With our experience of making other peoples homes nicer we had a habit of making our own improvements to any place we moved into (with our landlords approval). It was always a balance of bringing things closer to our standards, while remembering it was just a rental. Then we moved into this place.

This little apartment was on an inlet by the shore. It had a lot of character, and some wear and tear. With old electrical finishes, smaller rooms and walls with cracking joints. I was excited to install some small upgrades that would help us feel right at home.

We (I) had tons of ideas for the kitchen, both Tanner and my awesome sister had to hold me back. But with a little compromise we settled on some simple rental friendly upgrades that really changed the look of the place!

To overcome the cracking seams on the walls, we installed some wainescoting with some grass-cloth wallpaper insets. We also mounted our TV, and installed some Mood Lighting.

This had a snowball effect, those around us learned about our set of skills and would approach us with their vision. We have great joy in bringing those visions to reality.