Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Guest Room Ready- Making the Bed, Guest Basket and Free WIFI Printable

Do you host guests often? Or maybe more around the holidays? We LOVE to host guests. I haven’t always had a dedicated guest room.  I would suggest creating a dedicated space with a door when guests do come. Maybe kids could sleep on a blowup mattresses on your bedroom floor and guests can stay in their room. Just clean the kids room really well, even put away personal items so guests can use the empty surfaces. Then you can apply any of these tips to a guest space or any of your beds!

Thank you Tuft & Needle for sponsoring this post

Keep reading for the best tips to get your guest room ready before the holidays!

Guest Room Sources-

Floor Mirror // Flush Mount // Peonies Wallpaper // + Pillow // Roman Shades  // Metal Chair

Vanity // Sound Machine // Plant Stand // Sconces // Lamps // Nightstand // Leather Bed

Hybrid Mattress // Mattress Protector // Sheet Set // Duvet Cover // Duvet Insert // Quilt

Gingham Rug // Luggage rack // Daybed(another option HERE and HERE

Bed Essentials-

The making of the coziest bed!
  • Mattress Protector– Mattress protection without the sleep-interfering crinkling sounds. Free from harmful levels of more than 300 concerning chemicals. We have this one on most all our beds!
  • Hemp Sheet Set– A lightweight, breathable weave that helps you sleep cool. With a linen-like feel that’s soft from the start—no break-in time required, hooray—hemp gets softer with every wash.
  • Hemp Duvet Cover– I LOVE that Tuft & Needles Duvet inserts are OVERSIZED!!! Their duvet cover fits it perfectly and it has a zipper closer with ties in each corner to keep it in place.
  • Oversized Quilt– I LOVE this quilt because, again, it is oversized 96″W X 94″L for a queen and 96″W X 110″L for a king. It is a cotton/linen blend, soft, but also will hold its shape.
See how far down the duvet hangs down? It is so good. No worry that your mattress will be seen.
I kept the pillows simple. Two options for sleep and plus they look so pretty with that hemp pillow cover. The pillows in front are Tuft & Needle Down Alternative Pillows, less dense than foam, these pillows are perfect for back and side sleepers who need a different kind of support. Then in the back are The Tuft & Needle Original Foam, dense enough for neck and back support, but light enough to keep you from heating up while you rest.

Mattresses-

First of all I have shared Tuft & Needle Mattresses multiple times. We have paid for our own mattresses before I ever worked with them. Tuft & Needle are my favorite, not too firm or too soft, honestly, just right. They have a GREENGUARD GOLD certification, meaning they went through the strictest chemical emissions standards tested for by UL Environment. I would recommend one of these mattresses, we have both!

Hybrid Mattress– (shown in photo above) This is the higher-end mattress from Tuft & Needle. Designed for two sleepers. We bought it when we moved into our Utah house and man, it is the best mattress I have ever slept on. We recently stayed at a nice hotel in Park City for our anniversary and in the middle of the night both Kevin and I were wanting to go home to our bed, it spoiled us!!! 5 layers of foam and coils. Topped with 2” of T&N Adaptive® foam for softness with heat-conducting graphite supported by 1” of breathable nano coils for personalized support. Plus, an additional 1” layer of T&N Adaptive® foam for pressure relief and softness.

T&T Orignial Mattress– Finn has this mattress and it is on one of our guest beds. 3” of T&N Adaptive® foam, our highly durable, patented foam blend designed to contour and relieve pressure points. This foam is infused with heat-conducting graphite and cooling gel to pull body heat away from you.

First of all, a comfortable bed is the most important thing. If you don’t want to or it isn’t in the budget to switch out your entire mattress, but you know it is not comfortable, a mattress topper is a great option! I tried the Tuft & Needle Mattress topper and it is very comfortable! It is 2-inches thick, cooling and the ideal solution for a softer feel! We DO NOT need it on our current mattress here, just sharing that it is an option if you don’t love your mattress and don’t want to buy a new mattress.

Guest Basket

We had a lot of guests visit our Connecticut home! So if time allowed, and I was organized I would grab a few of our guests favorite treats and put them in a basket on their bed. You could even just put items you have in your pantry in the basket. Guest mainly want water and maybe a granola bar!
Extra cute if you go with a color theme!
We had that extra fridge that we took out of our drink room. It is cute, but doesn’t hold that many drinks. I thought it would make the perfect side table and spot to put water and guests favorite snacks. So if you have the space, a mini fridge could be fun in a guest room. It doubled as a side table for our guest room!

Guest Check List-

I shared a great checklist for guests on this blog post. One of the top requests is “what is your wifi password?” I like having it framed somewhere so anyone can jump on. I have one in my office and in our guest room! Plus it looks like art (I put in this frame)
When you print make sure to hit “scale” to size down.

Download your own wifi password art here-

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