Home Designs by Cardo

A home styled to earn more.

Our in-house design team furnishes and styles your home end to end — so it photographs beautifully, reviews well, and commands a higher nightly rate. One team, one invoice, photo-ready for launch.

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Design that pays for itself

Beautiful is a strategy, not a splurge.

Guests book the photos and rate the experience. A home designed for short-term rental — durable, photogenic, and complete — earns more per night and turns first stays into five-star reviews. We design for the booking and the long run.

Every project is led by a Cardo designer and built to the standards our management team has to live with after launch. Nothing decorative that won't survive a busy season.

+18%

avg. nightly rate vs. comparable unstyled homes*

2–4 wk

typical design to photo-ready turnaround

1 invoice

sourcing, freight, install — itemized

In-house

designers, not a third-party referral

How a design comes together

Four steps from empty to earning.

Decorating services are available to Cardo-managed homes — so design and management work from the same plan.

Photo review

Send interior photos — an online listing or phone snaps — to sales@cardorentals.com. You'll get a furnishing estimate and decorator's fee by email.

Sign & onboard

Once you decide, we set up your management and decorating agreements so your home is ready to start.

2-hour prep walkthrough

Your decorator visits and notes maintenance, deep-cleaning, and junk-removal needs — shared with your Owner Services Manager and trusted vendors.

Decorate

Paint, handyman work, kitchen kits, furniture and decor — sourced, built, styled, and staged photo-ready for launch.

Design case studies

Homes we designed, then ran past their market.

Each of these San Diego homes was furnished and styled end to end by Cardo — then went on to beat its market. Open any one for the full story, the scope of work, and what it returned.