Renting a house has its limitations and more often than not, you always need to seek for your landlord's permission before doing anything. While this means that you have little to no control over the design and overall look of your rental home, you can still personalize your home without ruining your chances of getting your security deposit back.
Trulia notes that while such may be the case with renting an apartment, there are certain ways to give your kitchen a makeover. Here three cheap, easy ways to personalize a rental kitchen:
1. Add Baskets and Other Colorful Accessories
If you are stuck with a plain, dull looking kitchen, then adding some colorful accessories may help do the trick. Doing so will help add color to the kitchen and may even help liven up the mood every time you arrive from work. Try to add chairs with bold colors or patterns in order to add some definition to your kitchen.
You may, of course, try your luck and ask the landlord for permission to paint the walls with a different shade. As previously reported on Realty Today, painting the walls with a different color without asking for your landlord's permission may cost you your security deposit later on.
2. Improve the Lighting
It might not seem like a huge change, but improving the lighting in your kitchen can help set the mood. Of course, you cannot drill holes to add more light to the room, but you can get some under-cabinet adhesive lightings, which are $5 each, to brighten up a space.
3. Add Wallpapers to Outdated Appliances
The aforementioned publication notes that outdated appliances may look newer and fresher at the same time with the use of peel-and-stick wallpapers. Be careful though that the product does not leave any sticky residue behind or this may be taken out of your security deposit.
