These easy tips dial up the personality without breaking the bank.

Heres how to make your rental feel more homey, without ever picking up a paint brush.

Anantiqueimmediately adds personality to a sterile room.

J.P. Horton Charlottesville VA apartment transformation living room

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Not to mention, antiques typically become conversation pieces and each has a story I love to tell.

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Hang a plate on the wall.

Plus, the teeny tiny nail requires little need for patchwork when its time to move out.

Turner’s bare bones apartment living room before

My rental living room, before.Credit:Courtesy of Turner Spottswood

One of my favorite ways to add flare is alampshade.

Typically, lamps come with a generic white paper shade.

It feels like a piece of art, adding instant character to even the most bare-bones corner.

Rental living room after

My rental living room, after.Credit:Courtesy of Turner Spottswood

All I have to worry about is adjusting my crookedbut colorful!lampshade.

Plate wall in rental house

A few of my favorite things.Credit:Courtesy of Turner Spottswood