With the holidays approaching, you may soon find yourself hosting friends and family in your guest room. Although the guest room is not a place where you spend a lot of time, you want your visitors to feel taken care of and comfortable when they’re staying with you. Especially now, when visiting extended family members and friends comes with extra precautions. These five tips will help you create an inviting guest room.
Tidy Up
Before you even think about decorating the room, you want to make sure the space is clean and tidy. When the room is cluttered and dirty, guests may feel unwelcome. A quick clean up will show that you took the time to get the space ready for your guests. Think of how you like a hotel room to look when you enter—made bed, fresh sheets, plenty of pillows, bath towels, and a place to put your belongings. Go a step further and disinfect any surfaces and doorknobs before your guests arrive.
Leave a Welcome Basket
A fun and easy way to make your guests feel wanted is to leave a welcome basket in the room. What should you include? First, think about all the necessities you would need when traveling. Towels, water, toiletries, and even a few snacks are all a good idea. It would help if you also put a hand sanitizer and face mask in the basket in case your guest forgot theirs. Lastly, you can include a personal note about how excited you are to host them.
Make Sure There’s Storage Space
Aside from a bed to sleep in, the next best thing you can provide for your guests is ample space for their belongings. To do so, you can clear out space in the closet and ensure there is at least one empty drawer in the dresser. Make sure there are empty hangers in the closet! If your guest room is on the smaller side, you can always put a bench at the end of the bed that doubles as a piece of decor and a storage piece.
Incorporate Art
Sure, your guest room should feature traditional art, like a painting over the bed or a gallery wall full of personal photos. But you can take one of the most requested guest needs and turn that into artwork as well. What are we talking about? The WiFi password. Every time you go somewhere new, one of the first things you’ll be in search of is the WiFi password. Print out your WiFi name and password, place it in a beautiful frame, and voila! You have a quirky piece of decor, and your guests can connect to the internet hassle-free.
Add the Finishing Touch
This tip is a bit tricky, depending on your guests. Our favorite finishing touch is a vase of fresh flowers or a welcoming scent wafting through the air. But if your guests are allergic to flowers, you don’t want to keep them in the room. Don’t fret; you can still freshen the space up with other techniques. Light some lavender candles or include a fresh-scented plug-in or a wax burner in the room. This extra step will relax your guests and make them feel right at home.
Guests rooms should be an inviting space that you would enjoy staying in, so keep that in mind when designing the space. If you aren’t sure where to begin, contact us today at (513) 304-9105, and decorate BEAUTIFULLY with Erika Lee!
