3 Simple and Easy Details to Get Ready for Holiday Guests
Add these thoughtful touches to your guest bedroom and bathroom to welcome overnight visitors this season
The holidays are here, and that means friends and family will be too. Stylist Liz Martin of the Charleston Weekender blog shares how she helped Erin Barrett, a textile designer and fiber artist and the owner of Sunwoven, get her Charleston, South Carolina, home ready for guests this season in three simple steps.
Mark clothespins with identifiers like “his” and “hers” or, if you want to really impress your guests, personalize with initials for each person.
Clothespins and letter stickers: Michaels
Clothespins and letter stickers: Michaels
Using simple letter stickers is a cinch for the DIYer who doesn’t want to hand-letter. You can also write using a chalk-paint pen or a permanent marker.
2. Create a Hydration Station
Your guests might not want to stumble to the kitchen in their pajamas in the middle of the night, so provide them with some water and glasses on a bedside table.
Penelope nightstand in Acorn: West Elm
Your guests might not want to stumble to the kitchen in their pajamas in the middle of the night, so provide them with some water and glasses on a bedside table.
Penelope nightstand in Acorn: West Elm
“Bonus points if you include some Advil or a snack,” Martin says. Add something festive, like bottle brush trees, and provide some reading material or an image-heavy coffee table book to flip through. Chalkboard labels will allow your overnight guests to mark their own drinking cups.
3. Put Together a Welcome Gift of Toiletries
Fresh soap just for your guests, candles and room spray are nice touches that help with shared bathrooms.
Fresh soap just for your guests, candles and room spray are nice touches that help with shared bathrooms.
With just a little extra effort on your part, your overnight guests will feel well cared for and welcome in your home at the holidays.
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Create personalized clothespins to help differentiate towels for your guests. This small and simple detail will make your friends and family feel welcome in a practical way.
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