Pick a spare room, a finished basement is perfect. If you have an unfinished basement, give some thought to having it finished, it may turn out to be a worthwhile investment in your home, as it increases the value and selling price.
If you use your spare room for other things when you're alone, you may have some work to do when you're expecting guests. What to you might be decoration, may be "stuff in the way" for your visitor.
Combine two classic spare room concepts in one. Start with a giant TV or projector, add vintage movie theater seating or a couple rows of comfortable couches and chairs. Complete the setup by installing your bar and bar stools at the back.
Another dandy way to dry many kinds of beans was to use a needle and thread and sew them into a long string and stretch the string from one nail to another in a spare room (near the ceiling) and let them dry on the string.
If your spare room doubles as an office or kids' room, remove anything you'll need during your visitors' stay. And clear it out. Don't make your guest stay in a cluttered environment that makes them feel like they're rooming in your storage closet.
Tile, as previously mentioned, does have a learning curve (got a spare room to practice a small tile installation? pantry, anteroom, mudroom?) Wall to wall carpet is tough for DIYers to lay down perfectly flat.
If you're planning to convert the space above a garage into a spare room, you can probably get away with simply installing a door with a good R-value.
Attic flooring is a great way to convert dead space in your home into a usable area that can add storage or even become a spare room.
In a schedule-crammed world, fitting in a trip to the gym can seem impossible. But what if working out was as simple as walking to your basement or spare room?
Figuring out how you want to decorate your own master bedroom can be hard enough, but try tackling a guest room as well. If you are lucky enough to have a spare room strictly for the purpose of a guest room, you're off to an easy start.
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