So the bed is where you should invest the most research and money, she says. Plan to decorate the room around the bed.
Here Donaldson shares some other tips on creating a welcoming guestroom, from bed to bath and beyond.
How large should your guest bed be?
'It depends on your guests, what they're comfortable with,' Donaldson says. If in doubt, go with a queen-sized bed, she says, but don't go cheap. There are other places in the room where you can save money.
'The important thing is the mattress. The bed frame is secondary,' although men tend to prefer a bed without a footboard, since their toes tend to jut past the end of the bed, Donaldson says. She recommends a Goldilocks method of choosing a mattress - basically, try it out for yourself before you buy.
Don't buy a mattress that feels too soft or too firm. When it feels just right to you, that's probably the bed you'll want for your guests
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'I searched hard to find what is the best product to offer American consumers,' says Amer, 41. 'Egyptian cotton popped in my head immediately, because everyone knows how durable it is, how soft, and how it is worth every dollar people pay.'
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Last year, Amer launched Meditlantic Importers in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Amer brings in mattresses upholstered with Egyptian cotton and sells them to high-end hotels in the resort area. So far, she has landed contracts with two hotels to supply some 240 mattresses at an average of $750 apiece. She hopes to add more hotel clients--and eventually turn a profit--by the end of next year.
Amer began by researching Egyptian mattress manufactures and hit upon Master Bed, a Lebanese company with a factory based in Egypt. She raised some scratch from family members to buy a few mattresses, not knowing if she would be able to unload them. Luckily, she convinced some hotel managers to take a few off her hands, raising enough cash to fund her next order.
To manage inventory (the key to importing), Amer's sales contracts stipulate that hotels must take the entire order; that way, Amer doesn't get stuck with a stack of unwanted mattress. Amer demands half the cash up front, which she uses to buy more mattresses, and the other half upon delivery; she also agrees to eat the cost of all damages during transit
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