Ways to Personalize the Kitchen In Your Rental Home

The kitchen is the heart of nearly every home. So even if your home is an apartment or a rental, there is no reason why you can’t make the kitchen your very own.

Do you want to create a kitchen you’ll enjoy cooking, eating and entertaining in – and one your family and friends will gravitate to?

Here are some easy and inexpensive ways to personalize the kitchen in your rental home:

• Remove cabinet doors. Removing cabinet doors gives the impression of having more space. When you add brightly colored dishes and accessories it makes the kitchen look even more inviting! Don’t forget to keep the doors and hardware in storage to replace when you move out.
• Speaking of hardware… If removing the cabinet doors feels awkward, then you may feel more comfortable with simply updating the cabinet hardware. This will also add a new dimension and a polished look to old cabinets. It also has the advantage of being a fairly easy job and you can simply leave the hardware behind when you move.

Tip: Check out thrift stores or local recycling centers for interesting or funky, fun items like drawer pulls.

• Change/Add a backsplash. A simple coat of paint or block of tiles creates an updated look and is easy to do.

Tip: A faux brick backsplash creates a rustic appearance that will look amazing in the right space.

• Add some storage space. Adding a colorful pegboard and shelving on empty walls doubles as added storage space which will free up limited counter space.
• Look down! Your local home store has ideas for easy to apply tile. Color-coordinated heavy throw rugs will look nice, too.