Whether your vacation home is more for summer or for winter, one thing is for sure: you take a lot of pictures in it. Your home away from home is where you go to take a break from the hustle and bustle of your day to day life. Ensuring that your vacation home in pinterest-worthy and perfect for the ‘gram is a great way to make your vacation photos really pop. You’ll want the whole house to be as beautiful as possible, especially your main photographic areas like the bedroom, kitchen, living room, and patio/porch area.

Your kitchen is going to be home to all of the meal photos, cooking fun, and late night wine tastings. Within these photos, your cabinets, floors, and backsplash will be on high display. You really don’t want to showcase major eye sores next to your gorgeous smoothie and salad lunch combo. Since we have talked about updating your kitchens before (see that here and here!), I’ll discuss how to really make your vacay home shine in comparison. While in your main house your kitchen needs functionality more than aesthetics, however at your vacation home, you have the floor (pun intended) to really vamp up the style. You can go all out with a kitchen style that might not typically flow with your day to day life. For example, you can do an entire mid-century modern style for the best decade influenced selfies. You’ll also need to keep in mind whether you’re spending summer or winter here, what activities you’ll participate in most, and the flooring that best associates with that. For example, if you’ll be doing a lot of surfing during the summer stay at your vacation home, you’ll want to make sure you have a waterproof and scratch resistant flooring option so that your floors will last regardless of the fact that your home will only see you a small portion of the year.

Moving from the kitchen, let’s talk about the living room. Your living room will be where you tend to relax the most. Whether you’re spending time meditating, watching TV, or doing arts and crafts, the living room is home to majority of your selfies, group photos, and selfless pictures. The living room can have a cozy feel (especially in the winter vacation homes) where you have a nice plush carpet to keep you warm while you sit on it. If you’re in a winter vacation home, you’ll want to avoid the tile and plank flooring options because they are so cold to the touch. However in a summer home, you’ll definitely be better off with a tile or plank flooring so that you can easily clean up water, dirt, and sand that is tracked in from the various summer day feats.

In the bedroom,  you’ll take all of your relaxation selfies, your good morning and good night selfies, and of course the cuddle selfies. These selfies can also showcase your floors and similar advice is given for this room as for the living room. Plush carpets have an inviting feel to them, while cold tile is a deterrent when it’s a winter vacation home. Beyond this, you’ll also want a scratch resistant floor due to the high likelihood of the bed frame and dressers scraping the floor unintentionally.

When remodeling your vacation home here in sunny central Florida, be sure to reach out to us here at All Flooring USA & Cabinets. We have an exquisite selection of flooring, cabinets, and countertops to remodel your vacation home perfectly!