You’ve rented a room in a house or you’re seeking to update the bedroom in your rental house. However, you don’t want to spend a lot of money upgrading a rental room. Luckily, you have a lot of affordable options. It’s truly possible to decorate a rental bedroom on a budget. Here are some top tips:
Ask Your Landlord About Painting
A good coat of paint can go a long way towards making a room look fresh and new. Ask your landlord about painting. In some instances, they might even be willing to pay for the service themselves. Here in San Francisco, landlords are required to paint before a new tenant moves in. Therefore, ask when you rent the place whether that’s been done or not. Even if the landlord won’t pay for the painting, they might allow you to paint it yourself. You can do that inexpensively.
Hide The Ugly Stuff
My Domaine points out that every room has its eyesores. For example, your bedroom might have a radiator in it. You could paint that so that it blends in better. Alternatively, you can buy or build an affordable radiator enclosure to hide it. This option allows you to make choices that enhance the decor rather than blending in or detracting from it. The right wood or fabric can dress up the whole room!
Choose Beautiful Linens
Speaking of fabric, it’s a big part of the look of any bedroom. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get good sheets, blankets, pillow cases, duvets, and comforters. Instead, you just have to have an eye for what looks really luxe. Choose a terrific color scheme. Think a bold color with details in metallics for example. Bold blue or burgundy sheets with silver or gold pillowcases might really make a statement in your bedroom. And those are details that your landlord has no say or interest in.
Affordable Floor Art
Make sure that you pay attention to what the floor looks like, too. A terrific, affordable rug choice can really pull a room together. Whether it’s layered atop hardwood or carpet, it adds design, color, and texture to the space. Take the time to shop around. Find a rug, or several, that really feels good in your space. Note that sometimes you can save money by getting secondhand rugs.
Play With Lighting
Your bedroom probably has overhead lights. Do you like the covers on them? If not, ask your landlord if it’s okay to switch them out. Also be sure to add additional lighting to your space. Combine a floor lamp and desk lamp for different designs that add to the space. This is two-fold in terms of healing you decorate a rental bedroom on a budget; the lamp itself has a design as does the light it gives off.
Add Affordable Art To The Space
Art is the final touch that makes a bedroom special and unique. There are so many ways to add affordable art to your space:
- Shop secondhand stores, thrift shops, and yard sales for cheap, interesting art.
- Have an art-making housewarming party. Ask your friends to bring their extra supplies and make art together to hang on your bedroom walls. Tip: matching frames will pull disparate pieces together.
- Take photos of things that inspire you. Have them blown up and framed. This is a great way to bring your personal touch to a space.
- Purchase posters and prints at art museums, galleries, and other events.
- Hang fabric on the walls.
Of course, make sure that you know what your landlord’s rules are for hanging art. They might prefer that you install a shelf and set the art on it, for example.
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Kathryn Vercillo is a professional writer who loves to live a balanced life. She appreciates a good work-life balance. She enjoys balance in her relationships and has worked hard to learn how to balance her finances to allow for a balanced life overall. Although she’s only blonde some of the time, she’s always striving for total balance. She’s excited to share what she’s learned with you and to discover more together along the way.