I have many a compulsion when it comes to keeping our home. Some things are just worth the extra work for things to be nice for our family and the guests we welcome.One of these compulsions is our guest linens. We don't have a dedicated guest room, and it will be a long time before we will (short of a miracle of course!), so we make good use of what we do have.
Our office / guest room might not be as roomy as I would like, but I do my very best to make it welcoming, and that means always having fresh sheets.
When our previous guests leave, I put the sheets in the wash, and return the futon to it's folded up position. I then hang the sheets on hangers in the closet, or fold them on the shelf, depending on where we were living at the time. When guests are coming, I give the sheets the sniff test. If I am not please I either air fluff them in the drier, or if they really smell stale I rewash them.
One day, when we have a dedicated guest room, I will stick to the secret women in my family have used for generations. When guests leave, strip the bed and wash the linens. Make up the bed with just the quilt or bedspread and pillow shams - no linens. If you make the bed up, the linens can develop a closed up stale smell. When company is coming then make up the bed, freshening the linens if necessary.
Oh, and feel free to leave chocolate on my pillow!
There is nothing more welcoming in a guest room that fresh linens to tell your guests how welcome they truly are!
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10 comments:
What a great hospitality tip. Blessings...
Great tip! Can we stay with you during summer vacation next year instead of the hotel we picked this summer? I have a feeling no one told them the "fresh linen" trick. *gasp*
Good idea! I agree put a mint chocolate on my pillow, with a vase of fresh flowers, and a comfy place to read a good book. :)
Aaah, I love crisp sheets! One year I was given Linen spray as a gift (sheet spray). It sure freshens the sheets.
If I ever get a guest room...I'm going to do what you suggested! Good luck on "someday" getting that guest room. :)
~Amy
I never thought to hang up sheets - we turned our linen closet into a game closet so I will be hanging our sheets from now on. Thanks!
Very nice hospitality tip indeed!! Good idea!
Great tip, especially the chocolate. LOL!
great tip and I have sister in law who owns a bed and breakfast and I'll tell her about the chocolate on the pillow
I started leaving the sheets off my guest bed a few years ago, more by a case of laziness as oppose to being a good hostess. Well, I found it I liked it! The room still looks nice without sheets on the bed and when company does come I can put fresh sheets on and it is nice. Good suggestion!
Great tip, it's always nice to make your guests feel welcome. We also put out a bottle of water and glasses on a tray in the room they are sleeping in should they get thirsty at night.
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