It's easy to feel creatively stifled when living in a rental property. Other than hanging a few pictures on the wall, there isn't much you can do to decorate. Or is there? 

Most people don't realize there are many changes they can make, from painting to installing new window shades, as long as the manager agrees. 

Mount New Window Shades 

You apartment also has white vertical blinds, right? Boring, boring, boring! There are so many more exciting window shades and blinds available to add to your apartment's decor and these are also great projects for an apartment. 

Your manager may be a bit more reluctant since mounting window shades means drilling holes in the wall. The treatments have to present a neutral, white back to the shades so all the apartments look the same from the outside. 

Again, you are responsible for restoring the original window treatment. When you take the old blinds down, be sure to store them carefully so you can remount them when you leave. Any holes you had to drill must be filled and painted over. 

There are dozens more projects from bathroom fixtures to cabinet hardware than can make your apartment feel like a home rather than a motel room.