Rental Kitchen

Rental Kitchen
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A Subtly Sophisticated Rental Kitchen with a Personal Touch
Like many rental kitchens, Bronwyn’s Nob Hill, San Francisco kitchen has older appliances, Formica countertops, a stainless steel drop-in sink, and basic contractor-grade cabinets. Not much to work with at first glance, but Bronwyn had other ideas. (That happens when you live in the same apartment for 12 years, as Bronwyn has!) She painted the cabinets — and made them two-tone — and added in a few little touches that infused the space with warmth and personality.
Cambria Bold
Jan 30, 2015
This Is the Smartest Trash Can Cabinet We’ve Ever Seen
Need multiple trash bins? Have a deep or corner cabinet that’s underutilized? Have we got a find for you. It may be a little weird to geek out over a trash can setup, and yet that is what’s happening here. This compact, under-the-cabinet three-trash-bin setup is so smart! I’m just imagining standing over the bins: “And YOU, bottle, go here (plink!), and YOU, food scraps, go here (plop!), and YOU, old newspaper, go here (drop!). Now swing back under the cabinet!
Cambria Bold
Jan 28, 2015
5 Easy Changes You Can Make to Your Kitchen in 2015
If you’re in the 4% of people on this planet that are madly in love with your kitchen, then this post isn’t for you. It also means that the other 96% of us sort of hate your guts, but that’s a post for a later date. For the rest of us, it’s time to make some changes and here’s a few easily managed ones to give your less-than-cool kitchen a boost for the new year! 1.
Sarah Rae Smith
Jan 3, 2015
11 Inexpensive Knobs & Handles for Your Rental Kitchen Cabinets
We often talk about easy and inexpensive ways to make any rental kitchen better, and to turn it into a space that you love and feels unique. One of the easiest and least expensive ways to do this is to trade out the bland (and often grimy) kitchen knobs and pulls for ones that you’ve picked out. From sleek and modern, to rustic and romantic, here are 11 budget pics!
Sarah Rae Smith
Sep 19, 2014
Listen Up, Renters: Changing Your Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Really Can Make a Difference
Whitney’s downtown Austin apartment may be a small rental, but that hasn’t stopped her from tweaking the apartment to make it more comfortable and beautiful. What she’s done in her kitchen is the perfect example: Whitney believes in “filling a home with what you love even if it’s a rental and you don’t know how long you’ll get to be here,” as Apartment Therapy wrote. You can see this philosophy at work in her kitchen.
Cambria Bold
Jul 1, 2014
A Few Simple Yet Dramatic Changes For a Rental Kitchen
Kerra’s tiny Washington, D.C. kitchen was “the worst room in the apartment” before she made a few simple DIY changes — and now it’s the room she’s most proud of! Here’s what she did: Kerra took the doors off the cabinets, painted the walls and cabinet interiors in Rustoleum black chalkboard paint, and covered the refrigerator with contact paper.
Cambria Bold
Jun 20, 2014
An Unexpected (and Easy) Refrigerator Makeover
I have never been very fond of my refrigerator, a white monstrosity that is really too big for my small rental kitchen and sits at an angle due to a slope in the floor. But something happened this week that changed everything. The Monstrosity, pre-makeover I came home the other day to discover that my partner Gregory had hung a large photo of oyster mushrooms on the side of the refrigerator.
Emily Han
May 7, 2014
Hang Pots on Wall Week 5: After a Week, Here’s How I Feel About My New Pot Rail
It’s always a gamble when you undertake a new project, and that was no different with my kitchen pot rail project this month. I’d long thought a pot rail would work somewhere in my kitchen, and I was right; I found an area with plenty of empty space and adequate studs, and the two rails were installed without any drama. Now that I’ve lived with this new system for a little over a week, you may be wondering how I like it.
Cambria Bold
Apr 29, 2014
Where I Cook: Leather Craftsman Steven Soria’s Rental Kitchen
Who cooks and eats here: Steven Soria of Make Smith Where: Santa Barbara, CA Rent or Own? Rent When I realized my favorite local leather designer Steven Soria was also an amazing cook and lived a block away from me, I had to see where this magic alchemy took place.
Leela Cyd
Apr 22, 2014
This Is How to Deal with Honey Oak Cabinets: Paint the Walls Midnight Blue
We’ve seen and heard our share of rental kitchen woes lately, particularly when it comes to those ubiquitous contractor-grade honey oak cabinets.
Cambria Bold
Mar 21, 2014
A Q&A with Sarah Lonsdale of Remodelista on Her Rental Kitchen Makeover
We have a special treat today: a sneak peek of Remodelista editor Sarah Lonsdale’s rental kitchen, featured in the just-released book Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home. Sarah’s rental kitchen is absolutely lovely, the result of a few smart updates. Jump below to see another photo and to hear more from Sarah on what changed in her kitchen, what she loves, and her advice to people who live and cook in rental kitchens: 1.
Cambria Bold
Dec 19, 2013
My Kitchen Treat: Little Built-In Cabinet
When I first moved into my 1920s rental apartment, I was horrified by the built-in mirrored cabinet above the sink. Wouldn’t it be awkward to stare at myself while doing dishes? Yet this little cupboard unexpectedly became the most joyful feature of my kitchen (and it has nothing to do with vanity!).Such cabinets are not uncommon in Los Angeles kitchens of this era and most people I know use them to store spice jars.
Emily Han
Feb 1, 2013
Look! Enormous Painting in the Kitchen
Take a look at this galley kitchen. Looks pretty ordinary, right? It has nice light, and a bold wash of color… and then, turn your head. That’s an enormous, gilt-framed painting on the wall, smack dab in the middle of this otherwise modest kitchen. Wow! What a statement! What do you think of this?That is a serious statement in this kitchen, and I kind of like it.
Faith Durand
Feb 3, 2012
Backsplash Idea for Rental Kitchens: Removable Fabric
When you’re renting and you want to jazz up your kitchen, the options are often pretty limited. No paint, no appliance switcheroo, no new materials like tile, countertops, flooring. That’s why we jumped at this nifty temporary backsplash idea: Over at Remodelaholic, there’s a tutorial on putting up a DIY fabric backsplash with starch.
Regina Yunghans
Oct 31, 2011
Room for Color Winner: Heather’s Coral Rental Kitchen
Look! A kitchen, and a rental kitchen at that, won first place in the International division of our Room for Color contest! We were very excited to see such a vibrant kitchen in the first place spot.Heather says that she built the color palette for her little kitchen around a paper parasol that she loves.
Faith Durand
Nov 3, 2009
Ten Kitchen Improvements for Renters
It’s DIY Month, and we’re encouraging you to take care of all your projects around the house, even in the kitchen! We get lots of questions from renters who want to spruce up their kitchens without breaking the bank (or their lease agreement). When you rent you rarely have permission or resources to renovate a cramped or ugly kitchen. But there are simple, inexpensive, and creative ways to make your kitchen brighter and better.
Faith Durand
Feb 11, 2009