Your home doesn’t deserve to be as boring as your landlord.
This is 21 cheap and easy decorating ideas
for renters by Christina Lan
1. Open storage is another way of aesthetically displaying your stuff.
We have five different ideas for this point. 3 DIYs and 2 product ideas
Showcases only. This first idea come with tons of words and
lots of photos. not for type of guys who get mad easily
when reading instructions manual.
The second one will make your kitchen happy.
Third idea will cost you $498.
I have to be honest, that price tag hurt my
soul too.
fourth idea is much simpler compare to our
first idea in this point.
and the last one is meant for those who can't
burn more than $96 for a garment rack.
2. Mix up the way you add plants to your home. In addition to placing different plants
on surfaces around your home, get creative with how you hang your plants.
the main takeaway is You don't want to over water them though,
because overwatering is worse than under watering. Just pay attention to them and once they get
dry (use your finger to check if the soil is moist)
give them a drink of water.
Change up the containers you use, from watering cans to lightbulbs.
This one comes with a nice video tutorial under 7 minutes
you can replay at unlimited amount of time until youtube shut down or delete it.
And aside from containers, you can use a variety of plants,
especially tiny ones like this. it will add little pops of colours in your
interior and absolutely fits most people bill.
3. If you can’t paint your walls, add some color to your furniture.
If you don’t want to paint their entire piece, you can always accent parts with either
spray paint or regular paint. When painting wooden furniture,
make sure to 1). Clean off any residue,
2). Sand everything down, 3). Prime it,
4). paint at least two coats with a foam roller, and 5) protect it.
4. Add a few pieces of unconventional furniture. DIY some simple stump side tables like this
or get a speckled ceramic lamp or officially named Hanne table lamp for $50..
5. Repurpose boxes and crates for modular bookshelves
and eye-popping storage displays. For this idea, you pretty much only need
SKOGSTA Box from IKEA ($9,99), , your favorite paint, and Stationery clamps
or double tape or Gorilla wood glue to finish the job.
Anything else is pretty much self explanatory.
Attach, stack and enjoy
6. Line the insides of your shelves with patterned fabric or wallpaper.
You can use either cotton fabric or peel-and-stick wallpaper like this.
instruction: 1. Cut your fabric to the approximate size
needed, leaving an inch on each side. Coat your surface and the back side of your
fabric with the rubber cement and let it dry completely.
Starting with the middle of the fabric, place it on the middle of the surface
and smooth outwards with your hands (don't worry if you put it in the wrong place,
you can peel it off and place it again if you desire).
2. Once the fabric is smooth, use the X-Acto knife
to trim the extra fabric off the sides. 3. Enjoy your new looking shelves!
7. Or use wallpaper to bedeck other pieces of furniture and really anything else.
From your cardbox, drawer to your fridge.
This bright storage boxes repurpose your unused boxes and wrapping skill,
This may not be a revolutionary DIY, but it goes to show:
Those ugly boxes have got a second life as beautiful and useful storage boxes....
....and you would saved our landfills from a few more bits of cardboard!!
WIN WIN!!
How to add dancing foxes wallpaper to your dresser?,
1.Apply the paper one drawer at a time. Use a foam brush
to apply Mod Podge to the fronts of each drawer.
The key here is to make sure that the Mod Podge
is applied very smoothly and evenly. If you have too much Mod Podge, or if it is
heavier in areas, it will cause bubbles and ridges.
Take the piece of wallpaper that you have cut, and apply it to the drawer front.
Work from one side to the other, smoothing as you go until the piece is completely
flat and smooth. Use your squeegee to work over the entire
surface and really make sure all bubbles
have been smoothed out. Repeat this step until paper
has been applied to all drawer fronts.
How to make your fridge POP like this? Could you clean it easily?
Will it make you mad if you want to it take off?
Would it be easy to put up a new speckled wallpaper on top of it?
All of These questions are answered (along with detail instructions)
by auntpeaches.
8. Make a few of your own decorative pillows.
DIY fluffy shag pillow and sparkly pillow.
for renters with some sewing skill and the machine.
9. Try a variety of hanging solutions, including tapes, command hooks, and strips.
Here are two different methods of hanging clocks or art
without damaging your walls. 1. Using painter tape from scotch blue, frog
tape and Tesa. (Tesa which is made in germany is my favorite).
Press it for 5 seconds and it will hug anything up to 1 kg
of item. as information, 3M's took a long time..
around 30 seconds.
2. This second trick using Tesa Hook and Loop tape/velcro.
it will bind your hanging art, pictures or assembling photowalls or gallery
with your walls without damage it.
10. Use clothespins to put up an elegant display of artwork.
Nothing is too complicated here. if your drawing skill make you sad,
you can print and slap your favorite instagram pictures on your wall.
Any stranger instagram photos will do fine too.
Have you ever though that?
11. Or mount your art with hangers.
12. If you don’t want to lean your artwork directly on the floor,
then prop it up on a stand. This is a great trick for large artwork
that may be too heavy to mount.
13. Invest in rolling and/or movable furniture. Mobile furniture offers a lot of versatility
for short-term rentals. You’ll be able to use the same table or
cart around your home for multiple purposes.
You can also use this idea to create a short end table,
a medium cart, or a tall bookshelf in a variety of widths and depths.
Your only limitations are the pre-cut wood (if you don't own your own tools)
and plated slotted angle sizes available to you.
14. Sew, braid, or paint a few eye-catching rugs.
One really cheap option is to make one out of a large drop cloth.
Dun dun dun duuuuuuunnnn!
Insert a Floor Cloth. A floor cloth is basically a reinforced piece
of fabric that is sturdy and looks so great! No sewing DIY:
1. Position your fusible webbing on the back of your fabric (paper side up)
2. Iron on the paper side (don’t use steam! Just heat and pressure).
Wait until the fabric is completely cooled down before you peel off the paper.
3. Notice how the webbing is also on the fold that I ironed. You don’t want to miss that
part! 4. Now iron your drop cloth right side down
onto your fabric/webbing combo. I am doing it right side down so that the
thick edge doesn’t leave a big gap between the 2 materials.
5. and done
Second idea is, sew this stuff according to vintage rivivals manual.
15. Craft ladders for shelves or racks for a more striking look.
Or, purchase one to cut all the hustle and leg work.
16. Easily install an inexpensive curtain with fabric
and a tension rod. learn how to find a simple and affordable
window treament for your bedroom with white curtains with
tie-backs here. FYI, this white curtain is from IKEA
and they sell it $29,99. The total weight is 1.70 kg and
to hang it safely you need to buy a tension rod around $7.
As you can see in this image, I wanted to see how the tension rod held up
before I hemmed the curtains into long cafe curtains. So far So good.
It has been two weeks and the rod is able to support the full weight of the curtains.
17. Zero in on the small things, like these DIY pineapple magnets.
First up, your plaster mix. Add cold water to the dry mix
until it reaches a nice creamy consistency and then pour it into the mould to set.
if you don't have the patience of a saint I recommend using a pineapple ice cube tray
-that way you can pour a dozen of these magnets at once!
After You've poured in the plaster, give the mould a few sharp taps
to remove air bubbles and wait for the plaster to harden.
After your pineapples have set pop them out of the mould
and grab your spray paint! paint those little babies gold and wait from
them to dry (it doesn't take long.)
Cut your magnetic tape to the width of your pineapples,
Peel off the adhesive backing and stick them onto the back!
Finnally, you can get busy arranging your photos on your fridge!
I've used mine with my mini polaroid instagram snaps..
18. Not only organize with trays, but decorate your walls with them.
The best part of hanging your plates/trays is that
you’ll have more storage space and you’ll also be able to access your trays
more easily. All you need is— and you are going to love
this – a toothpaste. Flip the piece around and dab some toothpaste
on the spot where the nail will go,
then hold the piece against the wall exactly where you want to hang it.
Then push. Hard. Hard enough that the toothpaste will
come off on the wall – THAT SPOT is where you put the nail.
After the nail is up you can wipe away the toothpaste with a wet
sponge. Or not.
It’s toothpaste – won’t hurt anyone
19. Opt for brighter washi tapes that make tape look less tacky.
Just info, you can Buy some neon-colored at wishywashi.
20. Go all out with your bed’s headboard. If you want to get real fancy, investing only
$70 instead of $700, you can build your own geometric wooden headboard
via theweathereddoor idea.. Or, try something as simple as outlining an
imaginary headboard with twinkle lights.
Last, 21. For a luxurious look, opt in these removable
and reusable wooden planks.
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