Hello friends its Richard founder short-term rental University and Airbnb
super host today's video is about the importance of decorating I have four
tips from a professional Airbnb decorating team we did a podcast if you
haven't listened to the podcast we'll include the link below but check it out
I think it's gonna be really helpful and the reason this is so timely is Airbnb
just announced their Airbnb Plus program and one of the things that they're
really highlighting is the design and the aesthetic and the comfort for guests
so these are four tips that everyone should be doing really easy to follow
and I just want to make sure that we get to them right now so the first tip is to
paint your room a neutral color you may have a very vibrant personality and you
may want it to be you know reflective of that well it's great for you
it may not be broadly applicable for a lot of your guests so for example I'm
sitting here in the place that I bought in Jackson Hole and you can see bright
pink wallpaper over here and behind me is a lime green kitchen and then you'll
also notice that the kitchen cabinet behind me has a paint sample and in the
corner of the wall over there Charles if you can get that you'll see that there's
neutral colors I'm changing all of that the person that did this for themselves
that I bought it from obviously loved it I personally don't love it
but I also don't think it's broadly acceptable for a short-term rental and
so I'm actually doing exactly what I'm proposing that you do I'm gonna decorate
with neutral colors and in order to spice it up a little bit and show some
of my personality I'm gonna use accents such as throw pillows throws over the
couches that bring out some color and a little bit more vibrancy so I recommend
you do the same the second tip is to mix and match different genres different
textures different fabrics different colors don't try and go into like we
used to do in the 1950s or 60s and walk into a department store and take the
entire set and everything matches it doesn't really work in today's eclectic
lifestyle so you can have a very modern home and have a vintage fan or you can
have very cottage rustic home and have a very modern clock or decorate so just
try and make things interesting reflective of your personality don't try
and take things off the shelf that all look the same just mix it up a little
bit how fun with it so by way of example in this
particular condo this bright red wall here is gonna be reclaimed barnwood very
warm barnwood and then over by the fireplace it's gonna be a very modern
minimalist steel fireplace and so I'm mixing and matching I'm mixing warm and
outdoor and farm with industrial modern you know cold and I think it's gonna
turn out great number three lighting this is really
important and lighting is a very personal detail a lot of people don't
like overhead lighting a lot of people prefer floor lamps and table lamps and
that's really cool but that doesn't mean that all of your guests feel similarly
so make sure that you have enough lighting and if it's too much lighting
for you when you stay there then just install a dimmer that way you can have
really bright lighting for your guests that want it dimmable lighting for those
that don't want it and when you're there you don't have to use it at all you can
keep it super dim the two areas of focus that I think are critically important
are the kitchen so when people are prepping dinner and so on there's enough
light and they can see and then the second areas in the bathroom go pay
close attention to the lighting in the kitchen and in the bathroom the fourth
item is to just use your location for inspiration recognize that people are
traveling all over the world and they probably want to stay in a place that is
you know reminiscent of where you are so what I mean by that is if you're at the
beach don't make the place look like a Swiss you know ski chalet and likewise
if you're in a rain forest embrace that people want to be in the area that
they've selected and just use that for inspiration don't go overboard so for
instance I'm here in Wyoming I'm not gonna have antlers and all these deer
skins and you don't want to make a mockery of it but you do want to touch
base as to where they are and so in my own mind what I'm creating here is
modern mountain sort of lifestyle I'm not gonna have any antlers or anything
like that but I am gonna have reclaimed wood I am gonna have colors that are
reminiscent of Wyoming and I'm gonna have throws and accent pieces that also
highlight that as well as all of the books on the coffee table it's gonna be
about the Tetons and hiking and skiing and things like that bringing back into
the fact that people are staying with me in Jackson Hole Wyoming
so in closing if you found this video helpful please go ahead
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are in linked below really great tips a lot of wonderful actionable items not
expensive we're not trying to break anybody's bank in fact we're trying to
do the exact opposite tell people how to do the best practices inexpensively
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