Join us for The Motherload Live: Getting Your Spark Back
Join us for The Motherload Live: Getting Your Spark Back

IMAGE

Meet the sisters behind the hugely successful Nóinín in Kilkenny
Meet the sisters behind the hugely successful Nóinín in Kilkenny

Megan Burns

The Undecided: No wonder more of us are unsure about parenthood
The Undecided: No wonder more of us are unsure about parenthood

Sarah Macken

How to actually manifest according to an expert
How to actually manifest according to an expert

IMAGE

How to grow vegetables with minimum effort and maximum effect
How to grow vegetables with minimum effort and maximum effect

IMAGE Interiors & Living

Easy Easter craft ideas to try with kids
Easy Easter craft ideas to try with kids

Shayna Sappington

An extension to this Rathfarnham house has created different zones and a connection to the garden
An extension to this Rathfarnham house has created different zones and a connection to the...

Megan Burns

Søstrene Grene’s Easter collection is making us excited for spring
Søstrene Grene’s Easter collection is making us excited for spring

Megan Burns

The best events happening around Ireland this weekend
The best events happening around Ireland this weekend

Sarah Gill

Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is now creative director of Dior Men
Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is now creative director of Dior Men

Sarah Gill

Image / Editorial

6 Things to Put in the Perfect Guest Room


By Kate Phelan
17th Jul 2015

A dream guest room, featuring The Minimalist's Bali Nights Throw.

6 Things to Put in the Perfect Guest Room

Want to show?future?house guests a particularly good time? Then why not assemble an indulgent overnight kit for your guest room, full of gorgeous goodies to make their stay memorable.

Here are 6 things the perfect guest room needs…

Guest toothbrush set, around €15, izola.com
Guest toothbrush set, around €15, izola.com

1. An extra toothbrush. If I’m pretty much guaranteed to forget one thing on a night away, it’s my toothbrush. Spare your guests some potential pain by kindly leaving a spare or two – made from sustainable bamboo, this unbelievably cute guest toothbrush set from Izola is ideal.

Foxford Wool & Cashmere Throw, €117.50 , Kilkenny Design Centre.
Foxford Wool & Cashmere Throw, €117.50 , Kilkenny Design Centre

2. A baby-soft blanket.?I think we all like to feel a little bit spoiled when we’re away – even if it’s just for a sleepover. A luxurious throw like this Foxford wool and cashmere grey mix will keep your visitors comfy and cosy, and you can steal it for yourself when you’re guest free. Win-win.

Daily Cleansing Ritual set, around €25, MOA.
Daily Cleansing Ritual set, around €25, MOA

3. Face-cleaning facilities.?Inside this Daily Cleansing Ritual pack from Magic Organic Apothecary, your lucky overnighter will find a super-soft bamboo face cloth and 50ml pot of their cult product The Green Balm – a 100% natural healing/beauty balm made from?organic yarrow, tea tree oil, beeswax and coconut, sweet almond and soy bean oils. Sweet.

Linen edged towel set, €12 and up, Anthropologie.
Linen edged towel set, €12 and up, Anthropologie

4. Timeless towels. The linen edged towel collection from Anthropologie puts regular towel sets to shame.?Woven from all natural fibres grown in Portugal, they are both elegant and absorbent – and that’s not easy to pull off.

Helen James Considered seagrass basket, €20, Dunnes Stores.
Helen James Considered seagrass basket, €20, Dunnes Stores

5. A beautiful basket. As well as?being easy on the eye, a pretty basket makes a guest room feel more homey, and is the perfect place to keep extra?towels. This Helen James Considered seagrass basket would’make anyone feel welcome.

I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays by Sloane Crosley, around €13, Amazon.
I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays by Sloane Crosley, around €13, Amazon

6. A great read.?For restless sleepers, a brilliant bedside book is a must. This witty and orignial?book of essays from Sloane Crosley will have temporary lodgers laughing all the way to the land of nod.

@Image_Interiors