How to Get Your Home Ready for Holiday Guests

Marlene Guest Post, Style at a Certain Age

Morning, Noon and Night!! Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!! Certainly, you can enjoy so much more, when you plan before their arrival! So today I am sharing how to get your home ready for holiday guests.

Sharing the beauty of each room of your home with others is truly a privilege. Anticipating friends or family visits to catch up and enjoy each other’s lives and company is half the fun!

The Holidays bring us all together! Being able to pamper our loved ones is a gift to ourselves and to them … remembered for years to come!

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Today, Marlene shares how to get your home ready for holiday guests

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How to Get Your Home Ready for Holiday Guests

Get your Rooms Guest-Ready

Creating a welcoming home is a joy!

Is the Guest Room ready with comfy, beautiful cotton linens, plump down pillows, warm blanket, throw and down comforter?

Nightstands are thoughtful with pen, lovely stationery - notepad accessories, beautiful vase of flowers and scented candle to gently lull to sleep after a fun, festive celebration.

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Is the Bathroom prepared with wonderful scented candles, soaps, washes, crèmes, lotions and soft, absorbent towels? Fluffy robes are thoughtful, too!

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Preparing a breakfast table with lovely Limoges porcelain, croissants, pastries, honey and assorted jam and fruit is pure love!!

Having your guests’ favorite teas, coffees and creams on hand are personal and charming…oh so thoughtful.

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Are meals to be taken at home?

Stocking the fridge and pantry with entertaining favorites saves time when done in advance. Cheeses, hummus, olives, nuts, crackers….and so much more.

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