Christmas Scene

 

With Christmas just around the corner and today marking the first official day of winter, it’s even more essential to ensure your home is warm and welcoming for any guests you may be expecting throughout the festive period. Your home is a representation of you and your family, and your interiors say a lot more about you than you may think. Preparing your home accordingly will ensure your friends and family feel at home and welcome at all times when spending time in your home. It’s even more important when you have guests who will be staying in your home, as this will ensure they feel as welcome and comfortable as possible.

 

Have a Tidy

 

Focus on making sure your guest room is tidy and clean before you do anything else. It’s always best to give your home a good clean before you begin to add anything new to a room. The guest room can become a little bit of a storage spot in many homes, accommodating many items that haven’t yet been assigned a home of their own. Move these items into a different space to ensure the room is clear or any clutter, as this will help to lift the atmosphere and make the room a little homelier. Make sure your oak wardrobes, dressing tables, bedside chests and even drawers are all empty, giving your guests somewhere to store their clothing and personal items. This way they can full unpack and feel more at home and settled.

 

Warm it Up

 

In order to achieve a warm and welcoming guest bedroom, you need to ensure the room is heated at all times. If you have your guest room radiator turned off throughout the year, now’s the time to switch it back on and get the room to a lovely temperature to welcome your new guests into the home. A warm room is perfect on a cold winters night, and there’s nothing worse than feeling cold in someone else’s home when you can’t do anything about it! You could also look at leaving an additional blanket in the wardrobe or at the foot of the bed, just to provide them with a cosy solution if they get cold on an evening.

 

Dress the Bed

 

The Christmas period can be a very busy time, so ensuring your guests have a cosy, snug bed to retire to on an evening is really important. Dress your guests bed with some warm, stylish bedding that will create a stunning focal point within the room. The bed is the one part of the room everyone finds the most important within the bedroom, so add some stylish cushions to plump out the bed and create an inviting, cosy look that will make your guests excited to go to bed on an evening.

 

Final Touches

 

There are then some final, basic touches that you can add to the guest bedroom to ensure that your guests have a positive, enjoyable stay in your home. Providing them with items such as chargers, books, magazines and towels are key items that are often forgotten when it comes to packing your overnight bag. The books will work perfectly if your guests want to settle down and have a quick read before bed, or simply to make the room look a little more interesting and add some character.