Temporary Solutions for Your Rental Kitchen
Make your apartment kitchen more pleasant with these smart, inexpensive projects and products.
Design: Nathan Taylor for Obelisk Home
Many landlords have guidelines about what types of changes you can make to your place while you're renting. Thankfully, there are many temporary (or easily reversed) alterations you can make to create a space that's more attractive and functional.
One of the easiest ways to make a big impact (if your landlord permits) is by painting your walls, cabinets, or both. We've come up with 12 more changes that add up to a big impact!
Design: Duncan Hughes
Wall & Cabinet Makeovers
1.Use removable wallpaper, contact paper, or decals to disguise your walls or cabinets.
2.Remove (and store) your upper cabinet doors to reveal open, airy storage.
3.Instal a temporary backsplash with peel-and-stick tiles or beadboard that's been cut to fit and secured with glue dots.
Design: FO Design
Kitchen Fixture Updates
1.Swap out ugly lighting for an inexpensive flush-mount fixture or even a paper lantern.
2.Replace an outdated or corroded kitchen faucet for a simple, classic design in a finish you like.
3.Substitute old drawer and cabinet hardware for new knobs or just focus on the upper cabinet hardware.
Design: Space Reshape
Storage Boosters
1.Hang a shelf above the stove or on an empty wall to hold items you use most often when cooking or entertaining.
2.Bring in a kitchen cart or island to increase your work space.
3.Hang a pot rack or peg board to keep your cookware close at hand and free up cabinet space.
Design: Threshold Goods & Design, LLC
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