My boyfriend and I are moving in together in the next few months and have found the perfect location. It's close to our current jobs, it has a beautiful, well-maintained community, and it's animal-friendly for a future pet. The ONLY issue is this kitchen. Is contact paper worth purchasing? I simply do not like the appearance of anything in this kitchen... any advice for renter-friendly diys or how to spruce things up? I was thinking of keeping the cabinet colors the same (orange-brown) and trying to incorporate wood features into our other home decor. The appliances are older and black wi ..read more

Hi all, I have literally no experience on how to decorate a 510 sq ft apt. In the past, I've lived >700 sq ft places, all with roughly similar plans, and I had a partner who was taking a lead. This time, it's just me. And it's a smaller place, with a plan that I'm not familiar with. I really need help from this sub. The windows in living room face a community garden, so less light comes in. It's a ground floor apt. I have a queen bed, and am used to two nightstands on each side and a dresser. It seems it'll be difficult to fit those ;( I just don't know anything else, like I ca ..read more

I want to get mirrors and paintings for mine and my bf's future apartment. Problem is, screws aren't all that renter friendly unless we have plaster and paint handy, which we don't lol. It's a big ask, but I was wondering if heavy lifting command hooks that WON'T strip off paint exists? I don't want to use suction ones because if they get dirty once they don't stay up. TIA! submitted by /u/cara-s [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Any suggestions on cheap but great(decent) quality furniture? I’m on FB Marketplace very often but any specific Amazon finds, etc? I do have a couch already but work from home so a desk rec would be great! Bed frames too:) Amazon is tough because reviews are so all over the place, hard to tell if it’s great or sucks so would love personal recs. TIA submitted by /u/rottinginbedrn [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm looking to update our home by adding wallpaper and wainscoting. I'd love recommendations for removable wallpaper. submitted by /u/lunasouseiseki [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone, I'm moving into an apartment next week and I'm struggling to know how to set up my living room. I have a large east facing window that will get sun for a large part of the day. Is it better to put my TV in front of the window and get curtains to block the sun or should I put my TV on the west wall, if so how do I handle any glare? North wall is not a choice because that's where the floor heat is and there is no south wall as it is open to the dining room. TIA submitted by /u/Inner_Panic [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi guys. To save money we chose two different floors (I know) in our apartment. Now unfortnately they dont match at all and we would like to do the reminder of the apartment with our first choice, so that its all the same. Issue: Our main floor is done with 4mm thick + 1mm underlay vinyl floor. The to be removed floor is 7mm thick + 3mm underlay. ​ Meaning: If we would just insert our main floor in the overrooms, we have 5mm to fill. ​ Now I am wondering if you guys have an idea, how we could compensate for those 5mm to not run into any comfort issue. Has anyone have any experience or knows a ..read more

What color open shelves would you add to this wall? White or Black? Wood? thank you! https://preview.redd.it/r89hbgsdvqvc1.jpg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=773304f3dec44aeb611a71ee7b59ef497959c255 https://preview.redd.it/09v8d2civqvc1.jpg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c6ba7b33cf559ac43bcfde4f5e55c1411117ff5 submitted by /u/finifugal_gal [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

What color open shelves would you add to this wall? White or Black? Wood? thank you! https://preview.redd.it/r89hbgsdvqvc1.jpg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=773304f3dec44aeb611a71ee7b59ef497959c255 https://preview.redd.it/09v8d2civqvc1.jpg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c6ba7b33cf559ac43bcfde4f5e55c1411117ff5 submitted by /u/finifugal_gal [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My apartment has blue glass to prevent people from seeing inside the apartment (and reduce heat), however it gives an awful blue tone to everything in the room. My landlord won’t change out the glass/windows. submitted by /u/cloystr_YT [visit reddit] [comments ..read more