Designing Your Hotel Bedroom

• 1). Choose a setting for your hotel room. Hotels are associated with vacations, and designing your new hotel room around your favorite destination will make every trip to your room seem like a mini-getaway. If you love to lounge at the beach, ski in the mountains or stroll the streets of Paris, incorporate images of these settings into your room. Clip advertisements and pictures from magazines or use your own personal photos. Create a faux "window" along one wall, with images that reflect the sort of view you'd like to see from a far-off hotel room. Have a CD handy with music that matches your themel, such as Beach Boy jams or Italian opera.
  
  
• 2). Create the look of a presidential suite with richly colored fabrics and window dressings. Hang a thick, soft, white robe from the back of your bedroom door and place white slippers at the foot of your bed. Outfit your bed with Egyptian linens that have a high thread count, plus down pillows and a down duvet. If your bedroom has a connecting bathroom, display neat, stark-white towels. Place an illuminated makeup/shaving mirror on the countertop. You can even purchase small, individual-size toiletries like shampoo and miniature soaps.
  
  
• 3). To create the full effect of a typical hotel room, certain niceties can be included. Display a small coffeemaker with individual-size coffee packets on your dresser. If you receive a daily newspaper, place it at the bottom of your bed or by the door. Keep valuables in a locked safe. Get the feel of having 24-hour room service by stocking a mini-refrigerator with essential snacks and beverages. You can even put a bellhop bell next to your bed.