(above image: design by Michelle Gage)
The bed of your Airbnb property is paramount to your overall success. People care deeply about the beds in a rental! The headboard/bed of your short term rental property will set the tone for the bedroom, and it's important to think through the mood you're after when you select this item. I will say for certain that although the look of the bed's headboard and frame is important it's NOT where I'd recommend you spend a lot of money.
There are plenty of good quality beds at excellent prices out there, and I've put loads of them in this post.
Now, when you buy lower priced beds, this means you'll be assembling a flat-pack product yourself, or paying someone else to do it. So do consider that in your equation. If you can swing it, hire a handyman or flat-pack assembly company to come in one day and knock all this stuff out for you in one shot. OR if you're trying to save money on the front end, buy some booze and bribe your friends to come for an assembly party one night! (Disclaimer: Assembling Ikea takes twice as long when drunk.)
The bed is of critical importance to guest happiness, but put your dollars into the mattress and quality bedding, which I wrote more about in this post right here.
I believe you can buy a decent enough quality headboard and bedframe for under $600, and I'm going to prove it!
(above image: design by Barji Designs)
(above image: design by Emily Henderson)
(above image: design by Michelle Gage)
(above image: Design by The Sweat Beast)
(above image: Design by Three Birds Renovations)
I would be remiss not to discuss nightstands in a bed blog. So, here are my thoughts on nightstands, this very special and uniquely important side table.
Your guests are likely not all going to be as low maintenance as my husband, who never complains about his glass of water and phone plugged in on the floor next to the bed. But c'mon. Have 2 nightstands if the bed is for 2 people. It's just basic manners. Don't make them drag a dining chair in there to serve as an extra nightstand. (I've done this way more times than I'd have liked.)
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I hope this has you feeling inspired for the fun of bedroom design! Best of luck and happy shopping!!
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