Have you checked with the owner that you are permitted to paint? That's the first step and discuss colours that would be acceptable.

Condomary, I am the owner.. I mean Navajo White not Adobe White

I used to paint rentals Navaho White exclusively. It works. Imo dont stress on the shade of white. Clean and bright for rentals.

you want us to give you paint choices on something we can't see? Popular colors? for what decor? Some sort of beige and dark gray really doesn't tell us much. Pale laminate flooring,,,ditto.

if you want white, then use white. You're renting this out to someone else? white will go w/anything. Pale Oak is a nice neutral. SW Crushed Ice is a nice pale gray. White Dove is nice for trim. Swiss coffee is too creamy for white trim.

I am not living there. I can try to get photos Thursday. I never painted it when I bought it. It was newly remodeled, I didn't do anything. 7 years have gone by, ready for my second tenant. It is a beige now - one wall is beige and darker beige stripes, the kitchen is a dark gray, makes the place seem dark. One bedroom is blue-light green, prob because that is the room with the best view of the Straights. Not going to keep the colors. Don't know what the colors are now. Want to stick with warm tones. Navajo White always looked dirty to me, like a smoker lived there. I know the shower has off-white tile with a gray-blue accent line and the fireplace has gray tile. Nothing in there is my style - why it is difficult to decide.

Pale Oak, SW Crushed Ice, all nice colors thanks, Beth

BM Simply White or SW Creamy. If gray, my go to is SW Agreeable Grey (warm grey/greige).

Yes, change the Navajo White to something brighter and cleaner looking. If you have extra laminate tiles and a beige carpet scrap (take some fibers from a closet if you don't have a scrap), take them with you to the paint store to get samples. It will be a two-trip decision. Replace any burned out light bulbs before finalizing your decision. If you think the apartment looks kind of worn and grimy, change all the light bulbs to "bright white" LEDs. If there are older curly compact fluorescent bulbs, it will be a potentially dramatic change and good update.

Sorry Myra.... misunderstood when you said condo rental !!

My condo which is a rental property... How do I say it?!!?? LOL

Tenant is still moving. I think I am going with something similar to the living room walls and just have the painter match it.

They cut a hole in the ceiling and recessed this fan. I am not going to do anything about it this round.

Kitchen is the weird gray which clashes with the living room color IMHO, also it is in a dark area. But I think it could look nice if the right color was used and I lived there. Stripped wall is going.

This room is a pale blue and I am not going to keep the color

would this look better with a cool or warm color?

if you had your ceilings scraped and redone w/a smooth, bright white, brought in some decent recessed lighting (especially in the kitchen w/that huge box), it would make a huge difference. Your kitchen is so dark and the lighting so inadequate. even if you took out the box, cleaned and patched and brought in a multi-light ceiling fixture, that would be an improvement. Hard to find a good color that goes w/the yellowish wood cabs, and the pink/taupe color of the flooring, along w/the grayish countertop! a warmer neutral gray or an off white might be your best bet in there.

In the other rooms, just keep your colors on the neutral side to go w/whatever that flooring is.

The flooring leans warm toned. the fireplace is a cool blue/gray and really isn't the best look next to the flooring.

this is Pale Oak so you can see it in a room

some other neutrals to go w/your flooring and carpet

The Kitchen: It is dark because the walls are dark gray...Beth I am interested in your ideas about a multi-light fixture, Can you post an example?

The painter told me that where the condo is located there is no BM dealer near by and the local paint stores have not been successful matching. She said go with Kelly Moore or Behr. I am considering Bher Shoelace OR-W13 or Cotton Knit PPU7-11.

I discussed scraping the acoustical texture off the ceiling with the property manager, she said to save my money, it won't change the price of the rent.

I am replacing the track lighting in the living room for recessed lighting. That will be the end of my budget for the electrician. But I can change out a light fixture myself. So please, what is your idea?

It is too bad that the cabinets and floor are so new. I know that nothing really goes together.

? https://www.lampsplus.com/products/pro-track-salazar-300w-brushed-steel-s-wave-track-light__26934.html 

myra, yes, something along that order. not quite that modern, but a fixture w/multiple bulbs and wattage. could be a round one w/4 bulbs. perhaps ask the electrician to do and stick in 2-4 recessed cans.

taking down that florescent ballast, will leave you with a portion of the ceiling that will need to be patched, primed and painted, but it's doable. This will upgrade your condo not only for rent, but for when it's time to sell. No one wants florescent light boxes. anywhere.

examples. (plenty of videos of how to do this too)

No plans to sell anytime soon. And I am doing updates as vacancies and budgets allow. My first tenant stayed 7 years. Last time I sold a rental it was code to have fluorescents in the kitchen and bath. When I remodeled my kitchen the code was not updated to LED but that has prob. changed now. (Although I do miss the fluorescent box in my kitchen I can see much better with fluorescent and incandescent lighting than I can with LED.)

I already know how costly it is to ask my electrician to stick two extra cans in the kitchen because I already asked for two extra cans over the bar area and it was over budget. Priority with the budget is to have a really good paint job. The acoustical ceiling has a lot of discoloration. Next time, the ceiling won't have to be painted I have more to spend on other things. The cost difference is significant between with / without ceiling painting.

The painter is asking the the electrical be done before they paint so I can take a look at it. As long as there is a junction box to accept a new fixture I can handle it. But if it is a situation where there is just Romex sticking through the ceiling and the fixture is just screwed to the beams, I won't be able to. There is no acoustical texture in the kitchen. My priority was replacing the track lighting in the living room because it is very dark and it is where you enter the condo. The kitchen is tiny. Painting it a lighter color will help a lot..

But I agree with you, MY WISH LIST: get rid of the acoustical texture, remove the fan that has been recessed into the ceiling in the dining room patch the ceiling and move the junction box back to the level of the ceiling and get a decent dining fixture, install canned lighting over the bar, and kitchen light update. Also getting an HOA compliant metal gate outside at the entrance on to the front deck from the stairs and a security door.

Maybe move the one in the living room to the kitchen?

Anyway 2 weeks on the market and it rented, recessed lights & fan in living room, LED flush mount in dining room. Left same fluorescent fixture in kitchen this round, left popcorn ceiling this round. Paint Bher Close Knit and Ultra Pure White. Good enough for now.

Next time, I will have to replace carpets in bedrooms. No getting around it and prob. the floors in the bathroom. Will cost out recessed lights or track lights in kitchen. Now that you see how small it is, any ideas? And will get a quote for the popcorn removal. But will also look at exchanging baseboard heaters for wall heaters. They take up so much wall space!

I appreciate that. The building was built post-abestos, thank you.

This is 2-story wood construction. The ceiling is sheet rock. Double sheet rock fire wall. Which I feel odd about cutting holes in the fire wall for the recessed lights. Found out the original configuration was a fan with light kit in the living room. No other lights except outlet for lamps in the living room. Even though this is a South-facing unit, it was very dark in the living room.

I spoke to two painters who have removed the popcorn in this complex. They say it comes out good. Obviously it will need to be textured - which will hide imperfections.

Then, removing sounds like a great idea to update it!

Yup - next time - Thanks

Surprising the thing that took the longest was the correct anti-tip bracket for the stove.