Make your Rental Home Festive this Holiday Season

Living in a rental home comes with many benefits such as saving on maintenance costs and providing the ultimate flexibility if you're considering relocating. Furthermore, in the current tough economic climate, it becomes a lifeline for those who are denied home loans by banking institutions.

In contrast, the most glaring downside to renting is the undeniable feeling that the home is not "yours". And yes, this feeling can be overwhelming, particularly during the festive season when people are decorating their homes with their unique seasonal style.

Fortunately, there is good news for tenants during this period as they can easily infuse their rental home with festivity without upsetting their landlords. However, this will require you to be creative with your space without making permanent changes.

Welcome the Season with Door Wreaths

Decorating your front door is a great place to start as it offers a number of ways to temporarily embrace the season. You can hang beautiful Christmas wreaths on your door knocker, handle or the above framing using ribbon. Decorating in this way not only saves space inside your home, but it also adds festivity to your neighbourhood.

Make a Table Statement

Dinner tables and unused space on cabinet-tops can be decorated with candles, pine cones, berries, table confetti and flowery wreaths. This combination emits a Christmas glow with warmth and depth that will make any house feel like a home.

Extra attention must be given to your dinner table as this is the epicentre of family get-togethers. You can place your unique touch to this space by creating a statement DIY centrepiece such as a large vase with branches that are decorated with lights and baubles. Your centrepiece will need to compliment your dinner-set to create an elegant look and feel.

Staircases Wrapped in Merriment

If you have a staircase in your home then you're in luck with this idea. You can wind tinsel or garlands of holly and berry around your staircases to give your home an enchanted forest feel.

What's the Season without a Christmas Tree?

Of course, the cornerstone to festive decorating is the Christmas tree. These come in various sizes and can be decorated to your heart's content. If you have a big space, you can go all out with a big tree that towers about two metres or more. For smaller spaces, you can buy a tiny tree or multiple ones that fit on tables, shelves etc. You can adorn these with tinsels, fairy lights, baubles and top it off with a beautiful angel or star.

Turn it Down in the Kitchen

Your kitchen is one of the few places that you would need to slow-down on the festive decorations since a lot of craft holiday dishes and cocktails will be conjured up here. Although you will need to keep things clean and tidy, you can still invest in minimal decorations by tieing ribbon to small ornaments and wreaths onto cupboard handles. This won't interfere with your cooking space, and you can repurpose this idea in other rooms in your home.

Hanging Snowflakes

Hanging lightweight snowflakes in your passage will add a winter wonderland feel to your home. Creating this look is simple and requires you to thread strings through the snowflakes and tape the tips of it to the ceiling.

Colour and Scent

Colour and scent will tie up the festive spirit in your home as this will add vibrancy and personality. Ensure that you have a pop of colour including red and green, and compliment the decor with a wonderful Christmas scent by simmering cranberry, citrus and cinnamon in a pot.

Yes, a rental property can feel like home even during the festive season. And best of all, there are myriad of ways to bring this look to life without the disapproval of your landlord.