5 Upgrades That Can Give Your Home That Luxurious Hotel Feel

Most people consider a hotel stay a treat in every sense of the word. But since tucking away every weekend at a hotel may not be realistic for many, why not recreate that same environment of bliss and luxury right in your own home?

What makes hotels so great is not only the service. What most guests really enjoy about hotels are the following:

• Beauty
• Cleanliness
• Order

Surprisingly, such qualities are actually not difficult to achieve for your own home. With careful planning and a good budget, you can give your home the luxury hotel feel that you love.

Mimicking Hotels to Create a Luxurious Home

Here are clever ideas on how to upgrade your abode so it gives you and everybody who visits your home the grand sophistication similar to what hotels provide.

1. Incorporate indirect lighting throughout the house.

Layered and indirect lighting is the popular trend for hotel lighting. Indirect lighting suffuses rooms with this delightfully warm glow. It doesn’t hurt the eyes and it manages to create beautiful shadows that give depth to the various components in a room.

Likewise, indirect lighting sets the mood for relaxation. You can just kick back and take things slow when a room is bright enough but there’s no glare from harsh lights.

2. Build sleek storage.

Clutter is never present in hotels although they use so many things for their day-to-day operations. You just don’t see a lot of items lying around because in hotels, there’s a place for everything and everything in its place. Plus, storage is designed nicely to go with the style of the establishment.

The problem of bringing order and organization in the home can be solved easily with bespoke storage. Interior fit out companies can create everything from shelves to built-in cabinets to multipurpose fixtures that will allow you to tuck away clutter from sight. These storage solutions can also be designed to blend seamlessly into the style of your home.

3. Create plush sitting areas.

A nook for relaxation is always a must for hotels and it should always have plush, comfortable seats. Find a quiet corner in and around your house where you can have a sitting area, preferably with big, upholstered armchairs. Also, think outside the box: Your sitting area can be a pergola with benches in your landscaped garden or an outdoor covered nook fronting the swimming pool.  

4. Consider big windows and glass doors.

Hotel rooms use a lot of natural light during the day and the best sources of natural light are big windows and glass doors. Not only are these perfect for natural illumination, they also provide a nice view of the outdoors.

The best hotels always draw attention to their outdoor spaces that’s why they have semi-outdoor rooms and use big glass doors and windows. Your home can use the same strategy; replace some of your hardwood doors and even your walls with bi-fold doors, sliding or picture windows.

5. Landscape for style and function.

Beautiful outdoor spaces are also a must for hotels because guests like to breathe fresh air in the morning, take a stroll while enjoying a cup of tea, or meditate in a natural setting. Charming outdoor spaces are created through professional landscaping.

Landscaping your yard or garden is worth considering if you really want that luxurious hotel feel for your property. The good thing about this effort is, it’s not just beauty that you’ll get out of hiring professional landscape design services; you can really increase the functionality of your outdoor space as well.

With landscaping, you’ll find yourself doing a lot of “hotel activities” such as al fresco dining, reading a book outdoors, having tea, playing badminton, and the like. You may even think up other creative activities especially for the spring and summer.

Those are some ideas on how to achieve that fancy hotel feel for your own home. They’re all quite easy to incorporate especially if you work with home renovation specialists.

The home upgrade may cost you a significant amount of money but it would all be worth it – you’ll definitely save money on real “staycations” and just get more joy and satisfaction out of staying at home.

AUTHOR BIO

Rachel Hennessey manages the Pools and Landscaping Division of Hennessey LLC. She also works on Tender and Pre-Qualification and brings in new business to the company’s Construction, Interiors and Civils Division.