how to style your airbnb

7 Interior Design Tips For Your AirBnb From An Interior Designer

Renting out an apartment, spare room or granny flat on AirBnb is fast becoming a great way to make some extra cash each month. If you’re in a high traffic area like Bondi, St Kilda or Sydney CBD, a well presented, luxury looking space can return a healthy second income each and every month.

We sat down to chat with Oneflare Interior Designer, Kim Shepherd, of Amaroo Beautiful Home to find out about how to approach styling your AirBnb.

What does every successful AirBnb need to increase the chances of being booked?

Decorating an AirBnb property is a little different from styling a personal home. You want to set the house up so that guests feel like it is their home away from home for the duration of their stay. It’s important to have the home reflect the location, e.g. near the beach style to a beachie style, in the bush style in a warmer style.

Cover the essentials

The essentials are always great to offer guests; linen, coffee & tea (an easy to use Nespresso machine and fancy teas are real winners!), pantry items like spices and oil and bathroom goodies like shower gel and toothpaste.


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WiFi

The internet is always great to have. It allows people to be able to log into their own accounts, e.g. Netflix also guests can access their work if need be.

Local Information at Hand

It’s great to have a Home Information Book that outlines what guests can access in the area, e.g. great Restaurants, Movie Theatres, Markets and other special events the city has to offer.

Entertainment

Books, games and jigsaw puzzles are great to have for guests.

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Why should a property owner invest in interior design?

In my experience, a property owner will always recoup the fee from engaging a Professional Interior Designer/Stylist. It’s also worth adding in here that it’s vital to engage a professional photographer, that way the pictures you have on any site show the home in the best possible light. It is a very competitive market, and most people are visual, so this will make sure all your efforts are maximised.

It’s the little touches that make all the difference:-

Colour Selection

It’s important to select the right texture and colours for cushions, throws and very importantly linen including doona covers, sheet and towels. Keep them simple not too much over the top prints.

Make it Personal

I always like to leave a special check-in surprise for guests. It could be a bottle of wine or a grazing platter, fresh muffins or freshly baked bread and/or rolls and for that special occasion. Maybe a double pass to the local cinema and a voucher for a local Takeaway.

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Hire a Pro

A professional will assist with the floor plan to ensure the property appeals to potential guests. Having different area’s that visitors can relax in is a great way to make a small space seem bigger.

So whether you already have an AirBnb listed, or you’re looking to get started, these tips will help you get a head start on the competition. If you’re time poor, or still not confident enough to get started on your own, enlisting a high-quality interior designer from Oneflare, just like Kim, is a great place to start. You’ll receive 3 quotes from the interior designers in your area, so you’ll have plenty of options to choose from.

 


Kim Shepherd, from Amaroo Beautiful Home, comes from an eclectic professional background primarily as a Publicist and Event Producer. Kim is committed to designing inspiring spaces, whether that be rejuvenating, reconfiguring a space or a whole new look. Her business stems from an appreciation of design and love of interior styling and has allowed her to pursue these loves as well as offering a sea change for corporate life into Interior Styling and Holiday Home Staging.