Decorating & Maintenance

You don't have to be an expert in exterior design to realise that the outside of a B&B is as important as the inside and if you are doing a...

Getting the design of guest rooms in a bed and breakfast is one thing that you have to get right, even though there are hotel and fire regulations to...

While controlling costs is very important for a bed and breakfast, economising with the decorating by painting the whole place in whatever colour...

Many bed and breakfast businesses make the mistake of using furniture well past its sell by date as an economy measure. While we wouldn't advocate...

Dining rooms are important in a B&B as well as guest rooms and tourists, whether single or in groups, like to relax in lounges, so it's useful if you...

Planning and designing a kitchen for a bed and breakfast will be important as you will want to get a food hygiene certificate and satisfy...

If you are lucky, you will have a spare room that can be given over to an office environment but if not, with the increasing use of technology in...

Creating a theme for your bed and breakfast business can be a dangerous idea, only because you may go too far and alienate people. So if you have a...

From low cost but high impact energy efficiency initiatives, such as more loft insulation and low energy lightbulbs, to renewable energy systems...

If you are doing bathroom conversions in a property to turn it into a bed and breakfast and you want to get the most out of your paying guests,...

A plumbing disaster could put off a lot of bed and breakfast guests and they won't come back, nor will they be referring other guests to you so it's...

With the tightening of government regulations concerning electrical work in all buildings, including bed and breakfasts, it no longer makes sense to...

Hiring an interior designer might seem like overkill for a humble bed and breakfast but if you want to move your B&B into a different market and...

Before starting your B&B business you should weigh up the cost of converting your property into a bed and breakfast, and making it conform to...

Lighting in a bed and breakfast is of paramount importance both inside and out. Inside the B&B lighting can control ambience and help the mood....

If you are planning to convert an existing house into a B&B then the usual planning permissions and building regulations will apply, as they would...

Doing the conversion of a property from an ordinary domestic residence into a B&B is a very different proposition to a normal job and there are a...

Some B&B owners are installing prestige facilities such as swimming pools and gyms as well as pet facilities to appeal to more guests. As we've...

Making your bed and breakfast stand out from the rest isn’t easy, particularly if there's a lot of local competition, but some lateral thought and a...