Guest rooms from the L.A. at Home archives

The living room of this Montecito home does double duty as a guest room.

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Randy Franks configured his small Montecito condo for optimal efficiency and equipped it with special space–saving features. Drawers adjacent to the sofa contain pillows and blankets for when Franks converts it into a bed.

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

The majority of furnishings in Tommy Chamber’s duplex have dual (some even triple) purposes to give the rooms flexibility. Both the living room and study become bedrooms when needed, thanks to sofas that can be used as beds. The living room’s custom coffee tables serve as ottomans and tables and open up for storage. Full house tour here.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A front window serves as a full-size daybed in the library of this Venice home, allowing the homeowner to use the room for guests. Full house tour here.

(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Flowers, books, sheets and towels can transform a den into a guest room.

(Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

A guest room in the Hollywood home of actor Walton Goggins is filled with art and romantic touches. Full home tour here.

(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Saturated layers of blue create an elegantly moody cave for overnight guests in this Hollywood rental. Full house tour here.

(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The Batman-themed guest bedroom inside the home of Adrienne Maloof of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” in Beverly Hills.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Wallpaper adds drama to the guest room of this 1962 home in Pasadena. Full house tour here.

(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

“Eleanor Rigby” wallpaper by Nathan Turner makes a statement in this Cheviot Hills lguest room. Full house tour here.

(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Vintage and modern pieces are paired together in this Silver Lake guest room. Full house tour here.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The guest bedroom of this 1960 Meiselman home has a “Mad Men” feel. Full house tour here.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

This guest room is painted Benjamin Moore Calypso Orange. The Victorian carpenter-style painted bed is a family heirloom dating back to the 1870s and part of a four-piece suite including commode with drawers & doors and a mirrored bureau. The floral pillows and bedspread are Waverly and the chair was purchased at the Long Beach Flea Market. Full tour here.

(LIZ O. BAYLEN / Los Angeles Times)

This guesthouse features angled plywood walls and slanted plywood ceiling, all of which give the space a slight tent-like feeling. Full tour here.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A sleeper sofa from Room & Board transforms this Palm Springs den into a guest room. Full house tour here.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A fireplace is a nice touch in the guest room at Martyn Lawrence–Bullard’s home in Hollywood, shown in 2004.

(Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)

The avocado green walls of the exterior continue through the interior guest bedroom in this renovated 1957 Buff and Hensman house in Pasadena. Full house tour here.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The guest house of this Beverly Hills home feels like an escape. Full house tour here.

(Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

The guest room in the Los Feliz home of TV writer Mark B. Perry resemblea ship cabin with furnishings from the Queen Mary and SS United States.

(Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Dark walls create a peaceful mood in this Santa Monica guest room.

(Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)