tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post3724397593731992866..comments2023-10-23T10:44:50.221-05:00Comments on The Lettered Cottage: Easy, Affordable Ways to Add Character to your Rental Home or ApartmentLettered Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18112667634239212827noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-17391824529382053282010-05-07T16:17:36.512-05:002010-05-07T16:17:36.512-05:00Seriously one of your greatest posts ever! (Not th...Seriously one of your greatest posts ever! (Not that all of your posts are incredible, because they are.) This one was just so fabulous because they are smaller ideas that I actually have time and money to tackle. I LOVE it. Love it.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988212570097369957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-15287594784734443112010-05-05T18:58:48.630-05:002010-05-05T18:58:48.630-05:00that is hilarious when he starts moonwalking! lolthat is hilarious when he starts moonwalking! lolbethchienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905476409007575013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-39707435066952004832010-05-03T12:06:54.607-05:002010-05-03T12:06:54.607-05:00Thanks Layla!
I always enjoy your posts but as a r...Thanks Layla!<br />I always enjoy your posts but as a renter it is fun to be addressed as a catagory and have some of our special needs mentioned ;o)Sarah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218758135202359543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-39602830523799750692010-04-30T21:24:50.985-05:002010-04-30T21:24:50.985-05:00Great tips for renters.
Love those 3M hooks. I ...Great tips for renters.<br /><br />Love those 3M hooks. I have Christmas art that I like to hang up and put it up on the 3M hooks and after pack it away and take down the hooks. LOVE them.Sharon@Sharon at Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720955338162888640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-54478354351469505392010-04-30T16:44:50.276-05:002010-04-30T16:44:50.276-05:00Hi Layla
Thank you, thank you so much for tackli...Hi Layla<br /><br />Thank you, thank you so much for tackling this issue - I think design blogland has a lot of frustrated renters in it!<br /><br />Do you have any advice about purchasing furniture in rentals, not knowing whether it will go with future places? It is tempting to stay as cheap as possible, but if you add that up it can take away from being able to get better things in the future..<br /><br />Thanks so much for your tips!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930925865784126313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-2860395546065369992010-04-30T14:34:22.554-05:002010-04-30T14:34:22.554-05:00That video cracked me up. Oh Carl, what a deufus....That video cracked me up. Oh Carl, what a deufus. I'll tell you though, I could listen to news shows all day when they talk in their Aussie accents! ( Just an aside) I tried to spell deufus many ways to get it right. My spell check seems to not recognize the word and wants to spell it rufus. So maybe it should be dufus or dofus or duefus. Anybody know?"Cottage By The Sea"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016670928484219905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-30902270447881227662010-04-30T14:34:15.152-05:002010-04-30T14:34:15.152-05:00This was such a great post! We began renting our c...This was such a great post! We began renting our current place almost a year ago, and it looks <i> nothing </i> like the place we moved into (thank goodness)! We simply asked our landlord if he'd trust us to fix up the place (I sent in paint chips and design ideas) in exchange for a discount on our rent. He said yes! This largely depends on who you're renting from, but in our case, the landlord lives out of state and doesn't want to deal with anything himself (including maintenance issues!); that has been great for us, though, because we've been able to make our little place a home (and actually saved some money in the process!). <br /><br />I know some people might think it's silly to spend money/time/energy on a "temporary" dwelling, but it's very much our home, and we were more than happy to spend a little extra money making it beautiful. (And I think the money we've saved on rent has more than made up for the money we spent on paint and small fixes!)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899277351488775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-4288042718902701252010-04-30T10:29:24.047-05:002010-04-30T10:29:24.047-05:00That's about the sweetest post I've ever r...That's about the sweetest post I've ever read! You are a wonderful woman Layla.Emily Heizer Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483149630816603197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-47666955816830300922010-04-30T08:48:29.054-05:002010-04-30T08:48:29.054-05:00As a fellow renter, thanks for the great question ...As a fellow renter, thanks for the great question Gail! And thanks for the fabulous ideas Layla!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992992022974817478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-10313666752098879462010-04-30T04:31:25.555-05:002010-04-30T04:31:25.555-05:00Hey guys...love the post. Carl is a crack up...was...Hey guys...love the post. Carl is a crack up...was so funny seeing a fello aussie on your site. :-)<br /><br />I'm building my first home (been waiting 20 years to do it) this year, and love your site. It's providing so much inspiration. <br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580512694758338206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-40679392374333234492010-04-30T01:45:37.576-05:002010-04-30T01:45:37.576-05:00I love this post!
My rental house had a wicked ug...I love this post!<br /><br />My rental house had a wicked ugly formica backsplash and my friend cut out diamonds on her vinyl cutter for me and I slapped them up there in an afternoon. It added a lot of (removable) character to my otherwise vanilla kitchen.<br /><br />I blogged about it at www.junkrestore.blogspot.com.*junkrestore*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05187338978105900955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-67721851696764369412010-04-29T21:54:17.657-05:002010-04-29T21:54:17.657-05:00I'm glad you covered fabric starching. I grew...I'm glad you covered fabric starching. I grew up in military housing and my mom used fabric to cover some of our walls. It worked great.<br /><br />She also used contact paper to cover OD green counters. She just stuck it on and pealed it off when we moved.Miss Mustard Seedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628769209767003185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-39719883676136792882010-04-29T19:05:04.018-05:002010-04-29T19:05:04.018-05:00Great post. Here's a link to a tutorial for ...Great post. Here's a link to a tutorial for making Roman shades out of cheap blinds. I think this would work great for an apartment. http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2009/02/make-shades-out-of-mini-blinds.htmlMaggie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569735753083802495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-86261682413942429772010-04-29T18:37:18.241-05:002010-04-29T18:37:18.241-05:00Great ideas and tips! As a renter (for now) I lov...Great ideas and tips! As a renter (for now) I love to get more ideas.<br /><br />Just one comment though... fabric on the walls CAN bleed even if it's been washed. I used some black fabric to cut out bird shapes and pasted then on the walls in my last apartment and when I moved out I was horrified to find that they left purple stains on the walls. The stains got worse the closer you got the the doorwall, so I think it was partly due to the sun, and the fabric was really cheap which probably didn't help. I spent a few days scrubbing the walls before I found out that bleach pens got the stain out perfectly. So, just warning to others; wash the fabric a couple times if it's dark, and don't get the insanely cheap stuff. :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589749626040995182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-34242752310355799002010-04-29T17:21:30.038-05:002010-04-29T17:21:30.038-05:00I saw that one coming Carl..I think I've done ...I saw that one coming Carl..I think I've done that myself. :D Gees, why do I have to laugh when someone is clearly in agony? Still laughing.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893345198382667894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-43163989983678936832010-04-29T16:38:24.040-05:002010-04-29T16:38:24.040-05:00WOW. I am so sheepish...yet honored that you used ...WOW. I am so sheepish...yet honored that you used my comment as inspiration for this post. Thank you so much for all the great ideas! When we were about to move in I quickly asked if we could paint..and she said yes as long as we painted it back. I think I probably didn't breath hoping she'd say yes. Phew. We're having a baby in Nov...so I've got ideas up the wahzoo for the nursery...which includes painting! I like the wallpaper idea...and the curtains/blinds. I have plans to take down the ugly plastic vertical blinds in the living room and just hang curtains. I'm not telling the landlord...b/c as long as we fill the holes and rehang the blinds I don't think they care. I'm excited...and I think I'm going to go with drop cloths! Very excited. :)<br /><br />Great ideas...you've definitely got me motivated here. :)<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010188787808442253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-36798558019734032542010-04-29T16:05:59.788-05:002010-04-29T16:05:59.788-05:00I didn't know about removable wallpaper. Can&...I didn't know about removable wallpaper. Can't wait to check it out! And thanks for the laugh from the video. Home decor is not Carl's thing! We lived in many rental homes when my husband was in the Army and I just want to add that it's important to make your own mark on a rental home. Lots of family photos displayed and try to have a signature "theme" for each rental home. Mine was red gingham, just added a touch in curtains, pillows, etc. Makes it feel like home faster.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315557240691895230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-60069275978942106832010-04-29T15:42:39.834-05:002010-04-29T15:42:39.834-05:00Thank you so much! I too liked your post but felt ...Thank you so much! I too liked your post but felt sad at the same time. We owned our last house and I had a lot of fun with it but when the military tells your hubby it's time to move you move and we live in base housing this time. We are allowed to paint the walls which is better than nothing but do you have any tips for transforming the kitchen cabinets in a temporary way?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636600058542453444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-84681380282593699482010-04-29T15:30:34.531-05:002010-04-29T15:30:34.531-05:00OMG so many great ideas! I am a renter too, and I ...OMG so many great ideas! I am a renter too, and I HATE my walls, they are horizontal wood planks =( I'm sure the home owners would let us paint, but frankly I can't spare the time or the money haha! We'll endure, while saving that money for a house. I have been toying with the idea of hanging fabric panels though. <br /><br />Thanks for all the great ideas, I might try some of them out! <br /><br />Linda =)Linda @ theLENNOXXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455310908518613770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-41245092081866262672010-04-29T15:20:00.694-05:002010-04-29T15:20:00.694-05:00Hey Emily!
YES! Eileen can make you any ol' ...Hey Emily!<br /><br />YES! Eileen can make you any ol' type of decal your heart desires! <br /><br />:-)<br /><br />LaylaLettered Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112667634239212827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-1030507294224695052010-04-29T14:51:11.940-05:002010-04-29T14:51:11.940-05:00That sign is amazing. I tell people that all the t...That sign is amazing. I tell people that all the time - better to be thought insane than boring.<br /><br />I like the idea of the blinds - my landlord is wonderful about letting us do pretty much whatever we want to the inside of our apartment (which means that there are a lot of wobbly edges on the painting) but I hadn't thought to bother changing the blinds in a place I was only renting.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737966842541914782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-13591143839329086852010-04-29T14:25:08.592-05:002010-04-29T14:25:08.592-05:00Wonderful post ! You have such great ideas and are...Wonderful post ! You have such great ideas and are up on the latest "to do's". I think lighting is so important, too. Maybe then I could cut down on my end tables that are there to hold the lamps and I woudn't be tripping over cords. Makes sense to me.... <br /><br />Less always is better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-36338576036574038682010-04-29T14:07:55.305-05:002010-04-29T14:07:55.305-05:00Fantastic solutions for us renters! I'm serio...Fantastic solutions for us renters! I'm seriously considering getting the Lowes blinds.naphtali https://www.blogger.com/profile/16548836485043882312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-13010263580961080472010-04-29T13:59:50.565-05:002010-04-29T13:59:50.565-05:00Does Leen the Graphics Queen offer just lettering ...Does Leen the Graphics Queen offer just lettering so you can create your own words and phrases? I wasn't able to find an option that on her site.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133002045788602670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-7686249194604814312010-04-29T12:33:10.005-05:002010-04-29T12:33:10.005-05:00Okay, I just laughed so hard I cried and snorted, ...Okay, I just laughed so hard I cried and snorted, and I nearly wet my pants! Seriously, I'm passing that one on to my family and friends for a great laugh! Thank you!!!greg's wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665630895735165301noreply@blogger.com