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At this time of year, you might be wondering how to make a guest room smell nice without candles. You’ve made the bed, plumped the cushions and laid fresh towels out, but what about that all ...
So before you start brewing your bedroom storage ideas, ensure you are clued up on the things you should never store in a guest room to avoid costly mistakes. We've also asked three industry ...
The key to creating a fabulous guest room that your friends and family won’t want to leave is to treat it as if you were going to stay in it yourself. Alina Enache, architect and head design ...
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Dear Miss Manners: Is it appropriate for a guest to close the door to the guest bedroom when they are not in the room? We have an occasional houseguest who does this, both when they are hanging ...
Not all guest rooms need to have four walls and a door. With the right attitude (and accessories), you can transform a communal space in your home into an oasis your holiday visitors will ...
Dear Miss Manners: My fiancé and I will be hosting two friends in our new home. We have one guest bedroom, and plan to set up the other person on an air mattress in our living room. Both soon-to ...
GENTLE READER: The reason you have a guest room -- a rather lush one, Miss Manners gathers -- is to avoid resenting your guest for displacing you from your own room.
Designing a guest room can present a conundrum: It’s nice to have a place to host overnight visitors, but a dedicated room uses precious space that sits empty most of the time. That’s why ...
Lori Beds, the direct-to-consumer Murphy bed maker, knows my type. This company knows that elder millennials now have guest rooms (well, some of us), and it came for me.