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I love this tiny wonder. It looks so cozy and inviting!

I wonder if you could use a Cricut machine, or some other kind of punch, with contact paper to make your own decals for this!?

It would be much more cost effective!

Unless you are buying a piece for investment purposes, if you like the esthetic of painted furniture over wood then paint it!
If you are photoshop savvy, I like to do a mock paint job in photoshop before I paint things just to get a better idea of how it will look.

But I say, ignore the nay-sayers. They don't have to live with the piece!

I love everything about this home!

I agree...basically option 1 turned counter-clockwise so that the sofa is under the window, and the two chairs in the middle of the room.

I am a bit confused... where does it say this is supposed to be a teenagers bedroom?
If it is, the after does not read as one either. It's more up-scale beach resort than teen personality.
Just my two cents..

First let me just say, it looks like you've received a beautiful image!
The photo archivist in me cringes at the idea of displaying this negative, let alone in natural sunlight! However, if the emulsion is as bad as you say, and if it is not by a famous or even known photographer, or a revolutionary piece of photo history, I say go for it!

One option is to have the image printed. You could probably find a local photographer (or school with a photo lab) and have them make either a contact print or an enlargement for little or no cost. And then simply purchase an archival housing for the plate itself.

Or if you insist on displaying the plate, I recommend making - or having made- a unique frame that fits the plate snugly. I also recommend getting some archival mylar (clear plastic) and sandwiching the plate with it before framing. If you want the image to last any significant amount of time you need to keep it in a temperature controlled environment, and out of the sun. The ideal display would be a lightbox that you can turn on and off for viewing.

here are a few resources:
http://gawainweaver.com/
http://www.webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/The_Preservation_of_Glass_Plate_Negatives.html

Are the silhouettes of people important to you? or just random children?

I too agree with lyonstill, and I would also love for the captions that use to accompany the photos in house tours to come back - sometimes it would be nice to be told what ones is looking at.

Am I the only one that is extremely jealous of their marble counter tops in this rental kitchen? drool!

I say it never hurts to ask. Though Adrienne_cook brings up a good point in regards to what you might choose versus your landlord. I would go to the landlord after doing some research on what exactly you want in the appliances, maybe even with specific models or options in mind - but be reasonable. Or maybe the two of you can sit and discuss some price points that they are willing to split.

The other option is to simply help the appliances you have along in their demise. Then the landlord would have to replace them. :)
(I am not actually suggesting you do this!)