Feel Good Home: Bring a Dash of Hotel Luxe to Your Own Home
Staying at home has never felt so good - see how to recreate a luxurious vibe in your own home
There’s something supremely luxurious about checking in to a hotel. The extra big bed, soft sheets, luxe toiletries and, of course, the mini bar can all contribute to a wonderful stay. Get that pampered hotel high at home by following these tips…
Be bold with wall art
Much like lighting, wall art can simultaneously transform and complete the feel of room,and is often prominent in luxe hotels. Whether you go all out and invest in an original or you find a print on the high street, pick a piece that you love and you’ll amp up your space.
Much like lighting, wall art can simultaneously transform and complete the feel of room,and is often prominent in luxe hotels. Whether you go all out and invest in an original or you find a print on the high street, pick a piece that you love and you’ll amp up your space.
Plump up your pillows
Hotel beds are made for luxurious lounging, so start here to instantly create a boutique hotel feel. Soft sheets, comforting pillows and warming blankets can all add a hint of indulgence. Get this right and you’ll never want to leave.
Create a clutter free bedroom with these 9 tips
Hotel beds are made for luxurious lounging, so start here to instantly create a boutique hotel feel. Soft sheets, comforting pillows and warming blankets can all add a hint of indulgence. Get this right and you’ll never want to leave.
Create a clutter free bedroom with these 9 tips
Style your bedside table
Declutter beside your bed, and consider grouping a few essential items on a tray. It’s little touches like these that often make all the difference.
Declutter beside your bed, and consider grouping a few essential items on a tray. It’s little touches like these that often make all the difference.
Stock a (free) minibar
Minibars in hotel rooms are notoriously pricey, so why not stock your own free version at home? Make it feel extra special by picking your favourite tipples, adding glasses of various sizes, pretty straws and mixers.
See more creative home bars for your favourite tipples
Minibars in hotel rooms are notoriously pricey, so why not stock your own free version at home? Make it feel extra special by picking your favourite tipples, adding glasses of various sizes, pretty straws and mixers.
See more creative home bars for your favourite tipples
Opt for minimalism
The beauty of staying in a hotel is the lack of clutter, and the sense of space that this evokes. Replicate this feeling in your own home by hiding any mess and aiming for a calm, tranquil look.
The beauty of staying in a hotel is the lack of clutter, and the sense of space that this evokes. Replicate this feeling in your own home by hiding any mess and aiming for a calm, tranquil look.
Light a candle
Whether it’s flickering gently on the coffee table in the living room, or lighting up a shelf in the bathroom, the soft scent of a candle will transport you to a five-star hotel.
Whether it’s flickering gently on the coffee table in the living room, or lighting up a shelf in the bathroom, the soft scent of a candle will transport you to a five-star hotel.
Decant your toiletries
Who doesn’t love collecting miniature bottles of toiletries in hotels? Make your bathroom feel extra special by transferring your daily products into pretty glass decanters. Pop a few flowers in a glass too, to add further decadence.
Who doesn’t love collecting miniature bottles of toiletries in hotels? Make your bathroom feel extra special by transferring your daily products into pretty glass decanters. Pop a few flowers in a glass too, to add further decadence.
Hang up a fluffy bathrobe
Wander around your hotel at home wearing a robe and you’ll feel cosy and content. Opt for a super luxe, fluffy robe for extra warmth.
Wander around your hotel at home wearing a robe and you’ll feel cosy and content. Opt for a super luxe, fluffy robe for extra warmth.
Enjoy breakfast in bed
Another hotel luxury worth recreating at home is breakfast in bed. Simply take a tray and top with treats for a decadent morning in your very own hotel.
What do you most love about staying in a hotel? How would you recreate the same feeling at home? Let us know in the comments below.
Another hotel luxury worth recreating at home is breakfast in bed. Simply take a tray and top with treats for a decadent morning in your very own hotel.
What do you most love about staying in a hotel? How would you recreate the same feeling at home? Let us know in the comments below.
Lighting is often overlooked in favour of other more prominent aspects of room design, but it can add the finishing touch to a space. Try softening the mood by using table lamps instead of a harsher overhead light. The result will feel calm, sophisticated and five star.
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