What makes you feel welcome and seen somewhere? That you feel at home in a place or at a table that is not yours? The art of hospitality lies in the little things.
Open arms
An invitation with a key attached as a symbol of how welcome you are as a guest. The invitation in plural shows that there is also room for additional guests. Think of it as a wide-open arm gesture that says: your guest is our guest.
Home is here
The light shows you the way. There it is safe and warm, there you are expected. A lantern at the door, a candle in the window, or a garland of lights welcomes you even before you ring the bell. And the door is ajar, there is no doubt about it; home is here.
Reunion
A hospitable welcome can sometimes be surprisingly simple. That you are immediately handed a cup of tea when you enter so that you already have something in your hands. When that same cup is refilled every time it is empty, you notice: I am seen.
Mi casa es tu casa
However sweetly intended, you do not immediately kick off your shoes when you are received with the words 'make yourself at home. But you do when slippers or thick socks are waiting for you, clean and purchased especially for you; a gift. They are there for everyone because we are all equal.