Decorating & Maintenance...
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An Attractive Exterior for Your B & B Property
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...
Bedroom Specifications in a B & B
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 conform to as...
Choosing a Colour Scheme
While controlling costs is very important for a bed and breakfast, economising with the decorating by painting the whole place in whatever colour was on offer down...
Choosing Furniture For Your Business
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 throwing furniture...
Communal Rooms in Your B&B
Most bed and breakfast establishments will have at least two guest rooms apart from the bedrooms, a dining room and a lounge, and although most B&B guests will be...
Create a Working or Commercial Kitchen
Bed and breakfast kitchens vary tremendously in size and standard but if you get the chance to plan and design one, take into account food...
Create an Office in Your B&B
An office for your B&B might seem like a luxury, but, particularly with the increasing use of computers and the internet in business, a workplace with the right...
Creating a Theme For Your B & B
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 high number of...
Energy Efficiency in your B&B
It makes a lot of sense for a B&B to embrace energy efficiency with improvements to loft insulation, low energy light bulbs and using renewable energy sources if...
Ensuite Bathroom Specifications for a B&B
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,...
Extending to Add a Lounge or Dining Room to B & B
Space is of paramount importance to a B&B and although it's tempting to put as much as possible over to paying bedrooms, if there aren’t enough...
Hiring a Gardener for Your B&B
Many bed and breakfast establishments have large gardens, often because they were originally private houses and a large house would usually have a garden to match....
Hiring a Plumber
It is essential for a bed and breakfast owner to have a good relationship with a plumber, as the last thing you need is for a heating or water problem to cause...
Hiring an Electrician
If you need to get some electrical work done on your bed and breakfast then it is even more important that you use a properly trained electrician than with a private...
Hiring an Interior Designer
If after reading our articles on choosing a colour scheme for your bed and breakfast you are still uncertain about your choices, it might be worth employing an...
Is a B&B Conversion Financially Viable?
If you're thinking of going into the bed and breakfast business by converting your property into a B&B, before you start thinking about the...
Lighting Styles Indoors & Out
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. With the current...
Planning and Building Regs for a B&B
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 to any co...
Questions to Ask Property Professionals
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...
Specialist Add-ons Such as Swimming Pools or Gyms
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...
What Will Make Your B & B Stand Out?
Unless you're operating a bed and breakfast in a resort where there are more customers than beds available, you will be trying to make your B&B stand out against the...
