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5 decorating tips for your Airbnb over the Christmas season

Decorate your Airbnb rentals for the Christmas season! Here are 5 decorating ideas you can pull off at home to delight your guests.

3 min readBy the StyQR team

To enchant your Airbnb guests Airbnb over the Christmas season, we have put together a few recipes and decorating ideas for you. Your guests are guaranteed to be charmed

Without further ado, here are our 5 DIY inspirations for the festive season.1. The timeless Christmas tree

Wall-mounted Christmas tree of whitewashed wooden branches with fairy lights and hanging gold baubles
Christmas tree improvised from stacked books, wrapped in colourful lights with a lit star on top
Wall Christmas tree made of white tubes filled with colourful baubles on a pale wooden panel
Wall-mounted Christmas tree made of birch branches and fairy lights, kraft-wrapped gifts below
Wall Christmas tree made of pearl garlands and gold baubles on a framed white canvas

2. No snow? Build a snowman anyway!

Snowman made from plastic cups with a green hat and red scarf, standing in a living room
Snowman made from stacked white flowerpots with a plaid scarf and black hat
Snowman made of white-painted wood slices with plaid scarf, tiny hat and pine cones
White glittery snowman with top hat beside a Christmas tree and silver wrapped gifts
Wooden snowman with top hat and checked scarf holding a Welcome sign on a white door

3. Dress your doors with Christmas wreaths

Christmas wreath made of patterned green clothespins, decorated with two small red stockings
Christmas wreath made of colourful wool pom-poms hanging on a sage green door
Three snowflakes made from red and white candy canes hanging on ribbons against a pale wall
Fir wreath with red berries and pine cones hanging on a black front door
Christmas wreath made of wine corks with red bells and holly, hung on a wooden cabinet

4. Candles to light up the mood

Lit floating candle in a mason jar with cranberries, an orange slice and rosemary
Two jars painted black and gold, cut with heart shapes, holding lit tea lights
Lit candle wrapped in whitewashed cinnamon sticks and burlap twine, surrounded by pine cones
Upturned wine glass on fake snow covering a penguin in a red hat, candle on top
Lit white candle in a glass vase filled with pine cones and white gravel

5. Easy recipes to welcome your guests

Gingerbread cookies dipped in white icing, decorated with green holly leaves and red berries
Chocolate cake pops topped with white icing, green holly leaves and a red candy berry
Cardboard box lined with white paper, filled with Christmas shortbread cookies in various shapes
Seven Christmas cupcakes topped with fondant designs: wreath, snowman, Santa, gingerbread man and snowflake
Teddy bear shortbread cookies hugging almonds, lined up on baking parchment paper

As you will have noticed, all of these ideas are fairly easy to pull off! That way you can make your Airbnb rental really appealing without spending much. Surprising your guests over the festive season is a genuine asset for earning positive reviews and building your reputation. Time to get decorating!

Sources: https://www.pinterest.fr6. Going further

Christmas table with red tartan cloth, green and red candles, black plates and pine cones

Generally speaking, and not only at Christmas, carefully thought-out decor helps you attract more customers and give them a better experience.

The moment they step through your door, they should feel "at home". So it is up to you to create a cosy atmosphere. You will find plenty of inspiration for that on Pinterest, Instagram or in interiors magazines such as Elle Décoration.

To dig deeper into the subject and pick up plenty of sound advice, we invite you to read this article on interior design for an Airbnb.

Frequently asked questions

Is decorating my Airbnb for Christmas really worth it? Yes, because surprise usually turns into a positive review. A guest who walks in to a lit tree tells the story of the stay differently. The effort involved stays small compared with what it brings in reputation.

How much should I spend on Christmas decorations? Not much. The five ideas on this page are meant to be made by hand, with simple materials. A tree, a door wreath and a few candles are enough to set the mood without a real budget.

How do I create a Christmas feel when it never snows here? The snowman needs no snow. You build it indoors, as a decorative object, and it works just as well in photos as on arrival. Christmas decoration happens inside the property, not outside.

Should I prepare something to eat for my guests? Nothing obliges you to. Still, an easy recipe left on the table serves the same purpose as the decorations: showing that you were expecting them. That is often the detail guests mention when they leave.

Where can I find decorating ideas for my rental? Pinterest and Instagram are the quickest places to look. Interior magazines such as Elle Decoration offer more complete moods. Keep what suits your property rather than copying everything.

Does decoration only matter at Christmas? No. Careful decoration attracts guests all year and improves the stay itself. The goal is the same in December or in June: the guest should feel at home.

The five ideas fit into one table, with what each of them takes and what it changes on arrival.

Decorating ideaWhat it takes, what it changes
Christmas treeThe timeless one; lit up on arrival, it changes the way guests talk about the stay.
SnowmanNo snow required: you make it indoors, as a decorative object.
Christmas wreathGoes on the doors of the property.
CandlesLight up the atmosphere.
Easy recipeNothing obliges you, but it shows guests were expected.
All five togetherDo it yourself, without spending much; the surprise often turns into a positive review.

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