Including cleverly hidden charging stations in your nightstand will give you a dedicated place to stash your devices, so you always know where they are but don’t have to always see them. Look for furniture pieces with integrated charging shelves or cubbies, or use furniture pieces with an open back or center shelf placed in front of a low outlet to keep the clutter at bay.
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Leave plenty of fresh towels out, including a washcloth and hand towel. If you’re sharing a bathroom, put the towels on the bed or chair in the guest room so your guests will know they’re for them. Then leave a towel bar or hook clear in the bathroom. Tip: A little trick we use at our family’s lake house is to put personalized clothespins on our towels, with names written on in permanent marker. This helps us remember whose towel is whose, and it reduces the amount of laundry that needs to be done. When not in use, the clothespins live on a tree branch in one of the bathrooms, creating an interesting sculpture and a fun way to remember who has visited. Traditional Bathroom by Capital Closets Capital Closets SaveEmail 11. While supplies last. It’s easy to forget to keep a bathroom stocked with things like soap, shampoo, lotion and toilet paper if you don’t use the space much yourself. A box of tissues and a wastebasket are also essentials that you might overlook if you’re focused more on aesthetics than practical matters. Make sure plenty of these items are available and easy to find. (There’s no reason such necessities can’t still be attractive.) It’s also nice to have some fem...
Gratitude by the gigabyte. These days our devices are our lifelines, so providing your guests with a charging station will be greatly appreciated. If yours is cleverly stashed away, make sure your visitors know where to find it and have your Wi-Fi password. Which reminds me to remind you to make sure your password is something you’re not embarrassed to share. My husband and I didn’t think of this when we used our favorite — and very goofy — pet name for each other as our Wi-Fi password. We literally blushed saying it out loud to our guests, who were kind enough not to razz us about it.
“A king bed takes up almost all of the wall space, so I had to get creative.” To make the most of the space, the designer used two small nightstands — just 14 inches wide — on either side of the bed. The new brass sconces with linen shades let the top of the nightstands stay clear while providing a light source near the bed.
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