When it comes to outfitting your apartment or house, there’s only so much rental furniture you can lease to get yourself set up to live comfortably.
Renting bedroom, living room, and kitchen/dining room furniture and rugs is all well and good, but there are some things you may want to buy to complement or go with your rentals. Here’s what you may want to look into getting to go with your rental furniture.
1. Place mats. Whether you rented your kitchen or dining room table or bought it, place mats are a great investment. Firstly, they’re easier to clean off than a real tablecloth (which would require you do laundry to clean it) or a plastic one (which is more likely to get rips in it and have to be replaced more often).
Secondly, they protect the table — which you’ll definitely want to do if you rented your table, but is also a good idea if you bought it since you don’t want to ruin it — and add some fun and color to the room. They’re also cheap to buy, so buying a bunch won’t break the bank and will ensure that you’ll always have a clean one to use or enough to put out if you’re having friends over.
2. Storage bins/containers. Renting a dresser and or nightstand should give you some drawers to put your clothing in but depending on how much clothes you have and the size of your closet and room, you may need more storage space. Buying storage bins or containers will help you keep your room neat and give you what to put your clothes, school supplies, shoes, etc. into.
Additionally, if you have to move at the end of the year or semester, storage containers make it easy for you to get your stuff home as you can keep whatever you’ve stored in them inside the bins to move.
3. Free-standing lamps/lights. Some rental packages will offer desk and table lamps as part of their parcel but you may want to invest in a few free-standing floor lamps for your apartment or house.
Depending on the room sizes and what sort of lighting your home comes with, floor lamps can help you get more light in your space and may be more useful or brighter than the light desk lamps offer.
4. Door mats. When you first come into your home, whether you have carpeting or floors or have rented rugs for the entryway, buying door mats is a good idea, especially if you live somewhere that gets snow and a good amount of rain. Door mats will collect the dirt, pebbles, and other grit and stuff that gets on the bottom of your shoes.
Plus, if your shoes or boots are wet when coming inside, you won’t potentially ruin the floor or carpet and create a mess since you can place your shoes on the door mats to dry.
5. A Mattress Pad. While you can rent your bed rather than buying one, one thing you can’t rent is a mattress pad for that bed. Buying a mattress pad or foam topper will make your bed more comfortable and ensure a better night’s sleep.
Also, if you feel a little weird about renting a bed other people have slept on, putting a mattress pad on it will give you an extra layer between your sheets and the bed.
6. Bookshelves. Most rental packages don’t include bookshelves, which is probably a necessity as a college student taking classes and having books to read.
Most courses require at least one textbook, if not more, and rather than piling them up on the floor or having them take up room on your desk and dresser, a bookshelf is a worthwhile purchase. Besides textbooks, you can also put picture frames, extra school supplies, random toiletries, etc. on your shelves.
7. A Coat Rack. I bought one of these while in college and it was super handy to have. You can hang up your coats and jackets, scarves, and bags, and if you have something that’s damp from the laundry or got wet from outside, it’s really convenient to have a coat rack to hang them on.
An added benefit is that it adds some character to your entryway or room, depending on where you decide to put it, and it also provides a place to put things that you may otherwise throw or drop on the floor.
So if you’ve rented your furniture, look into these great and handy complements to your rentals — they’ll help keep you, your home, and your rental furniture clean, organized, and looking good.
Resource: http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/177457/What-You-Should-Get-To-Go-With-Your-Rental-Furniture
Renting bedroom, living room, and kitchen/dining room furniture and rugs is all well and good, but there are some things you may want to buy to complement or go with your rentals. Here’s what you may want to look into getting to go with your rental furniture.
Secondly, they protect the table — which you’ll definitely want to do if you rented your table, but is also a good idea if you bought it since you don’t want to ruin it — and add some fun and color to the room. They’re also cheap to buy, so buying a bunch won’t break the bank and will ensure that you’ll always have a clean one to use or enough to put out if you’re having friends over.
2. Storage bins/containers. Renting a dresser and or nightstand should give you some drawers to put your clothing in but depending on how much clothes you have and the size of your closet and room, you may need more storage space. Buying storage bins or containers will help you keep your room neat and give you what to put your clothes, school supplies, shoes, etc. into.
Additionally, if you have to move at the end of the year or semester, storage containers make it easy for you to get your stuff home as you can keep whatever you’ve stored in them inside the bins to move.
3. Free-standing lamps/lights. Some rental packages will offer desk and table lamps as part of their parcel but you may want to invest in a few free-standing floor lamps for your apartment or house.
Depending on the room sizes and what sort of lighting your home comes with, floor lamps can help you get more light in your space and may be more useful or brighter than the light desk lamps offer.
4. Door mats. When you first come into your home, whether you have carpeting or floors or have rented rugs for the entryway, buying door mats is a good idea, especially if you live somewhere that gets snow and a good amount of rain. Door mats will collect the dirt, pebbles, and other grit and stuff that gets on the bottom of your shoes.
Plus, if your shoes or boots are wet when coming inside, you won’t potentially ruin the floor or carpet and create a mess since you can place your shoes on the door mats to dry.
5. A Mattress Pad. While you can rent your bed rather than buying one, one thing you can’t rent is a mattress pad for that bed. Buying a mattress pad or foam topper will make your bed more comfortable and ensure a better night’s sleep.
Also, if you feel a little weird about renting a bed other people have slept on, putting a mattress pad on it will give you an extra layer between your sheets and the bed.
6. Bookshelves. Most rental packages don’t include bookshelves, which is probably a necessity as a college student taking classes and having books to read.
Most courses require at least one textbook, if not more, and rather than piling them up on the floor or having them take up room on your desk and dresser, a bookshelf is a worthwhile purchase. Besides textbooks, you can also put picture frames, extra school supplies, random toiletries, etc. on your shelves.
7. A Coat Rack. I bought one of these while in college and it was super handy to have. You can hang up your coats and jackets, scarves, and bags, and if you have something that’s damp from the laundry or got wet from outside, it’s really convenient to have a coat rack to hang them on.
An added benefit is that it adds some character to your entryway or room, depending on where you decide to put it, and it also provides a place to put things that you may otherwise throw or drop on the floor.
So if you’ve rented your furniture, look into these great and handy complements to your rentals — they’ll help keep you, your home, and your rental furniture clean, organized, and looking good.
Resource: http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/177457/What-You-Should-Get-To-Go-With-Your-Rental-Furniture
