| Your home is the showcase of your personality. It's | | | | Tip 2: If you have a special collection or valuable |
| the collection of what you enjoy, the people you love | | | | accessories that are important to display, forget the |
| and the expressed culmination of life's experiences. | | | | limiting wall shelving. Instead, bring in a free standing |
| The wall colors, floor finishes, trims and built-ins all play | | | | cabinet that compliments your collection. This way you |
| a role in expressing your personal design style. This is | | | | can establish a specific location for your enthusiasms |
| what makes a house a home. | | | | that can be highlighted in whatever way you see fit. |
| But, when moving to an apartment, your design options | | | | Tip 3: Compliment the room with baskets, textured |
| are limited. It can become either a frustrating limitation | | | | fabrics and slip covers. These are also easy to up |
| or an exciting design challenge. | | | | grade, remove or relocate as you life changes. |
| Many apartment living contracts today prohibit doing | | | | Tip 4: Introduce an area rug that brings in those fun |
| any personalization to the walls and floors so what | | | | colors that are not allowed to be painted on walls. Tie |
| can a person do to make that apartment feel like | | | | in the bright bold colors introduced by your rug |
| "home". | | | | throughout the house with matching accents that will |
| No worries! Here are some fun, frugal and easy | | | | pull the color into those rooms. Some examples could |
| non-permanent solutions to giving that rental a | | | | be, toss or floor pillows, lamp shades, fake flowers, |
| permanent look. You can express your personal touch | | | | picture frames and mates. |
| without penalty. | | | | Give apartment living your own unique look by using |
| Tip 1: Choose your favorite fabrics to use in your | | | | these creatively fluid decorating ideas. You won't have |
| upholstery and window treatments. These are | | | | to be concerned about hiding excessive marks or |
| additions that any apartment management company | | | | damaging walls. Everything is designed to go with you |
| expects. Don't feel like you have to limit your | | | | whenever you need to change locations. |
| decorating expression. | | | | If your life choices brings you to the place of having to |
| These will be going with you when or if you leave that | | | | move frequently, invest in furniture that breaks down |
| rental unit so take your time and choose what you | | | | quickly for moving ease. |
| want in the way you want it. | | | | |