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Bathroom

How to repair toilet fill valve

A toilet fill valve is the thing that is found on most toilet flushing mechanisms. It is essentially the thing that you activate when you press onto the flush lever, which lets out the water from the flush tank, and allowing it fill up again to a certain level for the next person to use the flush. The cleanliness of your toilet is screwed it this gets broken, so we here to show you ways on how to repair toilet fill valves.

Okay, our main keyword here is “repair”, so we’ll do our best to provide a solution to your toilet fill valve without ever getting into the option of replacing it with a new one. But before we can repair toilet fill valves, we must first make sure that the problem is something that we can solve by just tinkering a little bit with its mechanism.

From the most simple (and possibly mundane) solution, check whether the chain connected to the lever is properly attached to the flush lever. In some instances, the automatic water filler mechanism causes the chain to be disconnected from the lever. This might be due to the weakening of the chain due to mineralization, or hook just sometimes falls off. If the problem is as this simple, you just have to reconnect the chain properly and voila, problem fixed for your bathroom.

However, there are more serious problems regarding toilet fill valves other than the mundane problem that we have just showed earlier. Some toilet fill valves fail to fill the water tank up again. Now, this can be caused by a lot of factors, but it is usually caused by a failure in the spring mechanism of the toilet fill valve. It may be possible that the mechanism is simply stuck due to, well, mineral deposits again. A simple solution for this is to clean the toilet fill valve, free it of any mineral deposit and reinstall. If the toilet fill valve still fails to work, then we go to our next problem.

Ultimately, toilet fill valves have mechanisms that allow the seal underneath the water tank to open, letting out the water needed for the flushing action. The trigger for this seal can sometimes malfunction as well. And do you know who the culprit behind this is? If you had guessed mineral deposits again, then you’re absolutely right! Well, it might not be an actual part of the toilet fill valve, but it’s still part of the flushing mechanism anyway, so it’s all worth the try.

If all else fails, then it’s probably high time that you replace that defective toilet fill valve. And you would have to do it quickly, because time is of the essence, for the level of sanitation of your toilet is at risk during each passing second that the toilet fill valve is broken or missing.

Decoration

Roses for Your Springtime Decoration

Roses are beautiful flowers as we see them bloom in our gardens. This is a spectacular sight especially when we see our roses all bloom at the same time. This is a wonderful scene that we can appreciate even from inside our homes. With the use of our very own beautiful roses from the garden, we can turn these blooms into astonishing floral décor inside our homes. If you do not have the roses that you need in the backyard, your nearby florist may have just the flowers that you need. There are lots of decorating ideas that you can have with the use of rose buds in your home. Here are some roses decorating ideas that you can make use of for you to have that great décor. Décor with the use of roses is not only limited to placing them in a flower vase and placing the vase in one’s room.

Centerpieces
You can make a wonderful centerpiece with the use of the roses during your dinner time. However, this centerpiece can only be used once. You can make use of water vials that you can purchase in your local floral store. Stick the stems of the roses into these vials to keep the flowers fresh and tuck them into a bowl of apples. After the dinner party is over, be sure to remove the flowers from the apples because of some reaction which causes the flowers to wilt.

Floral Bases
You can make floral bases for your teapot or your candle to enjoy a candlelight dinner. Rather than placing only a candle on your table, add some beauty to the candles by making a candle base out of roses. You can simply attach wires to the roses and pile them up at the base of the candle. This is not just a beautiful design but it also adds a pleasant smell that you can enjoy.

Roses Arrangement On Top of the Table
If you have a long table prepared for a dinner party especially for a buffet style, roses in groups placed on a lovely glass container would add beauty to the decors that you have on your table top. Choose a variety of glass containers that you can make use of in your floral arrangements so that you can have a variety of looks. You can even add empty bottles for style. In an event that has a theme like a wine-and-roses buffet, you can make use of wine glasses and champagne flutes as your vase.

Picture Garlands
Roses do not only make a great floral arrangement that you can place on your dinner table, they also make beautiful garlands that you can make use of in to decorate your picture frames. Dry rose blooms or purchase dried rose blooms in floral stores, then pierce each dried rose bud until your garland is filled with flowers. Afterwards, hang them on your picture frames on the corners. Then add some silk bows to add art to your garland.

These are just some of the rose decorating ideas that you can make use of when decorating your home for springtime.

Garage

How to repair garage door

A garage door is something that you open, not from the side like your typical house door, but from the bottom upwards. It uses a sliding or vertical swinging door concept that uses multiple sections all bundled up together and resting on a spring tension mechanism. This mechanism is the main reason why it automatically springs upward once opened and curls snugly when the door is fully swung open. But all mechanisms are prone to failure one time or another, and learning how to repair garage doors would always be necessary in the long run.

Which part of the garage door mechanism is faulty? This is the first thing that you should find out when the garage door isn’t working properly. You can test this out by attempting to open or close the garage door and observing the door mechanism while it is open.

Close the garage door first to let the metal track uncurl itself from the mechanism. Check if the metal tracks if they are rolling smoothly. If the problem is in the mechanism itself, observe the parts that are not working properly, rearrange or replace the parts, and try testing the garage door again. If you see that the metal track itself is out of place, carefully remove the track from the mechanism, and reinstall it again. If you see small repairable dents in the track, try pound them back into place using a mallet. Finally, if the tracks are already in bad shape and are unable to function properly no matter what kind of fix you do, then consider replacing them with a new set of metal tracks altogether.

If you see that the nuts and bolts are in place and the track is still in pretty decent shape without too much deformation, then the problem probably lies in the friction of the mechanical parts. Try to apply lubricating fluid to fix this problem. Needless to say though, it would be a lot easier (and a lot less messy) to apply the lubricating fluid while the door is closed and the metal tracks are unrolled.

Try to check and see if there are any mechanical parts that have become loose over time. Be sure to tighten and rearrange each of these parts properly, and to re-check the door again if it would work fine after fixing these parts. If you see one side of the door malfunctioning, or sagging due to the loose or misplaced parts, make sure to reinstall these parts properly again. There are some parts that have become completely unusable over time (old hinges, very rusted bolts), you must also be able to see these parts and replace them accordingly.

So, as you can see, there is practically no need to replace you garage door immediately after it got broken, you can just repair garage doors first. You just need to see what went wrong in the mechanism. Sometimes, it is the simplest of mechanical problems that causes your garage doors to malfunction.

walls

How to repair a hole in the wall

A hole in the wall basically removes the entire fluid symmetry that your home has. No matter how small these holes are, it just sometimes annoys us to the point that we just remove our eyes from it in horror. Aside from being such an eyesore, holes can also be the breeding ground for some of the smaller monstrosities of most households. It is very easy to repair a hole in the wall, but we must first know how to do it correctly.

Know what type of filling material is best to use for a specific type of hole. Different kinds of walls and wall composition need different kinds of materials to fix them up. You don’t always need to use the exact same material of the wall itself to repair a hole in the wall, and you can use other similar alternatives. Also, remember to remove any obstruction around the area where the hole is, so even if there would be slight errors or misses you can fix the early and easily.

If the hole is in a plaster wall, you need to use the same plaster material that was used for your plaster wall (can be different, but should be at least of the same color and preferably of greater durability). Fill up the hole using the material. This would be your first coat. Now, plaster materials often shrink just before they completely dry up, and so you’ll have to go for a second coating to finish it all off. Once the second coating dries, just make the surface smooth again using sandpaper.

For concrete walls, you don’t just pour over wet concrete on the hole immediately. The wet concrete would just flow outward and leave you with another mess to clean. Before pouring the concrete on the hole, try to get something that can make the concrete hold onto itself while it dries up inside. It can be anything that you can fit inside without obstructing any section of the hole. Chicken wire can be used here, as you can easily fit one inside a concrete wall hole without obstructing the flow of the wet concrete. Once done fitting the holding material, pour one layer of wet concrete. Repeat the procedure several times while the last layer dries up until you completely fill the hole up.

Holes from walls made of wood are a bit trickier to fix, mainly because there are relatively few materials that can mimic the texture and look of genuine wood. Fortunately though, there are materials that can do this, namely, the standard wood putty. Just like how you apply the plaster material into a plaster wall hole, you also apply the wood putty using a putty knife, only this time there are now drying sessions and no waiting for drying coats. After filling the hole with the wood putty, simply use the sandpaper again to level the surface and you are all done.

Decoration

Improve Your Home and Increase Its Resale Value

If you are planning to sell a house that you have purchased, you can actually increase the resale price of the house by improving some of its parts. Here are 5 of the important parts of the house that you can update for you to get a higher value for the house.

The Exterior of the House
The exterior of the house is what the buyer will initially see. It would be a very nice idea to give the exterior an upgrade that would make the house look good and somewhat new. This is where the excitement of the buyer becomes aroused when they like what they see on the outside. Give the yard a welcoming look by assuring its cleanliness and well-maintained plants if any. Have the lawn grass well mowed. Adding beautiful flowers on the lawn will make it more welcoming.

The Kitchen
The kitchen is up next. This is the first part of the interior that the prospective buyer may want to see. This is one area of the house that is a special part of our daily lives especially with women and this is a determinant of some why they chose a certain house. Make the kitchen appear lighter by giving the cabinets a light colored paint. This would also make your kitchen look more open. Change the sink. If the sink is the old basin one, you should change it into the double sink. This is the focal point in your kitchen and should have the modern touch serving a practical purpose. Then give your counter surface a greater look by applying catalyzed epoxy. This treatment will give your countertop a new look with a textured surface.

Wall Treatments
Walls may look worn out over the years and repainting will just do the job to make it look new and perfect for purchase. If your walls have holes, patching them up would be a great idea. Caulking the cracks would smooth your walls. Painting your walls using two coats would give it the new look that you would want to achieve. Add more art to the wall with cornicing and wood trim. Or, you can add decor that your prospective buyers may like, like lithographs or framed landscape paintings.

Cleaning the Floor
The floor is another determinant in increasing the resale value of the house. No matter what your floor is made of, you need to make sure that it is clean. Placing clean carpets will impress your prospective buyer of how the house was well maintained. However, if the floor is totally worn out, you can hire professionals to do the repair for you. This will be an investment that you can make for you to increase the resale value of the house.

Change the Switches and the Outlets
Outdated switches and outlets may discourage your prospective buyers. However, this can easily be remedied by replacing the outlets and the switches yourself. There are do-it-yourself instructions that you can follow. However, in changing the switches and outlets there is one rule you must not forget, which is switch off the power first.

These are the five areas in your house that you need to update if you are targeting a higher resale value of the house that you will be selling. Good luck!

Cleaning

Hidden Allergens? Protect Your Home from Them

Are you finding yourself having trouble over your allergy attacks? Then you might be having allergens swarming and just hiding inside your home. There are a lot of home products that can cause you the skin or respiratory allergies that you can have. Here are some ways on how you can lessen or protect your home from allergens which would save you the trouble of an allergy attack.

Pet allergies are common and if you have them, the presence of pets would really give you repeated allergy attacks. However, there are products that are used in animals like shampoos that can possibly help you adjust to your allergies or can worsen it. Thus you need to choose carefully every product that you will be using in your home especially those that can cause allergies. These are products that you may be using for your carpet or your pets. Thus you need to carefully purchase products that are specialized for owners with sensitivity to pet dander or certain chemicals used in the home.

Next tip is on how you can get rid of dust mites. Although it is necessary to remove dust in your home, doing it with the use of furniture polishes may cause you more harm than good. Furniture polishes may contain aerosols or compounds that may trigger allergies. A damp cloth once a week may help. However, if your allergies are too severe even to clean the dust in this procedure, have other family members do this task for you.

Watch out for products coming out in the market that are used to clean dust from your computer towers or other things that may need to be dusted off but are hard to reach. Avoid using these items because these may cause you the asthma attacks that you do not want to have. If it is necessary that these products will be used, be sure to stay away for a while or have others do the cleaning while you go out shopping.

Other allergens in the home can be found in your laundry area. Some laundry detergents contain substances that may cause allergies. This also applies to fabric softeners. Thus, when purchasing laundry soaps or softeners, these things should be considered for you to prevent having those allergies. The use of fabric softening balls can address this problem. It can soften your clothing fabric less the allergen exposure. These balls are a cost-effective way in softening your clothes less the allergens in your clothes.

Know more about the places in the house where allergens may hide and be sure to have ways to reduce or if possible eliminate them. This would help protect you and your family from allergy attacks that will give you the hassles.

air conditioning

Saving On Electricity

If your electrical bills are skyrocketing every month, then maybe it’s time that you should start finding ways on how you can lower down your electricity bills. This is the right time for you to cut those budget draining bills, save extra bucks and at the same time save energy. Here are some tips that you can follow for you to have the savings that you need.

First thing that you can do is to change your light bulbs fo your desk lamps. It is more economical to use compact fluorescent bulbs compared to those 75-watt bulbs. The latter is manufactured targeting a life span of 1,000 to 2,000 hours while the former can last up to 8,000 hours. The energy that is being used up by the 75-watt bulb can reach up to 75,00-150,000 watts compared to the compact fluorescent twist bulb that will only make use of 23 watts energy. See the difference and the savings that you can get by choosing the right Led light bulb to use.

If you have older freezers, you may want to update them into newer and more cost-effective freezers that you can find at appliance stores. Although newer freezers may cost you much, if you calculate your electricity usage for a year, you may then end up saving more than the cost of your purchase for the newer freezer.

If you would need your computers all throughout the day, it would be better to leave the computer on the whole day. This would save you the energy that the computer would use up when powering it on and booting. All you have to do is adjust for the screensavers and for sleep mode. You can put the computer on standby when not in use, and you can also use this technique when it comes to printers, faxes, or scanners.

During the winter season, you can just turn your heater on to 65 degrees. You can purchase a ceramic heater, a device that you can make use of that would require minimal electricity for your own use. This is the device that would let you save on the wattage that you can use when using your heater and you will see how your electrical bill will be reduced thus saving you bucks that you can use for other important things.

Determine which of the appliances that you have uses most of the electricity. You can do this by making use of a small meter that will let you see the watt usage of a certain electrical appliance that you have. You will then know which of the appliances in your home use excessive energy. Replacing it or having it repaired will give you the long-term savings that you would need. These are just some of the saving techniques that you can make use of to help you save on energy and money. This is one way of saving your money while protecting the environment, thanks to methods of saving on energy usage.

Feng Shui, Remodeling

Top Ten Feng Sui Basic Tips on your Water Fountains

Feng Sui is an art developed in China since 3,000 years ago. In Chinese vocabulary Feng means “wind” and Sui means “water”. These words can bring good health according to their ancient belief. It is a kind of knowledge about balancing the energy into a certain place to bring good fortune to individuals within that place. It is known to be the most complicated filed in ancient Chinese art.

Here are the top ten tips on how to effectively use fountains to bring good luck at home.
1. Use of water and electricity- A usual water fountain is being operated by electricity. This kind of technique can bring good fortune according to the traditional Chinese culture. In Chinese culture water serves as the most crucial component that promotes growth of the rice. Electricity in some point can bring change and activity that allows good fortune. Water is a part of the five components that makes up the Chinese ancient art of Feng Sui.
2. Fountain as a moving object- The most essential part of Feng Sui tips is both present on fountain. Moving objects such water and wind promote a good circulation of good luck around the house. The water present in fountains and the air circulating around the fountain as it moves is called an active Chi. This Chi signify abundance which has to move freely on any surface in order to make a balanced energy.
3. Alive plants and objects- living things like plants and flowers represent life and as well as growth. It is good to integrate any kind of plants in your fountain to increase new energy circulating on your home.
4. Art of sound- Water can produce relaxing sound that attracts people. Fountain together with a chimes and bells is very appealing to produce Chi.
5. Add solid and heavy objects- Solid objects such as rock and statues block the positive Chi from leaving your home.
6. Have objects that shines- Any object that produces light or shine can attract positive energy. Some fountains have colorful lights place in the frame. This can promote happiness and added positive Chi.
7. Importance of colors- Color red means strength and pleasure while pink, purple and plum colors are known to be a fortune color. Blue and green encourage tranquility. Integrate these colors on your fountain to create more harmony and good luck.
8. Having a bamboo flute- You can add a touch of bamboo flute over a rock for safety and stability inside the house.
9. Importance of fragrance- Relaxing fragrance around the fountain can create a positive flow of energy.
10. Ancient “Bagua”- A Bagua is a Chinese map which means eight areas of life. The location of the fountain must be place on the area you want to increase to increase energy.

Individuals, who believe in Feng Sui, largely depends their life and fortune on positive flow of energy. In this case, Feng Sui can be very useful if you want to know how to effectively use fountains at your home to promote good fortune.

Garage

Garage Sale for All

We all wanted to find cheaper and useful furniture which will surely fit our budget. But then, do we ever instantly know where we could actually find low cost furniture? Yes, malls are giving out sales and some discounts for very specific furniture, but then, most of the time, these discounts are not enough for us to be able to afford them. It is not necessary to buy new furniture at all times because nowadays, buying new and expensive things are not practical enough for living. This is the main reason why all of us must be open with some other options on where are the best places to find budget furniture. Buying low cost or second hand furniture won’t degrade our personality; we are just being practical enough to look for some things that we need which are not that pricey for us to be able to save some amount too. Like for instance, we are going to relocate and we don’t have much money to spend to buy new furniture to be used in our new house.

We could then simply visit a flea market or even a garage sale of a neighbor and buy some of our needed items there. This is a very great way to save a huge amount of money, have your needed furniture, and at the same time, be able to help our neighbor earn some amount from their old and yet useful things. The words garage sale doesn’t mean that the things that are being sold there are things that are too old and can’t be useful for others. Because in reality, garage sales are composed of those things that are not needed by others and yet are still sufficiently useful, and can give off service well.

The first one as mentioned above is the Garage Sale; this is just a few steps away from your home. The second one is the Flea Market, which is commonly held in large parking lot areas where vendors can place their things for sale, for the customers to be able to have the chance to choose among the items which product fits them and their budgets best. The third one is the Auction Houses; this is commonly being done online. This is where you are going to do some bidding for a particular product, but then, if there are no other bidders you can simply get the product you want at the lowest price ever. There are plenty of places to find furniture. We just have to have the will, patience and the guts to look for them for us to be able to buy some of our needed things at the most affordable bargains possible. Let us save some money while buying some new things for our new home.

accesories

Be Fashionable with a Table Skirt

Maybe you are wondering why you need to add fashion to your room with a table skirt. The answer for that is so simple. Almost each and every one of us feels and gets bored with the way our room usually looks like most of the time. So, why don’t you try to add even a bit of fashion in your own room with the use of a table skirt? Besides, it won’t hurt you even a bit if you’re going to try to one that you made on your own. What’s more is that, by simply doing this redecorating of your room, you are actually showing other people your true personality as well as the creativity inside of you. Aside from that, a table skirt can and will actually go a long way when used properly.

A simple table skirt with different shades of color can be mixed and matched for you to be able to see and distinguish which combination will be looking great with each other. So, if you actually have a side table in your room, all you have to do is buy some material for a table skirt with a color that coordinates well with the whole theme of your room. Of course, it is very important that your furniture as well as all the other things in your room must be well-coordinated too with your room’s theme.

What’s great about this table skirt making is that it can actually be used at any table in your whole house; not just for the tables in your room but for all the tables in the whole house as well. Now, you can easily redesign and redecorate your house without having to spend too much money.

Don’t waste any of your time anymore, add fashion to your room s well as to the rest of the tables of your whole house. Make your home’s atmosphere look well-coordinated thanks to your attractive tables, and let these table skirts help you bring out the creativeness and beauty of your entire house. Be fashionable enough with your designs, but then, if you don’t know much about designing or decorating, you can simply seek professional help from the experts and let them advice and guide you all the way in redecorating your home.

Show other people how to add some fashion to their own room or houses without having to spend too much money. Help others have a fashionable room and house as yours and let them know how easily it can be done.

accesories

Homemade Centerpiece for Your Thanksgiving Party

Do you know how to make a homemade centerpiece which you can use for your Thanksgiving party? Do you have any idea what are the things that you might need for you to be able to make one and do it well? Well, just to give you some ideas, making your homemade centerpiece need not be that hard, most especially if you want it to be more personalized, while saving money at the same time. Yes, you heard it right –by simply making your own centerpiece you can then save some amount as opposed to buying a readymade one. What’s more is that, the centerpiece that you are going to make will surely be unique since it has been personalized by you. And just to give you some clue on what are the things or the possible themes that you can do for you to be able to have your own fall and Thanksgiving centerpiece. The following paragraphs will offer you helpful advice.

Now, let us discuss about what are the different themes that are commonly being used as a centerpiece for the holidays of fall and thanksgiving. The first one is the wreath centerpiece. This is the type of centerpiece that uses some silk or even some freshly grown and harvested plants which may be assembled in any size that you want. The second one is the fall pears or the oak leaves centerpiece. This is the kind of centerpiece that uses real pear fruits with rich color and some real leaves that can easily be collected from around your yard, and then assembled in any way that you prefer. The third one is the fruits and the flowers platter centerpiece. As derived from its name, this particular centerpiece is composed of some real flowers and fruits that have to be arranged attractively and properly on a good-looking platter.

The third one is the Thanksgiving Evergreen centerpiece. This is the centerpiece which is specially made to be used during every Thanksgiving. This is the type of centerpiece that requires some materials that can actually stay and last from fall up to the Christmas season. There are so many other possible Thanksgiving centerpieces from which you can choose from, such as the basket of dried corn and pumpkins centerpiece, the harvest centerpiece, the pine cones and branches arrangement, the beaded fruit centerpiece, a platter of nature’s harvest centerpiece, and lastly, the easy mantle decorations centerpiece.

Whichever centerpiece you prefer to use on that holiday, it is very important that you’ll always make sure that the centerpiece that you are going to make will be made by all the creativeness, hard work, and love in you. Always keep in mind that any of the things that we do in life will have a great outcome, most especially if we give out all our best just to do it. Enjoy making your own centerpiece and have a great, happy, and fun Thanksgiving and fall season with your loved ones.

Basement

7 Tips for Lighting Up Your Basement

Basements located underground do not have the option of having a window thus making it seem like a cave when no proper lighting is used. Are you one of those homeowners who are looking for ideas on how you can make use of your basement with great lighting? Planning on the lighting is not that hard and you can actually have a basement room that you would love to spend time in. Here are some great ideas on how you can light up a dark basement.

Fake a Natural Light

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This will give your room the feel of having natural light coming in from outside. However if your basement would allow natural light to pass through, make sure that you design your windows in such a way as to ensure the maximizing of the amount of natural light into your basement. This will give your basement the warmth that it needs from natural light.

Design the Basement Lighting Fixtures

Your basement usually has a lower ceiling giving you that “cave-like” feeling. Make use of lights that would make it seem that the ceiling would look higher than it seems by making use of the indirect lighting where splashes of light will appear on the ceiling in large pools. Then you can place mirrors on the walls or on the ceiling to have some lighting effects in your basement. A fluorescent lamp may do you just great in saving energy; however, this does not fit in any decorative lighting. Table and floor lamps may give you the decorative and at the same time functional lighting that you need.

Manipulating the Walls

Another way of lighting up your basement is through painting your basement walls with light colors. It would not be necessary to paint it white but make sure you will use light colors so as not to add dark tones to your basement. And because light colors do not really make an interesting decorative theme, adding artworks to your walls would help it make a statement. Place frames where you can add lights to give it a focus. This would really be a great lighting idea for your gloomy basement.

These are lighting ideas that you can use to light up your basement for you to have that once “cave-like” basement turned into a room where you can comfortably hang out in. You can turn it into a comfortable refuge where you can stay at times when you would want some quiet time alone. Lighting up your basement can change your concept of what a basement is like. In other words, this would turn your dark basement to a well-lighted haven where you can enjoy your stay.

Basement decorating ideas

You may decide to go all out and add carpet to the floor of your basement. Most basements have hard or concrete floors (also wooden furniture), so it’s especially important to choose a high grade padding for your basement floor. It’s always a good idea to spend a little more and buy carpet padding when installing new carpet no matter what type of floor you‘re applying it to. Carpet padding adds comfort and also curtails dampness.

You can improve the interior appearance of your basement by building little boxes around unsightly pipes and wire junction boxes. When you do this, make sure to use hinges or screws in case there needs to be easy access to these areas later on.

Finishing a basement can be a big or small project. It depends on how far you want to go with it and how much you’re willing to spend. If you’re going to give the basement a major overhaul, you may want to consider the assistance of a hired contractor. It’s a good idea to talk with different contractors before making a final decision, and it’s imperative that you ask for references and follow up with them to get opinions of the contractor’s work.

Bedroom

It`s the Thought That Counts!

Is your guest room prepared to do its job? If not, then get ready to create a welcoming guest room! We all want our visitors to feel welcome in our home whether they are staying for a while or are in for a long visit. When they arrive on your newly swept doorway, greet them with open arms and direct them to a well-appointed space they can call their own during their stay. Your intention must be to make them feel at ease and give them enough space where they can unpack and access their belongings easily. Beyond decorating the bedroom with your personal taste and style, think about offering your guest room with the same consideration you give to your own room. Carefully think how the room will be used and by whom.

First, choose a room for your guest that has can afford at least some privacy and quiet. If you do not have a lot of space or choices, consider a screen or curtain for a room that cannot be closed off, for them to have their privacy. Allow your guest to stay in a room that has its own bathroom if possible or at least give them an easy access to a hall bath with a shower or tub. Secondly, clear out a pair of drawers for clothing or make room in a closet or wardrobe for clothes to be hung. You want to offer some shelving or temporary storage space. Thirdly, make sure that the guest room is clean, dirt free and clutter free. This is especially vital if you have a dedicated guest room. Next, make extra blankets available so your guest won`t need to ask for them. Store these on a cover rack or make them easily accessible in a closet. Then buy some new, economical pillows and pillow cases. Put extra ones in the cabinet or wardrobe in the room in case your guest wants to use additional pillows aside from what they already have on the bed. Make sure the bed sheets are clean and fresh. Place some of your guest’s “favorites” inside his/her room. It can be a daily newspaper, a magazine or a few photos of their previous stays or vacations. Lastly, make sure that the room is well lit for the safety and comfort of your guest.

The best way to evaluate the comfort of your guest room is to spend a night sleeping there. You will be amazed at the little things you will notice after you create a welcoming room. There are a lot of people in our lives that we hope we could see more often. It’s great to show them how much we care through the small things we do to get ready for their visit. Just like a present, it’s the thought that counts!

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