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Update on paint -- rental property
Comments (8)Thanks! It actually looks better than it looks in the picture. The lighting is a little off in the picture....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 MoreContinuation of small rental kitchen: Induction in a rental?
Comments (15)Nosoccermom, How could do you think renters would mess up an induction cooktop? Even when you don’t clean it, it stays clean. Items don’t burn into the surface. It is actually an easier to use and clean unit than a gas or electric range. The one risk that I experienced when I moved to induction was for the first week, I burned everything in sight. Who knew how much power a 3700watt burner on full blast really was when you don’t feel the heat from the surface. Induction does introduce some behaviors that spoil you for other things though, like putting a cotton towel next to a pot while cooking, or putting wooden utensils on the cooktop surface while cooking. These are things you should not do when using the gas burners....See MoreUpdate on Vacation Rental
Comments (20)I missed the back story on the exact situation you are in but you seem to be doing what you need to do and the apartment looks lovely. I agree, if things are tight you don't want to spend too much but just keep your eye out and you can find some great things that speak to you. Best wishes to you and so glad you are able to be creative with what you need to do!...See Moremainenell
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