I'm an enthusiastic interiors buff and renovating my house has been a long-term labour of love and, I realise now, will always be an ongoing project. I'd therefore be really interested to hear from other hosts who have renovated their Airbnb properties and see before and after pics if you have them, or just hosts who have plans and ideas for future projects.
To start it off, here is one of the guest rooms in my house, BEFORE:
and AFTER:
I still haven't finished tweaking this room yet (the painted wardrobes for example), so there may be updates to come.
Please share your projects and plans!
Thanks @Kelly149. I am not sure about the deep green in the bathroom now but maybe can use it elsewhere as I do love the colour.
I also really like the idea of a cork wall, although I'm not sure where I could put it. It would make sense in my little office area but there isn't really a free wall there. I do love this though:
I had no idea that you could do this with flooring underlay, but will definitely look into that if I do find a space for the cork wall. Plywood walls are also very trendy right now!
Hi @Huma0,
You did an awesome work!! Creating such a vibe!
I found this topic so interesting that I would like to share mine in here, hope it gives you some sort of inspiration. This is the most recent renovation from me an my girlfriend Chloe, going a bit far from the original idea but we still love it 🙂
Basically, when we took the house, it was totally a BIG MESS. It is an old apartment which was not completely taken care of by the last owners, everything was broken or put in for a temporary use. Here is how bad it was in the past, when looking back these photos I did not even understand why we decided to sign the contract.
Our idea back then was to renovate this house into a Zen apartment with some unique details, turning it to a cosy and romantic one, suitable for couple traveling. Originally it had a bedroom but we did something different by putting a hot tub there (kinda crazy idea of Chloe!). We took down all the doors inside the house and replace with bamboo curtain, also renovating the kitchen with a better look. Here is how it become after 1.5 months work. You can see more pictures at the link: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20984497.
We also create a 3D port here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=cqW86bi1xcC. Would love to welcome all of you to my house while you are travelling to Hanoi 🙂
@Huma0....Hi there Huma!
We have done this before but it possibly will stand repeating. My endeavours are nothing like yours of course Huma but I am proud of what I have achieved, and the guests just keep on coming and seem to like it.
This was the cottage just after we bought the house in 2009....
In fact it was worse than that! The white ants had eaten into the roof structure and this is what the other gable of the roof looked like from inside the cottage...
Look up and there was sky, and to make matters worse that ceiling was Asbestos sheet which was commonly used in the 50s!
This is the outside of the cottage as it is this afternoon, Christmas Eve....
This was the inside of the main room.... and through the doorway was...God knows what, it was all mouldy walls and lifting Vinyl
But it had potential and this is it today....
And through that doorway has become a shower room and Laundry...with a handbasin and toilet of course!
It's the sense of satisfaction you get from doing it yourself although I can't claim credit for the tiling.
Some things professionals need to do!
This was the back yard after I mowed all the long grass I could get to with the lawnmower...
And this brings us up to today
I still have a lot to go, but I am running out of 'puff'! I am 73 now and work is just not as easy as it used to be. I gave myself 10 years to make this place my little piece of paradise.
It is very eclectic, one last overgrown area presented a challenge.....
until I came across a pallet of nice walling stone and an old chair on the side of the road....
I don't care that the chairs are odd, outrageous and that they don't belong outside. I have plastic covers to keep them dry and the nocturnal animals off them....
And I make a promise, guests will never sit in a more comfortable outdoor seat. With the spirit burner and with the flares going on a still night my 'Tribal Council Area' remains supreme.
I came out of my 'Man Cave' one morning and my guest from China was sitting in that seat with a cup of some concoction! I went over and sat with him for a while and he said ..
"At home I live in a big apartment building, I have a balcony for just two chairs, I spend my life dreaming of something like this".
And it all came from something that was derelict! Just an idea and a bit of tireless work!!
Cheers....Rob
