| Turning your basement into a guest room is a | | | | - Clean rugs or carpets to help protect from the cold |
| basement idea that few people consider. One of the | | | | floors |
| main advantages of this is that it frees up another | | | | - A good sturdy bed tells your guests they are |
| room in your house for other things. | | | | welcome to stay |
| Most of us own homes that don't have enough | | | | - Some seating for them to relax such as chairs and |
| rooms. Each child wants their own room, many | | | | a sofa |
| people want offices in their homes now, and bonus | | | | - A bathroom is preferable so that they don't have |
| rooms are popular as well. Where do the guests stay | | | | to go upstairs in the middle of the night |
| if you have all the rooms earmarked for other | | | | These things all contribute to having the room feel |
| things? | | | | like a real guest bedroom. Basement ideas like this |
| Another advantage of turning the basement into a | | | | are great if they are done with attention to detail. If |
| guest room is that it gives your guests a special | | | | done incorrectly, however, the room can turn into a |
| sense of privacy. Using this basement idea will give | | | | nightmare. |
| your guests a space to call their own. It may also get | | | | The important thing is that you make the room feel |
| them out of your hair if they decide to stay too long! | | | | comfortable and inviting and as much as a real room |
| In order to make this basement remodel idea work, | | | | that you can. You want your guests to feel |
| however, you are going to have to make sure you | | | | comfortable and welcome in your house. The last |
| do a few thing properly. The basement guest room | | | | thing you want is for the basement guest room to |
| will have to have: | | | | look or feel like a cold dungeon. |
| - A good paint job that is neutral | | | | |