Personalising Your Rental

There are several benefits to renting a property; typically, there are no maintenance costs, you’re not tied to one area, and insurance is cheaper, but what you might be worried about is how you can personalise a rental property and make it feel like home. We are here to tell you that it is possible to decorate without re-decorating! But before you follow our tips for personalising your rental, make sure you know exactly what you are and aren’t allowed to change by checking with the landlord. With these ideas in mind, maybe next time you’re viewing a potential new home you can envisage putting some of these into practice.

Inventive Ideas

The internet and home magazines are full of creative décor ideas for your home. If you’re not already on Pinterest we’d advise you to create an account – you’ll soon be ‘pinning’ ideas for your home and beyond! Break the limitations of your space by thinking of clever ways to store and display your belongings, without making any permanent changes. Think about removable wall stickers, bold pieces of furniture, and upcycled storage units.

Love Lighting

Just because your landlord hasn’t gone all out on lighting, it doesn’t mean that you can’t! Pack away the old pendants carefully and transform your home by adding your own light fittings and lamps. Each room can showcase a different style, from LED tape lights in your kitchen to fairy lights in your garden or over a balcony.

No Nails

Keep your landlord happy and still fill your walls with whatever takes your fancy! All you need to do is buy yourself some Command strips and decide what’s going where. Pictures, canvases, art, you name it, you can hang it – all without using a hammer and nails. This isn’t just a great idea if you’re renting, if you change your style frequently Command strips will always come in handy.

Perfect Plants

Plants and fresh flowers will quite literally add life to your home. On our blog, we have previously shared some examples of plants that can actually clean the air and be good for you, and now is the time to include these in your home. Adding a plant in certain rooms will show that your home is lived in, and can add some colour to a corner or windowsill.

And Accessories

Accessories are essential to any home, whether you’re renting or buying; they can reflect your style, add a pop of colour, and inject some life into your interiors. You can choose to have different accessories for certain seasons, and these can be taken with you from home to home. Think about throws, consider some cushions, and relax on a rug; accessories make the perfect final touch when decorating your rental home.

There is no simple answer in the renting versus buying debate, but we are here to quash the myth that you can’t make a rental house your home. We hope that our ideas have given you some inspiration for how to transform your rented property without losing your deposit!

If you are looking for a rental home in North London, or you have a property to let but are unsure what to do next, contact your local Anthony Pepe branch.