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What should we add to make our guest room welcoming?

34 replies

Confettions · 20/08/2026 11:51

We are completely doing a room on a top floor for guests and we got two small wicker baskets (flat) to put some bits in to make people feel welcome. It will probably be used once a month and the rest of the time and study room for a teenager who already has their own room so it’s just a quiet peaceful space. We have a lovely pine desk for him. A large king size bed with pale green bed linen and a nice velux green blind. There is a triple white solid wood wardrobe, a large white chest of drawers and bookshelf and a white wooden bed. We have sanded and oiled the large desk and it look greats pine and cream, the walls are cream. The white wooden furniture is a little knocked and battered so we are sanding it all back and painting it with this pale green or possibly a cream to match the desk or might paint it in this colour French Grey https://www.farrow-ball.com/paint/french-gray

We have a dark velvet green ottoman in there for spare sheets and duvet sets.

we were thinking of putting some bits in and on the two bedside tables and got some wicker baskets so far we have:

nice bed side lights tap on and off
Charging station
spare toothbrush and toothpaste
tissues
first aid kit with paracetamol and ibuprofen (only adults staying) in top drawer
spare sewing kit in top drawer
a couple of nice books to read
alarm clock or Alexa echo spot?

what else would you like/ this isn’t an air b n b this is just our home? but we have family and friends come and stay at least once a month

There is an en-suite and that already had shower gel, towels, shampoo, conditioner etc and people told to help themselves. Towels are already on the back of the door and plenty of them pale green colour https://www.amazon.co.uk/HapiRm-Rail-Towel-Storage-Mounted-6-Tier/dp/B0CY8HHLJP

Anything else we can add?
….. just thought packets of tissues

French Gray No.18 | Sample Pot | Handcrafted Paint

French Gray is much more green than grey, but characterfully flits between the two depending on the light and time of day. Available in-store and online.

https://www.farrow-ball.com/paint/french-gray

OP posts:
dottiedodah · 21/08/2026 20:53

Can I say it sounds great! When can I come and stay?

AnnesPuffedSleeves · 21/08/2026 21:24

pimplebum · 21/08/2026 20:29

I always put little packets of pretzels and popcorn, homemade of course with a little ribbon
organise the fruit in rainbows

my husbands auto biography

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Why doesn’t this site have a laughing emoji?

poolshoes · 21/08/2026 21:28

they took it away

IsThisEverOkay00 · 21/08/2026 21:40

I have a small towel rail in my guest room. Distinct from the towel rail in my bathroom (where my towel hangs) so guests can air their own towel.

MsCrawford · 22/08/2026 15:17

You can get postcards with QR codes on to frame which logs you onto your WiFi which is pretty cute!

DelphiniumBlue · 22/08/2026 16:34

It sounds lovely. You could leave a bottle of water and a few mini packs of snacks, and sanpro on hand for female guests. Maybe a few magazines or books?

Sgtmajormummy · 22/08/2026 17:01

I would unplug any backlit alarm clock as it keeps me awake. Maybe a charging station instead?
Spare pillows in the wardrobe?

Londonmummy66 · 22/08/2026 17:49

A mirror that stands on the desk to make it more like a dressing table?. You can get ones that fold into 3 and could fold it and keep in the desk drawer and just bring out when you have guests. Pop that and a small trinket dish for rings etc out and then put back in the drawer when its for your son to study.

Thestealer · 22/08/2026 18:01

A small rubbish bin.

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