Holidays are fast approaching and if you are planning to entertain visitors, you have to think of ways to make your home feel warm and welcoming. Making your home warm will help you and your visitors have an enjoyable time together.

A warm and welcoming home should be authentic and reflect your style. From adding small décor elements to rearranging furniture, you can easily convert your home into a welcoming space.

Use Scents

Every home has a unique scent. Some houses smell better than others. However, no matter how you clean your house, there are tons of odors that will develop naturally especially if you have pets, an overflowing trash can, or a smelly shoe collection.

While you may want to burn fragrance right away for a quick aroma fix, it is important to start working your way up. Start with cleaning your garbage disposal, refreshing carpets and rugs, deep cleaning your kitchen, and before scattering candles throughout your house.

Your visitors love walking into a scented space. Scent triggers pleasant emotions that can change your mood and give your room an instant uplift. Scented candles can transform your home into a warm and friendly atmosphere and can evoke emotions and memories.

If you have children you can opt to use diffusers to deliver fragrance to your home. Diffusers may take about an hour to release the aroma into the air and can last 2-3 months if you turn reeds upside down after two weeks. You can use diffusers in your entryway, hallway, or bathroom.

Give Them Hotel Luxury

Your visitors will be particularly interested in what your guest bedrooms look like. Even if you had converted it into a storeroom, you can easily duplicate the 5-star hotel feeling into a guest room. The main reason why you have a guest bedroom is to offer a place for your visitors to sleep. Therefore, you should make their beds as comfortable as possible.

A good night's sleep is one of the best gifts you can give your visitors. Make sure you invest in a good mattress such as Nolah Mattress to provide a luxury experience or your guests. Offer extra pillows so that your visitors can prop themselves in case they want to read in bed.

Offer necessities to make your visitors more comfortable. Add an alarm clock beside the bed with the correct time, have a mirror, bedside lamp, and a card with your Wi-Fi password. Offer your visitor a robe and necessities like shampoo and toothpaste.

Think About Seating

Your living room should be an inviting space where you can unwind alone or gather with friends and family. Furniture position can affect how your living room feels. Hence, you need to create a sense of warmth and welcome through your seating arrangements.

Keep your seating intimate and easy to access. Place your furniture in a manner that the furniture pieces appear to talk to each other. Find the center of gravity for your room where you can place your largest pieces of furniture and bring balance and harmony to your living space.

Place art strategically to provide a striking focal point and bring a sense of intimacy to your room. Bring in a rug to further anchor your seating area. Place your furniture fully or partially touching the rug and introduce color and texture to make your room more cozy and lively.

Decorate With Plants

Decorating your house with plants will not only fulfill a decorative function but also freshen up the air you breathe. Plants can create a healthy and clean environment by improving the air quality and ultimately improving the overall emotional health and well-being of the inhabitants of your home.

Plants can create a contrast to hard surfaces and you can place them next to your brick walls. They are also aesthetically pleasing. Plants can help you bring the outdoor freshness into the house and give you a mini garden that you can tend to all year round.

While finalizing the décor, keep in mind that there are plants that can tolerate low light; some thrive in tricky areas such as your bathroom while some will need a spot near the window to sprout. Choose plants with different widths and lengths to achieve a more organic look. Think about different leaf shapes and growth types to bring harmony and make it more interesting.

Make a Positive Impression

While inviting visitors to your home, make sure the first impressions your visitors have are positive. Incorporate objects and mementos that reflect who you are, add warm colors to your home, and accessories that will give your visitors an instant hint of coziness.

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post.