NormaJean's Profile

The reading area is divine... I'm trying to achieve a look like that! what kind of book cases are those?

wow, leather&lace -- getting personal. just because you disagree with my assessment. i was disappointed with the vintage bazaar because i had been looking forward to it and that was that! i have been to plenty of flea markets and it is one thing to be hot outside and another to be hot in stale air. i'll put a positive spin on this to please you -- i appreciate flea markets now much more, i'll tell you that!

twnt1andcounting: I think you misread. The "cramped" and "modest income" comments were not about the couple whose apartment is featured here, but the Vogels!

I say fight with your landlord about painting the walls. When I moved into my apartment just a month ago, the walls were an ugly dark green color that felt depressing. I did not want to live in such a situation. My husband did not care and told me he did not want to do anything about it. Our landlord did not want us to paint the walls anything but the original color or white. I negotiated with her, and finally she said we could paint the walls if we painted it back before we moved out. Since my husband did not want the walls painted, I simply did the whole thing myself. It was so worth it. I did a light dusty blue and the whole thing looks much airier and happier. My landlord said she liked it as well. I personally don't think she will hold us to repainting it to the original color, because I doubt the next tenants will want the green color. They'd probably rather have our color, or a color of their own choosing! In which case, they can paint it themselves.