{"id":6095,"date":"2018-10-19T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fschumacher.com\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2024-02-06T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:07:31","slug":"guest-room-decorating-host-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredericmagazine.com\/2018\/10\/guest-room-decorating-host-entertaining\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Guest Room: A Checklist by Paloma Contreras"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paloma Contreras. Photography by Brittany Ambridge.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i>\u201cA wise woman once said that a host should spend a night in his or her guest bedroom in order to ensure that everything is comfortable enough for a guest,\u201d the Houston-based decorator Paloma Contreras writes in her buzzy new book, <\/span>Dream. Design. Live. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is a wallpaper or paint color you absolutely love, but are afraid it would be too much to commit to in a room you use every day, a guest bedroom might be the perfect place for it, since it probably won\u2019t get as much use as the other rooms in your house <\/span>and your guests are likely to appreciate a room with panache.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy guest bedroom (above) is more pattern-driven than any other room in the house for this very reason. I dressed the space in various patterns in blue and white and even opted for printed fabric lamp shades. The room is cozy and fun!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course it\u2019s all of the little details that make a guest suite feel like home, so we asked Paloma for a short list to create the perfect space.<\/span><\/p>\n

PALOMA\u2019S GUEST ROOM CHECKLIST<\/span><\/h3>\n