Do bare white walls and beige carpeting sound familiar? It’s the plight of military housing renters everywhere! You’re not alone if you wish you had the inspiration and know-how to customize your rental home decor. Personalizing your temporary military housing is always a challenge. There’s the new layout to consider, the paint colors, the rental agreement rules, budget constraints, and much more.
Whether you're living in a rental home or base housing, applying your style to a space that will be yours to call home for only a few years can be daunting, but with a bit of help, you can do it!
Use these easy home decorating ideas to add a personal touch to your military rental or base housing.
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Seek Professionals (and Hobbyists!) in the Know
Fortunately, there are plenty of military spouses out there who have the gift of making temporary houses feel like permanent homes. Some work their magic for a living, and others are exceptional semi-pros that love sharing their free tips and tricks with military audiences.
In-Person and Online Pros
A quick, localized internet search for your area might turn up a local professional decorator who specializes in temporary home decorating. However, you’ll probably have better luck online following professionals who make a living offering universal advice for temporary decorating, including tutorials, suggestions, and other specialized tips for sprucing up rental homes.
Hobbyists
Although decorating hobbyists aren’t professionals, these military spouses absolutely know how to create their version of home in rental properties. Their White Walls Facebook groups are the reigning leaders in showcasing military housing style. When reading the posts, you’ll notice they often share unique design tips for base-specific floor plans. Search Facebook for the White Walls main group, White Walls kitchen group, and White Walls holiday group.
If you’re ready to get started on your rental’s decorating redo, Decorate Your Rental Without Losing Your Deposit is filled with ideas and inspiration.
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Military Housing Decorating Ideas
Try These Easy Home Decorating Projects
No doubt; talented professionals and dedicated decorators can turn your blank home into a signature space of your own quickly and according to your budget, but what if you’re a DIY kind of person and decorating is a beloved pastime? Your out-of-date house may be a welcome challenge to overcome!
Small touches of paint can add up to a huge difference.
If painting an entire room is unmanageable, pick a small but impactful project. A ceiling color other than white is an unexpected but effective technique for introducing character into a room. Pantry doors in the kitchen are also a perfect place for a bit of color.
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Wallpaper isn't just for your grandmother.
Easy Change Wallpaper by Sherwin-Williams is ideal for those who need a simple decorating project to shore up their decorating confidence. The paper is simple to install, remove, and clean. Designs come in several genres, like Coastal Cool, to suit your preferences.
You can even update tile!
Rentals often have outdated tile. Updating backsplashes will instantly renew the whole feel of the kitchen. Smart Tiles are removable and self-sticking tiles that renters adore, mainly because they're suited for a bathroom’s humidity. Instant refresh!
Add accessories.
Accessories go a long way in a neutrally painted home. If you can't paint, the next best way to bring color into the house is through rugs and color statement lamps. They break the monotony of beige and show off a little personality. For the ultimate in personalization, add monograms or the family’s last initial to pillows or other decorative elements.
Quick and Easy Tips for Decorating Military Housing will give you more ways to accessorize your home on a budget.
Take advantage of awkward spaces.
The thing with renting a house is that you really don’t know what you’re going to get until you’ve moved in and lived with the space for a while. Assuming an awkward corner or angle in a room is unusable could be a wasted opportunity to sneak in rental home decor. Today, every inch of a home is essential, and creatively using non-traditional spaces yields room for home offices, storage, and reading getaways.
On-base housing and military rentals don't have to be intimidating or plain for two or three years. Experts with real military life experience are available for hire, and decorating projects for even the newest DIYers are more accessible than ever to help you with military housing decorating ideas.
MilitaryByOwner also has a deep collection of decorating ideas for temporary housing. Pick a project and get started!
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