# The home office that is also the guest room

Turn the home office into a guest room without losing the office. Desk beds, side cabinet storage and layouts that work in a 10 by 11 bedroom.

Source: https://beehive-wallbeds.pages.dev/home-office/

The spare bedroom became the office and now the in-laws are coming. A murphy bed gives the office a real bed without giving up the desk, and the desk bed version keeps your monitor exactly where it was.

## Three layouts that work

**The desk bed.** One unit, one wall. The desk is built into the bed face and stays level as the bed comes down. Best for rooms under about 11 by 12 feet. See [murphy bed with desk](/murphy-bed-with-desk/).

**Bed on one wall, desk on another.** A plain cabinet bed with side cabinets on the long wall, your existing desk on the window wall. Needs about 7 feet 6 inches clear in front of the bed with the desk out of the swing. Works in rooms 11 by 12 and up.

**Horizontal bed under the window.** For rooms with low ceilings or where the only free wall is short. A horizontal queen is about 67 inches tall, so it fits under most windows, and only sticks out 65 inches when open.

## What people add

- Side cabinets with drawers for the printer, files and supplies
- LED lighting in the header, which doubles as task lighting
- A cable grommet and a channel behind the desk, planned before the cabinet is built
- A fold-down shelf on a side cabinet for a second screen

## What to send us

The room dimensions, the ceiling height, a photo of the wall you have in mind, and where the outlets are. We will tell you which layout fits before the visit. The [sizes page](/sizes/) has the numbers if you want to sketch it first.

## Questions people ask

**What is the best murphy bed layout for a small office?**

A vertical queen desk bed on the longest wall, with the desk facing the room, and a single side cabinet for storage. In a 10 by 11 room that leaves the floor open when the bed is up and still fits the bed when it is down.

**Where does the monitor go when the bed is down?**

On the desk, which stays level. A desk bed rotates the desk under the open bed without tipping it. A monitor arm or a laptop stand is fine.

**Can I keep a regular desk and add a murphy bed?**

Yes, if the room is big enough for both footprints. A plain cabinet bed on one wall and your desk on another works in rooms about 11 by 12 and up. In smaller rooms the desk bed is the answer.

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