Our House Needs A Makeover

Now that we've decided to stay in this house till 2013 when he gets done with his shore duty, we've agreed to do some minor changes around the house. We both want it to feel like our "real" home even just for a short period of time. We will be adding some small touches here and there to add beauty to it. We've already planned on hanging some of our framed photos on the wall and we'll probably rearrange some of our stuff to save more room and make the place look more spacious. But because we have limitations as to how far we can do changes in the house, we know it is not going to be easy.

One disadvantage of renting is, you just can't really change everything you wish to do some changes on. One important example is, the color of the paint. No matter how much you want to change the color in a certain area of the house, you just can't. If anything, you'd have to seek for the owner's approval and if they don't give you permission to do so, then you have no choice but to find other ways to at least make the place look more appealing to you.

Like in our situation right now, we really don't think the darker paint color in the living room suits it. It just makes the already small area look even smaller and kind of stodgy. If we'll be given permission to change the color, we'd like something bright and relaxing to the eyes. But since we can't do anything about that, we tried looking for alternatives and what we've came up with is, change the window curtains instead. Right now, we're using the ones that probably the previous tenants used and they're dark in color. We really definitely need to change them. Kitchen Curtains and the living room as well, need a major replacement. And since the kitchen wall is painted in white, I'm thinking of getting a lighter shade of either green or yellow colored curtains. As far as the living room, I think white would do to help make the area look bigger and brighter. I don't even know what the exact color of the paint is, that's why I'm choosing a neutral shade to play it safe.

When it comes to the bedrooms, we're not really worried about the wall color in our bedroom and the kids'. We actually like them so we won't be needing any big changes in both rooms.

I cannot wait to start redecorating the house! It will be a lot of fun, for sure. I am going to use whatever styling skill I have (if I even have it) to make both areas look really nice yet simple without us having to spend too much. And for me, that's the real challenge right there. So, let the makeover begin!