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Comments (8)Thank you for all your comments and suggestions. Thanks also for the link to the renter's comments. I will cede to DH's plan of laminate in the common living areas. Several of the other units have some sort of wood flooring in them and it looks nice. Thanks for the reminder about a durable paint finish. We have looked at the other condos in the area (both for sale and rent) and have a good feel for what's the norm. We are aiming for a little nicer than the average, with materials and surfaces that can be reasonably maintained and are within our budget. Having just completed our own kitchen remodel and other projects in the past, we have a fairly good idea of what it's going to take to get this done. The kitchen is small and done badly. The comps range from the stock kitchen to totally redone, so we are pretty sure that re-doing the whole thing will help in getting it rented. I really wouldn't want to live with the kitchen as it is now. We found decently built stock cabinets that will fit and they were on sale. I will be shopping for countertops this weekend. Thanks again for the help....See MoreHELP Me Renovate This 900 Yr Old Kitchen!
Comments (18)I agree with lazygardens above. Great solution. When my DH and I bought our 1925 bungalow it came with a kitchen that was remodeled in the 1950's. It had cabinets about the same style and color of your kitchen. The counters were old ugly red-ish formica which, like yours, were also on the backspash all the way to the base of the upper cabinets. We hated it and because we had just bought our house, we were on a shoestring budget. We sanded and painted our cabinets white, changed the hardware, and installed new laminate over the existing one with contact cement. For the backspash we pre- sized the formica and installed pre-pasted vinyl wallpaper over the top of it. (use vinyl wall paper because it is washable.) We updated the faucet. Those changes alone made the kitchen much more bearable and it was pretty cheap to do! For this being a rental I'd go with the paint, wallpaper and new laminate. You are lucky that your landlord is flexible and will let you do it. This solution for our kitchen tided us over for 20+ years. We are just now doing a full kitchen remodel....See MoreCan't change fireplace in rental but want to update paint
Comments (1)First make sure all the bulbs in all the lighting is IMO LED 4000K but you could do 3500K but just make sure it is all the same .You never test wall color on walls already painted you need to get large poster board paint with 2 coats of the color you think is right then look at in every time of day to make sure ....See MoreHelp update rental property
Comments (4)Short term rental as in Vrbo / AirBnB or 3-6 months? The sleeping & bath spaces are almost more important than kitchen no matter how long / short the rental term is. What do they look like? Agree that house looks neat & clean from outside. Garage a plus & sounds like location is too. Kitchen is fine - wood cupboards are nice & hold up better than painted ones would. Assume kitchen is well stocked with dishes & small appliances. Is there back yard space for BBQ or just sitting? The LR needs rearranging for comfortable TV viewing & a comfortable chair would be a plus. I wouldn’t replace dining furniture but would spend $$ in LR furniture. The colors are fine - bright & cheery, Larger art to replace the multiple small pieces would decrease the ’art clutter’. If there’s architecture or historical places locally I’d get art showing them. Get brochures & info from local Chamber of Commerce & place them on coffee table. Bedroom? Bath? Is there a laundry room? What do they look like?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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