Comments on: Making Your Home a Haven for Guests

By: Young Wife

Young Wife — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:18:49 +0000

I really like the idea of inviting different kinds of people over. We recently invited a bunch of different people from our church to come over for lunch (brunch is also a cheap, fun idea). It was really neat to have a single guy talking with a family with kids.

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:35:50 +0000

Yay for the welcoming committee!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:35:28 +0000

I needed to read this, because I never think my 4 BR and nice home (sometimes glistening with dog hair) is good enough. Thank you for encouraging me to cultivate a more hospitable spirit!

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:19:26 +0000

Excellent ideas. And I love the photo of your house & welcoming committee!

By: Somebody's Mimi

Somebody's Mimi — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:52:01 +0000

Of course you don’t want to make tooo inviting, they may not want to leave!!!

By: The Chatty Housewife

The Chatty Housewife — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:53:38 +0000

I loved this list- saving it for future reference! The last three homes of friends where we stayed overnight had fresh folded towels with chocolates placed nicely on top and it was such a nice surprise! One place even had a lip gloss for me, and another had water bottles. These little things really make a big difference!

By: Somebody's Mimi

Somebody's Mimi — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:56:57 +0000

It is always a pleasure to come to your home because you actually practice what you preach… well, most of the time! I would like to think that my friends like me for me and not the state my house is in at the time of their surprise visit. So far I have’t lost any friends because of a dusty house. Great post!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:58:12 +0000

What a nice post. I needed this list today! My house is always cluttered (clean, but cluttered) despite my decluttering efforts. Just this morning I was thinking of tackling another round of decluttering on the main floor. Thanks for the timely post!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:49:05 +0000

I needed those reminders. We host several “post game gatherings” throughout the school year. Thanks!