Before the Guests Arrive
The few rooms everyone passes through, and how to make them feel like a welcome.
Beach Club in Sea Glass Blue
The holidays send everyone through the same few doors: the front hall, the powder room, the guest room with the good sheets. They’re the rooms people remember, and the easiest places to begin. None of them are big, and that’s the point. A small room is the best place to be brave.
The front hall sets the tone before anyone has taken off their coat. Beach Club scatters hand-painted umbrellas across a sandy ground, like the shoreline by ten o’clock on a summer morning. It says welcome without saying a word.
La Dolce Vita in Positano Pink
The Powder Room
La Dolce Vita
Guests spend two minutes in here and talk about it all night. La Dolce Vita fills the room with the Amalfi Coast: pastel seaside villas, swaying palms and bright pink bougainvillea. Washing your hands becomes a few minutes on the Italian Riviera.
Palm Royale in Indigo Blue
The Guest Room
Palm Royale
Picture a grand old hotel on the water, ceiling fans turning slowly and a palm framed in every archway. Palm Royale sets hand-painted palms and tiny seahorses inside graceful arches, so the guest room feels like a long weekend somewhere warm. Give them a reason to sleep in.
A few small touches
Fresh flowers in the powder room. A carafe of water and a good book on the guest nightstand. A pretty bowl by the front door for keys. Pair them with a wall that feels like a destination, and your guests will feel looked after from the moment they arrive.
There’s still time. Order a few swatches now, and you’ll have a chance to live with them before the first knock at the door.
xo, Jen
In this story
Beach Club in Sea Glass Blue
La Dolce Vita in Positano Pink
Palm Royale in Indigo Blue
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