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I think it's very nicely decorated overall. I especially like the art.

I also think it's nicer when children can have more space but hey, this is a nice apartment in NYC, it is not a hut or one of those Asian closet homes that could only be shot from above that AT recently showcased. Each to their own!

I have had really bad luck with renting over the last few years :( I have been a renter for 18 yrs. I've had some creepy landlords, etc but the worst was a few years ago. Moved to a small town from the big city cause I had just had my second baby. The house was a very cute 1950s 2 story on a huge lot surrounded by newer monster homes. This house was one of the few original houses left in the neighborhood. I soon came to find out why the others had been razed. . .

I knew it needed some cosmetic TLC before moving in, I had no idea it was falling apart literally. It literally rained in the dining room when we'd use the upstairs bathtub. I think the drainage pipe was broken and it became obvious after the first couple rainfalls that the damage had been patched and painted over, but not actually fixed(?) There was a broken toilet seat, a backdoor that just opened into empty space 4' above ground level, laminate floors were peeling up and a tripping hazard, wasp nests all around the house which was especially troublesome cause the window frames were the original wooden ones, which were not airtight and were cracking and allowed all sorts of insects to be let into our home :( Including several wasps. We never even unpacked, I noticed the bad details right away. I had initially said yes to the house after a 5 min tour. I had done tonnes of research on the neighborhood, so was sold before I even walked in the door. What a mistake! It took the threat of a city inspector, who I had actually booked to come in, before the owners let us out of our lease and yes, even returned out last month's deposit! They had initially yelled and freaked out on us when I had complained about the state of the house and said we wanted out.

From there we had to find a new place quick, and got one that would be ready in 2 weeks from the end of the month at the falling-apart place. So for 2 weeks we were nomads, that is my husband and I, a toddler and a baby. We put our stuff in storage and stayed in a hotel for 5 days, and camped out at a friend's cottage for the rest. The new place was wonderful! But after the first year, we were told they wanted to sell so had to find a new place :( Another move :( We found a house one street over but for non-landlord reasons have to move out again after just 6 months. .. I am really sick of being a renter.

At first glance it looked nice and spartan. . but yeah. .the globes? lol @ globe city. They look kind of scary, actually. The single candle with the holder over the wash basin also looks weird, to me. But otherwise I really like the colours and the matchy matchy wood and the blanket on the bed.

I thought it was a child's room.

I love black walls. I recently painted my master bedroom a very dark navy blue, almost black, and they look great. I have a white upholstered bed to help break it up, though. Black on black is just about the ultimate look to me, though. Reminds me of some of the vampire homes in True Blood :)

my kids slide down our carpeted staircase all the time. it used to scare me and I used to try and stop them but I just let them do it now. they somehow know to keep their legs out in front of them so they don't trip over them or anything. they just slide down on their bums going bump bump bump down each stair!

My landlords got upset when I just switched out some of the lighting. But it was truly bad and I stored theirs very carefully in tissue paper in boxes in the finished basement and just put up plain "boob" lights. They had things like, 80s style kitchen lighting (stained glass, really, really ugly with grapes and apples marked out on them. . .in a bedroom; or a tiny little glass globe, the sort used in closets, but in a very large bedroom.) I will replace the original fixtures when we move. They certainly didn't mind when I asked if I could paint, all neutral colours. I found it ironic when they asked me to not use any bright colours when meanwhile, I had to paint over a glossy bright red living room wall that they did themselves :/

I think the above kitchen looks great but can't imagine doing all that for a rental. Paint and light fixtures are my limit.

Lovely. I wonder what the wall with the door looks like.

I am sorry to say that it also doesn't look very special or designed to me. The window isn't being taken advantage of, and those blinds?? The artwork doesn't seem to be in scale or balanced with the elements of the rooms, the bookcases do look quite cluttered, which isn't a bad thing, it's just weird that everything else is so sparse and then packed into those cubes. It has so much potential!!

ugh, I need coffee. I mean, a family with two children. I also have two children and it was about a year after we had our second that we realized the sacrifice of small scale living was too great.