DDL: Get Your Guest Room Ready

Travelling and gifts, extra food and holiday parties… From putting your feet up and relaxing with your loved ones to sharing wonderful traditions with your family. The holidays are here, and you’re dreaming of a clean and organised home, decked out in holiday glory. But, between celebrating, shopping and cooking, a guest room is one of those things that can easily be forgotten…. until you have a visitor, that is.

Design and Decor Lab share a number of fabulously easy decorating ideas to help you create just the right atmosphere to allow your guests to feel comfy and relaxed when visiting!

1.Peace and Tranquillity For a more relaxing mood, you need to incorporate several tones that don’t intensify the senses too much by painting your walls and using subtle decorations. A neutral palette is always easy to work with and you can switch out the throw pillows when you want to change up the look. Try something like creamy beige or a powdery blue; even a light shade of lilac could be effective. Balance the cool, calming colours with warm hues for the furnishings and fabrics.

2.Decorate the Bed Chic bedding will instantly elevate your room and signal to your guests that you have some serious style. You don’t want guests getting too hot or cold during the night, so a mixture of light and heavy covering is your best bet. Start with a base of a cotton sheet with a high thread count.Then following the model used by most guest houses, layer a cotton coverlet with a down comforter on top. This will adapt to both temperature extremes. Pillows are another way of adding decadence to your room. Keep an assortment of fluffy and flat pillows on hand to satisfy guests’ individual tastes. Layering a few scatter cushions over a combination of these two also creates a sense of fullness and style for your bedroom décor, and is an easy way to mix up the style of your room – choosing trendy prints or patterns to suit the season.

3.It’s All About the Space Besides the bed, the bedside tables are the next most important furniture items. There should be space for guests to store watches and earrings, their phone, a book or two, and a cup of coffee or glass of water. Opt for a low-maintenance finish, so you and your guests don’t have to be overly concerned with water rings. Thoughtful items such as a carafe of water, an alarm clock and fresh flowers add the final touches. When it comes to lighting, start by using bedside lights – not only do they cast a soft, soothing light, guests won’t have to negotiate their way to back into bed in an unfamiliar setting. By adding a cozy chair to your room your guests will have a place where they can relax, put on their shoes or simply read a book.

It’s a lovely perk to give your guests the flexibility to have a spot where they can go for some alone time, whether it’s merely to relax, do work or just get out of your hair. We know it can be difficult to design a room that both you and your guests will love. However, with some of the best interior designers in the business, DDL can help you get your guest room luxuriously comfortable for the holidays in no time. For more information visit www.ddl.za.com.