[DeweyBeach]

Hello Neighbors!
We're very excited to be settling this week on our 3br home in The Village of Newell! We're finalizing our furniture decisions but going back and forth over the 3rd bedroom configuration.

We can't decide whether to make it another bedroom (two twins or a full size) or have it be a den with pullout sofa, a desk and a t.v.

On the occasions we have extra guests, a real bed is certainly better than a pullout bed or flipout futon sofa, however, watching a separate t.v. show and/or working on the computer in that room (instead of the kitchen table or island) may be more comfortable.

Would love some opinions.
Thanks!
DB

[thelegges]

Not sure any of us can actually answer the question on your lifestyle. That said we have four bedrooms, two primary suite have king beds, two guest bedrooms, have queen beds.

All bedrooms have standard bedroom furniture we have a comfortable chair in the Queen bedrooms, and 2 chair sitting area in both primary. Room if we chose to put a TV in them. However we also have a 65” in the lanai.

We also have a large laundry room that has a desk and cabinets on the entire wall. A small TV could go there since it’s away from all of the living space.

You could have a wall bed with desk and storage, room for a comfortable chair and TV

[retiredguy123]

Make sure that whatever furniture you plan to put into the bedroom will have a path to the door, especially a sofa bed. I had to switch from a queen size to a standard bed size because neither one would go around the corner to the door. The standard size had to be tilted on it's end and it just barely fit under the door frame. The queen size would have been too long to fit through the door.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

Hello Neighbors!
We're very excited to be settling this week on our 3br home in The Village of Newell! We're finalizing our furniture decisions but going back and forth over the 3rd bedroom configuration.

We can't decide whether to make it another bedroom (two twins or a full size) or have it be a den with pullout sofa, a desk and a t.v.

On the occasions we have extra guests, a real bed is certainly better than a pullout bed or flipout futon sofa, however, watching a separate t.v. show and/or working on the computer in that room (instead of the kitchen table or island) may be more comfortable.

Would love some opinions.
Thanks!
DB

We have a murphy bed in our 3rd bedroom, a wall mounted TV and an expanding buffet table, it is pretty versatile. A murphy bed uses a real mattress so it is pretty comfortable.

[pokeefe45@aol.com]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

Hello Neighbors!
We're very excited to be settling this week on our 3br home in The Village of Newell! We're finalizing our furniture decisions but going back and forth over the 3rd bedroom configuration.

We can't decide whether to make it another bedroom (two twins or a full size) or have it be a den with pullout sofa, a desk and a t.v.

On the occasions we have extra guests, a real bed is certainly better than a pullout bed or flipout futon sofa, however, watching a separate t.v. show and/or working on the computer in that room (instead of the kitchen table or island) may be more comfortable.

Would love some opinions.
Thanks!
DB

I think your instincts are correct in telling you that you should 'flex' the third bedroom and make it a 'desk/TV/Pullout sofa' area. In the absence of local family, we have only needed to pull out that sofabed in our third bedroom once in the past 18 months of living here full time. Yet-it remains a 'retreat' room for either myself of my wife, when you just want to get away-talk to old friends in a more secluded space-or just have some 'alone' time, which all of us need. I'd follow your instincts. Or you'll find yourself with a third bed, that you'll only need to make only very occasionally (if at all)!

[rjm1cc]

Murphy bed maybe. Pull out sofa ok. Full bed and not being able to use the room day to day is a no.

[DeweyBeach]

All great perspectives and helpful. On the occasion someone needs to visit, I love the idea of sleeping on a murphy bed verus a traditional flipout sleeper or a chaise foldout (aka "futon") however the room will be too small for the murphy to also accommodate a sofa, desk and a t.v.

[patfla06]

I would furnish it to suit yourselves. Guests usually stay for just a few
days. The murphy bed suggestion is a good one.

We bought a 4 bedroom, with 2 guest rooms that have queens,
4th bedroom made into a Study/t.v. Room.

[Stu from NYC]

Our third bedroom became my office.

Last year when our youngest grandkids visited the smaller one had her portacrib put into the office. Down the road when she gets older it will be replaced with air mattress.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

All great perspectives and helpful. On the occasion someone needs to visit, I love the idea of sleeping on a murphy bed verus a traditional flipout sleeper or a chaise foldout (aka "futon") however the room will be too small for the murphy to also accommodate a sofa, desk and a t.v.

If you have a sofa bed, you can upgrade the mattress with a memory foam mattress from Amazon.

[JMintzer]

We just got one of these. Takes up minimal space when closed...

[wisbad1]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

Hello Neighbors!
We're very excited to be settling this week on our 3br home in The Village of Newell! We're finalizing our furniture decisions but going back and forth over the 3rd bedroom configuration.

We can't decide whether to make it another bedroom (two twins or a full size) or have it be a den with pullout sofa, a desk and a t.v.

On the occasions we have extra guests, a real bed is certainly better than a pullout bed or flipout futon sofa, however, watching a separate t.v. show and/or working on the computer in that room (instead of the kitchen table or island) may be more comfortable.

Would love some opinions.
Thanks!
DB

Don’t make it too comfortable they won’t leave.

[DeweyBeach]

Yes! I was thinking the same thing today. Thanks!

[DeweyBeach]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

We just got one of these. Takes up minimal space when closed...

Well done and thanks for the referral.

[DeweyBeach]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If you have a sofa bed, you can upgrade the mattress with a memory foam mattress from Amazon.

Great suggestion, thanks! The pullouts have the bars that stick in your back and the foldouts have gaps. Can just stash a good quality topper in the closet.