when we moved to the country i knew lots of our city family and friends would be coming up to visit. i wanted to set up a guest room that’s cozy and inviting. i picked up ideas for b&bs and hotels we visited and have put together a little guide of what we did to set up our main guest room.
1.i bought some nice linen and we
were fortunate to get a comfy bed for free from friends. i always make sure to
supply lots of pillows to accommodate guests with different sleeping needs and
provide fresh towels (and i always add some soap for an extra touch).
2. i have some spare toiletries in the non
working fireplace. you never feel clean if you forget your toothbrush or soap
so i always have spare soaps, shampoos
and toothbrushes for the forgetful guest or the person who stays too late and
decides to crash.
3. i have a box that’s easy to
access with lots of extra blankets for cold nights. i also have a suitcase
filled with toys for those times our friends with kids come to visit.
4.i have a jug of water and some glasses for
guests who get thirsty in the night.
5. i always love wearing a robe
and staying in my pjs for breakfast on holidays so we have a guest robe for
anyone who wants to laze around all morning.
other things i like to do are put
flowers in a vase in the room. i also
put a big reading chair in the room, bought some pretty rugs and converted
one of the built in bookcases into a wardrobe filled with empty coat hangers. i
love having guests come stay and hope that these ideas might be useful for you
if you’re setting up a guest room. NB all the backgrounds for the polaroids are
old wallpapers i was given by a friend at work. i’m not sure exactly what crafts to turn them into
but that’s going to be my holiday project.
I love the wall paper idea and the guest
ReplyDeleteroom is so inviting - I can smell the hot scones
and jam