I rent an apartment with a very nice walk-in closet, but he closet organization is not to my taste. It is all metal and not very nicely done. I want something nicer preferably wood that I can move with later on. Any suggestion. Remember this is a rental I don’t want to disturb what is there

We’ve just been approved for a house which has a great living/dining/kitchen space, however the carpet is PINK and the tiles are a light gray (shot through with a fine black!)….hideous…any tips for working such awful colours into a space I can live with!! If I could I would pull it all up but as that’s not an option I’m stuck with it! Help!

Hi Jane, I just found your site through Pinterest (the window frame jewelry display is genius, btw). My problem is that I live in an apartment that I’m not sure how long I’ll be staying in. The thing is that if I paint my boring eggshell walls, I’ll have to paint them eggshell again before I leave. I just want something on the wall behind my tv, but I just can’t figure out what to put there. I keep looking at DIY wall art and I know that’d be perfect, but I don’t know what would look best. My couch cover is chocolate brown, and my chairs have blue and white striped covers. My lamps are white with white lampshades I want to cover in fabric.  Also, I have a sad looking tv stand and 2nd hand bookcases I would love to paint, but I don’t know what color (maybe light or dark blue? brown?)  I have a *bright green* 2nd hand wooden (I believe it was a cabinet that was repurposed into a bookshelf) that is now covered with some white fabric. It perfectly fits the height of my bed, however, I need something to match on the other side. My color scheme is all over the place, mostly shades of blue that don’t match. I have an awesome celtic knot wall hanging behind my bed that’s black and green/blue(more bluish) and a ikea duvet that’s raspberry.  I also have a steel bed that is painted beige with some scratches showing the gold/silver underneath(I’m thinking of using steel wool to make it look more antique, but I don’t know if that’ll work, the bars are kinda thickish.) The curtains (bought at the salvation army for $12) are slate blue. I don’t have curtains in my living room, just those icky white vertical blinds. Also, I have a ground floor apartment, so I put some frosted contact paper on my windows for privacy, but I don’t open them much=(. Anyway, I’ll have to send you some pictures, but besides those splashes of color,my space is pretty bland and not really pulled together. Obviously, I’ve been thinking about all this for awhile, but haven’t been able to do much about it. I know the painting will have to wait til spring, but I’m tired of staring at the blank walls. The tempaper looks so awesome, but that’s too pricey for me, unfortunately. I was thinking stenciling something on paper and framing it, but I’m not very artistic. Anyway,sorry for the long post, and I’d appreciate any ideas you have for me, and I love your blog. =)