Shawn Huffman continues to build her legacy one thoughtfully curated space at a time. A seasoned real estate professional, designer, consultant, and host of vacation rentals throughout Music City, Shawn has an innate talent for blending hospitality with intentional design. After moving to Nashville in 2004, the California native pursued a career in real estate where she cultivated a strong understanding of the local market. She observed a clear pattern—the homes that were beautifully decorated and photographed never failed to outperform the rest. Leveraging her design eye, attention to detail, and understanding of the Nashville market, she built her first vacation rental home with the intention to make each stay for her guests feel like it's their home away from home. From there, Legacy Hospitality TN was born.
Shawn is a firm believer in curating a space that guests will truly love. A stay at a Legacy Hospitality TN property feels like coming home, rather than just checking in. Guests will always be greeted with warm lighting, a clean smell, and intentional design. Favoring a classic, clean, and simple aesthetic, Shawn’s eye captures an inviting, timeless space that immediately makes you want to kick off your shoes and unwind.
“Design sets the emotional tone before a single guest and interaction takes place,” Shawn explains. “The moment a guest walks through the door, they should feel a sense of ease. My approach is keeping things grounded, a warm balance, and lots of layering.”
Shawn has a rare gift for envisioning a space’s full potential immediately upon stepping through the door—even if the room is completely empty. Keeping factors such as architecture and location in mind while decorating, she enjoys experimenting with textures and layering, all while still staying true to her own personal style.
“I believe that vacation rentals should not look like a hotel,” Shawn explains. “If a guest wants to stay at a hotel, they will. However, guests do want hotel-type service—like quick responses, nice sheets, coffee, and a clean space.”
In an ever-changing world, Legacy Hospitality TN believes the finer things should be a standard, infusing luxury and indulgence into your Nashville retreat. Her expertise and experience has led her to launch her brand new venture, thedetails615. With this, she will be offering consulting to owners of vacation homes that are struggling to raise their rates, gain higher reviews, and curate spaces that instantly captivate guests. At thedetails615, they believe that true success comes when hosts feel confident, equipped, and in control of their business. They don’t just design for you—they design with you, so that you gain tools and strategies that last beyond a single project. Whether it’s finding the right pillow, taking the right photo, or writing the right description, all of it adds up to five-star reviews, repeat bookings, and higher returns.
With Shawn’s strong understanding and talent for the industry, she helps you master the small touches that make the biggest difference. Offering different tiers of services—beginning with a complimentary ‘quick look’ audit of the space where she gives owners a 5-minute audit and personalized review with actionable tips to improve your vacation rental—it is her goal to help the underdog build a space their guests will love. Other services include a 30-minute Vision Kickstart where you'll have the opportunity to engage in an interior design consultation, a Design Deep Dive where Shawn will conduct a thorough property improvement audit and go room by room to identify what you're already doing well and what additional elements you can incorporate to elevate your spaces, and for the client who wants Shawn to come in and work her magic, she is offering a Project Management Audit—where she will help evaluate timelines, budgets, contractor coordination, and overall execution. Shawn is passionate about helping the small owners create a thoughtfully designed space that proves to be both worthwhile and successful. By creating thedetails615, she hopes to teach others the tips and tools that will help encourage them to take their homes to the next level.
“A design investment is hard to wrap your head around if you're the small guy, right? So you have to start with little things in order to get to where you can have more,” Shawn shares. “I think the biggest mistake is [when owners] throw a whole bunch of stuff in [their home] and think, ‘this will work, guests will come’—and they will come, but they will come at $60 a night instead of at $150.”
While thedetail615’s roots are in Nashville, she also works virtually with vacation rental hosts across the U.S. Through online consultations, mood boards, and shoppable guides, they deliver the same level of expertise regardless of where you’re located.
For more information on consulting with thedetails615 or visiting a Legacy Hospitality TN rental, visit https://thedetails615.com or https://legacyhospitalitytn.com and follow them on socials @thedetails615 and @legacyhospitalitytn.
"Design sets the emotional tone before a single guest and interaction takes place."
"I want guests to feel grounded, inspired, and cared for in those first few seconds... if a space can make someone exhale without realizing it, then the design has done its job!"