If you have overnight guests coming to your home for the holidays, take time to make necessary preparations that will give your company comfort and joy.
Start your holiday house chores by removing clutter from guest rooms and living areas. Child proof if necessary with cabinet locks and outlet covers. Move fragile items onto higher shelves, transfer toxic cleaners and medicines from base to wall cabinets, and hide matches and lighters.
Plan to leave some lights on for overnight visitors. Even though you can navigate your home blindfolded, your guests can’t. Make sure outside lights are working so they don’t trip on the way to your door. Put motion-activated night lights in hallways, bathrooms, and bedrooms to show safe passage through the house. Replace any missing or burned out bulbs in the guest room.
Your kitchen is command central during the holidays, so make sure it is ready for guests and extra helpers. Move your coffee station into a family room so guests don’t If you like to visit while cooking, place extra stools and chairs around the perimeter of your kitchen so guests can set a spell. Add small side tables next to living room seating to provide spots for snacks and beverages, and have some extra folding chairs available if necessary.
Gussy up the guest room and make this little used suite shine! Make sure there is a cleared shelf or drawer and adequate closet space. Supply a variety of hangers - at least a dozen good wooden or metal ones - that will hold trousers and jackets, dresses, and coats. A gracious guest room includes a place for a suitcase, such as a bench where older folks can also sit when removing shoes. with the essentials: a light for reading, a bottle of water with a glass, alarm clock, and box of tissues. Place a warm throw or blanket at the end of the bed to prevent guests from having to search for more covers in the middle of the night. Clean the windows and blinds and make sure they are easy to use.
Bring toilet paper and toiletries out of hiding, placing them on open shelves or in baskets so guests can Leave an ample supply of clean cotton towels for each guest, and add a few luxuries soap, special hand lotion, or a small bottle of perfume.
Adriana Donofrio Podley Properties Glendora
