Hey everyone,
Since I’ve recently made some candy, I learned that people first shop with their eyes. If a candy doesn’t look good, you’re probably not likely to want to try it. The same can be said for many other products, including your Airbnb listing.
We all have our own preferences and ideas of what we think looks good, and we incorporate this into our listings consciously or unconsciously. Sometimes we decide this based on our instinct, or perhaps on a set of rules that we know are proven to be successful. This same decision is there when choosing many different products for your listing, such as curtains, sheets, wallpapers, cookware, dinnerware, etc.
What is your approach when deciding on design? Do you stick to a certain colour palette, keep it all plain or incorporate patterns, or do you tend to follow your instinct more?
I know some of you are quite fond of design (looking at you @Ann72 😉), so I look forward to reading your replies!
Sybe
Sybe, my main objective is to keep my listing engaging. I have learned that quality and 'up to date' is not a recipe for hosting success......it's how you let guests into your life.
On one side of the cottage bed I have a photo of my mum......
It was taken on the 26th February 1936 when she was 19 year old, two weeks before she and my dad married, and is one of only two adult photos that remain of her. Although not a vain woman, she thought she was unattractive and destroyed every adult photo that she found of herself. When I say 'unattractive' that is maybe not quite correct.....she thought she never took a good photo! I got this original photo from her sister after mum died in 2009.
A strange thing to hang in a rental space you might say Sybe.....but it is like you are inviting strangers into a personal part of your life, they all respond to it and make a comment on it!
As far as my colour palate is involved I do have colour themes for the bed.....warm colours of yellow and brown for the winter time, with blue, grey and green for the summer time.
I stay away from whites because no linens look truly white for long and nothing looks worse on a bed linen than grey/cream whites!
You are right Sybe, colours have a large influence on a guests perception but I bring out colours in my accessories.....
And the artwork on my walls.......
When guests walk through my door, they feel at home.....and that is the atmosphere I try to promote.
Cheers.......Rob
I think for me it's a mixture of plain and patterned. I absolutely love colour and prints and have a lot of them in my wardrobe, but sometimes I feel like wearing something more neutral. Of course, with interiors, you don't get to change them every day or even every season, which is why mot people are afraid of being daring with them.
This is the room in my house where I've probably been boldest with colour and pattern (so far anyway):
The 'tropical' wallpaper on the chimney breast might seem an odd choice given that the bed is upholstered in a toile de jouy (a very different kind of print), but it somehow seems to work. I think that's because it is a large room with high ceilings and there are enough white elements to stop it from being overwhelming.
Actually, the white bedlinen above belonged to the tenant who was living here when the photos were taken and now I use printed sets that coordinate with the room instead, so there's no shortage of pattern in this room!
In some other rooms, I have a softer colour palette, like the living room or my bedroom. There is still patten though. I actually can't imagine having a room in my own home without it!
We have a beach condo. It is small so we use light colors and only beach themed stuff hear and there. I don't like the look of to much stuff. 1. I feel it just makes a place looked to busy also it is harder to clean. I also use white bedding, sheets, and towels so guests know it is clean. I do have to replace those things more often, due to small discolorations. But to me there is nothing that says clean like white.
Living room, does have a mirror behind couch and rug on the floor now.
