A guest room’s job is simple: give people a place to exhale. It doesn’t have to look like a hotel suite to feel special. It needs a clear layout, decent light, and small comforts that say, “we thought ...

The worst houseguest experience? “Sleeping on a pullout couch with a weird smell in a room that’s also an office, where it’s painfully clear you’re not supposed to be.” So says my friend James ...