Rental Home Makeover with Bold Design Choices

Charlotte Hohorst, a renter in Los Angeles, moved into a two-story, two-bedroom apartment in a dingbat-style building in 2020. The apartment had a dreamy layout, walkable neighborhood, and amazing light from big windows, but it was old and pretty dated. Hohorst had a blank canvas and a lot of time at home on her hands, which she used to transform the space (source ID 1). [1]

To make the dining room more colorful, Hohorst replaced the dated fixtures and renter-grade appliances with more personal touches. She said goodbye to a chrome chandelier and replaced it with a paper light fixture from HAY. Most of her adjustments were renter friendly, such as using peel-and-stick wallpapers, swapping out lighting and sink fixtures, and painting nearly every wall in sight (source ID 1). [1]

Hohorst used a renter-friendly dragon-print peel-and-stick wallpaper in the dining room, which matched the blues throughout her home. She added the wallpaper with the help of a friend, and it took them half a day to apply. This was her proudest accomplishment in her home, as her friends encouraged her to go bold with her choices (source ID 1). [1]

To manage the budget, Hohorst relied heavily on secondhand shopping, including Facebook Marketplace, estate sales, and thrift shops. She bought her chairs and table from Facebook Marketplace and had them re-caned and reupholstered in a blue velvet fabric from Etsy. She also found her bar cart from Facebook Marketplace, which she normally would have purchased for about $350 (source ID 1). [1]

Charlotte Hohorst, a renter in Los Angeles, moved into a two-story, two-bedroom apartment in a dingbat-style building in 2020. The apartment had a dreamy layout, walkable neighborhood, and amazing light from big windows, but it was old and pretty dated, according to Hohorst. She had a blank canvas and a lot of time at home on her hands, which she used to make changes to her new space (Source ID: 1). [1]

To make the dining room more colorful, Hohorst replaced the dated fixtures and renter-grade appliances with more personal touches. She replaced the 'renter-grade' chandelier with a paper light fixture from HAY. Most of her adjustments were renter-friendly, such as using peel-and-stick wallpapers, swapping out lighting and sink fixtures, and painting nearly every wall in sight (Source ID: 1). [1]

Hohorst used a renter-friendly dragon-print peel-and-stick wallpaper in the dining room, which matches with the blues throughout the rest of her home. She added the wallpaper with the help of a friend, and it took them half a day to apply. This was her proudest accomplishment in her home, and her friends were her biggest cheerleaders, encouraging her to go bold throughout the process (Source ID: 1). [1]

To manage the budget, Hohorst relied heavily on secondhand shopping, including Facebook Marketplace, estate sales, and thrift shops. She bought her chairs and table from Facebook Marketplace, and she found her bar cart from the same platform. She had the chairs re-caned and reupholstered in a blue velvet fabric from Etsy, which helped her achieve her desired look within her budget (Source ID: 1). [1]

Charlotte Hohorst, a renter in Los Angeles, moved into a two-story, two-bedroom apartment in a dingbat-style building in 2020. The apartment had a dreamy layout, walkable neighborhood, and amazing light from big windows, but it was old and pretty dated, according to Hohorst (source ID: 1). [1]

To make the dining room more colorful, Hohorst replaced the dated fixtures and renter-grade appliances with more personal touches. She used a renter-friendly dragon-print peel-and-stick wallpaper in the dining room, which matches with the blues throughout the rest of her home. This wallpaper was one of her proudest accomplishments, and she added it with the help of a friend (source ID: 1). [1]

To manage the budget, Hohorst relied heavily on secondhand shopping, including Facebook Marketplace, estate sales, and thrift shops. She bought her chairs and table from Facebook Marketplace and had them re-caned and reupholstered in a blue velvet fabric from Etsy. She also found her bar cart from Facebook Marketplace, which she acquired for a fraction of its usual price (source ID: 1). [1]

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