Design & staging

Short-term rental design in Austin, built to out-earn the house next door.

A well-designed rental earns more than a well-located one. It books faster, holds a higher rate, and gets the reviews that keep it booked.
Sunset Saloon · Riverside
Before, a year
$50,000
After, a year
$162,000

It was earning $50,000 under previous management. We redesigned it, furnished it, photographed it, and took it over. Same house, same street, 3.2 times the revenue.

The project
The living room after the redesign: a cognac leather sofa, a round white coffee table on a cowhide rug, and the dining area beyond
The living room before the redesign: a grey sofa, a plain wooden coffee table and neutral furnishings
Before
After
The backyard after the redesign: a deck with loungers under a fringed umbrella, a ping-pong table, and an outdoor movie screen at dusk
The backyard before the redesign: an empty deck, a patch of lawn and a bare fence
Before
After
Sunset Saloon · Riverside
$162,000
a year, from $50,000 under previous management.

It was earning $50,000 under previous management. We redesigned it, furnished it, photographed it, and took it over. Same house, same street, 3.2 times the revenue.

The living room after the redesign: a cognac leather sofa, a round white coffee table on a cowhide rug, and the dining area beyond
After
The living room before the redesign: a grey sofa, a plain wooden coffee table and neutral furnishings
Before
The backyard after the redesign: a deck with loungers under a fringed umbrella, a ping-pong table, and an outdoor movie screen at dusk
After
The backyard before the redesign: an empty deck, a patch of lawn and a bare fence
Before
The project
Why it matters here

A house can be perfectly fine and still be forgettable. Clean, comfortable, well-located, and completely interchangeable with the next one on the list.

The houses that do well are the ones people remember. A room that stops someone scrolling, a corner that turns up in their photographs, a house they describe when they get home. That isn't decoration. It's the reason the booking happened.

We design houses worth showing off, and the revenue follows from that rather than the other way around. A house like that books more often, at a better rate, and gets the reviews that keep it booking.

Empty to booked
Five stages, from the first conversation to the first booking.
01
Design consultation
The first conversation is with the designer. We work out what the house should be, who it's for, and what the budget can carry. You come away with a direction for the house and a quote for the project, before anything is committed.
02
Design proposal
The designer selects every piece: furniture, lighting, art, the things that make a room work. You approve it item by item, with revisions until it's right. Nothing gets ordered before then.
03
Sourcing and install
We handle the ordering and take the deliveries. Everything gets built, placed, and installed, with any trades coordinated around it. None of it lands on you.
04
Final styling
This is where the house stops being furniture in a room. Art hung, shelves and surfaces dressed, the details that make it feel like somewhere rather than a showroom. Then it's stocked and deep cleaned, ready for the first guest.
05
Photography and launch
Professional photography, listing copy, and pricing set for the house as it now stands. Then it goes live.
Projects
The backyard after the redesign: a deck with loungers under a fringed umbrella, a ping-pong table, and an outdoor movie screen at dusk
Sunset SaloonFull buildout
Riverside
The living room after the redesign: a cognac leather sofa, a round white coffee table on a cowhide rug, and the dining area beyond
ArtHausFull buildout
East Austin
Aerial view of a dark-roofed house surrounded by dense trees, with Hill Country stretching to the horizon
Casa SolRefresh
Zilker
Photo — The Backyard Collective
The Backyard CollectiveFull buildout
East Austin
Photo — Western Tailgate
Western TailgateFull buildout
North University
Photo — Casa Tranquila
Casa TranquilaFull buildout
Holly
Photo — Wonderland
WonderlandFull buildout
East MLK
Photo — Desert Disco
Desert DiscoFull buildout
East Riverside
Photo — Playtime Bonanza
Playtime BonanzaFull buildout
University Hills

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