Matt // Le Blog Exuberanc's Profile

I've been enjoying a decent rent controlled apartment for years, but it took me eight years of cringing at the awful shiny paint the landlord used before I finally got wise and painted. Best thing I ever done for myself (sort of).

A few pics of the paint job here:
http://leblog.exuberance.com/2005/06/modern_san_fran.html

http://sanfrancisco.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/111306//matts-mod-bachelor-pad-on-a-hill-014633

http://www.flickr.com/photos/exuberance/sets/72157594367350782/

Sure, ask your landlord if they'll paint for you -- but of course, you only really want that if you get to choose the color. My landlord told me "White only!" but I went crazy with orange. When he visited after the huge amount of work I did on the apartment -- installing track lights, smoothing the walls before painting, putting in nice carpet -- he was most impressed. He even foot the bill for the cool mod linoleum I wanted to replace the crud that was in the kitchen.