2018 2:44:07 GMT
The house my parents currently live in - alone - has 5 bedrooms. They have no desire to downsize. Even when we moved into that place, they only used 3 of the bedrooms. In fairness, they built it themselves, and they thought my dad's niece would be living with us a bit longer than she ultimately did. As it is, for a while the space got used regularly, between when my aunt & uncle & their kids stayed with us for a while (house building, glitch with rental), and friends of mine who would stay overnight.
I'm in a 1 bedroom & I'd love to have second. I'd use it as a combo guest room/office though. I would just like the option for my friends who visit from out of town to have a place to sleep that's not much terrible little couch.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 23, 2018 2:53:46 GMT
We live at the beach and people come and stay. Do you expect company?
You could always put a pull out couch ouch in your art room.
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Post by Merge on Apr 23, 2018 2:57:36 GMT
No. When someone comes to stay, my daughters bunk together, and the guest gets one of their rooms.
The only person who ever stays with us is MIL, so this works fine for us.
It also forces us to deep clean the girls’ room semi-annually.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 23, 2018 4:34:23 GMT
I voted “yes and it gets used often” but that isn’t an accurate description. We have a dedicated guest room that is used for guests or the occasional quarantine bedroom for a sick person. It gets used on average 1-2 weeks per year in total for guests. We have out of town family that comes to visit at least once a year and it’s nice having the space here so they can stay with us. We lived for over 20 years in what was essentially a one bedroom house so we really like having the extra room.
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