Ariel Arts 🪴 on Instagram: "Love yourself a built-in shelf look? This hack will not only help you if you need something renter-friendly but sometimes, making things can be tedious and time-consuming! Good luck, and as always, don’t forget to save! #interiordesigntips #interiordesignhacks #interiordesigndiy #interiordesignsanfrancisco"

Old apartments bring a lot to the table — history! Architectural charm! — but one thing they often don’t provide much of is built-in storage. That means, like Emily Neal, you might have to get creative.Emily and her boyfriend live in an old apartment with what she calls “limited and awkward storage.” One space that’s especially suffering is the second bedroom, which has a bed in case of guests, an extra dresser for clothes, and not much else.

Free tutorial showing how to turn Ikea Billy bookcases into built ins. An easy and cost-effective way to get a high-end, custom look!

Old apartments bring a lot to the table — history! Architectural charm! — but one thing they often don’t provide much of is built-in storage. That means, like Emily Neal, you might have to get creative.Emily and her boyfriend live in an old apartment with what she calls “limited and awkward storage.” One space that’s especially suffering is the second bedroom, which has a bed in case of guests, an extra dresser for clothes, and not much else.

@lovelivedream_llc on Instagram: "upgrade your PANTRY with these DIY $20 faux wood shelves ✨ I wanted to flip these ugly wire racks into diy wood floating shelves but on a budget! This is a renter friendly home upgrade that results in beautiful aesthetic pantry organization 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 no tools, wood or hardware required! I love this new small pantry hack, what do you think?! 🎥 @haleyscornerr #pantry #pantryorganization #pantrygoals #pantrymakeover #thriftflip #diyfloatingshelves…

There are must-see DIY projects like a custom dining banquette, cool coffee table, and a fun 3D art installation in the powder room, as well.

Jaimie G | Budget & Renter Friendly DIY on Instagram: "DIY plate rack! Tutorial ⬇️ This project was a blast to put together for my mother-in-law’s kitchen! I’m so thrilled she likes it 💜 it turned out better than imagined. I built this piece using 1x4 pine boards, a leftover baseboard, wood glue, & brad nails to form the base. Next I secured bead board to the backside using 1” brad nails. PRIME with bin shellac based primer so your paint doesn’t scratch off. Painted the desired…

I built a custom bar for this weird corner wall that we have in our DR Horton home. This bar adds so much character to what was once a boring space!

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