Guest House Decorating Ideas
Anyone fortunate enough to have a guest house can make it a comfortable, inviting refuge for visitors. Whether your budget is modest or ample, your aim should be a retreat that reflects your taste but doesn't overwhelm your guests. Does this Spark an idea?
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Fit into the Environment
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Decorate the exterior of your guest house with shutters, roofing, landscaping and color schemes to fit the flora and fauna or history of its location.
Use Space Wisely
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Choose classic-style furniture arranged sparingly---just the basics---to give an air of tasteful simplicity. Arrange furniture in small groups rather than in lines along walls.
Frame windows with pleasant views with sheers and drapes with tie-backs so they can be opened easily. -
Make It Look Like It Belongs
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Paint or upholster cast-off and rummage-sale furniture to match to unify style; the eclectic mix is stylishly informal and invokes nostalgia.
Keep It Clean and Simple
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Choose a few singular pieces of artwork--forego bric-a-brac and family photos. Provide chairs for visiting in every room, uncluttered chests or dressers with extra linens and tables on which to put suitcases and sort souvenirs.
Add Guest-Specific Touches
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Hotels send fruit baskets; add plants for gardeners, books for readers, simple fixing's for cooks to make guests feel at home.
Include Intimate Spaces
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No matter how grand your guest house, travelers need personal space---include little breakfast nooks, "reading corners" with a shelf of summer reading or a letter-writing desk.
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