Tips for creating the perfect guest room

The guest room is a unique room in the house that is rarely used often for its purpose, but often doubles up as an office or another type of spare room. Whether you are fortunate enough to have a room solely allocated for guests or your guest room doubles up as an office, ensuring it is as comfortable as possible for visitors is important to most homeowners.

If you want to create a guest room, or looking to refresh your current guest room, these tips will help

Choosing the guest room

The ideal room to choose for guests is normally one that offers a little bit more privacy while, if space is limited, one that can double up easily for another purpose. As well as this, a guest room needs to be a good size as it will often host more than one person sharing the room at one time. It is also important to take into consideration how the room will be at different times of year; many guests stay over the Christmas period so ensuring that it will be warm during winter is important, however the room cannot be too hot and uncomfortable during summer.

Selecting the right guest bed

Selecting the right bed is one of the keys to creating the perfect guest room. If the room is being used for another purpose, a sofa bed or day bed is often a good option. Another popular choice is to choose a bed that has an additional bed stored underneath, this is especially popular for when families visit as parents can sleep in one bed and children in another.

Colour schemes

One mistake many people make is making their guest room feel impersonal and generic. For a standout guest room it is better to inject personality into the room. An easy way of doing this is choosing a colour scheme that strays away from white and neutrals. Normally, opting for soft, gender neutral colours helps to make the room unique but also subtle enough to not overwhelm visitors.

Adding little extras

When it comes to guests rooms it is the little extras that make the difference. Add wall art that complement the room and colour scheme, along with vases to put in fresh flowers. A selection of books or magazines is also often a good idea. As well as this, ensure you include a table with a mirror so that visitors have somewhere they can get ready. Another popular accessory is a throw for the bed, which not only looks stylish, but also provides a practical use of extra warmth during colder nights.

More tips for the perfect Guest Room

It is often easy to overlook the essentials that make a guest’s stay more comfortable. Ensuring that fresh towels are left in the room at the beginning of their stay will help to make them feel more at home. As well as this, ensuring beauty products and tools such as a hairdryer, are easily available means that guests have everything they need at hand. If you wish to go the extra mile in creating the perfect space in your guest room, don’t forget to make space for a suitcase, and ensure the wardrobe has adequate room for your guest to hang up their clothes.

Where possible, you can also:

• Write down the WIFI password
• Leave a spare key for access
• Give your guests a clock and/or radio
• Leave a couple of good novels for them to read

While guest rooms can be one of the most difficult rooms in the house to create, following these tips will make the process easier, and will help your guests feel at home.