How To Update A Guestroom For The Summer Season

One of the most important aspects of hosting guests is providing them with a tranquil, cozy and comfortable guest room. Even if your guests are only staying a short while, providing a restful oasis is essential for their well being and to ensure that they have a memorable experience. A guest room should be inviting and convey a feeling of ease with a dash of luxury.

If you are planning on hosting this summer and your guest room is in need of a little updating check out these tips below:

1. Add fresh flowers - they add a pop of color to your decor.
2. Provide your guests with an alarm clock, reading lamp and a night light.
3. Place books and magazines on a bedside table or in baskets.
4. Put pretty stationery and pens/pencils on a tray.
5. Use only pure cotton bedding and iron out wrinkles if needed.
6. Stock up on a variety of pillows ( soft, medium, firm and non-allergenic).
7. Use quality hangers and not wire hangers - your guests will appreciate this.
8. Buy a room fragrance in a neutral scent to keep the room smelling fresh.
9. Provide your guests with a comfy armchair to sit or read. (See below for bath tips)

Updating  The  Bath  

• Fresh soap and toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash) are essential. Buy small guest soaps for each guest and discard after use.
• Replace worn out towels with fresh towels and wash cloths.
• Have a first-aid kit handy filled with aspirin, bandages, and safety scissors.
• Clean and/or replace shower curtains (especially the liner) and bath mats.

These guestrooms from BHG  are  so inspiring!

                             
                A bedside  storage  display for an alarm clock, extra blankets
                                                                  and throws.

                 Fresh  flowers, notebooks  and a layered  bed will make
                                                              any guest  happy.

                                Fill a dresser with  toiletries that  guests  will  appreciate.

               Task  lighting, a warm rug, storage  basket, and
                                           magazines  says "welcome ".

                                                           
                              I hope you enjoyed  this  post, have  a  great  weekend !

Brighten up your lackluster living space with beautiful fragrant flowers

“I must have flowers, always, and always.” 
                                                                          Claude Monet


There is nothing more intriguing and pleasant than flowers especially when they are brought into our homes.  They can literally brighten your mood, enhance a dull living space, perfume the air and beautify a boring accent table.  See the examples below and get inspired by the allure of flowers.   

 

Lilacs in a vase add the right amount of color and romance to this opulent

accent table

 

 

Dahlias in a bowl draws your eye to this unique antique chair

 

A stack of books seems more polished with a pretty flower pot sitting on top

 

A shabby chic desk is complemented by this beautiful flower arrangement

 

All photos courtesy of House Beautiful and Bing images