Homestay Business || Why White Linen?

Oh the things I learnt today. So, I am busy furnishing a house from scratch for a homestay business for my brother.

I was given less than a month to put it together. A month is doable but in the month of November going into December is the tricky part.

So with just 4 days to go before deadline, I with some help from The Hubs, am running around even whilst I sort out the kids and all their individual activities.

Earlier today, we got the curtains and curtain railings and linen. So initially I had this big idea of giving the bed sheets colour. Like let’s make a statement with linen ahaha

“What colour would sit well with black and white furniture?”

Then this question popped in my head, like why do hotels use white...
So I googled - airbnb + bed linen + best colours
I realised there are bnb/homestay communities.
The question I asked had been asked before so Yay!! I had answers.
WHITE is the colour of your linen.
This is because it is the easiest to clean and you can bleach it to remove stains.
There were also alternatives to bleach, like baking soda and non-chlorine bleach like hydrogen-peroxide.
There was a suggestion to provide black washcloths for those who want to wash makeup off. Made me think of all those time I had used those white towels to wash off makeup... yikes!!
If the pillow case has grease stains from hair products or the sheets have oil stains from lotion, just soak them in your laundry detergent mixed with some dish wash. Half day suggested.

To be honest, because this was a last minute plan, I have just been running against time and only today did some research on the homestay business. Just so amazing that you can find anything you want at your fingertips - literally.

This is starting to get real interesting!

So tomorrow, feature walls will be painted by yours truly and curtains will go up. We will also have to buy the sofa cover that I will need to sew. There are a few more things I need to buy and that will happen on Sunday. And Monday is for all the last minute stuff which I am sure there will be.

Tuesday is kitchen cabinet day and we should be done and ready to take the kids for a short holiday. Then be back for my brother and his family who arrive by the end of the week. And we go full swing with my Dad’s 80th.

So much going on and I love it.

So if you have any experience or tips for me, I welcome them and thank you :)

Cheers,
Sh33la
06Dec19