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here are usually two options when you
travel. Find a hotel, or get a feel for travel. Find a hotel, or get a feel for
the area and book a short-term stay the area and book a short-term stay
in a rental home. But it turns out there’s in a rental home. But it turns out there’s
a third option. Luxico offers the best a third option. Luxico offers the best
of both worlds, with a range of high-end of both worlds, with a range of high-end
private properties available for short- or long-term private properties available for short- or long-term
stays that combine luxury (cheese and wine platters, stays that combine luxury (cheese and wine platters,
24-hour concierge), with the feel of staying with 24-hour concierge), with the feel of staying with
a local (shopping tours, restaurant recommendations). a local (shopping tours, restaurant recommendations).
We asked Luxico’s experts for their tips for making We asked Luxico’s experts for their tips for making
a striking first impression – and what it takes to a striking first impression – and what it takes to
turn a good home into a great one. turn a good home into a great one.
To browse properties or find out more about listing To browse properties or find out more about listing
your home, head to your home, head to luxico.com.auluxico.com.au..

GIVE YOUR HOME A STYLE MAKEOVER, WITH THESE
INTERIORS TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS WHO KNOW
HOW TO MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.

LESS IS MORE
The first five mThe first five minutes a guest inutes a guest
spends in your homspends in your home will e will
leave a lasting imleave a lasting impact during pact during
their stay. Avoid leaving out their stay. Avoid leaving out
too mtoo many household itemany household items – s –
leftover food in the fridge or leftover food in the fridge or
pantry, too mpantry, too many toiletries any toiletries
in the bathroomin the bathroom, appliances in , appliances in
the kitchen – which can mthe kitchen – which can make ake
people feel less like guests people feel less like guests
and mand more like they’re invading ore like they’re invading
your space.your space.
ADD SOMADD SOME PERSONALITYE PERSONALITY
WWhile too mhile too many knick-knacks any knick-knacks
can mcan make a homake a home look me look messy, essy,
you don’t want it to look too you don’t want it to look too
sterile, either. Soft furnishings sterile, either. Soft furnishings
like throws or pillows are like throws or pillows are
a good way to add a personal a good way to add a personal
touch to your homtouch to your home, and e, and
carefully placed artwork will carefully placed artwork will
inject a pop of colour and give inject a pop of colour and give
a space an instant facelift.a space an instant facelift.
BRING THE OUTDOORS INBRING THE OUTDOORS IN
Cut flowers mCut flowers may look nice ay look nice
when you buy themwhen you buy them, but they , but they
don’t tend to last long and will don’t tend to last long and will
have the opposite effect once have the opposite effect once
they begin to wilt. Instead, they begin to wilt. Instead,
potted plants last longer potted plants last longer
and help bring a roomand help bring a room to life. to life.

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