[Freeda]

All three of our bedrooms are furnished as bedrooms; the two extra bedrooms having queen size beds; the master has kingsize. All three bedrooms have TVs in them; one of the extra bedrooms has a big screen TV, and other approx a 50 inch. Would never change this. We are always ready for company; and sometimes two of our children want to visit at the same time, or we have room for grands etc; or if one of us wants to watch a different TV show, etc, we can always crash in one of the extra bedrooms and be comfortable anywhere.

For us, there is no need for a computer desk, as we both just use laptops and we use them wherever we want in the house. One of our extra bedrooms has a credenza that the bigscreen TV sits on, facing the bed, and on the end of the credenza we have our printer, so it's easily accessible - yet not intrusive in the bedroom atmosphere. Our internet modem is also on that credenza, behind the TV, and next to the printer. This arrangement has worked great for years. I even do my parttime law practice, and we have a homebased business, using this arrangement; with never a problem. Our lanai is available extra sitting area, if one of us wants to use it, has a guest or client, etc.

[ron32162]

I have 3 br's bed and tv's in each never need the 3rd br too much but its great when you need it.

[NavyVet]

We had a guest room in our previous house with a library wall bed. Then we moved to a Begonia where the front room is a 'den', no closet. We turned that into a 'man cave'/office. No spare bed for guests.
When my brother used to come visit, he brought his male dogs with him, not watch them, and they'd pee against my furniture, kitchen cabinets, etc. One time it even peed on a case of beer sitting against a wall.
So when we moved, sorry, no spare bed for company. You'll have to get a pet friendly reservation elsewhere. He doesn't visit anymore, but that's a whole other story. LOL

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by NavyVet

We had a guest room in our previous house with a library wall bed. Then we moved to a Begonia where the front room is a 'den', no closet. We turned that into a 'man cave'/office. No spare bed for guests.
When my brother used to come visit, he brought his male dogs with him, not watch them, and they'd pee against my furniture, kitchen cabinets, etc. One time it even peed on a case of beer sitting against a wall.
So when we moved, sorry, no spare bed for company. You'll have to get a pet friendly reservation elsewhere. He doesn't visit anymore, but that's a whole other story. LOL

All of our friends, kids and grands have pets, not one would ever bring their pets with them. Sorry you have such an inconsiderate relation

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by asianthree

All of our friends, kids and grands have pets, not one would ever bring their pets with them. Sorry you have such an inconsiderate relation

Inconsiderate or not, the dogs would not be allowed in my house.

[DeweyBeach]

Originally Posted by thevillager1988

Our 3rd bedroom has a murphy bed, that is a convertible desk (bought it on Wayfair). It works for our needs (a guest gets a good bed and my hubby gets an office). But it won't work if you want to use the room for watching TV too. In our up north condo, we have a day bed with a trundle. Load it up with pillows, and you can use it to watch TV. And guests have a comfy bed. I like twin beds for guests because they don't always want to sleep in the same bed. And if they are married, a few nights in separate beds shouldn't ruin the marriage.

Thanks very much for affirming the space and configuration challenges for a murphy bed setup!

[gingersnap]

We purchased a Flex Steel sofa with a pull out which has an air mattress. We don’t have to use it often, but those that have slept on it say it is quite comfortable. 🤷🏼*♀️

[Sandy and Ed]

Your house. Make it comfortable for you. Our 3d b/r is our office/den. We limit ourselves to one guest bedroom. But the couch is available and I suppose a love seat that pulls out to a single bed would work. Again your house. Enjoy it

[kendi]

We have a cabinet bed from Babette’s. But you can find them other places as well. Queen size foam mattress is very comfortable. You can put a TV or other items on top even with the bed open so no shifting things around to open. And it’s very attractive.

[Pennyt]

Our 3rd bedroom is my office as I work from home. We turned our screened in porch into a sunroom and have a TV there where my husband can watch his sports. Works very well and gives us separation when needed. If we have more than one visitor at a time (which is very rare) we have an air mattress that we put in the office.

[Pixelpups]

We had a 2nd dedicated guest bedroom with a queen bed in our previous home and a big air mattress for kids. Realized that we had to keep cleaning a room that was used only 5% of the year for guests. When we moved here, we turned the third bedroom into a study. If we have more than 4 guests, then we pay for the Brownwood Hotel (at the Villagers' rate). It's a fun place to stay, our family gets some privacy at night, it's not too far away and it only happens about once a year these days. Lots cheaper than furnishing a rarely used bedroom. However, that said, we don't have a bunch of family dropping in all at once, so it obviously must meet your situation.

[Barborv]

When I bought my house it was furnished and we replaced most of the furniture. BUT my 3rd bedroom has two twin beds, a nite table and a chest of drawers with mirror. It's great when the grandkids come, and I even had room for a twin blow up. My problem is, do I replace with a murphy bed and desk system? Right now, I have my desk and my husband's desk in the bedroom, (it's large) which I'm not a fan of. We go on our computers daily. The kids once or twice a year. We usually go to them. It kills me to get rid of a very nice bedroom set though! But if it was empty, I'd go with the murphy, or if you are inclined to go into separate relaxing areas, the a pull out sofa.

[lynnschindel]

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 had a countertop and cabinets installed on one wall to accommodate both our computers. On th other wall we had a double-sized Murphy bed installed. That way we had a comfortable computer room setup, and a real bed for company. Cost about $5k, but it was worth it!

[Smalley]

Originally Posted by DeweyBeach

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.

There is a motorized wall bed called a Zoom bed. Videos are available on line. The store is in Oxford FL.....in or adjacent to TV....and I believe it's called The Wall Bed Store. We are still considering buying one. In the meantime, a queen bed and a small desk fit comfortably in our 3rd bedroom. We redid the closet and had it well lit so it functions as a combination closed and office storage space with shelves.