DP and I have been together 6 years. We live separately, and DSS (16) is with him full time. They've both recently started going to college nearer my home than theirs, and as such are looking for a new place to live. For a few reasons they're looking for a fairly specific type of place, so it's taking a little while to find.
In the meantime, I've offered for them to stay at my place a few nights per week, so they don't have to get up at silly-o'clock every single morning to avoid the traffic.
I have a one-bedroom house, and so I'm setting up a single sofa-bed in my office for DSS so he doesn't have to be on the couch (near a very snorey dog!) on those nights and he has a bit of privacy / his own space.
He's in no way expecting it to become His Own Room, and this isn't a permanent situation, but I'd like to make it feel homey enough that it's comfortable to be here.
Sofa-bed is arriving this week, and I'm going to empty a cupboard where he can have some clothes that live here in case he forgets something (he's not the most organised of creatures yet!). He's got his own set of towels in his colour, and I've got him a box of toiletries to keep in the bathroom that are just his.
What are some other little things I can put in place to help him feel at home (other than just getting on with life as normal)?
I know some of you will be about to tell me I'm way overthinking this, but he's been very let down by his mum over the past year and this is an extra upheaval on top of a lot of changes, so I just want to make sure he feels seen and cared for.