Tips for Turning a Rental Apartment into a Home
June 23, 2021
The first thing you have to keep in mind is to make a ‘chip’ change. Truly believe that you are in your new home and feel at home from day one.
1. Take advantage of the walls.
The walls are conflicting points, since not all owners are willing to make changes. That’s why we propose different ideas so you can choose the one that best suits your needs:
- Paint: it is an easy and economical solution to completely change the essence of the apartment. Always remember to check with the owner first
- Wallpaper or vinyl. They are alternatives to change the color and appearance of the walls, but these can be easily removed
- Pictures. You can put them on walls, on top of shelves… Choose pictures that you like and make you feel comfortable in the room. You can also put different photographs making a collage.
2. Change the lamps.
They can be the change you are looking for in the dining room, hall or bedroom without making any structural changes to the house. Change the typical halogens for lamps with a design that you like, add light points with floor lamps or take advantage of the fashion of LED lights to illuminate the room subtly.
3. Decorate the bathroom
The bathroom is usually one of the most conflicting rooms, many bathrooms in rental apartments are old and with few possibilities. In order to give the sink another air, what we can do is decorate it with three essentials: plants, mirror and chair.
Plants give a lot of warmth to a room, if you don’t know which are the best indoor plants to have your home without dying after two days, you can’t miss this post.
4. Furniture for now and later
We have to learn not to wait. Do not wait for it to be the definitive house to make an investment in furniture or decoration that we like. The time is now and then you can always take it to your new home and enjoy it twice.
5. Personalize with objects chosen by you.
This is a fundamental point to feel that the house is yours. Choosing decorative objects that you like, reflect your personality or even use memories is essential to achieve the proposed objective.
6. When you move, take everything out of the boxes
Perhaps it is an obvious point, but when you do not know if it will be your definitive home, sometimes you tend to leave things for later, so as not to make a double effort. Having boxes around even in a room that we do not use, causes the feeling of never finishing.
7. Take care of the textiles
Having good quality textiles can make a difference in an apartment. We are talking about curtains, cushions, sheets, carpets… Making a good investment in all these elements is worth it because we can take them wherever we go,
From Espígul real estate we have more than 30 years of experience in the management of rental properties. If you want to find a rental apartment in Girona or nearby, or you are an owner of an apartment and want to rent, you can contact us at hola@espígul.com or call us at 972 220 110.
