Home Office Guest Room Design
In this post, I will share our new home office guest room combo. This room is the perfect setup for two workspaces as well as a sofa bed for guests.
We recently welcomed another little love into our family. In order to accommodate another nursery we needed to do a little rearranging of our bedroom setups. We have a four-bedroom house; the primary, a room for my oldest, a home office, and a guest room.
In addition to the nursery, we really needed a dedicated home office as both my husband and I work from home. My current home office (a space that we completed a couple of years ago you can check it out HERE, ) is too small for both of us so we decided to use that space for the nursery and our guest room for the new office.
The only problem is that we also needed a guest room and possibly a workout space. So at this point, we felt like we were running out of rooms.
We only had one bedroom left to accommodate everything. Here are some things we took into consideration when designing our space. You may be considering these as well;
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Is a Guest Room Worth It?
The first thing we asked ourselves is, do we really need a guest room? Is this space worth it for our family’s needs?
The first thing to consider is how often are you hosting guests. Do you have a guest who stays at your home multiple times per month? In this case, you may need a dedicated bedroom devoted to just guests.
In our case, we host guests very occasionally. Maybe a couple of times a year, If we go out of town and have someone house-sit. Because of this, we were not willing to completely eliminate a guest space altogether.
We found that instead of dedicating an entire bedroom to just guests we were better off creating a room that serves multiple purposes.
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How to Combine a Home Office and Bedroom
Now that we determined that a guest room works best when it serves multiple purposes. We needed to figure out how to combine our home office and guest room.
If you have a space that is large enough you may be able to accommodate a full bedroom set and a nice desk. Our space was just too small to accommodate both functions at all times.
We needed our space to be mainly an office for two and sometimes a guest room.
Home Office with Sofa Bed
We decided that the best option for that would be to use a sofa bed. This allowed us to have a nice office layout, plenty of floor space, and a sofa for lounging. When we have the occasional guest we can pull out a full-size bed from our sofa and still have enough room to walk around.
We went with the Godwin 69″ Square Arm Sleeper for its modern look and compact size. The sofa itself is very comfortable. Our guests have had no complaints about the comfort of the bed. We added a nice mattress pad for extra comfort.
Godwin 69″ Square Arm Sleeper / Home Office Rug / Wall Art / Block Print Pillow Camel / Windowpane Throw Pillow / Plaid Pillow with Tassel Zipper / Textural Woven Pillow with Trims Cream
How to Set Up a Home Office for Two People?
Once we had decided on an office guest room combo we needed to determine how we were going to fit the both of us in one office.
There are a few different ways to set up an office for two people; an L-shaped desk, an extra long single desk with two workstations, two separate desks on opposite walls, or two separate desks facing each other.
Since our space needed to accommodate a sofa bed that would need clearance to pull out, we decided to go with an L-shaped desk.
This allowed us to each have our own individual workspaces. Since the desk is along the perimeter of the room it left enough clearance for a sofa bed to be able to pull out.
DIY L-Shaped Desk Tutorial
Once we decided on an L-shaped desk we decided that we wanted to build it ourselves instead of hiring a builder. I am sharing all the details on how we customized our desks in a separate post. You can find the link below.
Ikea Alex Desk Hack Tutorial Click here
IKEA Alex Desk Hack / Gold Drawer Pulls / Brass Task Lamp / Beach Wall Art / Scribble Art Print / Window Shades
Home Office, Guest Room, Home Gym Combo?
I mentioned earlier in this post that not only did we need a home office for two and a space for the occasional guest we also wanted a workout space.
Due to our layout, we were able to fit an elliptical in the corner. Since we are using a sofa bed instead of a traditional bed we have plenty of floor space to do a workout.
I am so happy with how this space turned out. We were able to take our fourth bedroom and really maximize its purpose. It is now a multifunctional space that is thoughtfully laid out to accommodate all the functions we hoping for.
Light Fixture / Horizon Fitness Elliptical
Shop Our Office Guest Room
Below are all the links to shop this post. Some Items are no longer available but I have linked similar items. Similar items will be noted.
Desk Details
Ikea Alex Desk Hack & Tutorial
Desk Chairs ( Similar)
24″ x 20″ Beach Landscape Framed Wall Art
Canon Printer ( Love this home office printer)
Shelf Details
DIY Thin Floating Shelves– Coming Soon
Wooden Vases ( Similar)
Wooden Bowl (Similar)
Limestone Knot ( Similar)
Canvas Art ( Similar)
Plants
Sofa Bed Details
Godwin 69″ Square Arm Sleeper
Woven Block Print Square Throw Pillow Camel
Woven Plaid Throw Pillow with Tassel Zipper
Oversized Woven Windowpane Square Throw Pillow
Textural Woven Throw Pillow with Trims Cream
Windowpane Knit Throw Blanket with Tassels
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Love this so much! What color/fabric did you get the sleeper sofa in? It’s such a great color!!!
The fabric color is Macc Vanilla. We have really loved it so far and its the perfect size.
Thanks for the blog loaded with so much information. It’s really informative.
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Beautiful design, I love everything. What color are the walls painted. Probably seems like a funny question, but just curious if it’s a white or eggshell or something else.
Hi Elli! Not a funny question at all. The walls are White Dove by Benjamin Moore. One of my favorite white paint colors. If you are looking for more here is a post on all my favorites: https://michealadianedesigns.com/the-best-white-paint-colors/
Thank you! And I don’t see any information on the floating shelves. Is that info somewhere else or did you make them yourself?
Here is the tutorial: https://michealadianedesigns.com/diy-thin-floating-shelves/
This office-guest room design by Micheala Diane seamlessly blends functionality and style. The dual-purpose space is a smart solution for maximizing utility without compromising aesthetics. I’m curious about how they achieved such a cohesive look—did they prioritize certain design elements or multifunctional furniture? Share your thoughts on creating versatile spaces that serve both work and guest needs.
I love this! I wonder if you could please share the rough dimensions of the room? We’re househunting at the moment and a whole additional room is out of our price range so hoping for a place with a spare room large enough to fit the multiple purposes you have here. I find it difficult to visualise the space when viewing unfurnished rooms though so the dimensions will help us know if the room is likely to work for us!
It’s approx 11’x 12’ not including the little nook our elliptical is in.
This is beautiful and I can’t wait to work on our guest room. Do you by chance have the shelf DIY instructions?
Yes! Here is the post: https://michealadianedesigns.com/diy-thin-floating-shelves/
This is so helpful! I’m in the process of designing a waiting room for my new business, and these ideas are giving me great inspiration.
Hi there, your home is lovely! The link to the rug doesnt work – would you mind sharing where you got it?
Thank you! The rug is from Target and looks like it is still in stock here is the link https://rstyle.me/+6gGl6XOQEWZCfwdtYrJqeQ
Did you use the 5×7 size rug?
Yes!
Thank you for sharing such helpful insights! I’ve bookmarked your blog and look forward to visiting again for more great tips.
Thank you for sharing this I never imagined a guest room could be combined with the home office. I love the spindle chairs.
Thank you so much for sharing, I have company coming over and my office has taken over the majority of the bedroom and I need to prep for sure! I better call my carpet cleaner and go find a sofa bed!
Can you share ceiling and trim color? Thank you! Grogeous!
Pure White by Glidden
Hi! It doesn’t look like many of the links work anymore. Do you have dimensions on the wall art and each of the pillows? They work so well with the size of the sofa! Hoping to recreate with what’s available currently at target ❤️
So many of the pillows are not available anymore which is a bummer! Here are the sizes 22×22, 20 x 20, 14×20, 20×20
Thank you!! What size is the wall art, too please?
The biggest pillow is actually 22×22 not 24. The art is 24×36.
This is great and would love to recreate myself. Do you recall the final measurements of the table tops?
24 inches
Hello, I want to purchase this couch, which material and colour is it, there are a ton of options.
I have the Macc Vanilla. Here is the link: https://rstyle.me/+WMj7ElX95EJeczUt6_96sQ
Hello
I noticed 2 doors, of which one I’m assuming is the way in / out of the room. Is that the door next to the sofa? And is the other door a closet or to a bathroom?
Thanks!
It goes to a closet.
Beautifully designed office guest room! Love how the space is both functional and inviting. The balance of style and comfort makes it a perfect dual-purpose room. Thanks for sharing such great inspiration!
Fantastic job! We are building and need an office guest room combo, so thank you for the inspiration. So light and airy!
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