Charming guest rooms

By Mickey Baskett, Phyllis Mueller

Subjects: Interior decoration, Room layout (Dwellings), Hospitality, Bedrooms, Entertaining

Description: Your visitors will feel like pampered guests at a good hotel when you follow the decorating and entertaining advice of two successful innkeepers. It doesn't matter whether you dedicate an entire room to guests, or simply adapt a convertible sofa in a multi-purpose room: it's not size that counts, but the imaginative touches that matter most. You'll find pages of grace-over-space ideas for furnishing, decorating, and outfitting many types of guest areas, all photographed to display magic hospitality touches. Best of all are the hundreds of tips for pampering your guests, including seating, lighting, and privacy, along with welcoming touches like flowers, snacks, and gift baskets. There's even a section on how to make a bathroom guestworthy, with special oils, soaps, salts, and towel arrangements.