Can't paint your boring white apartment? Try these colorful finds instead.

Sterile, blank white walls are the bane of many renters' existence. You want to feel at home in your new home, but your options are limited when it comes to painting and papering. So we asked Washington designer Patrick J. Baglino Jr., who recently launched the design vertical POP Style, to come up with some easy household items that can help bring color, texture and visual interest to a neutral space without permanently changing it.

Here are his top picks:

Splurge: Hannah floral accent chair, $449.00 (Photo by roomstogo.com)

Save: Harriett slipper chair, $187.19 (Photo by wayfair.com)

Splurge: Spectrum table lamp with double gourd ceramic and metal base in red, $299 (Photo by crateandbarrel.com)

Save: Ribbon red double gourd table lamp with plain shade, $99.99 (Photo by lampsplus.com)

Splurge: Elimina silk rug, 8 feet by 10 feet, $2,998 (Photo by anthropologie.com)

Save: Flame rug, 8 feet by 10 feet, $1,199 (Photo by westelm.com)

Splurge: Badia-printed Edlyn cocktail ottoman, $928 (Photo by anthropologie.com)

Save: Skyline furniture ottoman in Santa Maria Desert Flower, $332.99 (Photo by overstock.com)

Splurge: Big red watercolor flowers credenza, $999 (Photo by denydesigns.com)

Save: Natalie Baca Hillside Credenza, $681.29 (Photo by overstock.com)

Splurge: Cirrus sofa in grass green, $999 (Photo by article.com)

Save: Ferrao Chesterfield sofa, $639.99 (Photo by allmodern.com)

Splurge: Lalah decorative pillow by John Robshaw, $140 (Photo by bloomingdales.com)

Save: Outdoor ikat border edge pillow, $39 (Photo by westelm.com)