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How to furnish your Rental Property (a guest post)

Posted by dasfseegdse Jumat, 16 Agustus 2013 0 komentar

With the UK rental market set to experience further growth in the formative part of 2014, landlords are looking to expand their portfolios and profit accordingly. There are also a growing number of aspiring landlords who are hoping to enter to buy-to-let market as a result of this growth, although this bring new and exciting challenges that must be addressed. One of the most significant challenges is creating a desirable property for potential tenants, as this is crucial if you are to prosper in a competitive market.

Furnishing your Rental Property: 3 Tips for Novice Landlords

With this in mind, what practical steps can you take to create a popular and viable rental property? Consider the following: -

Source Cheap and High Quality Furniture

If you have advertised a fully furnished property, then establishing the layout of your home can be an extremely costly and time-consuming exercise. This is unless you identify affordable and reputable suppliers, however, who can sell you furniture in bulk and at a competitive rate. Suppliers such as the Trade Furniture Company can meet this need, while also providing you with access to a wide and diverse range of domestic products.

Use Colour Sparingly

Colour is something of a hot potato among buy-to-let landlords, as there are conflicting opinions as to how rental properties should be presented. While traditional landlords would use bland shades such magnolia or cream to embellish the interior of their properties, contemporary trends are more focused on the application of bold colours. With this in mind, modern buy-to-let landlords are more inclined to strike a balance between these two extremes, using one or two vivid colours to create a theme that runs throughout the entire property. While this can be a challenge, warm colours such as terracotta are ideal as they illuminate your property without having the potential to overwhelm potential tenants.

Create the Illusion of Space

With the British construction industry more prosperous than at any point since the global recession, there are a wealth of residential housing projects currently being undertaken throughout the UK. While this is primarily good news, it does create an issue in that modern new-build properties are becoming increasingly compact on pressed for space. As a buy-to-let landlord, your task is therefore to make the most of the space at your disposal, by adopting a minimalist design ethos and de-cluttering every single room. By optimising the floor layout and embracing open-plan designs were possible, you can create the genuine illusion of space and justify a higher rental price.

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divide and conquer

Posted by dasfseegdse Selasa, 13 Agustus 2013 0 komentar

something i have been loving lately is seeing a single piece of art, split into two or more pieces, and hung together. it creates an interesting "mini gallery" wall effect, that i find really appealing.

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i really love how the blue in this butterfly print is echoed in the velvet headboard. the blue is deep and rich and yet still maintains a freshness to it that makes this room feel happy.

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the orange walls in this space are really dramatic, and are balanced so nicely with the soft and ethereal horse photograph that has been split into three.

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while these two abstracts are separate pieces, they are certainly meant to be hung together, creating a strong connection between the two that is pretty mesmerizing.

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this is a really unique treatment of the "divide and conquer" idea---the image is centered in the middle of the 4 frames, and the negative space of the mat draws your eye in and creates a very interesting effect.

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i love this detailed, vintage-style tree print, framed in these two simple black frames.

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there are so many things to love about this room, and one of the things i love most is the oversized city sketch, broken up into 6 long, narrow frames. this look can be easily replicated at home with a large plotter style print of a photo and some inexpensive poster frames!

this is one of my all-time favorite spaces. i love the zebra on the stairs, the sculptural tufted chair, and the amazing abstract black and white landscape. this space really is a simple space---there isn't a whole lot "going on", but i find it so captivating, and the main reason is because of the unorthodox art that feels so traditional and yet, upon further inspection, is really rather abstract.

i am working on my own little "divide and conquer" project for gradys' bathroom that i hope to share soon!

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