Comments on: What to name my B&B?

Question: What to name my B&B?

ReneeOg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:49:00 -0800

Help me name my new business venture. I'm looking for a creative/non-cliche name for a bed & breakfast that will cater to crafters, with an emphasis on scrapbookers. Basically it will be a three day/two night girls weekend. The B&B has a large craft area. We'll also offer massage, manicure and pedicure. Any ideas?

By: Freedomboy

Freedomboy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:59:44 -0800

Memories?

Pages?

Snips?

Handmade?

By: rhizome

rhizome — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:04:33 -0800

Do It Yoursleep

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:18:25 -0800

Beads & Bacon, Craft Cottage?

By: mikepop

mikepop — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:23:27 -0800

The Paste It Inn

By: [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]

[NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:23:28 -0800

The Archives

By: nanojath

nanojath — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:26:22 -0800

Bed and Book Fest?

(too cute?)

By: mumkin

mumkin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:29:19 -0800

Make and Do

By: inigo2

inigo2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:35:29 -0800

Scrap 'n Sleep

By: Aquaman

Aquaman — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:40:58 -0800

The No Men Allowed Inn

By: Andy's Gross Wart

Andy's Gross Wart — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:41:56 -0800

The Cut Hut
A Cut Above
Scrap Inn (scrappin')
Memory Motel

By: hungrysquirrels

hungrysquirrels — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:43:21 -0800

Crafty Inn

By: mikepop

mikepop — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:44:57 -0800

The Remember Inn

By: unixrat

unixrat — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:54:33 -0800

Dude Kryptonitorium

Scrap Book Inn

GluEstrogInn

By: misspat

misspat — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:39:09 -0800

Make It & Take It
Stitch 'n Bitch
Craftalot Inn
Kramalot Inn

By: BozoBurgerBonanza

BozoBurgerBonanza — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:02:09 -0800

Knead To Crop (trying to mix in the massage part)

By: indiebass

indiebass — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:50:10 -0800

The Crafty Ladies' Away-from-home Hideaway and Artistry Hostelry.
(bonus points if you go crazy and make everything steampunk-y for no real reason)

Maker's Inn
being much more serious

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:21:44 -0800

Brad and Breakfast?
It'd resonate with scrapbookers... but also with slavering Pitt-fans.

I don't have any ultra-specific advice, but I'd want a name that could simultaneously evoke crafting, beauty/pampering, and B&B comfort and decor. Possibly something with a fabricky name like "Paisley House" or "Gingham Cottage." For this you might get inspired just browsing the eighty scrapbooking aisles at Jo-Ann.

Plus, if the scrapbooking trend dies or the crafty weekends don't pay off as well as you'd like, you don't have to rename the place.

By: parmanparman

parmanparman — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:27:43 -0800

Decopage

By: sapphirebbw

sapphirebbw — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:09:52 -0800

The Crafters' Retreat
Imagination Inn
Handmade Hideaway
Forever Fanciful
Sentimental Slumbers
Crafters' Cottage

I aslo like Metroid Baby's suggestion of Paisley House.

You could follow up any name with a phrase like "Weekend Retreat for Women Crafters" in order to let people know what it was all about.

By: StephenF

StephenF — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:27:56 -0800

'Frottage Cottage' has some NSFW connotations and a too-specific craft meaning I fear, but I like to too much not to post.

By: StephenF

StephenF — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:29:17 -0800

Err, like *it* too much.

By: taojones

taojones — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:03:37 -0800

How about Feminine Inn? The domain is still available (possibly for good reasons).

By: platinum

platinum — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:51:06 -0800

The Crafty Woman - Inspired by this. Perhaps the logo would feature a woman holding scissors with a sly glint in her eye?

Handcrafter's Nook - "Nook" has such a crafty feel to it, it just begs to be used for this kind of thing.

Also like the Paisley House/ Gingham Cottage and the The Crafty Ladies' Away-from-home Hideaway and Artistry Hostelry suggestions.

By: sacho

sacho — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:07:57 -0800

i agree with sapahirebbw, that follow-up like "weekend retreat for women crafters" or such is a good idea and lets you be a little simpler in the name.

that said, i also agree with metroid baby that the name of the inn and your business might be better suited to be less specific (and probably also less pun-ny).

i like:

the project house: a bed and breakfast for crafty ladies
the hobby house: a bed and breakfast for crafty ladies