Palm Springs vacation home living room designed by Nicole Brill, Founder & Designer, Sunshine Getaways

Services

Design That PerformsManagement That Protects It

From creating a property with a distinct sense of place to protecting every detail of the guest experience, we bring design and operations together - so your vacation home feels memorable to guests and effortless to own.

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Full-Service Design + Management

One Vision From Design Through the Guest Experience

Our complete approach to a memorable, high-performing vacation home.

We shape the property from the first design decision through the everyday guest experience - creating a home with a strong point of view, then managing the hundreds of details required to keep that experience intact.

Best For

Owners who want one trusted partner responsible for both the creative vision and what happens after the first guest walks through the door.

Design Only

A Property That Belongs Exactly Where It Is - and Feels Like No Other

We don't work from a formula or impose a signature vacation-rental look. We begin with the architecture, setting, your taste, and the pieces worth keeping, then build a cohesive design around them.

The result is layered, personal, and intentional - with enough of the unexpected to make it memorable.

And because beautiful vacation homes still have to function in the real world, every decision is made through both a design and hospitality lens.

Design Packages

Refresh

Ideal for properties that are 80% there

A focused design update for properties with a strong foundation that need better cohesion, styling, furnishings, lighting, art, or finishing details.

Full Design

For homes ready for a complete transformation

A comprehensive interior-design plan for the primary living spaces, bedrooms, and guest experience, including concept development, sourcing, specifications, installation, and styling.

Bespoke Design

When the project requires white-glove attention

A fully customized engagement for properties requiring extensive design development, renovations, specialty sourcing, custom elements, or a highly individualized scope.

Best For

Owners with existing management infrastructure, or personal-use vacation homes that need a cohesive design vision and expert execution.

Management Only

Protect the Experience You've Already Created

Great design sets an expectation. Great management makes sure the guest actually experiences it.

We handle the day-to-day details - from communication and turnovers to maintenance, inventory, and pricing - with the same level of care you put into creating the property in the first place.

Best For

Owners who love their property's design but want someone else protecting the guest experience and handling the operation behind it.

Why Full-Service Works

Design Creates the Promise. Management Keeps It

A beautiful property creates a promise.

The photography sets an expectation. The design creates anticipation. Guests arrive expecting the experience they were sold. Then operations have to deliver it.

The linens need to feel right. The house needs to be immaculate. The coffee needs to be stocked. The pool needs to be ready. The lighting needs to work. When something inevitably goes wrong, someone needs to solve it quickly and thoughtfully.

That's why we believe design and management are two halves of the same guest experience.

Proof Across the Work

The House of the Golden Turtle

Palm Springs, CA

Design + Management

  • Top 1% of Airbnb homes
  • 160+ five-star reviews
  • $95K average annual revenue

Evergreen Lodge

Lake Arrowhead, CA

Design + Management

  • 5-star rating
  • 25 five-star reviews
  • 2+ year tenant retention

Icon in Las Palmas at Merito Manor

Palm Springs, CA

Interior Design

  • 1961 Barry Berkus architecture
  • Modernism Week 2025 selection

Client + Industry Validation

Trusted by Owners & Industry Professionals

"Nicole truly brings it from concept to completion, and that end-to-end service is a super power!"
- Chris P., Short-Term Rental Owner
"Nicole Brill is an incredibly talented designer and really understands the needs of the vacation rental market. Her designs are thoughtful and beautiful. The houses she has designed are fully stocked and provide a high-end experience for our guests. Our homeowners have received rave reviews about her homes."
- Brian R., Real Estate Executive VP and Property Management President

Let's Talk About Your Property

You don't need to know exactly which service or design package you need before we talk.

Tell us about your property, what's working, what isn't, and what you'd love it to become. We'll identify the right level of design, management - or both - to get it there.

It starts with a Retreat Assessment.