Rent Furniture for Your Airbnb... and Save Thousands!
BY MIKEL HUBBARD
FORMER HGTV PRODUCER | CO-FOUNDER, THE HOST CO |
OWNER, TIMES EIGHT PROPERTY & DESIGN
Want to rent out your space but can’t afford all new fancy furniture? What if you could rent-to-own it? Uh yeah, that’d help big time right? We’re not talking Rent-A-Center 80s style recliner sofas. Some new startups are upending the game with cool stuff from West Elm, CB2 and Campaign. And within 6-24 months, depending on your payment, you own it and with some of these guys, for the retail price!
FeatherFEATHER
Feather services clients in New York City, SF and the Los Angeles Area (for now). But they’ll likely expand quickly because their prices and style are on point. With the option to be a member, you can change out your furniture at least once a year for FREE which is a really cool way to keep your rental up to date and trade out pieces that simply don’t work in the space. You can also do this as a non-member, it just costs a little more. Since you’re buying it anyway, it’s kind of a dream way to furnish your space and have the guests pay for it. Amiright?
FernishFERNISH
Fernish is out of Los Angeles and Seattle, but features product from Crate and Barrel, CB2, Floyd and Campaign. Most shocking is you don’t pay more than retail for the pieces after your monthly subscription fee, so really, what do you have to lose?
CasaoneCASAONE
CasaOne has a little broader of a reach, servicing San Francisco, LA, NYC, New Jersey, Houston, Dallas/FW, and Washington DC. You’re probably going to pay a little more than retail for their pieces, but they seem to allow for shorter rentals (less than 3 months) which is something their competitors don’t provide.
CortCORT
Cort has been around forever and they’re in almost every American every city. They may not be the least expensive option, but they’re an option in a lot of places that these startups haven’t reached. They’re not built on the rent-to-own model so plan on using them more as a platform to get going and replacing pieces as you go with more permanent ones. But if you do want to get going and don’t want to invest in a whole house of furniture up front, they’re pretty much all over the US.
Got experience renting furniture for your STR? Was it a success? We want to hear!