Rental living offers numerous benefits and perks over owning a home, but the flexibility to personalize your Boston apartment isn’t one of them. Nothing beats the feeling of making a rented space your own. Just because you’re renting doesn’t mean you can’t make your apartment feel like home. Luckily, there are a few ways to improve your apartment without stressing out your landlord or, worse, having to pay for it when you move out. Try these décor hacks and tricks to spruce up your rented space.
1. Hang Your Favorite Plants
Adding your favorite indoor plants in your apartment is a great way to bring an apartment to life and make it your own. But sometimes to hang a plant, you have to put a big hole in the wall our drill into a stucco ceiling to hang a hook- and your landlord probably won’t love that. There is a way to avoid this: just use a tension rod! You can hang a few plants over windows using these, adding privacy to your
home while also making the apartment feel cool and relaxing. Plants have the ability to fill a home with positive energy, and now you can hang a bunch without putting holes in the wall!
In the event that a tension rod doesn’t work, you can always try to give your landlord or property manager a call and ask if they will work with you to carefully place some hooks or possibly a shelf with nice plants on them. Many landlords like plants in their apartments because it makes the property look nice and makes it easier to rent in later on as they show it when you decide you are moving out. In a tight apartment market such as Boston, your property will be shown while you are living there, so don’t be afraid to let the landlord know it will help with the future rental of the place!
2. Get a Wall Decal
Wall decals are a great way to add some of your personality to your apartment. The best part about them is they are not permanent. You can find some beautiful decorative decals online that are inexpensive, beautiful, and get shipped…