Giving your rental a refresh without angering your landlord Laura Daily The Washington Post April 15, 2021 3:46 pm
For many people stuck at home over the past year, it wasn’t the walls starting to close in that made us crazy, but the wall color. Maybe you’ve concluded that your kitchen backsplash is dingy or the bathroom will never truly shine because the linoleum floor is outdated. Homeowners wanting a design fix flocked to home-improvement stores, but renters may have felt stuck, not wanting to risk violating their lease.
“During the pandemic, people became more in tune to design by binge-watching HGTV and other networks. They want to make the space they live in beautiful, comfortable, and personalized to reflect their style, even if they rent instead of own,” said Annie Elliott, an interior designer in Washington, D.C.
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Laminate no more: There might finally be a solution for renters who want to change up an undesirable floor design. Cult favorite wallpaper brand Chasing Paper is making the leap from their stylish wallpaper designs to a new collection of peel-and-stick floor tiles. These tiles are water-resistant, making them ideal for renovating spaces like your kitchen or even a bathroom. They are also laminated with a top coating to insure durability. They work over a variety of smooth, clean surfaces like ceramic tile, linoleum flooring, or sealed wood.
“When we started looking at new product offerings, we wanted something that would fall in line with our current operations,” says co-founder Michael Rees in a press statement. “We used our expertise and knowledge of wall coverings to source the perfect material that would later turn into our newest venture, Peel-and-Stick Floor Tile.”
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In 2021, what s old is officially new again. The recent cottagecore trend, grandmillennial phenomenon, and traditionalism revival are proving that the design world is skewing away from sleek, mid-century modernism and toward pieces with a story. If our inklings are correct, we ll start to see storied pieces everywhere: in our large furniture, smaller accent items, and anchoring rugs. So, why should your walls be any exception? There are a lot
Updated on February 23, 2021 at 5:22 pm
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“I think it’s the color and the pattern that just makes wallpaper so inviting,” said Kate Dreyer of Northern Virginia.
Dreyer’s popular Instagram account, @Kate Decorates, shows how she uses temporary wallpaper or peel-and-stick wallpaper to get the desired look at a fraction of the cost. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
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