Hospitality Design Built for Performance.

Full-service short-term rental interior design for owners, operators and investors.

A bathroom with a dark blue wall, a white sink with a silver faucet, a mirror with a wooden frame, a small potted plant hanging in front of a window, and gray towels hanging on a black towel holder.
A black-and-white sketch of a man with a fez hat playing a sitar, with a woman standing beside him.

Step 1

Discovery & Property Strategy

We begin by understanding the property, target guest, market positioning, operational needs, and revenue goals.This is not one-size-fits-all design.

A dark blue fabric sofa with four throw pillows in beige, black, and purple. A black and purple wallpaper with the word 'KARMA' repeated repeatedly in colorful fonts. A round transparent glass table with a colorful, iridescent surface and a decorative black ceramic vase with tall gray feathers. The table also holds books, including one titled 'Taylor Swift' and a magazine. A tall, thin standing lamp with a silver pole and a black lampshade is visible to the right. The setup is indoors, on a multicolored striped rug.
Circular logo with navy blue background and beige text that reads 'RD' in the center, surrounded by a ring of text that says 'RANKIN DESIGN' repeated twice, separated by small dots.

Step 2

Design Development

Layouts, mood direction, furnishing plans, styling concepts, and highly detailed renderings are developed to visualize the complete guest experience before installation begins.

Living room with yellow armchair, wooden side table, and a coffee table with books. A distressed wood dresser with a TV on top is on the left. The wall behind the armchair has blue wallpaper with white floral patterns. Two black wall-mounted lamps with yellow interiors are on the blue wallpaper wall. To the right, a doorway with green trim leads to a bedroom with a visible white bed. The floor has a patterned rug.
A circular logo with a brown background and white border, featuring the text "Rarkin Design for Rentals Ready to Stand Out" in stylized and capitalized fonts.

Step 3

Procurement & Logistics

Products are selected not only for aesthetics, but for:

  • Durability

  • Shipping reliability

  • Customer support

  • Cleaner usability

  • Replacement flexibility

Indoor lounge area with pink velvet armchairs and a wooden coffee table, a black leather couch with pillows, a yellow armchair, and a green rug, with a wall-mounted TV showing a city skyline at sunset, and a patterned accent wall. Outdoors, a patio with chairs and a view of trees and parked cars.
Pink circular badge with black text reading 'Established 2020', 'Interior Design Studio', and 'Rankin Design'.

Step 4

Installation Systems

No guesswork. Because execution is where most properties fall apart.

We provide detailed installation diagrams and implementation guidance so your property is installed exactly as intended, down to the smallest details. Our goal is to minimize costly mistakes, unnecessary trips to Home Depot, and time lost during installation.

This includes:

Art & TV placement
Rug spacing
Curtain height
Bed styling
Furniture positioning
Paint schedules
Install notes
Light bulb specifications
Hardware recommendations
Mounting guidance
Vendor and product references
Cleaner-friendly setup details
Styling instructions

Logo for Rankin Design, featuring a stylized compass arrow in the center, with the text 'RANKIN DESIGN' arching above, and the slogan 'STRATEGIC DESIGN FOR RENTALS READY TO STAND OUT' below, along with '@Rankin.Design' and the year '2020'.
A bedroom with two beds featuring green frames and striped and floral pillows, yellow accent wall, framed pictures, pink curtains, and a window with a building view.

FAQs

  • Our core design philosophy: If your look can be easily replicated, it isn’t competitive.

    Absolutely. In the Short-Term Rental (STR) market, design is the most powerful financial lever within your control. The most successful hosts approach their property as a business endeavor, and professional design is how you protect that investment.

    Investing in a seasoned STR designer mitigates your risk and pays for itself by:

    • Boosting Revenue: Professional design can yield 30%-50% higher revenue compared to the competition.

    • Accelerating Your Launch: Getting your property live earlier means fewer out-of-pocket mortgage payments and generating income faster.

    • Maximizing Efficiency: Strategic design improves operational and cleaning efficiencies.

  • Great things take time, and we pride ourselves on balancing speed with perfection. Depending on the size of your project, we can deliver a design for your review in as early as two weeks.

    However, a realistic timeline must factor in every phase of the launch:

    Design→Ordering→Installation→Cleaning→Staging→Photography→Listing Creation

    • Shipping & Logistics: Once orders are placed, we allow 3–4 weeks for products to arrive.

    • On-Site Setup: The physical installation can take up to a week or more, depending on the property's size.

    The bottom line: Don't let anyone fool you into thinking you can go from blank canvas to active listing in two weeks. The good news? Efficiency is our claim to fame, and we can handle the logistical dance in our sleep.

  • Sure thing! We offer design-only packages that are so incredibly detailed there is ZERO room for error during your installation. We’re talking 3d renderings, diagrams, spreadsheets, styling instructions, and more! 

  • Consider it handled! Managing painters, wallpaper hangers, movers, assembly teams, and dumpster rentals is a massive, stressful undertaking.

    We have found that properties launch significantly faster when we take on the project management ourselves. By controlling the variables from start to finish, we save you time and eliminate the headaches of coordination. You just get the keys to a guest-ready property.

A bedroom with white brick walls, a mirror reflecting a bed with brown pillows, a window with brown curtains, and a nightstand with a brass lamp.
Round logo with a pink background, black text that reads 'Established 2020' at the top, 'Interior Design Studio' at the bottom, and 'Rankin Design' in the center.