5 Tips For Organizing Your Rental Home On A Budget
by
Meredith - Arts & Classy
(IC: blogger)
I have said it many times and I will say it again: I am obsessed with storage. Anything that can help me contain my belongings and keep clutter at bay, has my heart. But, at the same time, I have to face the fact that there are many changes I can not make at home.
Organizing your rental home could be a challenge sometimes. Mostly because you can not make permanent changes to the place and also because if you do change something (that is not permanent) you want to make sure you can take it with you when you leave.
I get you. I am a tenant myself and I struggle trying to get things done because – sadly- it is not my home. I can not build a mudroom, I can not rip the horrible wire shelving off the closets and I can’t stand the sight of vertical blinds. But, I am also a person that sees the glass half full, and today I want to share with you these 5 tips on organizing your rental home on a budget and still make it feel like it should: like home.
Organizing your rental home could be a challenge sometimes. Mostly because you can not make permanent changes to the place and also because if you do change something (that is not permanent) you want to make sure you can take it with you when you leave.
I get you. I am a tenant myself and I struggle trying to get things done because – sadly- it is not my home. I can not build a mudroom, I can not rip the horrible wire shelving off the closets and I can’t stand the sight of vertical blinds. But, I am also a person that sees the glass half full, and today I want to share with you these 5 tips on organizing your rental home on a budget and still make it feel like it should: like home.
1. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX (AND USE A BOX) - As small as our laundry room is, we use the shelving wisely by thinking outside the box. With this, I mean we do not necessarily store laundry detergents and laundry related items only inside the small cupboard.
2. MIX STYLE WITH PRACTICALITY - Let’s talk about your kitchen, shall we?
3. USE UP THE WALL SPACE - At your rental, you can’t build an extra room, knock down a wall or install a built-in cabinet. That’s when you have to start thinking on how to use the most out of the space you have.
4. THINK HIDDEN STORAGE - If you live in a small apartment, you know you must use every available square inch wisely. In an apartment, there isn’t a basement – or an attic for that matter- where you can ‘hoard’ boxes full of seasonal items.
5. DISGUISE THAT UGLY WIRE SHELVING - As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I wish I could rip the wire shelving off every closet in the house. But I can’t.
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Published October 19th, 2015 10:40 PM
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