Prepare the Bathroom for Dinner Guests

When you have dinner guests over, it is important to make sure that the bathroom is prepared adequately to service their needs. This article outlines some easy things to consider and do when making your preparations.

Steps

 * 1)  Leave adequate toilet paper. Put additional rolls into a container such as a wicker basket or on a toilet paper roll holder. Do not make any assumptions that one roll is adequate. And for some funny reason, people are reassured by seeing extra toilet rolls, even if they are not ever needed! Extra rolls in sight will help stop any rummaging through cupboards to find more - a benefit for you.
 * 2)  Leave out clean hand towels. A small pile of two or more is handy because it allows guests to make their own mind up about whether or not to use a fresh hand towel, depending on how damp or dirty the older one appears.
 * 3)  Leave liquid soap in a clean dispenser. Don't force guests to use your everyday bar of soap; it is much nicer and more hygienic to use liquid soap. Choose one with a great scent.
 * 4)  Remove all family towels. They can hang up in your bedroom for the evening. It is neater, you know nobody wiped their hands on these towels and it helps avoid confusion for guests.
 * 5)  Take all bathmats off the floor. Guests will feel uncomfortable treading on bathmats meant for bare feet; don't leave them lying around.
 * 6)  Tidy up the bathroom cabinet and remove anything old or yucky. Not only will some people peek but they might be looking for something legitimate, such as Band-Aids™ or headache capsules. Put things like these in an obvious, upfront place in the cabinet.

Tips

 * Don't forget to clean all your bathroom accessories so that they look elegant and don't have toothpaste splatters on them. Same goes for the mirror!
 * It goes without saying that the toilet should be sparkling; it was not felt necessary to include this necessity as a step!
 * If you have children's bath toys in the bath area, either stack them up neatly or put them out of sight. People are understanding of these if you have kids (if you don't, likely they will wonder about you!) but these items should be neat. And no bathtub ring!
 * Consider leaving out some hand lotion, tissues and a refreshing spray for guests to use as wished.

Things You'll Need

 * Cleaning gear
 * Fresh hand towels
 * Fresh liquid soap in pleasant dispenser
 * Tidied bathroom cabinet
 * Extra toilet rolls in an obvious place

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Be a Good Hostess at Your Dinner Party
 * How to Host a Stress Free Small Dinner Party at Home
 * How to Host a Dinner Party
 * How to Treat Your Guests at a Dinner Party
 * How to Clean Up After a Dinner Party