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37 Welcoming “Guest House” Ideas That Will Make Any Visitor Feel at Home

Posted November 30, 2023 by N1104

When company comes calling, where will they stay? Unlike the traditional guest room, a detached guest house is the perfect solution for hosting friends and family at your house but not in your house.

It allows you and your company opportunities for privacy between activities planned during holidays and visits. A guest house doesn’t have to be elaborate:

If it’s big enough to include a bedroom or even a bed or sleeper sofa, along with at least a half-bath and maybe a mini-fridge for drinks and snacks, that should keep everyone happy.

If it has extras like a living room, stove, wifi, shower, and a porch, nobody will complain.

Guest houses are also known as guest cottages, guest sheds, mother-in-law houses, and granny flats.

From modern and prefab to classic cottage and Victorian, small houses built behind a main home need to pass local building codes and guidelines and should be built by a contractor.

Often, these small structures are smaller versions or a nod to the larger home’s architectural design. Get creative: A guest cottage can be made from a kit, vintage trailer, shed, or even a shipping container.