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Your Not-Forever Home: Affordable, Elevated, Temporary Decor for Renters

by Ormerod Katherine

Temporary projects for a more personal rental

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Temporary projects for a more personal rental

Katherine Ormerod’s guide gathers room-by-room decorating and DIY projects for rented homes, with options spanning entry-level to more experienced skills. The examples include temporary wallpaper, painted furniture, scalloped shelving, handmade table linen, a bed canopy and French bistro curtains. Alongside the projects, the book discusses approaching alterations with a landlord and shares the author’s experience of renting. Its focus is on adaptable ways to shape a home around personal taste without treating a rental as a permanent renovation project.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Renters seeking decorating ideas that can work in a temporary home.
  • DIY beginners and more experienced makers looking for projects across a range of skill levels.
  • People interested in upcycling, repurposing and handmade home details.

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Rental livingTemporary decoratingDIY and upcyclingPersonalizing living spaces

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Book overview

Our homes have always been our castles, but today they need to beso much more than simply a roof over our heads. Home offices, workout studios, entertaining spaces, mental health sanctuaries and centres for self-care... the demands on our four walls are unprecedented. And now many more of us are renting than ever before - but that doesn't mean we can't make our homes into living environments that reflect our unique sense of style and bring joy to our everyday lives.

In Your Not Forever Home, Katherine Ormerod has curated a range of projects for every room in a rented house or flat, guiding you through techniques and invaluable insights that will help create spaces tailored to your taste. Katherine addresses why many of us are renting now for much longer, and provides reassuring guidance on how to approach alterations with your landlord - and, if you are new to DIY, Your Not Forever Home offers projects for a range of skillsets, from entry-level to the more experienced, with Katherine sharing her own experiences along the way.

From how to hang temporary wallpaper to painting furniture or sewing French bistro curtains, you can embrace the potential of your rental space with Your Not Forever Home - an indispensable companion on your journey towards transforming your home into a haven of tasteful sophistication, whatever your circumstances.



From scalloped shelving to making your own table linen, bed canopy or French bistro curtains, embrace the potential of your rental space with The Modern Handmade House - an indispensable companion on your journey towards transforming your home into a haven of tasteful sophistication, whatever your circumstances.
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