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Make your Airbnb home perfect for a Christmas getaway

If you’re planning on opening your home to Airbnb guests this Christmas, you’re not alone. As a company, Airbnb is growing with the UK market enjoying an upsurge. According to recent statistics, Airbnb rentals in Cardiff have exploded with a growth of 206%. And it shows no sign of slowing over Christmas either.

With this in mind, you may want to welcome Airbnb guests into your home this Christmas. We show you how to get your home Airbnb rental ready!

Decorate for Christmas

Just like you decorate your home, you need to add a few hints of festive cheer with some stylish Christmas decorations. In the dining area, if there is one thing that highlights the beauty of reclaimed dining chairs, a rustic dining table and furniture in general, it is twinkling lights and the flicker of scented candles.

Add a wreath to your front door and an elegantly decorated Christmas tree that lights up your home!

A note on scent – use musk flavoured scents for Christmas along with other warming notes such as pine and spices.

Food

Traditions vary from culture to culture but if there is one thing in common, is that food is a central part of the season. If you’re Airbnb guests are joining you Christmas dinner or a festive buffet, something that will come in handy is an extendable table. As well as reclaimed dining chairs why not invest in a reclaimed dining bench too?

Traditions

We’ve already alluded to Christmas traditions and so if you enjoy a festive tradition each year, why not ask your guests to pull up an upholstered dining chair and take part? Quite often, the main reason why people opt for Airbnb is to get closer not just to traditions and culture but the people too.

Be practical

Just like at any other time of year, it pays to be practical and organised for Christmas guests. As a season, it is one of the busiest and so you’ll need to be prepared well in advance.

Aside from a deep clean, you’ll also want to make sure that you have catered to your guests’ comfort. For extra guests, invest in a Selma foldaway bed that during the day is also a beautiful sofa. And take a look at the Compton velvet sofa bed too, another alternative that is both practical and stylish.

Up the ante when it comes to other stylish features too. The trends of Airbnb rentals show that people are looking for an experience in the home they are staying in, as well as the country and people too.

Reclaimed wood furniture is beautiful no matter what the style but the allure of being eco-friendly could be what sets you apart from other Airbnb rentals too. Aside from a reclaimed wood coffee table alongside the sofa bed in the living area, why not opt for a reclaimed wood bed in the guest room along with stylish accessories?

And finally…

Update your listing to make it an attractive proposition for anyone looking to get away from it all this Christmas.

Rustic style seating that’s ready to party. Oh, yes!

Farringdon Reclaimed Wood Dining Table and Chairs

It’s always sad to see the back of summer but the remaining months of the year offer plenty of excuses to hold a party or two. There is spooky Halloween and the beautiful pop, zing and colours of Bonfire too, as well as celebrating other festivals such as Diwali, the festival of lights in late October. And then, of course, there is the festive season!

Hosting a winter party is in some respects similar to summer parties – great food and great company – but there needs to be a few extra hints of comfort and warmth. And that’s where rustic seating alongside a reclaimed wood dining table – an extendable table if you like hold large gatherings – come in very handy.

Wooden dining chair with comfortable seat pad

If you want to keep the rustic dining chairs simple, yet elegant and with a hint of the classic contemporary about them, then you would be hard-pressed to find better than the Farringdon reclaimed wood dining chairs. Neutral in tone and colour, they sit well in the dining room or kitchen diner, no matter how many times you change the décor. Or, you could always opt for a reclaimed dining bench for a relaxed seating option.

Extra gracefulness with leather dining chairs

As a material, leather is hard wearing and cool to the touch but also naturally luxurious and chic. In the rustic setting, leather dining chairs make perfect sense. If you want a hint of the contemporary, the ever-popular Allegro leather dining chairs are an ideal choice. Easy to keep clean too, leather is a material that ages beautifully too.

Opt for the beauty of upholstered dining chairs

There is always something very decadent about upholstered dining chairs nestled alongside a reclaimed wood dining table. Within the rustic style, colour is important and so we have two options that work well;

The Ambrose upholstered dining chairs are sold in a pair and are a classic delight in a beautiful light, neutral cream. The stud detailing lends itself to both the rustic and rustic-contemporary styles. Sat alongside the Dorset or Farringdon dining table, they really come into their own.

If you feel a darker colour is in order, the Brook grey fabric dining chair is exquisite. With hints of the industrial about them, it is more than neutral in colour and shade so when your rustic dining room takes on a new hue, they will too.

The versatility of dining benches

If you’ve opted for a 6 seater dining table alongside your reclaimed wood furniture, you may be tempted by the allure and versatility of the dining bench. As always, we have different styles and options.

For bums-on-seats versatility and paying true homage to the rustic style, the Dorset reclaimed dining bench is a dream of a choice. With its white painted legs and bare wood dining bench seat, it delivers exactly what you need it too. As well as sitting alongside your reclaimed wood dining table, this bench is also ideal for the hallway too.

Or, if you feel in need of a little more refinement but want to keep the versatility of the dining bench for the upcoming party season, why not go all out with a high-backed, brown leather dining bench? With hints of the iconic Chesterfield design – brown leather, button backed – what’s not to love?

Top tips for creating a warm and cosy home

Winchester Rustic Wooden Blanket box in room

Creating a peaceful, cosy haven in your home is about creating a space that appeals to all the senses. Inviting you in, there is nothing more pleasing than finishing the end of a busy day to find your house welcoming you home. Just how do you create such a space?

Scent

There is no denying the impact that scent has on welcoming us into a space. But during the winter, the scents that appeal to us vary from those of summer. That doesn’t mean that floral notes are not welcome anymore, but rather than a heady perfume, we welcome subtle notes.

As well as opting for the delicate florals of white candles, the deeper notes of musk can be just as enticing. But just as you vary the scent of the candles, vary their sizes too. Cluster large candles with smaller ones and enjoy the hypnotic, flickering flame in the evening and wake to the gentle scent of the best scented candles hanging in the air.

Texture

As well as scent appealing to the senses, plenty of different textures in the home also make it feel snug and cosy.

Plush fabrics are essential for the winter months. Sheepskin rugs, wool throws and blankets make a great addition and work well against a leather sofa, armchair and reclaimed wood furniture or even with a reclaimed wood coffee table, perfect for placing that hot cup of cocoa and favourite book.

Wool is enjoying a resurgence in recent years. Not only is it long lasting, wool is a natural insulator making it warm in winter and cool in summer. Invest in wool throws and blankets to keep your living room and bedroom the perfect temperature throughout the seasons. And why not add a wooden blanket box to keep them in too?

With so many patterns and colours, there is bound to be something to sit alongside your large fabric sofa or leather armchair!

Visual

There is a saying in cookery that we eat with our eyes first and when it comes to feeling warm and snug in our homes, there is a lot to be said about the visual appeal of the room.

As well as richer colours – who can resist a dark jewelled red or a rich, forest green for soft furnishings and rugs in the winter? – adding layers of light instantly add an attractive cosiness to a room.

Better still, layers of light work well in any room in the home, including the hallway and landing.

With lighting, it’s important to get the layers right. You’ll need practical lighting – the sharp, bright light for when you are working in the kitchen or cleaning the living room – and then you need ambient light, a gentle light that illuminates the room, plus in the background, a softer light that stops darks shadows and corners infringing on the room.

Pendant lights can offer all layers of light. Perfect for spotlighting the dining table, for example, a bamboo pendant light casts a pleasant shade. Clustered pendant lights or pendant lights fixed in a row make a great statement feature too. Choose natural materials, such as a jute pendant light, that will fit with any style from rustic to contemporary.

What other ideas do you have for creating a cosy, warm home?

Peep inside our customers homes!

You don’t need to convince us of the beauty of reclaimed wood furniture and other homeware we offer here at Modish Living, and when we see our customers tag us on social media with their purchases looking beautiful in their homes, we know we aren’t the only ones who are smitten. Here we take a look at some recent items snapped up by our customers and see just how wonderful they sit within their homes.

Beautifully styled kitchen/diners

The kitchen, as we know, is the heart of the home and so a beautiful reclaimed wood dining table around which family and friends can gather is an important purchase. Add to this dining benches and fabric dining chairs for extra luxury, and you can have a perfect dining space.

Effectively, this is what one customer created recently with their purchase of the Lansdowne table, a delightful example of a rustic industrial dining table if ever there was one.

@the_house_the_plummers_built has a beautifully elegant style – a true fusion between the industrial and the rustic.

The Maddox Elm industrial dining table has its roots in the industrial style – the combo of metal and reclaimed wood – but this dining table has a stand out feature in that the mirrored metallic legs of the table give it the stand out luxurious hints that so many of us hanker after.

@thetownhome has captured this essence beautifully and rather than fight against it, has embraced the sparkling surface by reflecting this with fabric dining chairs with the same legs. Continuing the theme throughout the space, this customer has created a truly luxurious feel to the space that also boasts balance and symmetry. Just look at how the pendants add cohesion along with the clever addition of two wall mirrors in the space!

As well as looking inside our customer’s homes, in recent months, we have also blogged about how our reclaimed wood furniture would make fantastic additions to Airbnb rental properties. @stonehouse_living has shown the way with this bespoke oak dining table in their beautifully styled Airbnb property. Not overly large in the space available, this 6 seater dining table will be well used by anyone staying at this delightful rental property.

Practical and stylish, the dining chairs make for great partners to this table, as well as the rest of the dining and kitchen area, fusing together effortlessly in terms of style. Of course, the more effortless the space looks, the more detail and thought has gone into the space. In this case, we particularly love the black pendant lights and how this accents the black detailing in the space, without making it overbearing.

Dining chairs delight

Occasionally we come across an item that we add to our collections knowing that its sheer elegance and simplicity will make it a must-have with our customers. We felt that way when we saw the stud detailing and handle of the Florence fabric dining chairs.

@homeatmillfield also saw the versatility of the style, colour and fabric of these chairs, using them in its beautifully styled interior. With flecks of country house style about the place, you can see how the plush upholstery of these dining chairs fits right in against the beauty of the kitchen. In our eyes, upholstered dining chairs are sublime with any interior design style.

Extend your search for the perfect dining table set

Chelwood Reclaimed Wood Extending Dining Set in room

Not every dining room or kitchen diner is gifted with acres of space and so eating with guests can be a tight squeeze. Not anymore, because with an extendable dining table, you can increase and decrease it as and when you need to.

Extendable dining table with versatile seating

An extendable reclaimed wood dining table is such a wise investment you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner! But you may be wondering how the seating works because, after all, when you have more guests and need more table space, you’ll need more fabric dining chairs, surely?

Thankfully, there are dining table sets that offer solutions to this conundrum.

Get the right combination

For industrial elegance and versatility, you can’t get better than a Standford industrial dining table set combined with dining chairs and a dining bench. Simple in design, the solution that dining benches offer shouldn’t be underestimated. For squeezing the kids into being the perfect perch for impromptu guests, you get the best of all worlds.

Go Scandi

The Scandinavian style is also popular and no wonder – clean lines, plenty of warm wood and other natural materials make this a comfortable and appealing look. And there is an extendable dining table set that ticks all these style boxes too.

With a beautiful light finish, this Wycombe extendable dining table comes with the ideal combination of seating for you whether that is two, four or six chairs, as well as dining benches.

Bring out the character

Reclaimed wood furniture is an absolute winner for the home. Easy to care for, robust, strong and elegant, with minor embellishments and refinements, it can take on a completely different character, depending on what you pair it with.

A large piece of reclaimed wood morphed into an industrial dining table with a sophisticated edge that makes it stand out even more, this Standford reclaimed wood dining table is available in two sizes, which is enough to make it appealing to anyone. But when you tease the darker shading and grains with leather or tan faux leather dining chairs, you have the perfect vision for the industrial dining room.

On a lighter note

If your preference is for a lighter wood but still want to bring reclaimed wood furniture into your home, an extendable rustic dining table is a perfect choice. Again, available in two lengths, this dining set also comes with a different number of dining chairs, so it really is a case of pick and mix to your heart’s content.

The thing about the dining table is that it is a piece of furniture that is essentially a workhouse. It will stand more than the test of time and will be the space around where many a family dinner will happen, where potential arguments are started and resolved, jokes are made and homework completed.

But that doesn’t mean it has to be just about the function. It can still be elegant and if you are looking for an extendable dining set that is both functional and stylish, the white painted extendable rustic dining set from the Dorset Collection ticks both boxes. Choose from two lengths and number of chairs or consider if a dining bench would be useful too.

Which of these dining room sets would suit your dining room?

Kitchen storage steals for rustic homes

Dorset Reclaimed Wood Medium Sideboard in dining room

The rustic style kitchen is a delight to behold. But as with all kitchens, you need plenty of storage options. However, choosing the right furniture solutions can be tough, from the reclaimed dining table to the choice of seating, especially if you want to stick with the context of the style you have chosen. In terms of the rustic furniture style, it is possible to borrow elements from the farmhouse kitchen style too.

Dresser or sideboard – which would you choose?

There is a range of options but when it comes to reclaimed wood furniture, there are two particular options that fit beautifully – the kitchen sideboard and the kitchen dresser.

The sideboard

Pert and delightful, the sideboard is a great option the smaller rustic kitchen. There is either the two-door cabinet to choose or for more storage versatility, opt for a combo of drawers and cupboard space.

Great for your prized dinner service safe, a sideboard can also make a great drinks cabinet in the smaller kitchen (or dining room).

The combination of white painted furniture with a bare wood top is a classic rustic furniture style and a small sideboard won’t close down the space either.

Lighten the space further with bamboo pendant lights and opt for a linen white tablecloth, all of which helps pull the modern rustic kitchen and dining area together.

More space? How about a rustic dresser?

Synonymous with the farmhouse style, the kitchen dresser will not be out of place in the modern rustic kitchen either. If you have an expanse of wall, then the versatility that the dresser can offer the rustic kitchen knows no bounds.

Reclaimed wood furniture is charming in any guise but the combination of storage solutions from a kitchen dresser is a double win. The Chelwood reclaimed wood dresser has both cabinet and cupboard space as well as an expanse of top, perfect for showcasing some of your prettier kitchen tools and accoutrements.

Again, keep the surroundings neutral but warm in shade, with white tablecloths and napkins to meld with the lightness of the dresser.

Refined rustic appeal

The rustic style is often known as having a rawness to it but it can have a refined edge too. If you feel that a white dresser will be too stark for your rustic kitchen, opting for a warm shade of cream will be the ideal solution.

There is a soft elegance to the cream shade of the Worcester large kitchen dresser, and the combination of painted wood and bare wood means it is the ideal piece for adding a range of storage solutions to the kitchen too.

For items you want on show, why not consider a cabinet with glass doors for storing your dinner service. The six small drawers are also perfect for cutlery and other smaller items. As an investment, you can’t go far wrong with a kitchen dresser.

Which would you choose – a sideboard or a kitchen dresser?

Give your bedroom a sleep make-over (sleepover!)

Figures estimate that around a third of us will struggle with getting to and staying asleep. Occasional sleep troubles usually pass, but when sleep problems persist, it’s time to take a look at your bedtime routine as well as the bedroom environment itself.

Update your bedroom

The sleep environment is important. It needs to be calm and quiet and not just physically either, but in its décor too. And sometimes, making a complete change to the bedroom environment can be one way of improving the quality of your sleep.

Choose a style that you find calming, comfortable and warm

Our personal choices vary and so what one person finds calming, another may find stark. The rustic style is a fantastic choice for the bedroom. Reclaimed wood furniture oozes mystic, especially as it mingles with carefully chosen accessories.

Keep storage at the forefront of your mind

A common issue that people find clouds the bedroom space is clutter. It may be hidden but those piles of boxes under the bed or items stored on top of the wardrobe all contribute to a less than perfect bedroom. Consider a rustic large chest of drawers with a complementing wooden bedside table to keep your bedroom essentials close at hand, but out of sight.

Pay close attention to the bed

A soft yet supportive mattress is key to waking refreshed and ready for the day ahead, but the bed frame also plays an important part. A reclaimed wood bed fits right into the rustic bedroom style, creating a warm and inviting space. You’ll find all the stylish piece you need in our ever-popular Beam Rustic Furniture Collection.

Paint the walls

Against a neutral backdrop, the pieces of from the Beam Collection will stand out beautifully. Neutral tones will also be the perfect choice for creating a warm and relaxing bedroom too. Opt for warm creams or even a pale pink or very light yellow for the rustic bedroom, staying away from colours that have cool undertones such as blue.

Keep textures calm too

We often assume that plenty of fluffy textures is the way forward to creating a cosy rustic bedroom, but you might find that ‘busy’ textures aren’t quite what you need. Smoother textures are ideal against reclaimed wood furniture in the bedroom, as too as ‘quieter’ patterns.

Settling the mind before sleep

With the bedroom updated to bring a calmness and serenity to it, you now need to add the touches that help to settle a racing mind at the end of the day. There are a few ways of doing this;

Calm the senses – SMELL – a pleasant, calming aroma in the bedroom can help to settle the mind before sleep. Gentle scent is top of the list and so look for diffusers that release their scent gently. The same is true of scented large candles too.

Calm the senses – VISION – ditch the electronics as the blue light stimulates the retina and that means the brain is reawakened at a time when you need it to calm.

Calm the senses – TOUCH – warmth is important but you don’t want to be too hot or cold in your bedroom. As well as setting the temperature in the room, opt for layers of throws on the bed which can you removed when needed

Multi-tasking sideboards with a rustic edge

The rustic style is based on the use of raw natural elements within a room, usually set against a white backdrop from which your chosen pieces can stand out. In the living room, dining room and the kitchen and the rest of the home, the rustic style is a popular interior design choice.

Within the scheme will be different items of furniture that are pulled together to bring a balanced, symmetrical appeal to a space. In the rustic kitchen and dining room, there is a particular piece of reclaimed wood furniture that ‘fit’ the style…… the reclaimed sideboard.

Why opt for a sideboard?

A combination of cupboard space and drawers or a simple cabinet, the sideboard is worth its weight in gold. Perfect for storing dinner service and other items, the sideboard is a functional piece of furniture that also helps frame the room and the dining table.

But what are the style options?

Small, simple, effective

A small sideboard is just as functional as a larger one, so don’t assume that you have to opt for the biggest you can ‘fit’ into the dining room. A white, slightly distressed look is perfect within the rustic dining room. The storage it offers is versatile too – two drawers and a two-door cabinet.

Natural wood colour

You don’t have to opt for white painted reclaimed wood furniture for a room to be styled along rustic notes. Plenty of wood tones look just as beautiful. Again, similar to the previous sideboard, a dark wood small reclaimed wood sideboard would be just as at home in the rustic style dining room, complementing the rustic dining table excellently. Lighten the room with plenty of ‘natural’ accessories, such as plants and bamboo. Ceramics and stoneware are equally a great addition in the rustic-styled landscape.

Charm in the details

We often think of the rustic style as having an unrefined edge to differentiate it from the farmhouse look. However, adding charming details is not off the list.

Cream and wood are a timeless, elegant combination, which you’ll find in this small rustic sideboard from the Worcester Collection. As well as being softer in its hue, the small details such as metal, half-moon handles on the drawers set it apart from the others, whilst offering the same versatility and practical storage options as other rustic sideboards.

Go large

If you have more space to play with, a large sideboard brings so much in terms of storage, but you want one that stays true to the rustic style. We love many things about reclaimed wood furniture, one element of which is the romance that the wood and its untold story bring.

This is never more visible than with this large sideboard from the Collette range. It has detail and character, a charm and elegance as well as an air of mystery with the markings it brings from its past. Again, within the rustic style setting, it brings function and form, perfect for framing with a reclaimed glass table lamp and, just as you would with a reclaimed wood coffee table, a beautiful piece of wall art or mirror.

Why dining benches are this season’s seat sensation

As the heat of summer starts to fade, our attention turns to making the interior of our homes warm and snug for winter. Autumn is a beautiful season – the colours are vivid but the chill of the evenings remind us that winter is coming. There is the fun of Hallowe’en to enjoy, the delights of Bonfire Night to look forward too and then a few weeks respite before the festive season begins.
How do you prepare your home for the winter festivities? One aspect you may be considering updating this year is the seating in the dining room and the kitchen to make them ready for the season of parties and social events you’ll host.
And this is where a kitchen table with bench comes into its own.

Why opt for a dining bench?

Bums on seats is a common phrase, but when it comes to social events, finding enough comfortable seating to go round your reclaimed wood extending dining table is a challenge. Diners balancing on footstools, children sat on the floor… it’s not the best way to entertain or make a good impression!.
A dining bench (or more than one!) solves a myriad of seating issues and as you will see, there are various dining bench styles to suit your design scheme.

Basic. Functional. Stylish.

A wooden dining bench with a strong allure of the industrial style is simple yet effective in the dining room, in the hallway, in the kitchen, on the patio… the list is endless.
With its square set metal legs, this reclaimed dining bench has so many uses that it is one of those pieces of furniture you’ll invest in that no matter how many times you redecorate or how many times you move home, your dining set with bench will fit right in.

A rustic wooden bench

There is no need to leave your style hat at the door when it comes to choosing a dining bench because, as with all reclaimed wood furniture, this beautiful rustic wooden dining bench has it all sewn up.

Every reclaimed wood item of furniture is unique. The wood used has a story to tell and although it may have functioned as something else for many years, it has lost none of its strength. It is this romance and functionality that many people love about a reclaimed wood dining bench.
Again, it sits well with your reclaimed wood dining table or in the hallway to muster together all the hats, gloves and coats that your guests will arrive in to buffer the chill of autumn. Easy to keep clean, it will be a vertical piece with use in your home for years to come.

Decadent, unapologetic luxury with a leather upholstered dining bench

As useful as the wooden dining benches we have shown you so far are, the dining bench with back blows away all doubt that every bench is hard and uncomfortable – and not for grown-ups.

The dining bench with back is ideal for any home (just like the others) and because it is available in a range of lengths, it is ideal with a reclaimed wood dining table.
So, which of these dining benches will you opt for?