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I've had landlords willing to pay for paint where I did the painting myself (painting a normal color, and the walls needed re-painting anyway), and one who allowed me to replace mini blinds with faux wood blinds, but at my expense. I just asked nicely.

I can't imagine a landlord being willing to pay for the new vanity top, even if it's ugly. Maybe if the carpet is in bad shape and will need to be replaced anyway, you can pitch it as free labor to do something the LL would have needed to do soon with or without your preferred change. (And if the carpet is already poorly installed, your LL probably doesn't care too much about work quality and won't care that you're not a carpet installer.)

As others have said, lease renewal might be a better time to negotiate this. It usually costs your LL money to find a new tenant, so if the carpet or whatever is less than that cost, the LL might be more likely to be willing to spend the money.

I HATED getting a kids' menu when I was a child. I felt insulted by the waiter's assumption that I wanted a hot dog or something instead of regular grown-up food. My parents were happy to let me order my own plate off the regular menu, and I'm glad they did--it's good to try new things!

Does anyone have any additional information on carbon filters for Honeywell air purifiers or the carbon filters for air ducts? I live in an old building over a coffee shop/bar that allows smoking, and the smell isn't terrible (I have my own central air), but I definitely get a smoky odor. I have a Honeywell air purifier in one room, so if there are carbon filters that can be added, that would be great. Are the filters for air ducts just the carbon a/c intake filters cut to fit?

At my last place, the previous tenant left behind things we had discussed and that I purchased from him (i.e., an area rug), and lots of bonus items: a vacuum cleaner and some pots and pans (all useful items, donated to a friend), old cleaning supplies, some very yucky food in the fridge (he knew I wasn't moving in until almost a month after he left), and lots of dirt and dead bugs. What a welcome.

Sliced peaches with a drizzle of Southern Comfort (and a sprinkle of sugar if the peaches aren't very sweet).

My mom used to make me edible playdough--she used peanut butter, wheat germ, a little honey, and dried nonfat milk. Then she gave me pretzel sticks, mini marshmallows, raisins, and other things like that to use with it, and I was busy for hours. I obviously didn't eat a whole batch at once, but the leftovers could be refrigerated.