Category: guest room

  • The Complete Guide to Guest Room Essentials

    The Complete Guide to Guest Room Essentials

    Creating a comfortable and welcoming guest room involves ensuring that your guests have everything they might need during their stay. Without further ado, we give you the complete guide to guest room essentials:

    Bedroom with double bed in grey colors
    Used with permission from Breeze Giannasio

    Bedding

    • Comfortable mattress and pillows: Ensure the mattress is in good condition and the pillows are varied in firmness.
    • Quality sheets and blankets: Provide clean, fresh sheets and a variety of blankets for different temperature preferences.
    • Extra bedding: Keep additional blankets and pillows available.
    Bedroom with double bed and wide windows
    Used with permission from Breeze Giannasio

    Furniture

    • Nightstands: Place a nightstand on each side of the bed with a lamp and space for personal items.
    • Dresser or chest of drawers: Provide storage for clothes.
    • Chair or bench: Offer a place to sit or put on shoes.

    Lighting

    • Bedside lamps: Ensure there’s adequate lighting for reading in bed.
    • Overhead lighting: Provide good general lighting in the room.
    • Nightlight: Consider a nightlight for guests who may need to navigate the room at night.
    Bedroom with beige tones
    Used with permission from Breeze Giannasio

    Bathroom Essentials

    • Towels: Provide a set of bath towels, hand towels, and washcloths.
    • Toiletries: Stock essentials like shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, and extra toothbrushes.
    • Hairdryer: Make sure there’s a working hairdryer available.

    Comfort and Convenience

    • Closet space: Provide hangers and some space in the closet for guests to hang clothes.
    • Iron and ironing board: Keep these available for guests to use.
    • Full-length mirror: Include a mirror so guests can check their appearance.
    Bedroom with steel bed
    Used with permission from Breeze Giannasio

    Technology

    • Wi-Fi information: Clearly display the Wi-Fi network name and password.
    • Charging station: Provide a place to charge phones and other devices, ideally with multiple plug types or USB ports.
    • Clock: Place a clock in the room, ideally with an alarm function.

    Refreshments

    • Water: Provide bottled water or a carafe with glasses.
    • Snacks: Offer some light snacks like granola bars, fruit, or nuts.
    • Coffee/tea station: If space allows, a small coffee maker or electric kettle with a selection of teas and coffees can be a nice touch.

    Miscellaneous

    • Reading material: Include some books or magazines for guests to enjoy.
    • Pen and paper: Provide a notepad and pen for notes.
    • Local information: Offer a list of local attractions, restaurants, and emergency contact numbers.

    Personal Touches

    • Fresh flowers: Add a vase with fresh flowers for a welcoming touch.
    • Welcome note: Leave a note to welcome your guests and provide any important information about the house.
    • Decor: Keep the decor neutral but inviting, with some personal touches to make the space feel homey.

    The above complete guide to guest room essentials will help ensure your guest room is a comfortable and welcoming space for visitors.

  • Guest Rooms You Won’t Want to Leave!

    Guest Rooms You Won’t Want to Leave!

    Our spare bedroom has been on my mind lately since warm weather is on its way and tends to bring visitors with it! I’m excited to be hosting since we have a home and space to do it now. Here is some guest room eye candy that I might not want to leave if I got the chance to stay:

    Don’t fill a guest room up with too much furniture unless it’s furniture they can use to spread their stuff out on.  A chair or bench is nice to have.  Floor space or a luggage rack gives them a place to keep luggage.  You don’t want them putting luggage on the bed.

    Stunning! via Honeysuckle Life

    Using two twin beds means you can accommodate couples or non-couples.

    Most of us probably don’t have space like the home above, so tighter quarters can make the most of square footage by utilizing a daybed that looks and functions as a sofa, but also as a bed for visitors.

    I think a guest bedroom is a great place to try an accent color, wallpaper, or other design trend that you’re nervous to use in the rest of the house.  Since you aren’t necessarily in your guest room everyday, it isn’t an element you’ll have to live with constantly if it proves to be too much.

    Generally in my book, futons are a no-no, but this one is looking pretty chic.

  • Modern Country House: Fresh and Welcoming

    Modern Country House: Fresh and Welcoming

    Modern Country House

    This house tour embodies what the modern country house is and should be – welcoming and warm, but also fresh and bright.

    modern country house

    An amazing open concept kitchen – white tile backsplash, marble island, wide plank floors, and built-ins galore

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    You guessed it – John Robshaw bedding makes this guest room serene but not sterile. modern country house

    modern country house

    The light throughout this house is amazing

    modern country house

    modern country house

    How about the meadow rooftop garden?

    Image via Cottages & Gardens

  • Gorgeous farmhouse tour from Ohio…

    Gorgeous farmhouse tour from Ohio…

    A gorgeous farmhouse 2012 throw back!  This house’s style as stood the test of time.  Well, 5 years at least.

    This Ohio farmhouse is chock full of second hand, vintage, and antique furnishings and accessories, which simply make it really fun to tour. More than the house though, I love the grounds…

    I love this shot…so peaceful

     

    I adore this birdcage as decor, but I’m not really a fan of caging birds…

    They scored the four poster bed on ebay.

    This chicken coup used to be a cupola.

    A shed is used as guest quarters.  I would probably use this as a painting studio though….

     

     

     

     

    The sink is an old soapstone basin.

    what do you think of the house and grounds?

    via Country Living

  • Narrow and Functional

    Narrow and Functional

    It’s rare that narrow and functional come together in one sentence! In this case, I’ve found a few narrow but functional spaces to share with you. 
    Narrow London Living Room - Small Living Rooms (houseandgarden.co.uk):
    There’s something about a living room being narrow that makes it feel impossible to entertain. It’s all about the layout. Move your furniture around and find a sense of flow that works for you.
    Make use of what you have! Creating storage and extra seating or a day bed can make any narrow guest room / office work for you.
    How To Make A Narrow Powder Room Feel Inviting And Comfortable – 15 Ideas:
    via homedit
    Narrow bathrooms are pain, but are totally functional! Here the motto is less is more!
    Babies don’t take up much space, but their things do! In narrow spaces, it’s important to have necessities only. 
    kitchen - wood counters countertops, white cabinets with glass doors over visible shelves, vintage oriental rug runner:
    via hgtv
    Narrow kitchens can still be “open”. Make use of all the wall space you have and create as much functionality by keeping the walkway empty. 
    Contemporary Loft Finds The Perfect Balance Between Cool And Elegant The loft has a very cool balcony. It’s small but very inviting and beautiful. The designer used Cumaru wood for the balcony seats and floor and he also designed the roof to match them. Overall, the loft is very beautifully balanced. The combination of cement, distressed leather, natural linen, rich wood and the perfect wall décor makes this space a dream home.:
    via homedit
    A balcony can go from standing room only, to very roomy with a simple bench seat. 
    How do you make your narrow spaces functional?
  • Turn your guest room into a resort getaway!

    Turn your guest room into a resort getaway!

    I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to do with our guest room. I have always loved the beach getaway feel but there’s something about an extra touch of luxury that’s been drawing my eye in lately.
    I would be the guest that never left in bedrooms like these!
  • Guest Rooms You Won’t Want to Leave!

    Guest Rooms You Won’t Want to Leave!

    Our spare bedroom has been on my mind lately since warm weather is on its way and tends to bring visitors with it! I’m excited to be hosting since we have a home and space to do it now. Here is some guest room eye candy that I might not want to leave if I got the chance to stay:

    perfect beach house guest bedroom - love the big mirror with the distressed wood frame leaning against the wall
    via elmueble
    Don’t fill a guest room up with too much furniture unless it’s furniture they can use to spread their stuff out on.  A chair or bench is nice to have.  Floor space or a luggage rack gives them a place to keep luggage.  You don’t want them putting luggage on the bed.

    Stunning! via Honeysuckle Life

    via Pinterest via Carla Aston
    Using two twin beds means you can accommodate couples or non-couples.

    Most of us probably don’t have space like the home above, so tighter quarters can make the most of square footage by utilizing a daybed that looks and functions as a sofa, but also as a bed for visitors.
    via Pinterest via Addicted 2 Decorating

    I think a guest bedroom is a great place to try an accent color, wallpaper, or other design trend that you’re nervous to use in the rest of the house.  Since you aren’t necessarily in your guest room everyday, it isn’t an element you’ll have to live with constantly if it proves to be too much.

    via Creative Influences

    Generally in my book, futons are a no-no, but this one is looking pretty chic.
    via Houzz

  • A new favorite in my house tour collection…

    A new favorite in my house tour collection…

    This Ohio farmhouse is chock full of second hand, vintage, and antique furnishings and accessories, which simply make it really fun to tour. More than the house though, I love the grounds…

    I love this shot…so peaceful

    I adore this birdcage as decor, but I’m not really a fan of caging birds…

    They scored the four poster bed on ebay.

    This chicken coup used to be a cupola.

    A shed is used as guest quarters.  I would probably use this as a painting studio though….

    The sink is an old soapstone basin.

    what do you think of the house and grounds?

    via Country Living