Be My Guest

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August is the month when many people travel -- often fitting in one last vacation before school begins again in the fall. I offer a sampling of guest rooms for a range of tastes. Perhaps one of these would suit you as a comfortable home away from home . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrInGQAIjz3sOHHWSBqRwD9_X5PnwkwTR3s5JHvIPLa4lC5C7JhA_fMwk7G2PHbsY-YvEbzyBHpdg2WOWlwwmUVJOmcyrDuOJzzIoV4bi3bI2vBnK47uAvBo85zbxhGVahudvTRs3YIM/s1600/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrInGQAIjz3sOHHWSBqRwD9_X5PnwkwTR3s5JHvIPLa4lC5C7JhA_fMwk7G2PHbsY-YvEbzyBHpdg2WOWlwwmUVJOmcyrDuOJzzIoV4bi3bI2vBnK47uAvBo85zbxhGVahudvTRs3YIM/s400/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/" target="_blank">Anthropologie</a> canopy bed, Sferra linens and antique suzani.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mother (Mary Lynn Turner) and daughters (Marie Turner and Emily Turner) designed this family vacation home in Ketchum, Idaho.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Bob White of ForestStudio.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (December 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5K_sgPVwIExjs0J9GAsw83Gn4SkD2-4vXCvbmiR7F1WnepJ3qw-2tpm9CU8W_eSF9vM-qjTuVaU6VXj7qfG_tV3VCD051hpvJIf0hNLXhoWs4-OrO7BJmZqt-P-PVTACFUTV3lvw8ho/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-14-guest-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5K_sgPVwIExjs0J9GAsw83Gn4SkD2-4vXCvbmiR7F1WnepJ3qw-2tpm9CU8W_eSF9vM-qjTuVaU6VXj7qfG_tV3VCD051hpvJIf0hNLXhoWs4-OrO7BJmZqt-P-PVTACFUTV3lvw8ho/s640/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-14-guest-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom-made guest bed with canopy of Dedar fabric.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chicago prewar apartment designed by Jean-Louis Deniot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (December 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YAGfAyMQeY1psWTNYnhS5-HL0JlcL8NfBZ0DEFOhQlKI3JMnXfQf8mf8ZSAPS6qLh7CrF1134vLSOTfIRv5oUs9bbhcu1pypMsb1YbEqfsycLN52pqEeMiHcEgrrW5AQTjcTvTtVzug/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YAGfAyMQeY1psWTNYnhS5-HL0JlcL8NfBZ0DEFOhQlKI3JMnXfQf8mf8ZSAPS6qLh7CrF1134vLSOTfIRv5oUs9bbhcu1pypMsb1YbEqfsycLN52pqEeMiHcEgrrW5AQTjcTvTtVzug/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the guest bedroom, velvet curtains enclose a Russian sleigh bed with a coverlet and pillows in a Clarence House silk velvet; a screen is covered in an Aubusson tapestry; and the Italian footstool retains its original upholstery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">San Antonio, Texas home of decorator Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA_qfmGeh1K8YmEt8tlqgVLoPiV5-4y-CMiJ32SJuu4oUJkzXTqXD4zzzbk3N64k1_CGc66IoD1xo9cSKHLQk2vM2fyycfr850tS7DJNwl48PjXT7d8k3NEJ172J8ej-WqWLmNdgzs_A/s1600/EDC070112Wisehart02-400-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA_qfmGeh1K8YmEt8tlqgVLoPiV5-4y-CMiJ32SJuu4oUJkzXTqXD4zzzbk3N64k1_CGc66IoD1xo9cSKHLQk2vM2fyycfr850tS7DJNwl48PjXT7d8k3NEJ172J8ej-WqWLmNdgzs_A/s640/EDC070112Wisehart02-400-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An 1840s bed found at an estate sale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of <a href="http://www.tommyhilfiger.com/" target="_blank">Tommy Hilfiger</a> executive Trent Wisehart in South Orange, New Jersey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Trent Wisehart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation by Michael J. Hoeft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (July-August 2012)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiUrGoCoJP6nEayWFxwLsDhU9_YFyp9QqatlwLiLE1O5tNskcg-5lzka8XZ7Z-1hObcEv-CeePPI3FXzCXqxiOcq9jRTe18pvhoz1F94RZ_vMGlogf9jBgV_FeAoOqeVBNOjA0Max0i0/s1600/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiUrGoCoJP6nEayWFxwLsDhU9_YFyp9QqatlwLiLE1O5tNskcg-5lzka8XZ7Z-1hObcEv-CeePPI3FXzCXqxiOcq9jRTe18pvhoz1F94RZ_vMGlogf9jBgV_FeAoOqeVBNOjA0Max0i0/s640/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hermes blankets add a burst of orange to a white guest room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mzrtxRvqr1XTwohoOJS8Xy66Ow2-XuK1bXLaOGVnLlVPE5pW8NuqXjRD-uwapi4XEG9fu3k835Y4kQgmPxYQbYRSkd3nl8fPbBs43C9wlScyuvy5ELcus8Hm_M_CpZqFYYJ_rfhqQOo/s1600/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mzrtxRvqr1XTwohoOJS8Xy66Ow2-XuK1bXLaOGVnLlVPE5pW8NuqXjRD-uwapi4XEG9fu3k835Y4kQgmPxYQbYRSkd3nl8fPbBs43C9wlScyuvy5ELcus8Hm_M_CpZqFYYJ_rfhqQOo/s640/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Billy Baldwin-inspired British Colonial guest room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by homeowners and visual merchandisers Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (December-January 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrpgBY57abZnFt3KrRl4KSSOFQdHFrZSQAXJtf2U9ObAOVS2QIbhajCgAL81Zr8IMRk6GCZaBApXkn-yYmbr5B9VOT_pX1qjDeMqWzDUb01nAMkE9CczWk4M-mXr50s5A7ZSLnYFCjXY/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestTradHomeApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrpgBY57abZnFt3KrRl4KSSOFQdHFrZSQAXJtf2U9ObAOVS2QIbhajCgAL81Zr8IMRk6GCZaBApXkn-yYmbr5B9VOT_pX1qjDeMqWzDUb01nAMkE9CczWk4M-mXr50s5A7ZSLnYFCjXY/s640/BlogBeMyGuestTradHomeApril2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The checked canopy adds height to this guest bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Waterfront vacation house turned full-time home in Sherwood Forest, Maryland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kelley Proxmire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovations by architect Catherine Purple Cherry and builder Burt Winchester.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Gordeon Beall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (April 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJYAjFmnmik7f11w7H98LXyM_6RXV-gSUtgV3F0yMhsAUiEJedehgVunCR9E-0dPyA26vZWNvMfc_orYuCMKrRA0otI-WNuacPLubhLBvUL-HzVsaU2a46P9pEaC6SouRXL8hhleHuCQ/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestHBMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJYAjFmnmik7f11w7H98LXyM_6RXV-gSUtgV3F0yMhsAUiEJedehgVunCR9E-0dPyA26vZWNvMfc_orYuCMKrRA0otI-WNuacPLubhLBvUL-HzVsaU2a46P9pEaC6SouRXL8hhleHuCQ/s640/BlogBeMyGuestHBMarch2011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Old toile mixed with <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a> bed linens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcxhJVVVarwVzpaJoFkZhtlmCTZSWm6q4e1qP3uMr6saCP0Y6f80Av8FOB_oP6ssh_MJz1AzKAVhGWcyDXqADJ55YXAct9jQMGADFqg9pychat9yLmMYdJG10DWpV3IGlxmsMie6tuOw/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestHBFeb2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcxhJVVVarwVzpaJoFkZhtlmCTZSWm6q4e1qP3uMr6saCP0Y6f80Av8FOB_oP6ssh_MJz1AzKAVhGWcyDXqADJ55YXAct9jQMGADFqg9pychat9yLmMYdJG10DWpV3IGlxmsMie6tuOw/s640/BlogBeMyGuestHBFeb2011.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A guest bedroom merges American country with a sporty European spirit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austrian trophies and backpacks, Welsh blanket and English settee are antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Walls are knotty Canadian pine with a milk-paint wash."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Cheryl Tague.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by David Tsay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELHc0xYF2r3asIjn2dBsMbfvtT4JavVXBP88ocY8WLg7VDwGCBpCpz2G2x2k3SGnhONGaE_T0RrdJStg7sJN0gytEegUC0C_6aMC8PzCwbE2-Oa2mqHSnbsv1hFNsJF-fveONt7nCIWw/s1600/BlogBeMyGuesHBApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELHc0xYF2r3asIjn2dBsMbfvtT4JavVXBP88ocY8WLg7VDwGCBpCpz2G2x2k3SGnhONGaE_T0RrdJStg7sJN0gytEegUC0C_6aMC8PzCwbE2-Oa2mqHSnbsv1hFNsJF-fveONt7nCIWw/s640/BlogBeMyGuesHBApril2012.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Velvet-upholstered Darcy bed from <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kelie Grosso.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (April 2012).</span></div><div align="center"></div>

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