Inexpensive ways I update my home when I'm on a retail detox – when sometimes all a space really needs is a reshuffle rather than a shopping trip

Vase with faux leafy plant sitting on pile of coffee table books beside candle holder with four lilac candles, in front of mustard sofa and colourful gallery wall.

Home decorator Ammarah Hasham is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts infusing her rental house with plenty of personality. See the rest of her articles here.

I don’t know about you, but I always seem to face the same problem.