How to decorate a rental house to look good How to decorate a rental house to look good

When working outside, you must first solve the housing problem and give yourself a place to stay. However, the decoration of rental houses is often unsatisfactory, and the furniture provided by the landlord is also mediocre, making the home appear messy, so many people I just want to decorate the rental house without spending a lot of money, so here are some ideas of other people's decoration, maybe you can get some inspiration or motivation.

It’s a major renovation of our rental house. Ever since I planned to move at the end of last year, I have thought about what our new home will look like countless times. It’s hard for people to feel at home in a foreign country. Plus, many people rent a house and keep it simple. Just move a bed and a table and you can stay there for four years, but I have been a fussy person since I was a child. I don’t want to stay in a place I don’t like for four years of college, so I made up my mind to decorate our house well. When I returned home, the box was basically filled with accessories for decorating my home. I can find the link and I will try to post it later. It is really difficult to find the accessories you like here in the United States. . . , let me first introduce my house. The house I rent is about 65 square meters. It has one bedroom + small living room + dining room + kitchen + a bathroom + a balcony. My boyfriend and I are both people with a lot of things, but this kind of space is enough for us. Yes, I forgot to take a photo of the initial appearance of the new home. Actually, it was completely empty. Living room

Let’s start with the living room. We are all still studying, so the most important thing is to study. There are two main desks in the living room. I bought them at IKEA. I have posted pictures of them. If you need them, you can go there. Search

The photo wall hanging on the left wall is some of the small cards I bought on tb. You can buy it here and put it with your own photos to make it look better~

I can’t find the link to the long strip of decoration on the front. You can go to these specialized sellers of decorations. I looked in the store and saw that many stores sell them~~ Sofa in the living room

Next, I placed a row of dolls on the sofa in the living room, which I picked up while playing in various places. There are also a few more The first one is from IKEA. Every time I go to IKEA, I bring back a doll. The decoration at the back is also bought from a small store here in the United States

Let’s focus on this light sign!! There are various letters and pictures that you can combine in any way you want. Putting it at home instantly makes me feel a lot warmer ~ I saw it cost one or two hundred dollars to buy here in the United States, but I can buy it with 200 Soft Girl Coins from the all-purpose domestic treasure!

My dressing table

My favorite part is definitely my dressing table!!

I sent a note introducing it when I was at my original home. Many people asked me for the link at that time. ~Today I will talk about it in detail!

Desk? Most of the storage has not changed, but this time a new makeup mirror and storage cabinets, which I love, have been added. The walls have also been added. I created several small platforms for display

All the cabinets, tables and chairs are tables purchased from IKEA. I put two of the brimnes series together and the total amount is less than 1k< /p>

I have also posted notes about storage before. If you are interested, you can take a look. All my storages are made of acrylic. Except for the other ones introduced in the notes, I searched makeup organizer on Amazon in the United States. Friends can search to see that there are various storage boxes.

There are also many in domestic tb ~ search for acrylic storage box

This storage is recommended to everyone. The ubiquitous ice cube box is used to store single-color eye shadow. Perfect

The cups that hold the brushes actually belong to my boyfriend. I don’t know where he got so many cute cups. I have them all for my own use! Makeup brushes are perfect

Next, let’s talk about my makeup mirror. This mirror is really frustrating for us. The mirror recommended by a friend has separate mirrors and lights. I just bought this one on Amazon

I have to talk about the lamp. First of all, this is not a product from IKEA in the United States. It is from IKEA in Europe. I bought it from Amazon. I bought two light strips called musik

This light strip is There was nothing, no lightbulbs, no wires, no switches, no sockets. I had to go to a home improvement store to buy everything and assemble it just like a junior high school physics class. Fortunately, I had a boyfriend to help me with all this. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t be able to do it myself, but luckily in the end. The effect is pretty good. The bulb I bought is an LED, which has a long life and is of good quality. The switch can adjust the brightness of the bulb. I turned it to the minimum brightness and it couldn't get bright enough. All in all, this lamp cost about 200 to 300 dollars, not counting. Cheaper> Attached is a photo of him during assembly hahaha

For the boards nailed to the wall, you can search for wall partitions for restaurants at IKEA

We divided two areas. One is my boyfriend’s world and the other is the dining table. He likes fishing, so there are all fishing things here

We bought a dining table that can be used for fishing. The stretched place with many people can be turned into a table for six people, which is very convenient and is called "Byos"

(Insert a posed photo hehe) Bedroom part

The storage cabinet on the left is the KALLAX 16-grid display cabinet from our old friend IKEA. The bed decorations were purchased from tb.

My favorite part is that this dream catcher is very suitable for taking pictures ~ it is hand-knitted ~

Accessories storage< /p>

This shelf bought in the United States is called songsmics lockable jewelry cabinet wall door. It can hold a lot of jewelry and looks good.

This is also a place for jewelry. I bought three and the other one was too big so I didn’t bring it with me. The workmanship is not very detailed, but it’s okay to display for fun.

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A beautiful man spends 3,000 yuan to renovate a 25-square-meter rental house

What does home mean to you? It is thousands of miles away His hometown, or the apartment with a real estate certificate? For him, home is also a place where he can feel at ease when he is tired. In the first year after graduating from college, this small house of 25 square meters was his first home.

Get to know him

Green, a newly graduated professional

Came to Shanghai in 2017 In the fifth year, from studying to working, I love all the wonderful people and things I meet here. Whether it’s the old bungalows in the French Concession, the romantic Suzhou River, or the Old Mac Cafe that I stayed with throughout my college years, these are the reasons why I don’t want to leave here.

Cat Xiaoyi

I adopted a cat in October 2015, so I call it Eleven and her nickname is Xiaoyi.

Pudding the Cat

A big white lion cat fostered by a friend at my house.

House information

Unit type: small studio

Area: about 25㎡ in the apartment

Cost: Rough calculation of 3,000 yuan

Decoration inspiration: By reading some sharings of home furnishing bloggers on public accounts, Weibo and ins, the model houses in IKEA stores are also very interesting, with a small aesthetic accumulation and a pair of hard-working hands. , transformation actually does not cost much, the most important thing is to find what suits you.

Before renovation

It was miserable when we first moved in. The bathroom and kitchen could only meet basic living needs. But for being able to have an affordable house near the inner ring road in Shanghai, a place where rent is extremely expensive, I really have to thank my classmates. Although the house is old, it is transparent from north to south and has separate bathrooms and kitchens. The bedrooms are not small and have a south-facing balcony, so there is a lot of room for renovation.

Living room

The living room and bedroom are in the same space. Before moving in, sell the furniture if you can and throw it away to make room for your own things.

Drawer cabinet with casters: IKEA? Helmer (199 yuan)

Sofa: Wang Tao? White Tea King (250 yuan)

< p> It looks like I just moved in. I lost my landlord's big sofa, and it almost cost me my life to lift it down from the sixth floor. Go to IKEA to buy furniture and assemble it yourself.

Side table: IKEA? Gladden (99 yuan)

Carpet: IKEA? He Yilu plush carpet (149 yuan)

I found a small sofa online, which is perfect for storing sundries.

Have dinner with friends. The space at home is small, so there is no place to prepare a dining table. This can be used as a small restaurant area temporarily, but it is really crowded when there are many people, hahaha.

Pasted on the cork board are photos I took and posters cut from magazines.

Bedroom

The bedroom has undergone the biggest change. Basically, everything left by the landlord has been thrown away, except for the white wardrobe.

A bed board left by the landlord was placed directly under the mattress to reduce moisture.

Bedding: Online shopping? Lanchen Home Textile four-piece set (249 yuan), the fabric is comfortable and does not cause pilling

Tapestry: Online shopping? Qingshan Meisu (99 yuan) has thin fabric and good appearance

Bedding has a great influence on the overall style of the bedroom, because at the beginning, what I imagined in my mind were all kinds of simple ones Therefore, I bought a four-piece set of pure gray washed cotton and a four-piece set of camel knitted cotton, which can be switched back and forth. Using a tapestry as a bedside decoration is just right.

Floor reading lamp: IKEA Lesta (79 yuan). The lamp arm is adjustable, making it easy to adjust the direction of the light source.

This drawer from IKEA The cabinet is on casters and can be moved to any place you want at any time. It can be used as a storage cabinet or as a bedside table.

Living alone with two cats has made me understand myself better, and I can calm down and think about things better.

A movie on a summer night, the warm sunshine on a winter morning, a simpler life will make it easier to be satisfied.

Handicraft table

Next to the bed is a south-facing workbench. Because I usually like to make handmade leather goods, I need a relatively large space for it. Do your own crafts.

Table legs: IKEA Fenwald partition bracket (205 yuan)

IKEA table legs are paired with an old elm door panel as a handmade The table top and old elm door panel are a great tool for taking photos, with strong practical functions and great decorative effect. It is a very good photography background board.

The texture of old wood cannot be replaced by any background.

Work area

Opposite the bed was originally the office area. The landlord’s original desk was thrown away and something new was added.

Bookshelf: IKEA Leberg (99 yuan)

Desk: IKEA Limon/Addis (119 Yuan)

Chair: Eames chair from online shopping (69 Yuan)

Trolley: IKEA Lasker (249 Yuan)

In the office area, it is basically used I filled it all out. If you don’t have enough budget to buy a lot of photo frames and hanging paintings, you can cut some decorative paintings from magazines and paste them on the wall with textured paper, which is also a good choice.

IKEA’s storage racks are really easy to use, they can store all the bits and pieces, and they also function as display racks.

The branches collected at the door come in handy, hang a pine cone as a decoration, or use rope branches to make a hanging duster and rag place.

Buy a bunch of eucalyptus leaves from the flower and bird market, and even save on aromatherapy at home.

The kitchen

Before the renovation, it could only meet the basic needs of life. The walls were covered with oil stains accumulated in the old house for more than 20 years.

The original kitchen did not have a countertop, which would be very inconvenient for cooking. So I specially customized a two-meter-long kitchen countertop and made it out of picked branches to hang tableware. wall.

Seasoning jar: IKEA (9.9 yuan/7.9 yuan)

Occasionally cook on weekends and cook a bowl of hot food Pickled bamboo shoots fresh.

Balcony

There was an old wooden cabinet on the balcony that was corroded by rain. It was knocked off and transported downstairs little by little.

Oxygen cleaner, toilet cleaning spirit, steel wool, and Klin wiped the wall together. After some cleaning, the wall was painted again.

Lay antiseptic wood flooring, artificial moss, and white stones to cover the corners that cannot be cleaned.

Now this has become the favorite place for the two little animals to bask in the sun.

Although there are still some areas of dissatisfaction, it is enough. After winter is over, it might be better to buy some plants and put them on the balcony. This is Green’s first home in Shanghai. If you don’t have your own house, let’s make the rental house warmer first! Do you still remember your first home after graduation?