女兒的可愛房間 – 租屋的溫馨低預算佈置

好好地佈置居住環境，可以有效降低生活壓力、提升幸福感！

有些人會覺得租房子住不會待很久，不需要花太多力氣或$$去佈置……
覺得裝飾太多，之後搬家會很麻煩……
或者，租房子限制很多、這個不能、那個不能，要怎麼佈置？？？

我以前也是沒有太用心去佈置租的房子，覺得…
“反正不久以後又要搬家了” “如果有自己的房子就可以好好佈置了！”

每次出去旅遊住旅館或民宿，都覺得他們弄的好溫馨、讓人感覺好放鬆，都不想回家了～
想想，家裡也應該是這樣呀！弄得漂漂亮亮才能住得舒服嘛！
為什麼要等到去旅遊才能享受？要把這種“享受”搬回家。

自從我開始比較有規劃、認真的佈置我們租的公寓以後，
我發現我每天早上醒來更有精神、心情更好，改善我容易焦慮的性格不少。

很多朋友來我們的公寓都稱讚我把租的居住空間弄得很溫馨、很會佈置，想知道我是怎麼弄的。

我其實跟許多人一樣，一兩年之後可能又要搬家、沒有很多錢、房東也有裝潢限制…
所以今天要跟大家分享，我自己的 簡單、省錢、方便帶走、又不會違規的居家佈置～！

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Do you find yourself lack of motivation in decorating your rental place? Well, I certainly did…… heeh heeh.
“I will be moving sometime again, why spend all those time and money on decorating?”

I used to daydream how I would decorate my house when I finally bought our own place. But then when I stayed at some stylish airbnb, the nicely decorated space helped me feel relaxed. It made me really want to have that feeling at home as well!

I started spending more effort into beautifying my rental apartment, and it has improved my mental wellness so much. Organizing and cleaning is a very satisfying journey, and waking up in a pleasant-looking room every morning just adds more joy to life.

The apartment that we are currently living in is a rental place. I face the same decorating challenges that are common for many renters: moving again soon, don’t have a big budget, restrictions from landlords or property management……

But I have figured out how to do simple decoration that is moving-friendly, on a low budget, and doesn’t break any rules. 😀

I will gradually share more about the other rooms in our tiny apartment. And hopefully some of my photos and experience will spark some ideas for you or give you the motivation you need. Cuz decorating can be really simple, and even the smallest change can make a huge impact on the vibe of your space!

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女兒的房間 My Daughter’s Room

為什麼先分享女兒的房間？
因為這是我第一個整理好的空間
都搬了一年了，還是有些空間沒整理好 嘿嘿 XD

整個家，我最用心佈置的兩個地方就是：女兒房間和餐廳吧…
不過餐廳比較常弄亂，等我收拾好、拍好照，再來分享。

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My daughter’s room was the first one that I finished decorating after moving in a year ago.
(And yes… even after one year of moving into this apartment, I still have some rooms with boxes and not done with organizing… heeh Mom’s life, you know.)
My daughter’s room and the dining room are my two favorite space in our apartment. The dining room is kind of messy right now, so after I have tidy it up, I will share photos of it too. 😀

So… This is her big girl room!

我女兒八個月大以後就不願意再睡她的嬰兒床了，
一開始是把她換到放在我們床旁邊的一張單人床上，
但她都常常滾過來擠我……所以搬家後，就直接給她升等！
把我們原來主臥房的雙人床給她。
對…她小小一隻人就是喜歡睡這麼大一張床…

那你女兒不會滾下來嗎？？？

嗯，有滾下來過。
但也不用太擔心，這張床並不高，房間也有地毯。
(所以她房間地上都保持空空的，沒有任何玩具）
她一歲多的時候，就已經可以自己輕鬆地爬上床了。
有滾下來過幾次，但很快她的身體就像長了記憶一樣，睡著時也知道到哪裡會掉下去。
之後她就再也沒滾下來過。

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My daughter “graduated” from her crib since she was only 8 months old. She never slept well in her crib really…
At first, we gave her a twin size daybed, but she still loved sleeping in our bed… So after we moved to where we are right now, I just decided to give her our queen size bed. Now she has plenty of space to roll around in her sleep.

Has she ever rolled off the bed? Yes, but only a few times.
After a few roll-off, I think somehow her body remembers where the edge of the bed is even in her sleep, and she had never fallen off from her bed again.
When we moved here, she was almost 2, and she could easily climb up and down the bed by herself. Therefore, I’m not too worried when she does roll off the bed. (And the floor is carpeted.) I just keep the floor toy-free at night, so she doesn’t bump into anything hard if she does accidentally fall off the bed.

女兒的房間，我是選擇用這組調色盤 (Color Palette)。
（最後一個顏色是白色。如果看不出來的話，抱歉。）
用薄荷綠和粉紅色，有一種糖果的甜蜜感。
再加上灰色和白色這種百搭、不過時的顏色。
加點金色元素提高空間的精緻感。

佈置前先決定好一組調色盤，按照這個來選擇房間內所有物品的顏色。
就不會出現房間很亂、不搭、沒有和諧感的結果了。

佈置時可以選擇有五個顏色的調色盤，
五個顏色以上的組合可能就會看起來開始有點亂了。
不會自己配顏色，沒關係！上網搜“color palette”就有很多例子了，
選一個喜歡的組合，下載圖片存到手機裡，買東西時就可以隨時拿出來對比。

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For my daughter’s bedroom, I chose this color palette. She loves ice cream a lot, and I thought minty green and pink are pretty “ice creamy” colors. I loved to keep her room “light” and not over-complicated, so I chose white and light grey, which are subtle colors that can go with anything.

I always choose a color palette before I start decorating. It helps me to choose the right items and colors that will work with the rest of the room.
Usually I just search “color palette” online, and download the color combination that I like most. I save the color palette in my phone, so I can compare the items with it when I go shopping. Always refer to the color palette when choosing the furniture or decor for your room.

It’s good to limit to 5 colors in decorating. When there are more than 5 major colors in a room, it can start to look messy really easily. It’s a safe rule to follow when you’re not a decorating master yet.

女兒床頭的三幅畫，是我老公的姊姊畫送給我們的。
畫框是我在Walmart買的，記得一個應該是$3、$4…
本來是黑色塑膠的，我用噴漆把它們都噴成金的。看起來更有質感，也比較符合房間的色系。
當然有錢的話，也可以買質感更好的畫框啦～ 不過我就是想省錢呀～！

況且這個是全塑膠的，掉下來，就不用怕打到頭會痛或者玻璃會碎之類的。

床架是在Walmart的網站買的，目前三歲了，還沒有被跳壞，所以品質應該算不錯吧！（當時買應該是＄200初）
我喜歡這組床架是外面包一層軟墊的。這樣我們家的小猴子在上面蹦蹦跳跳時，不用擔心她撞到床架或邊緣會痛。
布料也讓人更有溫馨、高級的感覺。

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My talented sister-in-law painted the 3 Ghibli-Studio-inspired paintings for us. I found the plastic frames from Walmart, and I spray-painted them gold (they were originally black) to match the color scheme of this room.

Spray paint is a wonderful tool when you’re on a limited budget, but still want things to look fancy!

Of course, if you have the money, you can always get frames of better quality. But one of the pros for using plastic frames (completely plastic, no glass) is that I don’t need to worry about them falling and hurting my girl by accidents. They are super light weighted and no glass.

I love this upholstered bed frame from Walmart (online). Although it was cheap, it hasn’t had any problems for 3 years and survived my daughter’s jumping so far, so I guess the quality isn’t too bad. haha. The upholstered bed not only looks more cozy and high-end, it is also safe for my little monkey who loves to jump up and down in her bed. Don’t need to worry about her bumping her head into a hard edge or something.

床邊的紅色小桌子是在宜家（Ikea）買的。桌面是塑膠，支架是金屬的。
雖然這張桌子是紅色的，並不是在我的佈置色系內，但因為它的面積不大、腿又細，也是唯一件紅色的東西，在整體視覺上就沒那麼大的影響。

我喜歡這張小桌子是 (半) 圓的、它的桌沿也是圓的，而不是直角。
只要是跟我女兒身高差不多高的傢俱，我都盡量選擇是圓邊的。
不怕她撞，小孩總會跌跌撞撞，所以傢俱都選“撞了也安全”、耐撞、防撞的。
塑膠材質還是比木頭有彈性一點… 就算是木頭的傢俱也一定會選四角是圓的。

佈置小小孩的房間，最重要的就是安全。先考慮安全，再考慮美感。

我女兒的性格其實比較小心翼翼，每個小孩都不一樣，我也很難說什麼危險、什麼安全。
所以父母應該要透過平常的互動，熟悉小孩的習慣和行為。
才能決定什麼物件對小孩是安全的、什麼不安全。

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I got the little blue lamp from Baby R Us, before they closed down. I waited until they were doing 60% off throughout the whole store. (They started from 20% off when they first announced their bankruptcy, and gradually increase when it got closer to their final closing date.) When a store is closing soon, it’s a great opportunity to shop. I would say “good things definitely always come to those who wait.” 😀

The red side table is from Ikea. It has a plastic surface with metal legs. Yes, red is not in my color palette. But the table is small and the skinny metal legs makes it look light and not bulky, so its impact on the whole room isn’t strong. It is also the only red object in the room. If there were more red items, the design would have been ruined.
The main reason that I chose this side table was that the edge is round, and plastic is not hard as wood to hit on. Haha, you may have noticed that I chose furnitures for my daughter’s room solely according to “whether she will get hurt when she bumps into it accidentally.”

When decorating a room for young children, it’s crucial to take safety into consideration. Safety first, then aesthetic.
Some furniture pieces or decor may be stunning, but not always safe for young children.

仔細看的話，應該會發現這是浴室用的浴簾竿子和浴簾。 哈哈～！
我們租的公寓式有百葉窗，但我覺得遮光性不是很好，晚上外面的路燈好亮……

而且百葉窗看起來就是很出租屋…… 加上窗簾會更有溫馨感！

因為不能在牆上打大洞又不想另外花錢買不用鑽動的窗簾架，突然發現浴簾竿子跟免鑽洞窗簾架的用法差不多嘛！
剛好公寓浴室是用玻璃門，之前的浴簾和竿子就沒用，就可以用在這裡！顏色也搭！
不用花錢最開心～～～！

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Yes, I used shower curtain as the window curtain. Hahaha.
When we moved to this apartment, the bathrooms have class doors, so I put away the shower curtains used in our last house. But I soon realized that the window blinds were not enough to keep the light from the street out at night. We’re not allowed to create huge holes in the wall at our rented apartment, so I just used our old shower curtain and rod for the bedroom window. Of course it doesn’t look as good as a properly installed curtain, but it’s not too bad either, and it functions well.

For me, these typical white plastic window blinds scream “rental apartment”, and adding curtains to the windows definitely makes the space more homey.

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女兒的房間，我盡量保持比較空曠，沒有放太多東西、沒有玩具。
這樣她晚上有時自己醒來，我比較不用擔心危險什麼的。

給她從Walmart買了一個塑膠的抽屜櫃子，放衣服用。（她大部分的衣服是掛在房間右側牆內的衣櫥）
我女兒從會爬了以後，她就有一個興趣：開抽屜。
本來想給她買個像樣的木製抽屜櫃，但考慮到她很愛開抽屜挖寶。
目前還是買一個塑膠的，比較安全。再搬家時，也好搬。
雖然是買個臨時的塑膠櫃子，還是選了一個好看一點、表面有編織紋路、跟房間顏色有搭配的。
雖然是比普通的塑膠櫃子價錢再高一點，但也不能因為是臨時用的，就選個醜的。

省錢的時候，還是要注意美觀。再便宜的東西，醜，都不值得花一分錢。

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Originally, I was going to get my daughter’s room a proper dresser. However, since she had learned to crawl, she loves to open and explore all the drawers around the house. Considering getting a heavy wooden dresser might be dangerous for my active girl, I eventually decided to get a temporary plastic one. I plan on getting her a bigger and nicer dresser once she is older.
I got this mint plastic dresser from Walmart. It has that woven texture on the surface which makes it look better than ordinary plastic. I’m glad that I could find it in the color that matches the room. Even though the material is cheap, the color coordination allows the dresser to fit in.

從美國中西部搬到東岸以後，發現一個有趣的現象…
就是租屋的天花板都沒有可以裝燈的地方！！！
這個好像在東部蠻普遍的情況。可能怕房客都不換電燈炮吧…然後下一個人搬進來又抱怨…之類的麻煩。

所以只好放落地燈了。
我怕放那種高高、頭大大、支架細細的落地燈，我女兒ㄧ會去玩，不小心推倒會危險。
最後在IKEA找到這個超可愛的燈！有點像舞台前的投射燈。
它會把燈光投到天花板，利用反光來照亮房間。
優點是中心低，所以不容易推倒，就算推倒，邊都是圓的，也不怕受傷。
完全不會發熱，也摸不到燈泡，所以不用擔心小孩不小心被燙到。
是金屬的加一塊很厚的可透光塑膠版。真的很堅固，我女兒很喜歡斜坐在上面，塑膠板都撐得住。
真的太喜歡這個簡約又現代的落地燈，不得不給它一個特寫！哈哈～

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I love this floor lamp from IKEA so much that I have to give it a solo shot. Hahahaha~ It is just so adorable! Look at its curve and simplicity! It kinda looks like a stage light, which I think is really cool.
Best things about it are that it is sturdy and not easy to be pushed over.
I didn’t want to get a normal floor lamp that is tall and on a skinny stand. I thought my daughter would have definitely knock it over. So this one is just perfect! It’s low (short), round, and wide~ (like me! ah hahahahaha)

這是房間的另一個角度。
在門上貼了一個木頭的字母A (我女兒名字的字首）。
這個木頭Ａ是我在二手店找到的，才$0.50！

二手店真的是挖寶的好地方。但也要注意，不要因為便宜，又把垃圾買回家。

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This is my daughter’s room from another angle. My daughter’s name starts with A, so I put a wooden letter A on her door. I found it in a thrift store for only 50 cents! I love treasure hunting at thrift stores!

It is fun to shop at second-hand stores, but also gotta be careful not to bring more junk home just because the prices are low. 😀

我們在床對面的牆上掛了一些照片和我女兒喜歡的卡通人物，希望她每天起床看到這些，就會很快樂。
三幅畫是我請我妹妹畫的。我女兒出生時，我妹就問我要送什麼，我說“可以畫一些畫嗎？” 很喜歡她的可愛風格。
框起來的神影少女圖案是在Etsy網上買的。Etsy是一個賣手工商品的網站，常常可以找到一些很有才華的賣家。
女兒房間的佈置，大部分都是宮崎駿動畫中的角色。嘿嘿～ 就是喜歡這些動畫。
畫框也都是在一元商店買的。所以佈置真的不用花很多錢。

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On the wall, right across from the bed, we hung some images that my daughter loves, so she can see them when she wakes up in the morning, and she’ll wake up happy! (It works most of the time heeh.)

The paintings are done by my talented sister. They were gifts for my daughter when she was born. I got the 2 Spirited Away prints from Etsy.
You may have noticed that all the decoration in my daughter’s are characters from the Ghibli Studio animation films. Haha. We just love those movies so much! And my daughter’s name is kinda related to the film, Spirited Away, which my favorite one from the studio!

I got the gold frames from Dollar Tree, great place for budget decor. The prints and photos also didn’t cost me much. See it doesn’t take a huge budget to decorate. 😀

所以這就是我女兒簡單又可愛的房間！
最後附上幾張小猴子的照片～ （對…她每天都在床上跳跳跳）
之後會再分享我們租屋其他空間的佈置。
（哎～我們都搬過來一年了，主臥室還是沒有整理好…這就是人生呀！）

把房間整理好不只會讓心情好，也可以拿來拍好看的照片呢！哈哈哈！

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So this is my daughter’s, simple yet cozy, bedroom.
I will share more about other spaces in our apartment soon! (After I tidy them up. heeh heeh.)

Having a nicely styled room is not only good for your mental health, but also great for photoshoots! Hahahaha~

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看我其他室內佈置的文章 Read about My Airbnb Makeover：

(Sorry that these Airbnb Makeover posts are in Chinese. But it’s still fun to look at the BEFORE and AFTER photos. :D)

度假公寓大改造（上）

度假公寓大改造（下）