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@ atomicranch79 -

I recently tried to cover some small flower pots using the method, and I got tons of mold. In fact, the moss didn't grow, but only the mold... Looks like a lot of people have had success, so maybe I'll give it another go.

Who knows what style the missing valences were, but I bet they were basically boards held out from the wall (in front of the lights) on brackets. you could put anythign you want on the fronts of the boards - upholster them in cute fabric, tack on some driftwood, hot glue dozens of toy cars - pretty much anything. Just a couple small brackets, and a board (or two) long enough to span the fixtures, and you can take it form there!

@Aebell--

I have an Eames side chair that I sit in to sew, and a second one at my computer (I am so spoiled!). The computer chair is from Modernica (original molds, original material, not officially certified), and it's on a wheeled adjustable base, which makes it pretty awesome. The sewing chair is the official Herman Miller version, with a wire base - it's nice, but sometimes just not the right height. I really recommend an adjustable base for office use.

I love the feathery wall art!

@Adonuts-

I've lived with a cream kitchen for the last three years, and I haaaaaate it every day! There are always coffee splatters, and random food, and smudges of all sorts all over everything. I do clean, I promise, but I just don't have it in me to do a full soaping & scrub down of every cabinet every day, and so it always looks vaguely unkempt. Definitely going darker when I have control of my kitchen design!

This renovation is really beautiful (and looks expensive enough that the family can probably hire out the cleaning, so, go white!)

Lots of good ideas here - just wanted to add that making things match will do wonders in such a small space. Sheets, curtains / blinds, art / tapestries, even book covers - the closer these all are to the wall color (I'm assuming you can't paint since it's a rental), the larger & more peaceful everything will seem. White would be great, or pale blue, or another shade of gray. And definitely move the curtains inside the window frame.

I love it. I never close the door anyway, so this works for me...

If there is already a concrete slab, you may be able to just do a topping slab that's 2" thick or so. This is still quite a lot of thickness to add to a floor. If you want it to be flush with your other floors, you'll probably have to do some serious demolition. (It is unlikely you'll be able to clean the grout from the tiles off of an existing concrete slab.)

Concrete floors require periodic sealing every couple years, depending on traffic. (Bare concrete stains easily, and would absorb any oils or strongly colored food spills.)

And suzee's right - it's very hard, both on your feet and any dishes you might drop...

Probably only if you go back and sew the new edge with a blanket stitch or something, to keep it from unraveling.

I replaced the seat in my last apartment, because it was a different color than the toilet and drove me nuts. I've been meaning to replace the seat in this apartment, because it's kind of broken - but I haven't gotten around to it in three years... (it's kind of odd, and I've never run across one in my random trips to the hardware store).

It would never occur to me to replace it for sanitary reasons.

Bibliovore --

As a general rule, what you want can never be achieved for half the budget. What you want is probably at least twice the budget, and we'll work with you to get something that will still make you happy but fit in your budget.

If you're worried about an architect trying to paid their fee by driving up the cost of your project, you can look at a flat fee arrangement...