WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR RENTAL HOME

WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR RENTAL HOME

Just moved into a new rental but it doesn't feel like home? Interior experts reveal their affordable tricks that make decorating a rental easy and stylish. Although you can’t exactly start knocking down walls in your rental, there are some things you can do to make over the space so that it’s virtually transformed from its banal beginnings.

Creating a gallery wall

An arrangement of photos and artwork that spans the wall is a relatively simple way to bring a lot of impact to a room without causing much damage. Sure, there will be nail holes, but those are easily filled before you end your lease. Another option is to use stick-on picture hooks that promise damage-free hanging, though they tend to work only with lightweight pieces.

Adjusting the light

Is the only source of illumination in your apartment coming from a sad fluorescent overhead fixture? Most overhead fixtures cast harsh light, creating weird shadows that make everything look odd. Incorporating more lighting at eye level or higher, whether in the form of table lamps, plug-in sconces, or floor lamps, makes a house feel more like a home.

Adding a rug

The floor is one of the biggest surfaces in a home. Bringing in a colorful element here has huge impact, maybe even more so than painting a wall. A rug also helps protect the floors from damage, which is a plus as far as your security deposit goes.

Modular furniture

If your walls are a plain cream, grey, beige or white in colour, bring in some creative and bright furniture. This will help to liven and brighten the place up a lot. Here again, you don’t need to spend lots to buy new furniture, you can even rent out the pieces you want. If renting is not something you like, you can try reupholstering your old furniture with lovely bright fabrics.

Replacing hardware

Swapping out the handles and knobs of cabinets for more stylish options can be a simple task. It's really just a matter of loosening a few screws and tightening a few others. The only downside: keeping track of the original hardware, or risking damaging the finish of the cabinet accidentally while installing the new knobs.

Decals

On the surface, adding temporary decals to the wall seems as though it should be a low-risk endeavor, right? They even have the word "temporary" in the product name! But with so many options on the market, it's hard to be certain you're not going to end up with the decal that acts more like duct tape and peels off a layer of paint when it's time to remove that inspiring silhouette of a tree.

Paint

Paint is temporary but generally frowned upon by landlords. All it takes is one tenant with a penchant for highlighter-lime-green paint that bleeds through several coats of white primer to make a landlord flat-out refuse additional painting.

If you feel that there is nothing you can do to your rental home and you need to find a new one, just contact with Nimmadhi. Nimmadhi will help you to find a requirements for your rental home.