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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Halex on February 03, 2013, 10:20:18 pm
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I have cousins arriving March :)
Spare room disasster :o
Need to clear out & buy bed or beds.
What is more useful, 2 single beds or a doube or queen bed?
Need to buy bed or beds & linen.
Also need to use wardrobe for kitchen storage :)
Please let me know what you have & why.
Cp has a single bed & bunk beds in his room.
H :)
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How old are the cousins Hally? You could move CP's bunk beds in there while they visit
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They are in their 60's, i thought about that, but i dont think they woukd like the bunk beds :)
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Hally, have you thought about a pullout sofa couch instead?
It won't take up as much room as beds, and you can still utilise the room for something else, other than a spare bedroom.
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Maddy, DH suggested that.
I dont thnk we need another room.
We have 4 bedrooms, one is a study, cp has his own large area plus his room. Kitchen living dining & home theatre room. Whar would we need another room for ???
But your right, less space would be taken up.
I just want to make the right decision.
:)
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What would we need another room for ???
your kitchen appliances :P
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We have a queen bed for when my dad stays with us from Geelong once or twice a year. I now wish we went the pull out sofa way so we could use the room more when he's not here. It would have allowed it to be a play room/ toy room/ chill out area especially for the kiddies. :)
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What would we need another room for ???
your kitchen appliances :P
;D ;D ;D
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Thanks kt2.
Maddy, your encouraging me to fill up yet another space.
Seriously thinking about the sofa bed now :)
Our main visitors are kids, cps friends or foster kids.
:)
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Hally yes 60 is probably a bit old to be climbing into a bunk bed :D :D
Pull out bed is good or a queen size normal bed. Just be careful with the pull out beds as a lot of them are small and do not fit two people in comfortably.
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Do they mind sleeping together Hally?
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They visted us in our old house & they shared a queen bed then. :)
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Hally before children came along we had a double bed set up in a spare room. Very annoying as it needed to look good all the time and rest of room couldn't be used. It hardly was slept in. I always complained to DH that we should have bought a sofa bed, but now am thinking one of those good brand bed in a bag blow up queen beds would be better. The ones that are high off the floor. Pump em up and deflate and store later. Hope that helps :)
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We upgraded our bed & use our QB a couple of times a year for guests. I wish it was a double as our guests don't stay too long & the QB takes up too much space in that room fir when guests are and are not visiting. Ultimately I'd get a queen sofa bed.
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Best thing to buy is 2 king singles that can be used separately or pushed together for a king. You then have a bed that will adapt to everyone's needs. Make sure you let bed salesperson know that this is the purpose so you don't get beds that will have a ridge in the middle.
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Will sit on this for a week.
Kimmy, i have no idea what you mean ??? Any links you can show me?
We have adult visitors rarely, last lot were these cousins back in our old house, so about 4 years ago.
We have kids all the time :)
:)
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I slept on one of those blow up things once and it was terrible
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They are air beds but bigger.
Try www.aerobed.com.au and look under indoor products platinum raised
There are cheaper ones around too.
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I have just a double bed as a spare as my room isn't too large, it's been really handy, guest only stay few days so they manage, teenage GK love it, it looks really nice set up in the room.
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We are sneaky. We only have 3 bedrooms, plus a study. The third bedroom is set up as a sitting room. When someone we like asks to stay we have a bed head etc that DH made out of jarrah and we use the mattress from the van. Other times the room is a small sitting room. Mean isn't it?
Hally this doesn't help you. In our old house that was much smaller we had a pull out sofa. It was an expensive one and DH and I slept on it occasionally and it wasn't too bad. Just a bit springy. It depends if you want to have the room as a bedroom Hally or something else. If you want another bedroom I would go for 2 single beds as that will accommodate anyone.
In Carnamah we had bunk beds that could be pulled down into 2 singles for older guests.
Have fun choosing.
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I really dont need the space as a bedroom, but have been thinking maybe the sofa bed, we have a spare tv on the floor doing nothing, that way guests can use the room as they please. Not that we need more tvs, we have 3 mounted on walls , plus the home theatre. This tv is a flat screen just sitting idle.
Plus when we have foster kids fifgting they can use it as a living room, giving space for cp & them. Sometimes they need to be spilt up.
:)
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If I could, I'd get this...
http://mobile.kingfurniture.com.au/product_detail.htm?pfid=13
Sorry if the link won't work, it's only letting me access mobile mode cuz I'm on my tablet :-\
It's the King Furniture Delta range...very versatile and one comes with extra storage ;D
We don't get many visitors either so a versatile room would be very handy.
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we have a spare room queen bed, and a spare bathroom.
the other spare room had 2 singles in it, but it is used more as a play room for kids.
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We have one spare room. We have a sofa bed in it and pop the blow up mattress on top for extra comfort. This is primarily used as a spare tv room.
We also have a trundle bed under DS bed for when his friends come over, plus a single camping stretcher.
My SIL has offered us her sons bunk bed. Has a single bed on top and double on the bottom. I don't think we will take it as they are pain to put sheets on.
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I agree DG those bunk beds are a pain my friend had one at her holiday house. She also has good quality sofa beds which I have slept on they are fine.
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Jamberie, I love the look of the King furniture. I would love the module that converts to a bed, and has hidden storage too.
I would love something like this for our sitting room as we don't have a spare bedroom.
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Yes love he look of king too, no showroom in Perth >:(
The outdoor us great too :)
Still deciding.
Thank you everyone :)
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oh, to have a spare room *sighs*
H....some ideas for your room......
Library with reading nook
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games room
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Craft room
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Oh I could keep going.....sofa bed down one end for guests, and a room with another purpose.
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Lovely pictures Maddy :)
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I love all those pics Maddy, but particularly the third one ;D
We don't have a spare room. We haven't had guests stay overnight since 2006, and then they just used my room and I slept on a mattress on the floor in mum's bedroom :-))
Sorry I can't help Hally.
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Me neither Hally. When I have visitors I give up my double bed and sleep on the fold up bed or if that is taken too, I sleep on the lounge - quite happy to do that for the very odd time I have visitors. Fold out sofa beds are great for visitors but we no longer have one here.
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I am 69 Hally and I would rather sleep on the floor with an air mattress. I have had many sofa beds over the years even the most expensive was crap..
Can't you pull the bunk beds apart and make two singles?
I saw in an apartment a very large chair which made Ito a bed and it was terrific. It was a tailored arm chair like a 1 1/2 sixe but here is something from IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/S09874417/
Gert
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Can't you pull the bunk beds apart and make two singles
My goodness Gert, what a great idea, will ask dh as he put them together. He much cheaper that would be.
:)
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Gert, they loOk fantastic.
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Guest beds here
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/GUEST+BED.htm
Are a single with one underneath that makes a pair.
Hope this helps.
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Well I am glad I havent rushed any decision.
It is going to be a bedroom with one bed in it. N the mean time, using Gerts idea of pulling the bunk befs apart for my cousins.
It seems that at the start of Term 2, our foster child (loveable rogue) will be living with us & his other carer weekabout.
So have to make it i to a bedroom for him.
Big job to tackle next week.
H :)
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I had a bit of a chuckle at the bookcase with the ladder. Think it must have been designed with dwarves in mind, otherwise I can't see the point of the ladder. Shame they didn't put the bar lower as you could use it for ballet exercises (if you were inclined to do so). Does anyone have spare rooms with the colour co-ordinated bits and bobs like this, where absolutely everything matches and is in its place?
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Does anyone have spare rooms with the colour co-ordinated bits and bobs like this, where absolutely everything matches and is in its place?
Certainly not I.
We have quite a few visitors and have had a queensize bed in a small spare room. When spare room not in use for guests we have either tipped the bed up on its side to make more floor space or just piled things on top of it.
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I think I mentioned before that we really don't have a spare bedroom as such, but can create one should it really be required.
Hally how will your loveable rogue go for schooling, living week about?
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He will stay at his local school, its in Bull Creek so not far for me. He has just started there & loves it.
:)
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I wish we had a spare room we had to build the cabana for dd20 so that the boys had their own rooms not too many 5 bedroom houses around
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In our Margaret River house we have master bedroom with ensuite downstairs, upstairs 1 large bedroom with queen bed, another bedroom with 2 sets of bunk beds and a sitting room with sofa bed. Sofa bed sleeps 2 but I am with Gert not comfortable at all. Ok for 2 small kids but not comfy for adults and this one not a cheapie.. Gert's idea of putting the bunks together is good. We often just pull two mattresses off and put them together if extra couples are staying. Hally your guests will be happy just having accomodation provided and won't care.
We have 2 king singles in a guest room each with a king single trundle underneath which makes 4 extra king singles or 2 king size beds. Works well for us.
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we have a 6 bedroom house Suzanne.
one room we use for a playroom, tv room for kids.
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Does anyone have spare rooms with the colour co-ordinated bits and bobs like this, where absolutely everything matches and is in its place?
Certainly not I.
We have quite a few visitors and have had a queensize bed in a small spare room. When spare room not in use for guests we have either tipped the bed up on its side to make more floor space or just piled things on top of it.
As it is only DH and I these days it is easy to have a spare bedroom nicely set up for visitors. I have enjoy candles and always have fresh flowers, latest magazines in the room when we have company stay. As my step daughter is moving out of the granny flat soon I will be able to get that back to normal which means more fresh flowers, snacks and milk etc in the fridge. Always fluffy towels, Crabtree and Evelyn toiletries and choccies on their pillows at night. I love having friends and family stay (most of the time) and want to them to feel very welcome.
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How lovely Michele. SD didn't stay too long in the granny flat - wants to spread her wings aye?
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Step daughter doesn't like the no boyfriend overnight rule and wants rules that are more accommodating. :o
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So she is doing something about it - glad you stuck to your rules Michele and DH.
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My spare guest room as of a few hours ago.
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I sold a lot of furniture including my king bed and moved the spare room furniture into my room and now I have to start again. Thinking 2 king singles.
Gert
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Step daughter doesn't like the no boyfriend overnight rule and wants rules that are more accommodating. :o
Excellent!
Gert
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Nice to have a blank canvas to start with Gert.
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Are you expecting visitors Gretchen?
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Not until June.
Gert
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Good on you Michele.
Gert, that is my kind of room. :)
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Michelle, Stick to your rules.. ;D ;D
Love the spare room Gert...
We cleaned up 2 rooms yesterday, alot of toys to give away..
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Step daughter doesn't like the no boyfriend overnight rule and wants rules that are more accommodating. :o
Good on you. I grew up with the same rules. She will get it one day ;)
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They are the same rules that my DD and DS had to live by. They didn't like it either.
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They are the same rules that my DD and DS had to live by. They didn't like it either.
Good on you, your house your rules :)
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Oh well, they will find out how much things cost in the real world. :)
They can then make their own rules..in their place.
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Made a start in the boxes in the spare room. Hope to get it done by the end of the week.
I have a lot of christmas decorations in there.
Where does everyone store their christmas stuff?
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Top shelf in one of the spares rooms.
It has a queen bed in it for guests.
No on sees the decorations up so high.
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Mine are in an old suitcase out in the garage Hally.
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I have a large cupboard under the stairs which is the "I don't know where to put this" area. Alo use they open plan wardrobe areas of two of the guest rooms and the cupboard in our other spare room which is DH's gym and cook book storage shelving.
Easy here as only 2 of us living here as opposed to earlier years when we had 6-10. Two is a walk in the park every day.
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My spare room today.
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Sort of a start to it. No where near finished . Just trying it out.
Great bed with innerspring mattress on each.
Gert
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Thats looking good Gert, coming along nicely
Marie
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It is a very clever and very comfortable bed. A king or Jumbo single plus a slightly,smaller bed.
Not sure how to dress it yet.
Gert
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Great Gert, make & mdel no. Please :)
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I'll have to have a look in the morning as I can't really read it . Have to take the sheets off. I think it is Everest something or other. Says bamboo all over the cover . Nothing on the docket. Waiting for bed head to be made.
This bed is mde for the commercial market I think so has fire retardant features or some such. He sells it to hotels etc.
Bought it at VIP Furniture and bedding.
Gert
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Haven't read all the post, so sorry if it's been mentioned before.. We have a rather large sofa bed from Freedom in the spare room and its really comfortable. The mattress is thick and innerspring which is unusual for a sofa bed. DS has a king single with trundle which looks good and is also very handy. I bought the KS and trundle from treehouse online.
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Oh Wow Gert, that is a fabulous idea!
I would dress it as a x between a couch and a bed...with large pillows so that it looks like a sofa, so the room can be sort of like an extra sitting room. I'm also a bit 'into' white at the moment so all our doona covers are white and I add colour through rugs, cushions, paint, knick-nacks and throws. It's also a bit easier and cheaper to change the colours on a whim :)
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Oh Wow Gert, that is a fabulous idea!
I would dress it as a x between a couch and a bed...with large pillows so that it looks like a sofa, so the room can be sort of like an extra sitting room. I'm also a bit 'into' white at the moment so all our doona covers are white and I add colour through rugs, cushions, paint, knick-nacks and throws. It's also a bit easier and cheaper to change the colours on a whim :)
I am thinking along the white line. Will see when I get the bed head. I ain't doing no floor rugs knickknacks or throws. Not interested in making it look anything but what it is. I just took a bunch of pillows to the Sallies. Over all that Stuff and beside it just breeds mould. This is just the spare spare room!
The bed is clever alright. Very strong . Called a pop up or high riser. I vaguely remember that he said he had them made especially for B & B s . Will read the tags tomorrow as I think there is Bamboo something or other for safety or what ever. I was in the shop for 2 long hours trying to figure it all out. He was really helpful but two hours shopping is about A years worth to me. I made my original decision in about 3 minutes until I did the measuring. Two king singles are a hell of A lot bigger with a bedside table than the queen that was in there with two bedside tables.
Gert
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It's a great idea Gretchen. Got a better idea of how they look when I went over to the iPad to check out the smaller photos.
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Over all that Stuff and beside it just breeds mould. This is just the spare spare room!
Lol, I didn't realise it was the spare spare room! Maybe a cushion though ;)
Mmm, I think I'll have to rethink, there's no way two king singles would fit in our spare room!
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Over all that Stuff and beside it just breeds mould. This is just the spare spare room!
Lol, I didn't realise it was the spare spare room! Maybe a cushion though ;)
Mmm, I think I'll have to rethink, there's no way two king singles would fit in our spare room!
Yeah I got a surprise . The king single is the same length as a queen plus the bed head and base if you have that. A normal single is just too small for an adult.
Gert
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The bed is an echocoilbackcare by Everest Bedding.
Gert
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The bed is an echocoilbackcare by Everest Bedding.
Gert
thanks gert, just googled stockist in perth, none ???
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I think this is a special bed, Australian made, for hotels etc. the owner of the VIP/ BedsR us store in Smithfield did tell me something about it but after 2 hours I sort of tuned out. You want me to phone him?
Oh wait I have the invoice.
Geoff at vipsales@vipfurniture.com.au bed is SEV.E.J.Trun.B/Coil. $1399 but I paid $1100. 07 4038 5000
After seeing it home I am very happy with the versility and quality.
Gert
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Thanks Gert, will email.
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Great idea Gert..
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Great shopping Gert. That is the perfect bed for a spare room.
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Wish I had a spare room!! :)
As it is miss3 and miss2 will have to share when bub is born! :-\
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our 2 boys shared as well astarra when Lily came along it's not that bad although I will say since having the extra room built on life seems less chaotic
we had a four bedroom house with 9 people when I was growing up nice and cosy ;D
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we had a 6 bedroom house growing up, with 6 people, and then a huge downstairs area.
we have 6 bedrooms now too.