How to Set up Your Guest Bedroom

Cozy bed with a wooden headboard, decorated with a yellow shag pillow, a black patterned pillow with tassels, and a beige pillow featuring a Buddha illustration, next to large green houseplants and woven baskets for a warm, earthy look.
Ah, houseguests. Whether they’re in town for a night, a weekend or (gulp) a month, here are a few ways to create an utterly delightful experience for your temporary-stayers. We let the five senses be our wonder-guide.

Touch

The bread and butter. A comfy mattress wrapped in delicious sheets topped with plushy pillows. Layer on a fuzzy throw blanket and your guests might turn into roommates.

Layered decorative pillows on a guest bed: shaggy yellow cushion, black patterned lumbar pillow, and Buddha-print pillow against a wooden headboard with a green houseplant

Sight

Fresh flowers in a simple vase. That cool vintage print you picked up at the flea market. A curious paperweight shaped like a pyramid. Create a little intrigue for your guests to feast their eyes on as they fall asleep. Best to shy away from clown imagery.

Top-down view of a guest bed with a black patterned pillow, open purple notebook reading ‘Start a practice of a daily joy list’, clear glasses, large green leaf, and woven accents

 

Smell

They say smell is connected to memory, so here’s your chance to imprint on your guests. A candle, or scented oil to add just the slightest hint of fragrance. Lavender or sandalwood are good choices, but then again so is birthday cake. 

Woven tray with a lit candle, palo santo sticks, and small Buddha statues on a bed with patterned and shag pillows

Taste

Let’s be honest, the best part of staying in a hotel is the promise of the nightly pillow mint. If only to keep you away from buying the $25 mini-bar jelly beans. Leave a little something for your guests to nibble on. They will love you forever.

Wicker tray on bed with tea, small plant, plate of chocolate with coconut flakes and gold spoon; notebook labeled GOAL GETTER

Sound

Here’s the thing. Your lively kiddos and/or vocal dog will probably not put themselves on mute. That’s ok. It’s part of the charm. Equip your guests with a sound machine, so even if it sounds like Mardi Gras downstairs, they can be lulled to sleep by sounds of the ocean. guest bedroom sound And the sixth sense.

The Internet

Supply your guests with the WIFI password. Nothing says “make yourself at home” like being able to binge-watch your Netflix in someone else’s sheets.

Guest bedroom with neatly made bed, two decorative pillows, potted plants, wicker tray with mug, and open laptop on white linens

 

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