How much do you invest when you’re renting your home?

After seven years of home ownership, I feel rather weird renting. I’m renting an apartment with good “bones” from my mom, so at least it’s in the family, but still, I face a dilemma: To really make feel like my kinda home, I would: put in laminate flooring replace the kitchen lights with something more contemporary put in new cupboards in the kitchen But it’s not my home. Everything is in good condition, just not my style. Any past or current renters reading this? If so, I’m cu