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Five Things Every Guest Room Needs

November 18, 2019 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

Tis the season to … have guests over for the holidays! Is your guest room ready? For today’s Friday Five, I’ve got the five things every guest room needs to make visitors feel right at home.

Five things every guest room needs to make guests feel at home - thediybungalow.com

1. Something to Drink

Don’t make your guests rummage through kitchen cabinets to find a glass. Leave them a pitcher of water and a glass – or just a few water bottles – and they won’t be up roaming around during the night.

Five things every guest room needs - Friday Five - thediybungalow.com

2. Something to Eat

Whether your guest is a night owl and likes a midnight snack, or a morning person who will be hungry before breakfast, it’s good to leave a few munchies for your guests. Something sweet and something salty – something to satisfy any craving.

3. Something to Read

There’s nothing worse than not being able to sleep and not having anything to do.

How to make your guests feel comfortable - five things every guest room needs - thediybungalow.com

Leave your guests some magazines and books…

How to make guests feel welcome - Friday Five - thediybungalow.com

And the wifi password.

Then, your guests will have something to do when they can’t sleep or just need to take a break from all the holiday togetherness.

4. Something to Keep Warm

I am always cold at night, so I keep an extra blanket at the end of my bed. In case my guests get cold, I leave a few extra blankets in the guest room for them.

Every guest room needs some extra blankets in case guests get chilly - thediybungalow.com

I like piling pillows on the bed, too, to make the bed super comfy.

Pile the pillows on the bed to make guests extra comfy - thediybungalow.com

5. Something They Need

It’s good to keep a few necessities in the guest room, too. I include tissues, lotion, and small sizes of shampoo and toothpaste.

Plus, if you have a TV in the guest room, leave a list of the channels so your guests can easily find their favorite shows!

Five things every guest room needs to make guests feel at home - thediybungalow.com

What would you add to this list? What do you have in your guest room to make your visitors feel welcome?

Click HERE to see the before and after transformation of our guest room.

Click HERE to see how I made the daybed in the guest room (featured in This Old House Magazine!)!

Click HERE for more of my Friday Five posts!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Hamill says

    February 7, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    Your ideas rock!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      February 8, 2016 at 8:36 am

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  2. Melinda says

    December 19, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    I want to stay in your guest room!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      December 19, 2016 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you! My mother-in-law says that she always gets the best night’s sleep there!

      Reply

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