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Do you have a creative or unconventional way to let houseguests leave their mark? We want to see it!
Wall graffiti guest book.
Designer Dennis Decker lives in a renovated four-story 1895 brownstone in Harlem. “I live by myself, although being in New York, I enjoy a constant flow of guests,” Decker says. He rents out his second bedroom on the top floor, which has a private entrance and bathroom, to vacationers. He calls the room his Harlem Hideaway.
The guest list wall started with one of Decker’s parties. “It now has thousands of signatures, with notables such as Kate Spade, Joel Grey, Josh Hartnett, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jadakiss. Every new guest adds his or her own, and it is continually evolving. The marking pen is always ready,” he says.
Designer Dennis Decker lives in a renovated four-story 1895 brownstone in Harlem. “I live by myself, although being in New York, I enjoy a constant flow of guests,” Decker says. He rents out his second bedroom on the top floor, which has a private entrance and bathroom, to vacationers. He calls the room his Harlem Hideaway.
The guest list wall started with one of Decker’s parties. “It now has thousands of signatures, with notables such as Kate Spade, Joel Grey, Josh Hartnett, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jadakiss. Every new guest adds his or her own, and it is continually evolving. The marking pen is always ready,” he says.
Instant-photo guest book. Eva Muller and Cory L. Bradley have an instant-film tradition near the front door of their 1900 Victorian in San Francisco. “The Polaroid wall is a tradition I have been keeping up since I moved to the U.S. over 12 years ago,” says Muller, who moved to California after living in Switzerland and New York.
“I take a photo of everyone who visits me and who enters my Heimat [German for homeland or a place that feels like home],” she says. “It’s nice to see the transformation of people who have visited me over the years, to see how they’ve changed.” The couple’s Polaroid camera rests on a tiny clear acrylic shelf.
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Show us: Does your home have an unconventional guest book, or do you have a unique way to mark who comes to visit? Upload a photo in the Comments below and it could be included in an upcoming Houzz story.
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“I take a photo of everyone who visits me and who enters my Heimat [German for homeland or a place that feels like home],” she says. “It’s nice to see the transformation of people who have visited me over the years, to see how they’ve changed.” The couple’s Polaroid camera rests on a tiny clear acrylic shelf.
Read more about this San Francisco home
Show us: Does your home have an unconventional guest book, or do you have a unique way to mark who comes to visit? Upload a photo in the Comments below and it could be included in an upcoming Houzz story.
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Overnight Guests Coming? How to Be a Great Host
How to Turn Almost Any Space Into a Guest Room
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We want to know: What are the creative ways you let your houseguests leave their mark? Do you have a traditional guestbook or a collection of knickknacks you let your guests personalize? We’d love to see what you do. Please share a photo in the Comments below.