We all like to feel like the feeling of coming home, even if your home sweet rental home isn’t 100% your own, you can still make it feel like home by adding some personal decorative touches to your living space.
Personalize with plants
Adding a living, breathing element to your rental home will make it feel homier in an instant. Incorporate your favorite plants into your decor to add a nice personal touch. Plus, you can enjoy watching your plants grow as you get settled into your new space. While indoor plants bring a pop of color to your interior, consider adding container plants to your porch, patio or window box. Creating a beautiful container can be a fun project that will make you smile every time you come home.
Feature your friends and family
There’s no easier way to personalize your rental house than by putting up photos of your friends and family. Pick up fun frames from various discount stores and look up different ways to hang a group on the internet – have fun with hanging and get creative!
Window Treatments Are a Must
Window treatments can make a big difference in a room. They are well worth the investment, but they don’t have to be super-expensive. Ikea, Target, Home Goods, and Craigslist are some places to buy curtains, and they are relatively inexpensive. You’ve probably already figured this out, but panels generally work better than valances, simply because they work on windows of differing widths.
Quick tip: Hang the longest panels your room will allow. That will make even a small room with a low ceiling seem larger.
Add a rug
Though you can use any carpet that fits your budget, jute rugs are inexpensive, go with anything and come in nearly any size. A large rug completely covers imperfect floors (and protects them, too).
Unstick the style
Before you write off an outdated style, think of ways you can make it retro cool. Are you faced with an avocado green bathtub or appliances? Balance these shades with neutral tones. Try taupe bath towels, kitchen towels and other accessories. If you add enough of a color you like, you’ll barely notice the offender.
Little things matter
Finally, here’s one simple purchase that can make your rental home feel like your happy place: a welcome mat that shows off your style. A personalized, funny or pretty doormat will have a positive impact on everyone who crosses the threshold, including you!
