L’AGENCE Interior Design renovates and delivers turnkey second homes in Cannes: design, works, furniture, lighting and final accessories, without the owner having to travel. The property is handed over finished, fully equipped and ready to live in, designed for your stays as well as for rental the rest of the year.
A property occupied a few weeks a year, which must generate income the rest of the time
The pattern is common in Cannes: an apartment bought as a pied-Ă -terre, occupied a few weeks a year, rented out the rest of the time. This dual use changes the way the property should be designed, and ignoring it is costly on both sides.
You need an interior that feels like you when you are there, and that performs as a rental when you are not. In practice: materials that can withstand occupant turnover, a layout with no wasted square metres, storage that lets you leave your belongings on site, decor aligned with the target rents, and enough character to stand out in a listing.
Cannes’ rental demand has one defining feature that drives everything. It is fuelled by conferences, and most often it is companies that pay for the stays. With this type of clientele, the quality of the property weighs more than its price in the decision. Finishes are therefore not an owner’s comfort: they are a selection criterion, during the periods when rates are highest. We design with this objective, without promising an occupancy rate or a rent level.
Our reference: a Palm Beach apartment on La Croisette
For clients based in Luxembourg, the studio delivered a turnkey apartment in the Palm Beach residence on La Croisette. The design was approved remotely, from plans and 3D views. The works were overseen by the studio, the furniture ordered, delivered and installed, and the keys handed over at the end of the mission.
The owners discovered their property completed. That is exactly the turnkey promise: you buy, we deliver, you enjoy it.
A holiday home is designed differently from a primary residence
Gaïa, in Roquefort-les-Pins, is a good illustration: a full renovation and turnkey decoration of a 260 m² villa, a second home for Paris-based clients. It was conceived as a Mediterranean holiday home, in a warm, organic register, with stone flooring, wooden furniture, statement lighting and many bespoke pieces.
What this project shows: a second home is not a smaller primary residence. You look for something else. Less everyday storage, more seating. Less optimised circulation, more connection to the outdoors. Materials that age well because no one is there to maintain them every week.
What the turnkey mission includes
The complete journey, without interruption. Advisory visit and assessment of the property’s potential. Aesthetic and technical design according to our three-phase method, with 3D views, material boards and an estimated budget line by line. Tendering to contractors, analysis of quotes with you, award of packages.
Then the works, coordinated by the studio with weekly updates sent remotely. Then complete furnishing: off-the-shelf furniture and bespoke pieces, lighting, textiles, rugs, accessories, right down to tableware and household linen if you wish. Then handover and key delivery.
The studio is covered by ten-year liability insurance and professional civil liability insurance. Electrical and technical plans are produced in-house.
How does a project work when you live elsewhere?
The rule is simple: the more decisions are made during the design phase, the fewer remain to be made urgently during the works. That is what determines whether a remote mission is feasible, not how often you call.
In practical terms, you make decisions based on documents rather than on site: 2D plans, 3D views, material boards, Book DĂ©co. Then you receive weekly updates, and the studio prepares the handover. We have done this for owners based in Luxembourg on La Croisette, and for Paris-based clients in Roquefort-les-Pins.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need to be on site during the works?
No, and most of our clients are not. Decisions are made remotely, from plans, 3D views and weekly updates. The Palm Beach apartment was delivered in full to owners living in Luxembourg.
Do you advise on rental potential before purchase?
We analyse the property through the lens of renovation and positioning: what will need to be invested to reach the target level, and what the layout can enhance. An advisory visit before making an offer avoids unpleasant surprises and refines the price you are willing to pay.
Why aim for a high level of finish for a property rented part of the year?
Because Cannes conference clientele, whose stays are often covered by companies, choose the best-finished properties and pay for it. An upgraded interior stands out immediately in a listing and holds up over time, despite turnover.
How do you reconcile personal use and rental?
By planning for both from the design stage: closed, secure storage for your belongings, materials and textiles that can be replaced like-for-like, a layout that does not rely on personal items to function. These are design decisions, not furnishing decisions.
Do you work outside Cannes for this type of mission?
Yes, notably in Mougins, Antibes and Cap d’Antibes, Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Saint-Tropez. The studio also travels beyond its usual area when the project justifies it: Gaïa was delivered in Roquefort-les-Pins.
