Guest Room Furniture, Decorating Guest RoomsThe furniture in a guest room is exactly the same as that for bedroom furniture arrangement, except that in addition there should be a desk or writing table with the necessary appointments. This is a convenience too often overlooked by the hostess, and the unlucky guest must either write on her knee with pencil or risk ruining the carpet with an uncertainly balanced bottle of ink or write at the family desk with an eye always carefully avoiding the private bills and billets of her hostess. One other thing that the guest room must have a shelf for books. There is rich material for a satire in the books provided by the American hostess for her guest room! A man's guest room, should be provided with one very ample and very comfortable lounging chair. This more than anything else will make a man count his hostess blessed, even more so than a good dinner, where the credit may have to be given to the cook! In addition there is a contrivance that is being constantly improved by man for man's comfort, the "chifforobe". The front opens with doors, and inside are various and numerous shelves made the proper size for cravats, collars, shirts, and even a wooden cup for collar buttons. That he has a good shaving mirror should also be seen to. Mirrors are made with adjustable electric lights on either side that can be moved up or down to suit the shaver's height. In choosing the bed for a man's bedroom or guest room, a three-quarters size is preferable to a single bed, and may be had at approximately the same price. A shoe polishing box is also a valuable addition. In many instances this service cannot be performed by the servant, and a guest may be saved embarrassment by being able to polish his own shoes. Next Page: Boys Bedrooms. | 