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Landlord-friendly ways to make a rental feel more like home Oh, the joys of renting! Nothing says welcome to adulthood quite like navigating the world of expensive deposits, mercurial landlords, and a sea of beige and white interiors. And once you?ve moved in, you start to notice all the less-than-ideal problems: faded tile, bad lighting, and a showerhead that trickles instead of showers.
You may not be able to go full HGTV renovation on a rental?sorry y?all, those walls have to stay?but that doesn?t mean the situation is hopeless. A few strategic moves can transform a drab room into something warm and inviting; it just takes the right tools. We?ve rounded up some of the best budget-friendly products to help any rental shine. From new light fixtures to affordable window coverings, here are 16 ways to make your rental feel a bit more like home.
Enhance your lighting
Bad lighting can ruin a good apartment or house, but switching out light fixtures is relatively easy. If you have the dreaded ?boob lights? in your rental, opt for an affordable flush light fixture like the one below. Other easy upgrades include giving dining room fixtures some color, adding smart light bulbs that connect to a Google Home or Amazon Echo, and installing a few stick-on motion sensor lights to mitigate dark closets.

Spruce up the bathroom
Let?s face it: Many rentals have bathroom...