Welcome to Rental Candy Rental, our sequence of residence hacks and tiny tweaks that may rework your rental house—with out you having to fret about getting your deposit again. From semi-pro peel-and-stick tricks to kitchen cupboard makeovers, we’ll present you find out how to make even a rental really feel like residence.
When you reside in New York Metropolis, Brooklyn, or every other busy metropolis, you in all probability perceive the challenges of dwelling in a smaller residence. After 4 years in New York and shifting virtually yearly, Lucas (my boyfriend) and I made a decision it was time to discover a place we’d need to keep in for at the least just a few years.
Regardless of the restricted house, particularly with regards to storage, this residence has loads of perks that go away me little room to complain. We reside within the coronary heart of Fort Greene—my dream location—proper subsequent to Greene Grape Provisions (if you understand, you understand). We have now not one however two loos (no rationalization wanted), and the residence splits into three separate rooms, giving us much-needed house throughout soccer season.
Residing in an older constructing provides appeal, but it surely additionally comes with the necessity for repairs, upgrades, DIY, and decor—duties I’ve admittedly uncared for. That’s, till now,—as a result of I’ve come to the conclusion that both I improve and keep, or settle for the very actual chance of shifting once more. (The latter just isn’t an choice!) So I began small by shifting furnishings and including decor. Right here’s what I did:
Within the Bed room
For months, I’ve been coping with a poorly assembled dresser that hardly opens. After we moved in, we stupidly positioned it on the alternative facet of the closet, leaving lower than a foot between the mattress and the wall to squeeze by way of to dress each morning. Missing the motivation to deal with it (largely as a result of the bed room is just too small to maneuver the mattress), I lastly realized I might take away the drawers, slide the dresser throughout the mattress, and push it into the closet. Now, it makes the closet really feel customized.
Afterward, I hung just a few work above the mattress. Regardless that I may need hung them too excessive, they made the wall really feel a lot much less empty.
Within the Rest room
For some cause, I’ve by no means invested in a pleasant bathe curtain—perhaps it’s an age or price range factor—however I made a decision it was time. I ordered the Blooming Discipline Bathe Curtain from Schoolhouse, as soon as that I’d been eyeing for some time. I additionally love organizing my jewellery and miscellaneous gadgets in small bowls and dishes, so I positioned a pink Bathing Magnificence dish on the bathroom tank and stuffed it with jewellery and bobby pins. I additionally added new hand cleaning soap and a candle subsequent to the sink.
These small (and budget-friendly, I would add) upgrades have already made me really feel extra content material with our house, and who is aware of, perhaps I’ll get into portray, wallpaper, and even crown molding subsequent. Keep tuned.
What tiny tweak has made your rental really feel extra homey? Inform me beneath!
