| Congratulations! You have finally moved out of your | | | | walls |
| parents' house and into your own apartment, | | | | If you really wish to change the color of the walls, |
| navigating your way through your new independent | | | | there are a few things you can do to solve this: use |
| lifestyle. When it comes to living in an apartment, | | | | fabrics or curtains. Nowadays, lightweight fabrics are |
| though, you might be surprised to find out that most | | | | used to cover walls in lieu of paint or wallpapers. |
| landlords do not allow major modifications on your | | | | These are simply attached to a frame and the frame |
| apartment. How then do you make it your home | | | | itself is fastened to the edges of the ceiling and floor |
| without resorting to some major transformations? | | | | via heavy duty staples. If this is too much work for |
| Here are top interior design solutions to help you make | | | | you, why not just use sheer curtains attached from |
| your house truly a home. | | | | the ceiling to the floor? By using curtains or wall fabrics, |
| Solution #1: Add patches of color through key | | | | you can easily remove them when you need to move |
| accessories | | | | out to a new home. |
| One major rule that must be followed when moving | | | | Solution #3: Spruce up windows and doors |
| into an apartment is that you cannot paint the walls, | | | | Decorative window films are inexpensive yet elegant |
| which is how most homes add a major dash of color | | | | looking decoration pieces that have so many uses in |
| in their homes. Still, you can manage to get a color | | | | the home. They are versatile — they can be |
| theme going by working with the color of the walls | | | | used for decoration, to ensure privacy, and filter natural |
| rather than against it. If the walls are colored white or | | | | light. Moreover, they are easy to use, install, and |
| light beige, then just let them be and add color | | | | maintain, making them ideal design options even for |
| elsewhere, such as through a window tint film, accent | | | | those living in apartments. One clever way of using |
| pieces, throw pillows, furniture slipcovers, area rugs, | | | | decorative window films is by placing border accents |
| and curtains. In fact, using decorative window films is a | | | | on the windows of the living room and the kitchen. In |
| great way of injecting style and color to the home. In | | | | the bathroom, you can even use window tint film to |
| adding color, it is is a good idea to stick to a color | | | | add personality to a shower enclosure or to a mirror. |
| theme and choose accessories that play up this | | | | Solution #4: Use strategically placed mirrors |
| theme. For example, you can use a cool blue, green | | | | Speaking of mirrors, one old interior decorating trick is |
| palate or a warm, red, brown and orange color | | | | to use mirrors to open up the space and create the |
| combination. Do not mix and match too many | | | | illusion of a bigger room. By mounting huge mirrors, you |
| accessories though, this will make the house look | | | | can add an elegant touch to your home decor and |
| cluttered and disorganized. | | | | opening up the space to make it look bigger. |
| Solution #2: Use a variety of ways to dress up the | | | | |