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Spend a little—or a lot—on your houseguests’ every creature comfort and enjoy the many happy returns. You may just want to move in yourself

guest bedroom with expensive decor

$6,601
Luxe: Muse Naga cashmere blanket, $2,970, and Cloud Nine's Wall Street queen flat sheet, $313, fitted sheet, $251, and pillowcase, $90, at Bedside Manor, 2056 N. Halsted St., 773-404-2020. Pratesi orange cashmere throw, $1,400, at Pratesi, 67 E. Oak St., 312-943-8422. Signoria Firenze chocolate bath sheet, $86, Waterworks sepia hand towel, $16, and long tortoise toothbrush, $12, at Macy's on State Street,

111 N. State St., 312-781-1000. Jonathan Adler platinum-glazed porcelain gourd vase, $145, at Jonathan Adler, 676 N. Wabash Ave., 312-274-9920. Rattan tray, $195, Agraria lemon verbena candle in rattan holder, $60, and cast concrete clamshell, $65, at Mecox Gardens, 406 N. Clark St., 312-836-0571. Hermès Clou de Selle crystal carafe, $395, at Hermès, 110 E. Oak St. 312-787-8175. Autumn striped square pillow, $210, striped oblong pillow, $140, and Amelie et Melanie shell soaps, $6 each, at Jayson Home & Garden, 1885 N. Clybourn Ave., 773-248-8180. Arzberger Buening Stationers Crane paper with engraved gray suede ink, 50 cards and envelopes, $223, to order at The Perfect Arrangement, 875 N. Michigan Ave., 312-794-7753.

guest bedroom with inexpensive decor

$1,326
Less: Nate Berkus signature queen sheet set in khol, $99.99; Nate Berkus 100 percent ringspun cotton bath towel in chocolate, $11.99, and khol hand towel, $8.99, at Linens 'n Things, 888-568-7378. Bronze grid votive, $25, at Mecox Gardens. Votive candle, $2.50, at A New Leaf, 1818 N. Wells St., 312-642-8553. Tresors des Mers soap with abalone shell dish by Gianna Rose Atelier, $29.50, at Merz Apothecary, 4716 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-989-0900. Rattan tray, $95, and metallic-glazed Tristan vase, $68, at Jayson Home & Garden. Alma cotton double-faced fleece blanket in smoke/ink, $199, Tuscan striped square pillow in oak, $69, and Mozart striped oblong pillow in carob, $69, at Room & Board, 800-301-9720. Muse Leida lambswool/silk/cashmere throw, $595, at Bedside Manor. Swissco faux tortoise natural bristle toothbrush, $3.99, at Bravco, 43 E. Oak St., 312-943-4305. Uni carafe, $24, at KlinQ.com. Embossed Graphics cards with slate ink thermography printing, 50 cards and envelopes, $24.95, to order from The Perfect Arrangement.

 

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