Every individual deserves to have a comfortable and aesthetically pleasant place to live. The home decorations vary subjectively from person to person, but some ideas remain inherently pleasant no matter the definition of beauty. As someone who just has rented a property, there are a variety of ways to make the space feel like your own. You must prefer ideas that are simple to DIY and affordable. Some of these may require you to have your landlord on board while others are relatively straightforward to implement.
Here are a few renter-friendly home improvement ideas, especially for the bathroom, that will transform your living space into an ideal home.
1. Plan a Home Renovation Roadmap
It is said if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. And it is pretty much true about home improvement projects. Therefore, the first step you should take for your home is to plan it carefully. With this plan, you can decide what you will be improving and which parts. It may include main areas, rooms, and bathrooms.
A typical home or apartment renovation plan should include.
- Identify the areas that need the most attention
- Create your wish list
- Find your inspiration
- Set up a realistic budget
- Hire a contractor
- Consider building laws and regulations
- Set a timeline
- Pack up and plan life during renovation
2. Invite Nature Indoors
Putting plants in your lounge, near the doorway, or even bathroom is a simple task. Plants, more than anything else, can bring a place to life. They help keep the condition of indoor air clean and offer a natural touch to your design. Several plants are available that may be grown effectively inside without a lot of work. Bring a few green plants and colourful flowers inside to liven up a dingy bathroom corner, stairwell, ledge, or neglected fireplace.
3. Revamp with Quirky Fixtures
To add a splash of colour to your bathroom furniture, kitchen cabinets, shelves, and doors alter the boring old locks and hooks with interesting and eccentric ones in the forms of animals, roses, and other fanciful designs. You can use coloured cloth ribbons on locks and hooks if you are limited on budget.
4. Elevate the Space with Bathroom Wall Designs
If you have a blank wall in your house then it will be amazing to create art differently for a more pleasant look. Chinese plates and children’s artwork can easily be utilised in a very elite way for making designs on walls. Additionally, picture albums filled with fond memories can be used to create a photo gallery on the wall.
Furthermore, different shaped cut pieces of magazines, newspapers, and other booklets or even movie posters have great efficacy for making the front view of any wall. Before placing them, a clear theme should be in your mind for a coherent gallery wall.
5. Get Creative with Lighting
Lightning has its importance in design and decoration. Ambient light provides overall illumination and is commonly found in ceiling fittings. The task light is often located above a kitchen peninsula or a study area. Accent light is more ornamental and emphasised. Experts suggest also using layered lighting in the bathroom that is a combination of ambient, task, and accent lighting. Use the task lighting above the vanity unit, mirror or your small bathtub to give it a more prominent look.
6. Rearranging & Decluttering for Fresh Look
Let’s look at a few more tips for a new outlook just by reorganising the incumbent layout.
- Bring the long bench for your study to the end of your bed for a unique effect. Arrange the book in the bookcase by their colour and size for symmetry.
- Stack everything on your coffee table onto a big wooden dish for a fresh appearance.
- Rearrange your bedroom’s belongings. For example, if your room has twin beds that are next to each other, separate them and arrange them in another shape.
- Eliminating the clutters and unwanted items from your home converts them and improves the interiors by bringing an optimistic vibe into it.
7. Give a New Look to the Stairs
The makeover ideas for stairs are the best for renovating the house as stairs have a distinguished status in the house. The new outlook of stairs is aesthetically pleasing and boosts property value.
- The removal of rugs allows for a swift stair makeover.
- Merely painting your wooden staircase is among the fastest and cheapest stair remodels you can make.
- You may even use floor tiles or various kinds to enhance the looks of the stairs.
8. Add a New Cloakroom/Ensuite
A new bathroom downstairs in a space can be a great way to spruce up your home. Such bathrooms are usually called ensuites or cloakrooms. These have basic bathroom fittings and fixtures available that are meant to provide all basic bathroom facilities for guests or visitors. It can also be great for family members who want to use a bathroom while not entering the home and using the main family bathroom.
9. Modernise Your Bathroom
Your home improvement project will not just end with just a few tweaks in the main home area. If your bathroom is not in line with modern trends, it’s not going to result in a complete home makeover. your bathroom needs to complement the overall appearance of the master bathroom. Ensure everything creates a coherent and coordinated look for example, you can match vanity units colour with bath side panels to create a uniform aesthetic.
To upgrade your bathroom according to modern trends, you may do the following things.
- Install a Shower Enclosure. Everyone loves to shower. Then why not install a shower enclosure? It is a modern trend and can transform the entire look of a bathroom. Depending on the space available, you may choose from a quadrant shower enclosure, offset quadrant, square, or rectangular.
- Install or Replace a Vanity Unit. Another way to upgrade a bathroom with a modern trend is by installing and replacing bathroom storage furniture. It can add great functionality and improve the looks. You may consider a replacement with a combination vanity unit, a wall-hung vanity sink unit, or another type of modern bathroom furniture.
Final Thoughts
Creativity and imagination have no boundaries. This means the ideas of house remodelling and makeovers cannot be limited even in the rented property. That’s why there are countless ways to spruce up your home for a new look. We have discussed a few that offer easy and budget-friendly ways to improve the looks of your home. All the above tips will facilitate you in deciding what changes you have to make.
