This post is all about 20 guest bedroom ideas for your home!
Have a guest bedroom that needs a little more TLC? Or maybe you have a spare room in your home that you’re turning into a guest bedroom, but you’re not sure how to organize and decorate it?
The key to being a great host is to make sure your guest bedroom is comfy, cozy, and welcoming. Which can all be achieved pretty easily! If you’re not sure where to start, then here are 20 guest bedroom ideas to copy!
1. Welcome basket
You want your guests to feel welcome in your home. So what better way to do that than to gift them a welcome basket? This is one of my favorite things to put together when guests are staying over. Not only is it a nice gesture, but it includes all the things they may have forgotten to bring with them!
Some ideas to include in a guest welcome basket are:
- A card with your wifi name and password
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Body sponge/loofah
- Moisturizer
- Cotton balls and swabs
- Shower cap
Make sure to place the welcome basket right on top of the bed so it’s the first thing your guests see when they enter!
2. Refreshment corner
Having a refreshment corner is an overlooked yet appreciated feature to have in your guest bedroom. It adds a nice, thoughtful touch, especially if your guests need a coffee or a hydrating glass of water after a long day of traveling to your home.
Making a refreshment corner is really simple. Get a water jug, glasses, mugs, tea, coffee, and a coffee machine. Place them all on a small table and viola! You’ve got a refreshment corner!
3. Keep it cozy
One of the non-negotiable guest room ideas is to keep it cozy! And by “it,” I mostly mean the bed! Make sure you have a good quality mattress and use fresh, white linen and bedding because it looks nice and it’s easy to clean after guests leave. And if you really want to go all out, invest in 100% cotton linen and bedding for that luxurious vibe!
After making the bed, you can use linen spray to add a fresh scent!
4. Extra pillows
You never want to have a lack of pillows on the bed. Every guest will sleep differently. Some may only sleep with one pillow while others may sleep with several. So, it’s better to have an excess of pillows to provide your guests with the option to choose how many pillows they feel comfortable sleeping with.
The number of pillows to choose from varies depending on the size of the bed, but 2-4 sleeping pillows and 3-5 decorative pillows is a solid amount.
5. Under bed storage
Your guests might forget to bring their own towels or they may get chilly during the night, so make sure you provide them with extra sheets, blankets, towels, and throws.
The best place to keep them? Under the bed! With under-bed storage, all of these extra layers are kept in a confined space and away from view, which maximizes the space in the guest bedroom!
6. Luggage bench
The bed isn’t a pleasant area to unpack after a long day of traveling. Luggage gets dirty, and it would ruin the bedding before the bed is even used! Plus, the risk of bedbugs can increase, which could be disastrous! Unpacking on the floor isn’t pleasant either. It’s uncomfortable, and it can be hard on the knees.
So, to avoid the horror of dirty bed sheets, potential bedbugs, and discomfort from unpacking on the floor, get a luggage bench for your guest bedroom.
Having a luggage bench will make unpacking an easy, seamless task for your guests. It provides them with a designated area to sort out the contents of their luggage, and it’ll be easy for them to access their luggage throughout the time they’re staying at your home!
Ideally, you’d want a luggage bench with a shoe rack underneath. This way, your guests have a designated space to put their shoes too!
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7. Bedside table
Part of having a guest bedroom is keeping it convenient for your guests to stay in. So, having a bedside table is essential! It’s the perfect spot to place extra charging ports and a trinket dish for jewelry, keys, etc. If you know your guests use their laptops often, you can also get a multifunctional bedside table that has storage, acts as a nightstand, AND a laptop tray!
8. Stocked up toiletries
The horror of forgetting your toiletries when staying over at someone’s home is heartbreaking. As someone who is serious about my body care and skin care, my whole routine will fall apart if I forget my toiletries.
So, having stocked toiletries in your guest bedroom can be so relieving! When you have stocked up shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand wash, and moisturizer that your guests can easily access, it saves them the hassle of figuring out what store to go to buy the toiletries they need!
9. Full-length mirror
If your guest bedroom isn’t connected to a bathroom, then getting a full-length mirror is a must! Getting ready in the morning, putting on makeup, and figuring out what outfit to wear is a difficult task without a mirror to look in. So I have no doubt that your guests will appreciate a full length mirror in your guest bedroom!
10. Closet space with spare hangers
On the topic of getting ready in the morning, having closet space in your guest bedroom is essential for making your guests feel at home. I think that we can all agree that keeping our clothes in our luggage throughout the time we’re staying over somewhere, whether at a hotel, homestay, or guest bedroom, can feel weird and uneasy. Plus, the contents in our luggage can get super disorganized if we’re rummaging through it every morning and night.
So, adding closet space with spare hangers in your guest bedroom can make all the difference in helping organize your guests’ clothes and accessories during the time they’re staying over at your home!
11. Chair/bench
If your guest bedroom is big enough, then you’ll probably have space to have a chair or a bench. Placing it in the corner of the room would be great for your guests to unwind, relax, and maybe read a book without having to get into bed. And since you’ll have extra blankets and throws, they’ll be extra cozy on the chair too!
12. Night light
Having a night light on the bedside table can make such a difference for your guests! The soft light that night lights emit can help them feel more comfy and secure, especially in a dark room.
Whether you have guests who don’t like sleeping in complete darkness, need a little light to navigate in the dark, or require some light reading before bed, having a night light is such a convenient feature to have in your guest bedroom!
13. Power cord
Everyone has some kind of electronic device these days. Whether it’s a phone, laptop, Kindle, or iPad, your guests would need somewhere to charge their devices. Having a power cord extension for them to charge their electronics is a cheap and easy way to make sure your guests’ electronics don’t die on them when they need it!
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14. Extra chargers
There will always be a chance that your guests forget the charger cords for their phone or tablet. So, making sure you have extra chargers in your guest bedroom will save them time waiting for others to charge their devices and save them money from buying a completely new charger.
You can simply keep these extra chargers on a desk or bedside table so that your guests don’t have to go on a hunt to find them!
15. Blackout curtains
Sleep is good. But having great quality sleep is even better. So, having blackout curtains in your guest bedroom can help block out sunlight completely, preventing sleep cycle disruption and allowing your guests to have a more restful sleep!
Plus, blackout curtains are great for privacy, too! Especially when your guests are getting ready!
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16. Smart TV
Providing entertainment for your guests is always appreciated, especially when the entertainment includes Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+, or even regular cable.
Having a smart TV in your guest bedroom is great to help your guests unwind and watch entertainment after a long day. Compared to many years ago, smart TVs are super affordable now! So you don’t feel like you need to splurge much to get one, because you don’t need to!
17. Flowers
Flowers are a lovely addition to any room, including a guest bedroom. They add a nice, colorful, and aesthetic touch to the room, and they’re really just nice to have! You can’t go wrong with a few floral touches around the guest bedroom.
18. Bath Robe
Being a great host means making your guests feel super comfy and welcome. There’s something about a bathrobe that makes staying in a guest bedroom extra lovely, like you’re in a luxurious hotel!
19. Alarm clock
Sometimes phones aren’t enough to wake you up. For me, I have to set up multiple alarms on my phone because I sleep through them. So, having a proper alarm clock will be super useful for your guests to manage their time!
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20. Clothes steamer
Leaving the house with creased clothes isn’t a good look. I’m sure many of us hate seeing our clothes creased and finding out that there’s no iron to use in the hotel, homestay, Airbnb, or guest bedroom we’re staying at. So if you don’t have space to put an iron and ironing board in your guest bedroom, make sure you have a steamer. Steamers are so easy to use and require less time to set up, so not only is it compact, but it’s also convenient!
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