Every January I start to get the itch to redecorate something.  Since we do not own are current home, I am very limited as to what I can do.  Our current landlord does not allow us to paint anything, use nails any bigger than a picture nail and is very strict.  Since I am stuck with white walls that needed to be repainted a decade ago, carpet that is begging to be replaced and a home that is falling apart around us, I do my best to mask it any way that I can.

Since the carpet in our living room is so far gone, we use a large area rug to hide what lies beneath it.  I also have learned to not let a lot of light into the room as a way to help hide the problem areas as well.

Our kitchen is a whole other story!

There is an ugly brass chandelier with frosted globes that I would love to replace with 2 drum shade pendants over our dining room table.  I would also be very happy to replace the light fixture in the kitchen with some mini pendant lights as well.

Oh, and I can’t forget to mention the ugly pink floral wall paper in our half-bathroom and the tacky teal and white striped wall paper with the god awful pheasant border in our den/office area with matching teal ceiling fan and teal can lighting…..yes, this house is in dire need of a new look and I wish I was able to do more with it!

Have I mentioned that I cannot wait until we have a home of our own???