Dreaming of a comfy, cozy room your guests can call their own? Transform an extra room into a bed-and-breakfast- style getaway with little luxuries that are sure to pamper and please.
Little Guest Room Luxuries
• A sewing kit
• Fresh, 300+ thread count, cotton sheets
• Fresh quilts
• Mooshy towels and washcloths
• Polished furniture and clean windows
• Guest Basket: Travel-sized shower gels and lotions, special shampoos, postcards from your town tied together with a piece of raffia, love stamps, stationery and envelopes, a pretty pen, a key to your house with a ribbon tied through the hole, a tin of cookies, tiny wheels of sealed cheese, fancy crackers, a couple paperback books and magazines, a disposable camera and pamphlets featuring local attractions and events
• A luggage rack to stack suitcases on
• A fresh, seasonal flower bouquet
• A water carafe and a glass on their bedside stand
• The daily newspaper
• Terry cloth robe
• A TV stand or an armoire in the guest room with a supply of movies
• A boom box or stereo with a supply of CDs
• A small coffeemaker set up in a corner with an assortment of gourmet coffees, exotic teas, cocoas, creamers, stir sticks and sugar packets
• Jar candles and matches
• A sachet for their drawer
• A fresh basket of muffins outside their door in the morning
• Chocolate chip cookies and milk before bed
Reprinted with permission from Welcome Home: Simple Tips for Turning Your House into a Luxurious Retreat by Melissa Placzek. Copyright © 2004, Fair Winds Press.
