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# One room, two jobs: the guest room that is also an office
- URL: https://haven.ghostcms.templates.codememory.com/one-room-two-jobs-the-guest-room-that-is-also-an-office/
- Published: 2026-07-14T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-14T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: An office fifty weeks a year and a comfortable bedroom in ten minutes.
- Author: Jun Park
- Tags: Bedrooms, Home offices, #room Guest room, #budget £1,150, #time One week, #style Calm and flexible, #Import 2026-10-02 16:14

Most guest rooms are empty fifty weeks a year. Jun Tanaka turned his into a room that works every day: a home office during the week and a comfortable bedroom when friends stay. Here is how he made one room do two jobs well.

![Made up for guests: fresh linen, a tray and a reading lamp.](https://haven.ghostcms.templates.codememory.com/content/images/2026/10/guest-sofa.jpg)

Made up for guests: fresh linen, a tray and a reading lamp.

## Decide which job comes first

The first decision was which job was the main one. Jun works from home three days a week; guests come perhaps six times a year. So the room is an office that can become a bedroom, not a bedroom with a desk squeezed in. Every choice followed from that.

## The bed

A good sofa bed is the key. Jun tested several before buying one with a real mattress, not a thin pad on metal bars. "If your guests sleep badly, they will not tell you, but they will not come back," he says. During the day, it is a sofa for reading or phone calls.

## The desk

The desk is a wall-mounted board, 120 centimetres wide, with one drawer. It faces the wall, not the window, to avoid glare on the screen, and has a lamp on an arm that swings out of the way. When guests arrive, the laptop goes into the drawer and the desk becomes a dressing table.

![The desk, cleared for guests. The lamp swings back against the wall.](https://haven.ghostcms.templates.codememory.com/content/images/2026/10/guest-desk.jpg)

The desk, cleared for guests. The lamp swings back against the wall.

> A room that is used every day stays fresh. A guest room that is only used at Christmas always smells a little of dust.  
>  
> **Jun Tanaka**

## Storage

A tall cupboard holds work files on the top shelves and spare bedding at the bottom. One shelf is always kept empty, for guests' things. A row of hooks on the back of the door takes coats and bags.

## Making the switch

Turning the office into a bedroom takes about ten minutes:

1. Clear the desk into the drawer.
2. Open the sofa bed and make it with the bedding from the cupboard.
3. Put a small vase and a reading lamp on the desk.
4. Empty the guest shelf, if it is not already empty.

## The details

The room has blackout blinds for guests and a daylight bulb in the desk lamp for work. A small rug softens the floor under the bed. A good extension cable runs behind the sofa, so guests can charge their phones without unplugging anything.

💡

Sleep in your own guest room for one night. You will find out what is missing in an hour.

#### Is a sofa bed comfortable?

Good ones are. Look for a sprung or foam mattress at least 12 centimetres thick.

#### What about a wall bed?

A folding wall bed saves even more space but costs more. It suits rooms used for guests more often.