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Although I love the look of dark grout, I just couldn't handle it in my kitchen. The reason is this: I would need a very precise tile person who pays very close attention to spacing. The light grout covers up the irregularities in tile spacing while the dark only accentuates it.

Ok. Tiles - I like... BUT not in your kitchen. There's too much going on. The pink countertops are clearly the part that stands out. The tiles compete rather than compliment. I'm sorry to say that I don't really have any advice to offer though... I'm racking my brain trying to figure out an inexpensive alternative (because you are in a rental after all) Are there any hand-made tiles available in your area? Perhaps some street vendor somewhere?

I like the grey of the cabinets - Its a great improvement over your original pictures!

Yes! And maybe look into some new handles for your doors (assuming you don't like the ones you have... I can only guess that they're the originals). New handles make a world of difference!

Where did light blue couch in the first picture come from? I love it!

Don't invest too much into this! It's JUST a rental, and not yours to keep! Invest in things you like (and can take with you) and ignore the countertops. Who cares if they're pink? From the sounds of it, you won't be there that long anyway.

If you're really all that worried about it, I'd change the knobs on the cabinets. Embrace the pink and get some funky rugs. (Prayer rugs from Saudi Arabia could be a cool take-home souvenir... Please excuse my ignorance if you're not actually supposed to walk on prayer rugs...) Draw the attention away from the countertop color with other stuff on the countertops - cook books, plants, kitchen utensils. Paint the cabinets a bright white so they don't look quite so dingy against the white appliances. Paint the walls a rich/pinky beige to tie it all together.

Although I somewhat agree with Aaliyah, we tend to live in rental apartments in the US, too, and we like to make them pretty. An apartment isn't defined by it's size.

I have a long list of things I'd love to know! (Some duplicates from above)
-how the yellow bathroom sink meets the floor
-how the downstairs bath connects to the rest of the house. (It looks like it used to have a door into the kitchen that was closed.)
-style/brand of couch - love the red!
-closet doors? where'd they come from?

I love that you've taken an older style house and mixed with contemporary flare. It's lovely!
Kudos to you for all your hard work. It shows.

Are you keeping the appliances? I would think hard about what looks good with your white appliances/new ones. White on white on white may get a little overwhelming. You could always go funky and do a strange color like red or turquoise (as mentioned above) but that would definitely need to be in keeping with the rest of your condo! I think because you live in a non-traditional place (Not mainland), you could really go wild with color and have it be totally appropriate.

Although, the classic fallback does seem to be white. Be careful with your countertop colors as well!