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SherryBin, that's not cool. Putting up a curtain rod should hardly cause the landlord to lose sleep. Any landlord that tries to enforce such a draconian rule should become the landlord of a monastery.

Honestly, I feel sorry for you folks in America, land of the Dollar Bills. No place in Europe or Canada would get away with rental laws like you folks seem perfectly OK with. (Then again, you guys also get away with not having health care...)

To be honest, I agree with the just hang curtains. If your landlord makes a fuss, say that you have had a peeping tom. Hanging a curtain rod creates a hole the size of a pencil, and any normal human would also want curtains.

Dont. Paint. The. Tiles.

We live in an apartment that formerly had a pink tub. It was reglazed white very soon before we moved in, and
1) it's already cracking after 3 years
2) it is impossible to properly clean

If you can't work with the colour (which I fully understand, because it looks kind of brown-pink-tan-bleh) then please save up and hire some contractors to come and retile. White tile is cheap as heck and the install should only take about a weekend. Or DIY if you can.

Did I mention DON'T PAINT THEM?

Yeah.

Well, if you are "revamping" the bathroom, why not retile? And move that sink a bit further from the toilet?

But if you aren't ready to retile, then I would recommend going for a dark charcoal-grey. Nix the white - normally I love white in a bathroom but with the yellow tiles I think a crisp white will just make the floor look dirty.

I honestly would've passed on the apartment. (Both for the colour and because I'm horribly allergic).

LOL @ NicodemusBC

I think the "after" is kind of bleh, personally. However, it's a pretty good idea to "spiff" up the plain ol' brass and plastic thing. I personally would spray paint it.

looks very nice! i wonder how it'll hold up.

amen, ecuadoriana1.

although, here in canada we have sane, humane laws that don't allow for "security" deposits. (landlords can ask us to paint places back to white or pay them the cost.)

i hear europe also has sane rental laws. i feel badly for you guys in the US.

Dominion's comments make me sad - listen up landlords. you're in a service industry. you chose it. if you can't provide a quality service, you have no right to complain about less than stellar tenants. you wouldn't serve roachy chicken wings on dirty plates at a restaurant you own ... why expect people to live in roach infested / dirty / not maintained places?

agreed with not a pink fan but i assume it's for a young person's room. great idea turning it in!

holla from toronto... and i like the bit about stupidly high housing costs (we're like new york but 1/5 the size and only 1/2 the rent)

i love seeing "make do" houses - yours is nice and cozy!

talk about tons of comments!

i'm canadian and bought a bunch of my furniture back when our dollar was worth a bit less... plus you gotta remember we have higher prices in general...

it's my first apartment and i bought the "need this to live" stuff for about $2000 total, which was equal to my tax return. granted that included things like sheets, towels, pots and pans, knives, cutlery, curtains, etc. etc. man, those thing add up!!! (the dollar store saved me!)

furniture...
-$700 on a sofa (yes it's not the best but it's super comfy and will last for 8-10 years)
-bed = already owned the frame. no headboard, just a big piece of art
-mattress = free (boyfriend was in the moving business and someone tossed a brand new set because it was past its return date)
-bedroom furniture = $150 for 2 ikea side tables, $5 on a paper lampshade, other dressers were pre-owned
-coffee table = $50 (CL)
-dining table = $100 (CL again!)
-dining chairs = $300 total plus fabric and cushions. yes, they're ikea... and yeah i'll replace the cheap pine ones eventually.
-poang chair = $100
-office desk = free (my dads work was tossing a granite-topped chrome desk)
-filing cabinet = free (see above)
-rug = i need to replace mine, they're ikea and they look OLD. note to self: don't buy polypropylene, it does NOT wear well.

other odds and ends... chandeliers, etc. i got off CL. i love craigslist.

i think i'm morally opposed to buying new stuff when i can buy used. especially when the used is better quality.