When leaving your apartment don’t leave behind your upgrades! Plumbing devices that are in good shape can be replaced by saving the landlord’s old items and safely storing them for future replacement. A comfortable and decorative toilet seat can easily be unscrewed and installed in a new home. Devices that save money such as light dimmers and self-installed thermostats provide significant savings in electric use and take just a few moments to replace. Painting walls and choosing carpet color is just the beginning to customizing your home exactly the way you want it; this home and your next home.
Key Takeaways:
- Pick out a new faucet for the sink that’s a true statement piece and instantly knock your kitchen’s style up a few notches.
- Replacing your standard-issue shower head with a new one has a two-fold benefit: your new hardware will look and feel better, and if you buy something low-flow, it will use less water overall.
- You can hang curtains, of course, but it’s pretty easy (and totally reversible) to install new blinds, shades, or window film on your windows to replace the beige-ish vinyl mini-blinds that came with your unit.
“Replacing your standard-issue shower head with a new one has a two-fold benefit: your new hardware will look and feel better, and if you buy something low-flow, it will use less water overall. Win-win! Here are the New York Times’ picks for the best low-flow shower heads, and a helpful post from us to show you how to install them.”
