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House Tours Season 1

Home Tour of a Colourful Flat Share in London

Welcome back to another episode of howirent! Today we are touring a flat share in London. This is the final episode for this year, but you'd better believe there'll be a season 2 so stay tuned!

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Room Tours

Tour of A Beautiful Modern California style Living Room In Yorkshire

MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 13: TOUR OF A MODERN CALIFORNIA STYLE ABODE  Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all over the world. […]

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8 easy ways to improve the lighting in your rental without hardwiring

Want to improve the lighting in your rental but can’t make permanent changes? Here are 8 easy ideas that don’t require any hardwiring.     Good lighting is key to creating a warm, welcoming and practical home. What you want are layers of different light sources for different purposes. What you often get in a […]

Room Tours

ROOM TOUR: A Dark and Dramatic Living Room in London

MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 14: TOUR OF A DARK AND DRAMATIC LIVING ROOM Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all over the […]

Room Tours

Tour of A Beautiful Modern California style Living Room In Yorkshire

MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 13: TOUR OF A MODERN CALIFORNIA STYLE ABODE  Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all over the world. […]

Room Tours

Room Tour: A stylish Paneled Living Room In Colorado Springs

‘MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 12: TOUR OF A STYLISH PANELED LIVING ROOM IN COLORADO SPRINGS Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all […]

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In this invaluable book, award-winning interiors blogger Medina Grillo shares her favourite tips, tricks and DIY projects for transforming a rented space. Discover ways to add a splash of colour with removable wallpaper, learn how to hang artworks without damaging the walls, and turn your hand to upcycling those furniture bargains you picked up at the flea market.
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House Tours

‘We Sold Our Historic Fixer Upper Home and Downsized to A Rental’

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to introduce this weeks guest, Charlotte Smith from the very colourful blog, At Charlottes House. She and her husband recently sold their home in the suburbs and downsized to a rental. In this post, she explains why they made that decision and how their renting journey has been so far. […]

House Tours Season 2

A Renter on a Budget Turned a Dated Flat Into a Stylish Modern Home

Welcome back to the second season of the #howirent home tours! If this is your first time visiting, hello! Let me give you a quick run through . . .  #HowiRent is a monthly home tour series that started as a way to champion renters, who are transforming their homes into abodes of personality and […]

House Tours Season 1

Home Tour of a Colourful Flat Share in London

Welcome back to another episode of howirent! Today we are touring a flat share in London. This is the final episode for this year, but you’d better believe there’ll be a season 2 so stay tuned!

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Living

8 easy ways to improve the lighting in your rental without hardwiring

Want to improve the lighting in your rental but can’t make permanent changes? Here are 8 easy ideas that don’t require any hardwiring.     Good lighting is key to creating a warm, welcoming and practical home. What you want are layers of different light sources for different purposes. What you often get in a […]

Living

3 Ways to Save Money When Renting (During COVID)

For all of the positive things about renting – flexibility, not having to fork out when the boiler breaks etc. – one of the major downsides is the lack of security. During times of enormous upheaval, like we are currently experiencing with the covid pandemic, the one thing that offers us a sense of stability […]

Living

Washi Tape Ideas : How to create Decorative Faux Wall Panels

    Creating  faux wall panels using wash tape is an easy and in-expensive way to inject colour and pattern to a blank wall. With an extensive variety of  designs and colours available to buy, the possibilities are endless. And when you fancy changing it up , you can simply peel the tape off without […]

Living

6 Clever Hacks to Transform Ugly Radiators In Your Rental!

If there’s one thing that bugs me in rented homes, it tends to be that ugly radiators are rife. Your average radiator may well heat your home (which is obviously needed) but it likely won’t enhance it aesthetically, unless you’re blessed with a slicker industrial style of course. I’m guessing that if you’ve found yourself […]

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Room Tours

ROOM TOUR: A Dark and Dramatic Living Room in London

MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 14: TOUR OF A DARK AND DRAMATIC LIVING ROOM Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all over the […]

Room Tours

Tour of A Beautiful Modern California style Living Room In Yorkshire

MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 13: TOUR OF A MODERN CALIFORNIA STYLE ABODE  Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all over the world. […]

Room Tours

Room Tour: A stylish Paneled Living Room In Colorado Springs

‘MY FAV ROOM’ EPISODE 12: TOUR OF A STYLISH PANELED LIVING ROOM IN COLORADO SPRINGS Welcome back! If this is your first time visiting,  let me give you a quick run through!  ‘My Fav Room Tours’, is a spin off of the original #howirent tours.  Every other week I’ll be be interviewing renters from all […]

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About How I Rent

A celebration of all the amazing renters out there who, in spite of it all, have managed to transform their homes into abodes of personality and style.

This website is a place for renters to come together and share their thoughts, and feelings throughout their renting journey. You can expect to find regular home tours, useful information around renting, and decorating tips that won’t cost you your deposit on here.

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