Hi everyone.
I'm Alejandra from alejandra.tv.
In this video I'm going to share with you how to organize your guest room so you can
actually have guests over.
You can also make them feel welcome, make them feel like they're at home but also make
them feel like they're on this little vacation.
First, if this is your first time watching any of my videos and you're just beginning
to get yourself more organized, there's a link below to help you get started for free.
Okay so this is the guest room and I'm going to start in this corner right here and show
you the dresser and everything I have on top to make our guests feel welcome and as if
they're at home.
All right so on the top of the dresser right here, this is a little welcome basket that
I put together that when they come in the room they immediately see this.
It has two bottles of water, it has sparkling water, it has little note cards if they want
to write a little note or just write something.
You can also put postcards for where you live and then just make sure you just put a little
stamp so they can easily send it.
Then there's snacks right here in case they're hungry and they're in there room, they don't
have to come downstairs if they don't feel comfortable.
There's gum, there's mints and there's like a little gift bag I put together for them.
This is not the real one.
Whoever your guests are, put something together that makes them feel welcome.
In case they have a long trip, just make them feel like they're at home right when they
come into the guest room.
This basket right here just has felt pads on the bottom so if you move this around it's
not going to scratch the dresser.
Then right here there's a little guest book for capturing memories of your guests trip.
They can also read past guests visit in case they want to know who else visited and what
else someone else does when they come to the area.
All right them over here there's a little WiFi picture frame that has the user name
and password to access the home WiFi.
I just used pineapple speckled paper in the background because pineapples symbolize welcome
and I thought it was really cute.
All right so that just stays right there.
Then speaking of the internet, if you want to plug into the home network, there's a home
network Ethernet cord right here that is attached with a cord holder so it doesn't fall behind
the dresser and then get lost.
All right now that I've showed you what's on top of the dresser, let me show you what's
inside the dresser.
When you have a dresser you want to be able to let your guests unpack and again make them
feel like they're at home.
Keep the drawers empty if you can.
What I did right here, all the drawers are empty except the top one.
The top one has sheets for the bed.
I only have one set of queen sheets for the bed because you'll only need one set.
Before the guests come, I'll take the clean sheets, put it on the bed before so they're
nice and fresh.
The once the guests check out, take the sheets out, wash them, fold them, and put them back
in the dresser.
There's a drawer divider right here to break up the drawer into two smaller sections.
If your guests don't have drawer dividers at home, it gives them a chance to see how
nice it is to break up a larger drawer into sections and compartmentalize all your things
inside the drawer.
All right then right here, there is a box of chocolates.
When I make the bed before the guests arrive, I'll put a chocolate on their pillow just
like any turn down service in a hotel.
Again, it's all about making your guests feel welcome and making them feel like they're
in this escape from their reality and just away from home.
They feel welcomed and relaxed.
All right so the rest of the drawers are empty like I mentioned.
Now that I showed you this area, let me show you what's in the closet.
All right so this is the closet.
Again, it's all about letting your guests have space to unpack and feeling like your
at home.
If you keep stuff in your guestroom closet, before they come, make space for them to unpack
or just don't keep anything inside.
All right so right here is their hanging space.
There's two sets of hangers.
Then there's a laundry bag right here.
In case your guests are staying for an extended period of time and they want to do laundry,
they can put their dirty clothes in here and then clean their clothes in the laundry room
or give it to me and I can wash them.
All right so this just hangs right here on this side.
Right here in these open shelves there are extra blankets in case they get cold.
At the very bottom, there's extra quilts in case it's winter time and they're extra cold.
Right here there's a drawer sachet so the closet smells nice and fresh.
The next time your guest comes to your house they associate this smell with hopefully good
memories staying at your house.
At the very top of the closet, there's extra pillows.
Right here there's extra pillow cases if they want to grab one.
Then right here there's two sweater boxes.
Right here there's an extra blanket and then this one is empty as well.
One day we will have a full length mirror right here on this door so when they're getting
dressed they can see how they look.
Then on this door, one day, there will be a nice big hook right here for a robe, a sweater,
a jacket, a purse or anything else that they want to hang and maximize vertical space.
Now that I've showed you the closet, let me show you what is around the bed and inside
the nightstands.
All right so over here is the bed and then there's two nightstands, one on each side.
Let me show you what's on one side in the nightstand because it's the same thing on
the other side.
All right so right here is a nightstand.
There is a lamp for easy reading and light.
There's a little coaster in case someone has a drink up here.
Then at the bottom, there's these little felt pads so it doesn't scratch the nightstand
in case it gets moved and stuff.
On this side of the nightstand, there is a hometown magazine.
We live in Virginia so our guests can flip through and get to know our area a little
bit more and just see what's around here where I live.
At the very back of the nightstand there's a little cord holder so when they plug in
their cellphone or any other kind of device they can use their cord clip to hold their
cord so it doesn't fall behind the nightstand and get lost.
Of course, it's labeled cord holder because my best guess is that the majority of people
don't know what it is and so it just makes it a little bit easier to figure out, "Hey
what's that little thing right there."
Inside the drawers right here they are all empty with the exception of the bottom drawer
which has a little Bible in it.
Then the bed, like I mentioned in the dresser part, I only put the sheets on the bed the
day before the guests arrive so it stays nice and fresh.
At that point, that's when I'll put the chocolate on the pillow as well.
The bed looks all made and stuff but really it's just the quilt, the pillows and then
underneath it all is nothing.
Now that I've showed you the bed and the nightstands, let me show you what's on the opposite side
of the room.
In this corner of the room there's a chair for ... There's a pillow right here.
There's an extra blanket in case someone gets cold but also you can put all the decorative
pillows when you undo the bed onto here as opposed to putting it on the floor.
You could just sit here and put your shoes on or whatever you want to do.
Back here behind the door, there's a set of hooks for hanging your purse, your handbag,
a sweatshirt, a towel or anything you want to get off the floor and onto some kind of
vertical space right here.
I hope you enjoy this video.
I hope this gives you tips for setting up a guestroom for making somebody feel welcome
and at home and feel like they're escaping their home and going on a little vacation.
If this is the first time watching any of my videos and you're just beginning your organizing
journey, there's a link below to help you get started for free.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you soon.
Bye.