Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Preparing your Home for Guests
We all like to have guests visit our home. Whether it’s just for a movie night or you plan to have them stay the month, you need to take special consideration when choosing furniture to accommodate the extra people.
When it was just you and your significant other then you were fine with a love seat and a couple chairs in the living room but that’s not going to cut it for movie night with friends. You are going to need to get at least one good sized couch, depending on how many people are coming over and how cozy you want to get with them. Futons are a great option because they can be dropped into their bed position for the ultimate in lounging movie enjoyment. You may want to consider getting a bunch of floor seating options, like large pillows with a lot plushy cushioning. Give your room a bit of an Indian boudoir feel.
Speaking of futons, they are a great option if you plan to have people stay the night but don’t have the room for an independent guest room. You can also use a set of adult bunk beds in your own bedroom to increase the sleeping space without taking up any more floor space. Unlike futons, adult bunk beds are beds first and are made to be just as comfortable as a regular bed. Why not use both futons and bunk beds to really increase the potential sleeping space for those nights that your friends had a bit too much wine during that romantic comedy and just need to crash. There’s no reason to force them sleep on a couch and wake up with a stiff back. Give them all the sleeping options you can offer.
These are just a few options you can use to increase the potential seating and sleeping space pretty significantly in a small space. We can’t all have giant houses with personal theaters.
A product sample was not received for review. I was compensated for this posting. The opinions expressed are my own and were NOT influenced in any way.
Enjoy a Roaring anti-Fire
Heating your home in the winter is very important. Sadly, lighting a fire inside is not possible in the average apartment. If you want that fiery glow but don’t want to burn your house down then consider some of these really “cool” options.
If you have a fireplace in your home then an electric fireplace insert is your best bet for that fire like glow without actually lighting any fires. These are a very cool option that replicates the light of a real fire but they don’t produce any heat and can be run 24 hours a day without worrying about ash, embers or fire. They don’t produce any actual flame but electric fireplace inserts still give a cozy feeling to the room.
If you want to step up the game then you need to look into cool flame fire effects. Like electric fireplaces these produce a fire like light but they are much more accurate in their production of fake flames. Unlike electric fireplaces, these produce a realistic flame effect that is entirely safe to the touch. You may find yourself just playing with these fake flames all day. It’s not just they aren’t hot. These “flames” are actually cool to the touch. It’s really amazing. They work by projecting the light through a sheet of artificial smoke. It’s kind of like a fog machine in a haunted house. The natural swirling of the fog makes it look like real flames and once it’s out of the path of the light it looks like real smoke. These are most commonly found in very high end décor stores or in special effects catalogs.
As you are aware, these won’t heat your home and don’t try to roast any marshmallows over them, but they do give your home that winter cabin feel that so many of us love.
A product sample was not received for review. I was compensated for this posting. The opinions expressed are my own and were NOT influenced in any way.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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