Artistic Flower Arrangements » Nice Things http://www.artisticflowerarrangements.com/blog The World of Flowers and Flower Arranging Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 How to Make your Out of Town Guests Feel At Home http://www.artisticflowerarrangements.com/blog/index.php/how-to-make-your-out-of-town-guests-feel-at-home http://www.artisticflowerarrangements.com/blog/index.php/how-to-make-your-out-of-town-guests-feel-at-home#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:15:02 +0000 Judy http://www.artisticflowerarrangements.com/blog/?p=130 Most people will have a few guests visit them during the year depending on how far away they live from their friends and family . No matter what type of home you have, from a grand house with many guests rooms to a small apartment, there are many things you can do to make it a nice comfortable stay for those out of town guests . This article will offer some of those tips to get ready for those guests like purchasing fresh flowers for your home or the guest room by using a flower delivery, to having new towels and bath items for them to use in addition to local magazines of your area for them to enjoy on their visit. Another thought is making your own flower arrangements.

A lot of homeowners joke that one of the best things about having out of town visitors come to stay with you is that is forces you to totally clean up your home before their arrival. All kidding aside, this is one of the important steps you should do prior to people coming to stay with you . Take the time to thoroughly clean your home including the space and the bathroom where they will stay . Also, make some room with empty hangers in the closet for them to hang their things or have an empty drawer in the dresser for their use as well .

Once you have cleaned and gotten rid of the clutter in your home , you will probably need to purchase some


things for their visit. If you are close to them and they are family, then you most likely know the things that they like to eat but if you are unsure or are worried they may have some food allergies you may want to ask if they require special food items for their stay and buy those for them in advance.

Having their favorite foods to consume or anything special that they need is always a great thing to do as a hostess to do for your visitors and will be appreciated .

With the pantry and fridge full, you may want to purchase some other nice things such as items for the bathroom. If your towels are old and worn or you do not have enough towels, you should buy a few new ones. This can be done inexpensively and will really make a nice impression. A good tip is to save all of the hotel and other travel sized soaps, shampoos and lotions and put them in a nice container for your guests to use. If you don’t have small toiletries , simply buy a few little travel sized items that you enjoy as well as trial sized toothpaste and toothbrushes in case they forgot to pack them . A hair dryer is another thing to include in the basket too .

Finish off the guest area with fresh flowers and reading materials and a local magazine for those out of town guests to enjoy in their guest area too . All of these small things will make your visitors feel welcomed and glad they came to visit .

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