hi guys welcome back to our channel the number one place for people who love design
arts and all things creative i'm jacqueline and i'm an interior architect and designer here
at D and B and today's video is all about how to decorate your rental property without damaging the
existing building shell and how to make it feel like your home if you rent a home then you know
how complex it can be to actually make changes to your house or apartment in the first place right
i feel like there's so much great area with what you can and can't do for example i've heard in
america it's very mixed here in the uk you can't actually change that much australia are apparently
very strict and in germany where renting culture is huge you can actually customize your home to
whatever you want it to be but on the flip side with that is you have to put in your
kitchen cabinets sinks appliances etc so there definitely seems to be different levels of how
you can upgrade your rental globally and growing up over the years i have absolutely seen how
renting your home has overtaken home ownership at least in terms of the age in which you purchase
your first home to the point where it's kind of become a millennial gen z meme here in the uk
but let's not get into that today anyways i feel like this video was definitely long overdue
and i really want to give you guys some useful rent-a-friendly home decor that
you can actually achieve and also keep your deposit so if you're interested let's jump in
so if you want to carry out a rental makeover then my first piece of advice is to focus
more on the home decoration side of things as opposed to the hardware of the property i think
that we're all guilty of going into a home and wanting to change the wall color or the flooring
or anything that we don't particularly like but unfortunately with the rental we don't exactly
have that luxury to change them by all means i would say contact the owner and ask if you can
paint the walls or change the flooring because you never know they may say yes but to steer
clear of any possible problems try and ignore the details that you don't like by focusing on things
you can change like the soft furnishings like curtains furniture cushions and home decor pieces
once you dedicate your energy to the things you can change your rental makeover is going to be
much more stress-free now i know that's a lot of us like colour in our homes but
usually landlords will make sure that the property is completely neutral in color
to make it appealing and sought after on real estate websites and because of that
we're essentially being given blank canvases so to inject colour into the space i would say think of
accent pieces like vases cushions picture frames blankets furniture lighting and plants or flowers
just because you don't paint your wall in a bold lapis hue it doesn't mean that you won't achieve
the blue look you're going for so before jumping into making a big permanent change like painting
the walls buy accent decor pieces with bright pops of color to freshen up the rented home now
just because we're not allowed to paint it doesn't mean that we can't transform the wall space at all
you can hang family photos and artwork by using these command strips forget about screws nails
and drilling into the wall you don't need to worry about that the command strips work by attaching
one side to the frame and another to the wall and then simply sticking together
then to remove pull the tabs straight down slowly because these are easy to remove it means that
you're able to keep your walls damage free which is of course what we're looking for when renting
another way to cover up walls is by leaning items against them instead of hanging them up
for example you could put a large mirror in your entrance way which is also very trendy at the
moment too personally i love this look and it also maximizes on the wall space you've got as well
just like the wall situation landlords tend to give you a home that has a new hardwood
floor because that then does affect what cost they rent the property at so for them it makes sense to
invest in hardwood flooring i feel like in the us you guys have lots of properties with hardwood
laminate flooring but here in the uk houses filled with carpets in every room are still very
prevalent not fashionable but still very common and because that isn't very trendy anymore what i
say you could do is try and cover up the floors by using natural flat woven rugs now i know putting
a rug on what is essentially a rug might seem counterproductive but what you're actually doing
is making sure that you give yourself a plain base to decorate on especially if you have a carpet
that looks like this when we look to the windows and shades hopefully your landlord has left you
with a curtain rail or blinds and not just left you with a bare window if you have a curtain rail
then that's a really easy fix to change up your interior but if you have a whole set of blinds
and it's a little trickier as you can't just rip out the whole thing in which case if you do have
blinds there's this clip called the nono bracket which sits on the blind head rail attachment
and then you can fit in a curtain rail just like normal so that is definitely a simple hack you can
try without damaging the blinds in your home one of the biggest parts of an interior's atmosphere
is the lighting and lighting can instantly change the way your space feels usually in uk homes these
kinds of pendant lights are left for the tenant to decorate or sometimes a lampshade is provided
nonetheless those are easily interchangeable if you're dealing with something like this which is
a bit more complex and fitted i would suggest to leave it and instead focus on purchasing eye level
lighting if you have a horrendous light above draw people's attention lower to beautiful table lamps
floor lamps and candles trust me i know it's not exactly ideal to have a light in your house that
you don't really love but if you have other ones that counteract that one then your rented space
will start to feel more and more like your home another thing that you can draw the eye towards
are decorative pieces home decor items that have ornate or extravagant details will make
sure to distract the eye from the other things you don't particularly love within the space
kitchens can be um really interesting sometimes in rental properties and one thing i think you
can do to fix that is by putting in a funky fridge bold and colorful fridges or patterned
ones create intrigue and also add some fun to what could otherwise be a boring kitchen
and personally i love these barbie pink ones i just think that they're so much fun
because drilling walls isn't really allowed and we can't put up cabinets or shelving look
to using bookcases and wall entertainment units those make sure that you can display
smaller decorative pieces whilst also storing lots of things that you want hidden like files cables
and remotes if you're renting a small apartment or home i'll leave my design hacks for small
apartments at the end because i cover all that kind of stuff in that video i also follow a lot of
bookstagrammers and book channels here on youtube and i have to say that actually having a bookcase
that houses your books in a neat and colorful way is actually becoming a home decor trend in itself
so that could be something that upgrades your rental for the bedroom i think that's a large
ornate headboard that takes up the majority of the wall would make the space feel a lot more lived in
and not like a rented space rented houses tend to be obvious when there is nothing on the walls but
by using a large enough headboard you're getting rid of that problem in an unchallenging way
if you're struggling with storage the simplest way to upgrade your home is to use over door hooks
literally one of the most uncomplicated home decor pieces to make sure that you're not
infringing on the walls and over door hooks sound pretty boring don't they but honestly
nowadays there's all kinds of interesting designs that you could place into your home
really interior design for rental properties is all about making sure that your personality
and style is seen throughout the space whilst also taking into consideration design restrictions so
as long as you're doing those two things your rented space will a hundred percent feel like
your own cozy home if you want more advice i actually have a whole playlist with interior
design and home decor tips so i've leave it linked in the description and if any of you are new then
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me know in the comments how you decorate your own rental property i really really appreciate
it guys if you made it all the way to the end and i will see you in the next video bye you