3 Tips to Make Your Temporary Residence Feel Like Home

Furnished temporary housing units are great solutions when you don't want to move furniture but you need a bed and sofa. However, many temporary housing units are decorated in tasteful yet neutral colors without much in the way of daring artwork, chipper coffee mugs, or uplifting printed quotations.

Devote a small segment of your packing space to a few items that remind you of home. Your favorite drinking tumbler, sofa throw, or tabletop sculpture can make the difference between a living space that seems lifeless and a room that warms the soul.

The following items can bring you homey comfort without taking up a lot of space in your packing containers:

Pack along your favorite bedspread, pillow, and sheet set if you have trouble falling asleep. Bring along your favorite bath towel and shower curtain. Linens from home transform a cold suite to a spot that's full of character. 

Manufacturers have addressed the need for temporary decor items by creating a host of non-permanent decorating solutions. Come home to a space that's loaded with charm by using some of the new products available for temporary home decoration.

Temporary wallpaper backing smooths the wall and takes wallpaper on its surface. You can dress up a plain wall without causing any damage to the underlying wall. The product is completely strippable when it's time to move out, so you can enjoy a splash of color or patterning in your bathroom, dining area, or bedroom.

Temporary tile products add style to kitchens and bathrooms. Use sticky tiles to frame a mirror or dress up the kitchen. Sticky tiles don't require grout and are easily removed with a blast of heat from the hair dryer.

With tile decals, you customize your temporary kitchen and bathroom tiles with geometric, floral, and other decorative designs. There are solid designs as well if you want to add more color variation to your temporary rental space's tile schemes.

Pick up paintable wallpapers that let you apply the paint color of your choice to strippable wallpaper instead of the walls.

Lastly, decorative window films are temporary items that give you more privacy and elegance in your short-term home space.

Even when you receive a per diem or you expect to eat out quite often during your temporary housing stay, there will betimes when you'll want to make meals at home. You may also find yourself needing extra flavoring when a delivery meal is less than delicious.

Before moving to your temporary unit, pack a temporary supply of the cooking spices and staples you use most often. Include spices you use for your special and everyday cooking. If you're not sure which spices to pack, consult your cookbook and make a list. Pack the cookbook, too.

Small, airtight food containers hold enough of most spices for a temporary cooking setup. Popular herbs, spices, and flavorings to pack in your temporary containers include:

Bring your beloved salt and pepper shakers from home to the temporary space for some familiar seasoning tools at your fingertips. Pack your favorite pepper grinder if food just doesn't taste right without cracked pepper.

Pack food-prep staples including flour, sugar, baking soda, and cooking oil. You may not need these items often, but having the core cooking staples on hand saves you trips to the store each time you need basic cooking ingredients.

Find the short-term housing solution in North Carolina that meets your needs by contacting Corporate Relocation, Inc. We offer superior short and long-term temporary housing stays.