Improving a rental home is essential to truly feel at home, but it shouldn’t (or can’t) be too costly or permanent and invasive.
Whether because everything we do in that house won’t stay with us, or because the landlord may not approve of painting walls and cabinets, especially if it’s a short-term rental, and the owner must approve any structural changes.
To succeed in this endeavor, however, and substantially improve a rental home, there are many tricks that go beyond invasive furniture and major modifications: a few adjustments are enough to personalize the interiors to the fullest and thus improve the rental home. Making it even more yours, a faithful mirror of your personality.
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Ugly Floors? Add Some Beautiful Rugs
Floors can’t be significantly altered if you’re renting. However, there’s a trick to personalize the house’s coverings: with rugs, you can camouflage tiles that you don’t like and give the environment a soft touch that will increase its warmth.
Don’t Like White Walls? There are Wall Stickers
To give a refresh to the walls of the house, wallpaper would be too invasive: opt instead for wall stickers, perfect for personalizing a space without modifying it either structurally or excessively. With the many wall sticker options available, you’ll be spoiled for choice.
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Get Creative with Paintings
Wall-to-wall paintings, scattered everywhere, to personalize the house’s walls to the fullest: here’s a practical and aesthetically impeccable solution. If the walls aren’t freshly white, also cover the most critical points with a nice set of frames, perhaps choosing green as the subject to immortalize. The room’s design will receive a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Add QB Vases
An ornamental element capable of radically changing the look of the interiors is the vase. Choose three, four, or even seven or eight, the important thing is that they overflow with personality. With the right stem inside, the charm of your vase will become irresistible. If you want to add a touch of light, also include some candles: they will further warm up the atmosphere of the hearth. Experiment with this simple decoration to elevate your rental home.
The Indiscreet Charm of Curtains
Opt for materials full of personality (such as velvet) or for a chromatic palette so kaleidoscopic that it will burst with joy. With special curtains, the entire room will be draped in fascinating appeal.
Desk or Dressing Table?
Depending on preferences: smart workers can effortlessly create an office they won’t want to leave.
For individuals who prefer (or are obliged to) work in an office setting, they can repurpose the same corner for makeup by using a mirror instead of a laptop.
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Mirrors
Placing a mirror on that wall will widen the room in an incredible way. A real window to a specular world, the mirror will create an optical illusion that will play to the advantage of spatial dilation. Moreover, the decor will be enriched with the most personal subject you have: yourselves, portrayed and framed.
Airy Bookshelves
In a rental home, it can’t be missing: a must-have in furniture, it will allow you to personalize a wall with your world stacked inside. Don’t overdo it with the display of trophies and souvenirs, maintaining a harmonic Greek spatial balance of full and empty spaces that will make the environment airier.
Ornamental Bulletin Boards
Another trick that combines practicality and aesthetics is the bulletin board. Placed above the desk, next to the refrigerator, in the living room, or even next to the bathtub, it will be the perfect ramification on which to attach freshly blossomed ideas, love messages, or photos of guests.
Room Divider
To make up for the impossibility of making new masonry works, consider the practicality of sliding walls. Those who don’t appreciate them as dividing solutions can rely on the discretion of the screen: the ultimate lightweight wall, it will unite convenience with the charm of exotic mystery.
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This article first appeared on Grazia.it – Author: Camilla Sernagiotto
