Tips For Turning Your Home Into The Perfect Staycation Retreat
Many of us like to escape to somewhere special to relax and unwind and it usually involves a stay in a hotel or holiday cottage.
Whether it’s at home or abroad, holidays are something that we work for and really forward to.
Recent events have made people appreciate the beauty of the UK that little bit more. Staycations are becoming increasingly popular, especially during peak times, when it can be tricky to find somewhere with vacancies. But what if you create a perfect staycation retreat in your own home? Enhance your living space so that you can escape from your everyday routine.
Stow Away
One of the relaxing things about staying in hotels are their relaxing and orderly feel.
Everything is tidy and organised. So why not de-clutter your living space and give it an enhanced aura of calm and a place to de-stress in. Invest in some stylish and innovative storage, whether that’s for the bedroom, living or dining room. For a while, if it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind.
Upstairs in the bedroom, why not upgrade your wardrobes to tidy away your clothes.
A stylish blanket box will store clean sheets as well as towels, helping to keep your bathroom clear.
There is a multitude of bedroom chests for winter woollies and underwear.
Why not invest in a dressing table, something that’s normally only found in a hotel bedroom. It’s a haven for pampering as well as somewhere to keep jewellery safe and cosmetics out of harms reach.
Keeping your living room tidy and organised is always a challenge. but there’s a wealth of solutions. Sideboards, bookcases and shelving units aren’t just functional with useful storage cupboards, drawers and shelves.
They can also inject style into your everyday living, no longer just in basic oak or dark wood, they come in a vast array of materials including marble and glass, as well as styles – vintage, Scandi, industrial, the list goes on… Many are constructed from reclaimed and recycled materials, so are also good for the environment. Why not go ahead and create your perfect boutique retreat.
Display cabinets can help showcase your favourite holiday memories as well as tidy away your everyday clutter.
Storage coffee tables and footstools are a convenient home for your favourite magazines and essential home entertainment remote controls. Lamp tables now also come with useful storage drawers and discrete shelves.
Tweak your textures and ambience
You don’t have to make dramatic changes to enhance your surroundings. Soft furnishings such as rugs, cushions and throws, help to create a relaxing atmosphere. You can add the finishing touches and immediately create a fresh, new look. A sheepskin rug will work perfectly in your bedroom, giving depth and texture.
Plush rugs will bring a homely yet chic feel to your living room. Layer the floor with soft-touch rugs, or deep pile options for the ultimate luxurious feeling underfoot. Add soft items like faux fur to a sofa or a bed for the same result in a bedroom area.
The natural textures of wool and linen bring a relaxing feel of heritage and nature.
Cushions and lighting can transform the look of a room, whether that’s boutique hotel or a chic country retreat.
Indoor Outdoor
To create a real staycation feel in your home, blend the boundaries between indoor and outdoor. Summer is the perfect season to appreciate your garden. Warmer temperatures and longer days make investing in some garden furniture worthwhile and will give you that laid-back holiday feel. Whether it’s a table to dine at, a sofa to relax in or a hammock to laze on, there’s a multitude of options when it comes to outdoor furniture.
Taking your living space outside, you can easily throw open the patio doors and dress your garden area with fashionable outdoor rugs and accessories, adding colour and textures. Attractive plants in decorative pots will help to complete the look. You may not have the infinity pool but you can still sit and dine in the same manner as when you’re away.
Remember candles and lanterns for when the light fades. Outdoor heaters are always a help if the evenings are cooler than the Mediterranean.
Style with travel-influenced accessories, closer to your favourite destination
Like soft furnishings, accessories can make all the difference.
Banana palms will create a tropical, holiday-like feel, whereas Yuccas and Aloe Vera are a reminder of your favourite Greek isle. The greenery of plants softens a room and brings a soothing comfort.
Choose accessories that remind you of your favourite destination, including an accent rugs, some new lamps or pictures and clocks.
A coastal theme is always a popular way to bring that staycation seaside vibe to your home. Choose cool blues or pastel shades, then accent with nautical stripes as well as reclaimed timbers.
Wall art can help complete a theme, whether it’s of a soothing seascape, a Mediterranean street scene or more exotic botanical setting. The enhanced light that reflective mirrors bring will help emulate a warmer clime, as will the healthy glow from subtle table and floor lamps.
Refill Your Favourite Refreshments
Holidays are often about enjoying a drink whenever you like and with a drinks trolley, you will never be too far away from your favourite tipple. Drinks trollies are a great accent piece, suitable for both living and dining rooms. There are a variety of styles and finishes - vintage, rustic or luxe, in a choice of materials – wooden and metal.
A drinks trolley provides useful additional storage and can be used to display. They look great with a complementing vase of coordinating fresh flowers.
Everyone likes to relax and socialise in front of a well-stocked bar. Decorative spirit bottles and stylish wines plus complementing glasses and decanters can help complete your domestic bliss. If you want to create something more permanent why not invest in a glass display cabinet.
Go one step further and introduce a bar table with stools for authentic home hospitality. Bar stools can be sleek contemporary or a stylish vintage look to complete a homely eclectic theme. They can also swivel to for the ultimate relaxation.
A Good Night's Sleep
One of the greatest indulgences of staying away is the deserved comfort of a luxurious quality bed at the end of a relaxing day. There’s nothing like pulling back crisp white bed linen and then losing yourself in the generous comfort layers of natural fillings, supported by heritage pocket springs. It’s a welcoming haven where you can also enjoy a well-deserved lie-in.
Why not upgrade your mattress to help recreate that lasting memory of supreme comfort? Many hotel beds are king or super king size – go on spoil yourself if space permits.
High buttoned or quilted headboards and bed frames will enhance the hotel vibe. Choose cool grey fabrics for a cosmopolitan look or a colourful velvet to create a Vintage Retro and Boutique Luxe styles.
It’ll be a pleasure to make your home feel like a staycation retreat. Cousins offer a vast selection of the latest designs in furniture and furnishings, so visit us in-store or online and one of our friendly sales experts will help you. Remember to add mementoes and keepsakes from your travels for a hint of nostalgia and a more personal touch.
