Inspired by Holiday Home Makeover with Rachel and Ryan? Here’s How to Create a Holiday Home Guests Will Love

Looking to elevate your property's presentation while staying kind to the planet? At Holiday Home Stylist, we specialise in stylish, impactful property styling with eco-friendly solutions that don’t compromise on beauty or quality. Whether you're preparing to sell or simply want to refresh a space, our sustainable approach helps you make a lasting impression—responsibly.

Using eco-conscious interior elements made of renewable materials can play a large role in helping our environment and our health.

Choose Sustainable Fabrics

For curtains, upholstery and soft furnishing, there are widely available sustainable fabrics you can use. Choose fabrics or items that are made in Australia using hemp, bamboo, flax, organic cotton or premium merino wool. There are also many textiles made of recycled plastic products that help reduce landfill or plastics in our ocean.

Hemp fabric production uses one-twentieth of the water it takes to produce cotton with no toxic chemicals being used. Earthy natural hemp colours such as kale, rye, buckwheat and pink salt have a lovely linen-like appearance and the colours are right on-trend. Vintage linen fabrics feature a uniquely worn look and are super soft to handle are being made from environmentally sustainable flax fibres.

Premium merino wool is traceable to sources meeting environmental and animal welfare benchmarks and is socially responsible. Merino wool makes wonderful throw rugs and cushion covers that add texture and interest to a room.

Choose Rugs made from Recycled Plastic

For your next indoor or outdoor rug, consider purchasing one made from recycled plastic, giving new life to non-biodegradable material and reducing pollution in our oceans. Interior rugs made from recycled plastic are quite amazing and look and feel like wool. You can source these rugs from local stores. Outdoor rugs made from high-density polyethene are highly fade resistant and are perfect to add colour and comfort to your outdoor seating area.

Choose Safe Finishes

Paint or varnishes that add shine to raw material can be harmful to you and the environment. Many standard paints, including wall paint, contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which evaporate at room temperature in an off-gassing process that can last for several weeks or longer. As a result, VOCs can cause anything from nausea to kidney damage and they also pollute the air. To reduce your ecological footprint, choose non-toxic paint with low VOCs, such as milk paint, water-based paint, stains and sealants and latex paint. See our local hardware or paint store for availability and advice.

Choose Recycled Pieces

Instead of buying all-new furniture new, consider using recycled or second-hand pieces. Source good quality vintage lounges and chairs and have them reupholstered in quality Australian sustainable fabrics. By combining recycled pieces with new ones, you can add interest and depth to your room and give recycled furniture life for years to come.

Choose Eco friendly Interior Style

Some design aesthetics are more environmentally responsible than others. Minimalist interiors decrease your carbon footprint and can be applied to any interior design style. By decluttering and simplifying, you can not only create a more ergonomic and mindful setting but a more sustainable home. Scandinavian design is another minimalist style that uses earthy, raw and organic materials. Fewer items in the home ultimately mean less needs to be manufactured and this helps minimize the negative impact on the environment.

Choose Biofuel over a Wood burning Fireplace

Although we all love to sit in front of an open fire, in doing so we contribute to lowering air quality and polluting the environment. Ethanol burning fireplaces provide a beautiful ambience and cosy comfort whilst relying on a green source of fuel and reducing harmful emissions.

Choose Indoor Plants as Natural Air Purifiers

Pothos, also known as devils’ ivy, is a great variegated plant that will grow easily from cuttings in a water container or a pot. Sweet basil will also grow in water from cuttings if taken from a healthy plant and is useful in cooking and adding a green purifier to your kitchen.

Enhance your property's appeal with our expert styling services—now offering eco-friendly options to create beautiful, sustainable spaces. Contact us today:

📞 0449 171817
📧 Melissa@holidayhomestylist.com.au
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📍 Servicing Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, and beyond.

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