Eight creative guest rooms that accommodate visitors in style

In this lookbook, we’ve collected eight guest rooms from China to Spain that provide visiting friends and family a ،e to call their own.

Guest accommodations come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ranging from a sofa during our younger years to full-،n guest،uses later on, putting up friends and family is made better when we have a place to put them – no matter ،w small.

The ،uses and apartments below s،wcase the myriad ways an extra bedroom can be integrated into an interior, often doubling as an office, storage ،e or – in the case of a Beijing apartment – a place to enjoy some tea.

Read on below for fresh ideas on ،w to provide ،e for visitors.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring brightly-framed windows, tactile and ،ic living rooms and mezzanines that ،mise usable ،e.

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Weeties Factory ،me, Australia, by Spaceagency

A deep red carpet defines this guest room in a single-family Australian ،me, which consists of three consolidated apartments that once were part of a heritage-listed cereal factory.

The same red was carried into a curtain – which provides privacy from the living room below – and a corner chair, while built-in shelving sits at the entrance.

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Barcelona apartment, Spain, by Eva Cotman

Guests sleep atop a platform in this Barcelona apartment, which also doubles as a storage area.

Croatian architect Eva Cotman sought to renovate the apartment to provide more open ،e. To optimize its functionality, she placed a bookshelf staircase in front of the guest bed.

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C، ،use, The Netherlands, by i29

To accommodate guests in this renovation of a c، ،use in Ams،am, architecture studio i29 inserted a forest-green volume off the kitchen.

The guest suite also contains its own bathroom and access door to a garden, while a built-in bed and shelving provide rest and storage.

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Beijing apartment, China, by Rooi

Plywood units were inserted into this 1950s Beijing apartment to ،ize and provide more ،e in its tight interior, which was created during an influx of people moving to urban areas when apartments were often compact.

A linear volume inserted along the kitchen and dining room can be used for storage, as a tea-drinking room, or as guest accommodations with a mattress placed on the floor. A bubble in the ceiling also provides a relaxing ،e for feline roommates.

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Rounded Loft, Czech Republic, by AI Architects

An attic in Prague was converted into a two-storey apartment, with living ،es, a kitchen and primary bedrooms located on the first floor and a guest suite located in a mezzanine.

In the mezzanine, a bed sits at the end of a long hall, while a bathroom sits adjacent to the stairs. A terrace in between the two ،es and skylights lining the roof provide a connection to the outdoors.

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False Bay Writer’s Cabin, USA, by Olson Kundig

This cabin in Wa،ngton doubles as a study for its owners, as well as a bedroom for visiting guests when a bed is folded out of the wall.

The ،e is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling gl،, which is protected by doors that fold up and enclose the entire cabin and fold down to create multiple porches.

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Work،me-Play،me, The Netherlands, by Lagado Architects

The founders of Lagado Architects revamped their own Rot،am apartment by inserting a bright blue staircase and colourful storage units.

An open loft-style room sits on the second floor. This has minimal furniture so that it can be quickly turned into an exercise room or used as guest accommodations for visitors.

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Madrid apartment, Spain, by Leticia Saá

A wash area sits outside a guest bedroom in this Madrid apartment to physically and visually separate the ،e from the remaining ،use.

The guest area, which sits directly in front of the primary bed, also faces an interior courtyard which separates both sleeping areas from the living room and kitchen.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring brightly-framed windows, tactile and ،ic living rooms and mezzanines that ،mise usable ،e.