Everyone likes the idea of living in a swanky boutique hotel—just without the hefty price tag to match! What makes the boutique hotel experience such a special one is that personal touch, offering a home away from home with all the creature comforts, including plush bedding, mood lighting and places to refresh and unwind (and those little mints on your pillow, of course!)

So how do you get that luxurious hotel feel in your own home? By making a few clever changes with home flooring, decor, and more. To help you get started, here’s a few easy ways to do it—no check in necessary.

Create a welcoming atmosphere

The first thing you notice when you enter a boutique hotel is the warmth and atmosphere, often created in the form of mood lighting and inviting scents. So why not capture the same feel in your own home with a few simple touches?

Introduce a signature fragrance into the home with scented candles or diffusers. Light and airy scents like vanilla and lavender are soothing and invite more tranquillity into a space, while citrus scents like lemongrass and grapefruit can lift the mood and stimulate the senses, best suited for more social areas like the kitchen or living room.

Set a relaxed tone and evoke the warmth of a chic hotel lobby with dimmable lights or stylish floor or table lamps to light up those dark, unloved corners. Soft ambient lighting is wonderful at creating an intimate atmosphere, adding dimension to a space through the use of light and shadow while improving comfort levels overall. Placing lights strategically around the room can also enhance functionality and highlight key features like seating spaces, making you feel much more immersed in your surroundings.

Embrace functional yet stylish flooring

The right flooring can make a big difference when cultivating that luxurious boutique hotel vibe, helping to set the mood while pulling together other elements in the room.

Luxury vinyl flooring in particular offers a mix of style and practicality, with a range of looks to suit your home. Combining durability with good looks, luxury vinyl flooring is strong and easy to maintain thanks to a resistant wear layer that helps protect it from scratches and stains.

This type of flooring also fits in seamlessly with a range of interiors. Luxury vinyl flooring in lighter tones can open up a room and create the feel of a much larger space, perfect for breezy coastal or Scandi-style themes. Darker tones, meanwhile, can offer warmth and intimacy, adding a stylish and rugged depth that works well with modern or Mid-Century design.

Choose sophisticated decor pieces

With a few carefully selected pieces of décor, you can turn your home from humble abode to boutique chic!

Create a stunning focal point in a room by hanging up unique artwork or photographic work in similar tones to inject a little personality into your space. Fill the room with furniture and other accessories that evoke a sense of luxury and style. Make a space for relaxation and reflection by placing a chaise lounge by a window in the living room. Carve out an Art Deco-inspired study nook in the corner, including a desk with brass legs, a chrome lamp and a velvet desk chair. Or create a chic sitting area with a small leather sofa and shag rug, with the rich softness of the rug contrasting with the sleekness of the leather.

Combining other textures and materials, like glass, metal and wood, can spark more interest in a space and add balance and depth, making your hotel-at-home feel more welcoming.

Use a glass coffee table with a cast iron frame to create a balance of style and strength, and add a stylish touch with a vase of fresh flowers or a coffee table book. Or sit a vintage wooden coffee table in the middle of the room and decorate with glass or metal ornaments, adding some old-world charm to that hotel vibe.

Incorporate luxurious bedding and textiles

The best part of any boutique hotel stay is going to bed and waking up in style!

Investing in high quality bedding and other textiles can have a huge impact on creating a hotel-worthy sleep sanctuary, offering a tasteful accent to bedroom décor and a more luxurious rest overall.

Soft, breathable materials like Egyptian cotton, silk, linen and bamboo can make any bedroom feel like a 5-star suite, offering the perfect mix of luxury and durability. Feel pampered each time you slip under the covers by choosing a plush doona and high-thread count sheets in these materials, which always feel smooth against the skin and help to retain heat during the colder months.

Also add layers with throw blankets and pillows to create a more comfortable and inviting bed. Keep it simple by arranging pillows of different shapes and sizes in similar tones for a sense of symmetry, adding in a little texture to create strong visual interest. Then drape a chunky velvet or knit throw over the corner of the bed for an artful touch.

Enhance the bathroom experience

There’s no better way to feel refreshed than by transforming an ordinary bathroom into a relaxing spa-like retreat.

Create a chic yet functional bathroom by hanging fluffy towels, laying out high quality bath mats and filling cabinets or drawers with luxurious toiletries to keep skin feeling smooth, like scented soaps, moisturisers and body washes.

Invest in storage that will help minimise clutter and will complement your décor, including sleek vanity units, woven baskets, floating shelves and bathroom trolleys for a classy, old-school feel. Set the mood with ambient lighting, and use a mirror in an ornate frame as an elegant statement piece. Bathroom accessories like soap dispensers, tumblers and soap dishes can also add a contemporary edge while helping to maintain a more organised space.

For a finishing touch, adding plants and scented candles can evoke a more tranquil vibe, offering a similar fresh and clean feel as a bathroom in a boutique hotel.

You don’t need to spend a fortune to make your home feel like a boutique hotel. By making a few thoughtful choices, you can turn your home into a luxurious retreat. Have fun experimenting with these ideas to create a boutique-inspired space, but also try to make it feel uniquely your own. After all, the boutique hotel experience is all about feeling comfortable and adding that personal touch so it can feel just like home.