The Center Street Guest House had been used as overflow student housing for many years, but our client had something a little different in mind when they approached us about this project. The goal was to update the home in a way that would bring new life and purpose to the property as a short-term guest house for guest lecturers, professors, and other campus guests.

The house in the state we were presented was drab and dark, but still fair condition. A perfect candidate for investing time and resources in. One of the challenges was that our budget included everything to finish out — all the way down to dishes and linens. While we looked to short-term rentals for inspiration, we knew the durability needed to be in line with a hospitality environment to make maintenance in line with being part of the University’s hotel system. Check out these blog posts on the Living Room and Kitchen to see some of the before pictures and our design process.