Handy Guest Supplies

We have company coming into town and staying with us next week which means I've been in deep cleaning/organizing mode for the last few days. There's nothing like company coming over to get your cleaning act together right?

As I was going through and getting everything ready I thought about how a little basket in the guest bathroom filled with some basic toiletries would be nice for guest in case they forgot to pack or lost theirs.

I tucked it right into the cabinet below the sink. I just have towels (obviously) , a heater because it gets chilly in the winter and air freshener because well...it is a bathroom. It's hidden out of sight but easily found if someone is looking around for what they need.

I picked up the basket for about $5 bucks at Wal-Mart.

In it I put....

-Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and mouthwash
-Feminine products
-Deodorant
-Razors
-Face wipes and face lotion

Of course this doesn't cover all the bases, but that'd take up the whole cabinet if it did. This just takes care of the necessities until they can go out and replace what they need.

As for food, I like to keep snack type items handy. I have a basket in my pantry with granola bars, crackers and fruit snacks in there. Fresh fruit and yogurt in the fridge are handy too. I always keep bottle water around because even though I might be fine with the tap water here, others might not be. One item I needed to stock up on were K-cups. I try to always buy them on sale anyway but I've been grabbing a few extra here and there because I knew we'd be having company. They can get quite expensive if you're going through 5-6 of them a day.

 

 



 

I keep this little candy/cookie jar on the counter to hold them. I also keep a sugar dish and the stirrer right next to the coffee maker so that you don't have to go hunting for what you need, I always feel weird opening every cabinet in somebodies kitchen looking for the one thing that's alluding me. We use half & half as creamer and that's kept in the fridge for obvious reasons.

Side note, my husband is not too fond of my k-cup jar. He says it's too hard to get his hands down in there when it gets low, so I try and keep it full or else I have to set the cups out at night before bed (he makes the coffee in the morning)