Chihuahua6 - Here's something you may not know about my floors. They are actually prefinished hardwood that has been sanded down 3 times - once when we got conned into refinishing them with no stain (flooring guy said they would darken after the poly went on them), then at the start of our kitchen reno when the stain was the wrong colour, then the third time when they became the right colour. So all of the bevels between boards are sanded out (love this look), and if you get nicks and scratches they won't be white because the stain would have somewhat penetrated deeper than prefinished flooring. Yes, you can always use one of those wax crayon-y things to fill in nicks and scratches. What we do due to my dear DH, is if we get any signifcant gashes due to moving furniture, we kept some extra stain and he just sands it down and adds stain and poly to blend it in. When I get home later, I'll post some close-ups of our floors so you get a sense of what kind of dirt/dust and nicks&scratches to expect. I agree that if you buy prefinished flooring and intend not to get them refinished, you will have noticeable nicks and scratches. So I'd recommend getting either unfinished hardwood that you can stained, or like me, get finished flooring (make sure it's thick enough to allow at least a couple of refinishes down the line) and get it resanded and stained. The only thing to consider is you really need to air out your house since the smell is so strong. Plan to air it at least a few days. Good luck!

If I were the landlord and I found you put a peel n stick wall covering on my paneling, I'd be keeping your entire security deposit, either for repairing the damage its removal would cause, or for the tedious work it would take to remove without damaging the paneling. My friend bought a house and it had a big dumb wall art decal in the living room. It was on a painted wall, but he said it was a pain in the butt to get it off without damaging the wall (he didn't want to have to repaint the wall on account of this thing). I do like the idea of putting up some white flowy curtains on the window wall. Also invest in some good lamps.

Well that is the dilemma... I actually like some of the wood trim. I think the dining room looks great. Has a bit of character. Im just trying to find the proper "balance" of where I should paint some trim... My husband is ready to have someone come in and paint it ALL WHITE... everything.. I'm like noooooo!!!! So my immediate mission is to "update" and lighten the home without making everything ALL white and losing ALL warmth and character of the home. I dont know what "fixes" I should start with. Doors? Staircase risers and rails? I don't want "all white trim" going up in every room. That means white doors everywhere... once you start... it just keeps going. I have archway into dining room... if it gest painted white it will look weird to have white on one side and brown on the other... so there goes the wood in the dining room...

I am in the same colour dilemma situation. With the lighter cabinets my vote would be agreeable grey. I see the date of the post now. Probably painted already :) I read and I read a lot about colours it is mentioned the you should paint a colour with a pink purple or blue undertone with warm oak cabinets. I would love to know what you went with!