When on vacation, people just needs bedrooms to sleep and drop their luggage and clothes. It doesn’t matter if the rooms are tiny as they won’t spend much time in them, but the beds and pillows must be comfortable. Endy Mattresses are great as not only do they get rave reviews, but they are much easier to transport to your vacation home than a regular mattress. I’ve used them myself as well as specified them for clients.
As our two bedrooms at the lake house are close together, I’ve used the same duvet covers for each. The blues tie together with the rest of the decor throughout the house creating a cohesiveness. In the summer time, I switch to coverlets for the warmer weather. And here’s a tip: search for kids coverlets or quilts as they are way more fun.
In our beach house, all the beds are the same size so I use white sheets. Guests immediately know that they’re clean and I can bleach them to keep them fresh. At the lake house, as the beds are different sizes, I find it saves me time to have different coloured sheets for the two beds. The queen bed is the coordinating beige colour and the full bed has sheets in navy. I use the speed setting on my washer and dryer as I find the sheets are less wrinkled and I can turn over between guests much faster. Don’t worry about wrinkled bedding. Just spritz with a lavender spray and smooth out with your hands.
It’s essential that there is a light on both sides of the bed, as well as a place to charge a phone, put down a book and glasses (yes, I’m at the age where I need reading glasses) and a glass of water. If there’s not room for a decent sized bedside table, opt for a shelf and plug in sconces.
With only one bathroom in the cottage, we’ve installed mirrors in each bedroom. This way the bathroom doesn’t get tied up as people put on makeup. We’ve also installed hooks for hanging towels in the bedrooms so everyone knows which towel belongs to who. If there is space, I include a luggage rack as well.