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Adding just the right touches to your guest room can help overnight visitors savor their stay with you.

Sometimes a guest room can seem cold and sterile or just an afterthought space you use to store unwanted items and old furniture. The holidays are coming soon. That means guests may be coming to stay – and you can make their stay much more enjoyable with just a few touches.

An engaging guest room doesn’t have to do with the size of the room or the cost of the furnishings, but with the details you pay close attention to. Think about the amenities you like when you stay in a nice hotel, and make those available to your guests!

• Make the room luxurious with a high-quality mattress and good linens.

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• Have several blankets or throws available, so guests can adjust to their own comfort level.

• Provide pillows in a couple of firmness levels and various stuffing materials.

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• Arrange side tables or nightstands on both sides of the bed, with lamps that have effective lighting for reading.

• Purchase window treatments that block out the morning light and provide privacy.

If there’s space, arrange a sitting area with a small table, a comfortable chair or two, and good lighting. Also think about where people can put their suitcases – maybe you can add a bench at the foot of the bed or a folding luggage rack.

Clean your junk out the closet too, so there’s at least a small amount of space for people to hang their clothes and store their shoes out of site. Also have at least one small bureau with a drawer or two available for guests to put away their t-shirts and socks. And if you’re remodeling or adding on a guest room, make sure you include plenty of plugs for recharging portable devices.

Enhance your guest room this fall to be ready for your holiday visitors. But don’t make your guest room too comfortable – or your visitors may never leave!

 

If you are looking for some professional advice on window treatments please take a look at our website: www.justrightblinds.com or www.justrightblinds.blogspot.com.  We are happy to bring the show room to you and give you some choices. 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters in Wheaton, IL. is a Hunter Douglas Showcase Priority Dealer.  Design consultant Todd Zimmerman can be contacted at 630.292.3756. Installation is always free at Just Right Blinds.

 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters serves the western and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Bartlett, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Naperville, Aurora,  Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Sugar Grove, Elburn, South Elgin and other communities.

 

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