Comfort for your Guests
The holidays are a classic time for housing extra people, but guest beds can be needed at any time of the year. While the prospect of spending time with family or friends can be quite exciting, finding a place for everyone to sleep can heap quite a bit of stress on you. But relax! There are easy ways to accommodate everyone and still keep your space available during the day.
Trundle beds are a great option; with this design there is only a mattress, no box spring. Beneath the mattress is a frame that slides out, and on that frame is yet another mattress. When not in use or when only the top mattress is in use, it takes up no more floor space than a standard bed. When the trundle is pulled out, you have an instant extra sleeping area!
Day beds are another convenient option. A day bed looks very similar to a sofa when not in use. When the space is needed for sleeping, the seat of the day bed can be pulled out to transform the ‘sofa’ into a bed. Some of the designs are very similar to trundle beds; some are almost indistinguishable from a standard sofa.
Murphy beds are not an instant option, but can be built into your existing space with enough lead time. A Murphy bed folds up into the wall or an armoire when not in use, leaving nearly the entire room with available floor space.
No matter which option you choose for guest beds, remember that the mattress is even more important if you have no box spring beneath it. The mattress must do all the work of supporting your guests’ sleep, and spending the money to purchase decent mattresses for guest beds is never a bad move.