You've gotten a lot of great comments, but you do need to think about your relationship with your landlord. If you paint the walls orange and mess around with the appliances, you could be courting ...

I just painted two sliding closet doors in my son's room with the magnetic primer chalkboard paint from Benjamin Moore. We used a roller. Just wanted to warn folks that is VERY lump...

Ditto what NYSFGirl said. I had the same Pottery Barn curtains and they WILL shrink even if you wash them on the cold gentle cycle. For me that was OK, they were slightly too long before. But they ...

This room is great, I think better photography would have put you higher up the running.

Oh man. Insta-finalist, for sure. I love how stylish yet liveable this place is. Love the red and the blue in the kitchen and the bright yellow in the living room. I don't necessarily agree with th...

I love it that you clearly have created a haven for yourself on a real-life (i.e. limited) budget. I agree with the others that better photos would have ended up with a better result in the contest.

Depends on the kitchen, of course! I'm crazy for white marble, but I couldn't afford it and I couldn't manage the upkeep even if I could. BTW, Corian or CaesarStone are no...

Love it. Tell us about the bathroom tile -- I love the tiles on the wall.