Would you paint in a rental you'll stay in max 2 years?

[Anonymous]

only if i didn't have to pait it back before moving.
So if the landlord agree in writing to the color then go for it. I think having a space you like is worth the energy of painting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you go through the trouble and effort to paint a huge space we plan on using as the main family room in a rental you only plan on staying in for max 2 years? There's nothing wrong with the walls but I just hate the seafoam green color. I could probably live with it for 2 years but will my quality of life be better with colors I like and want to look at?

Seek landlord's permission first or you may end up paying twice for painting.

A huge space will probably cost you $500 in paint alone. Is that an outlay you're willing to make?

what kind of paint do you use?? I use benjamin moore and have never spent $500 on paint. even at 4 gallons $60/gallon for the really expensive stuff is still a LOT less than $500.

[Anonymous]

Yes definitely, and no it absolutely won't cost you $500. Check out <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com">Young House Love</a> for pointers.

[Anonymous]

Oops, I guess we can't do links on this site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oops, I guess we can't do links on this site.

Sure you can, but this site doesn't take HTML commands like aref. Use [ url ] and [ /url ] for links. The link you want is

http://www.younghouselove.com

[Anonymous]

I wonder if you're in our old rental. Is the trim, etc. sea foam green as well? We always thought it was surplus paint from the Pentagon or some other institution.

[Anonymous]

Paint. Paint and primer in one is a bit better coverage---I used Olympic from lowes. We've painted almost all of the apt including the kitchen cabinets...

[Anonymous]

With the landlord's permission, I painted my apartment because the color was so horrible and didn't match any of my furniture. I didn't mind paying for it because the rent was very reasonable. If you can afford, I would say yes, definately paint.