Sprucing Up Apartment Hardware

Sunday, September 17, 2017

After fixing the slight imbalance in metal hues in the bathroom in the last post, I went on a kick of switching out a bunch of other stuff, like the switchplates and the towel rods. Now everything in there is in some sort of silver hue. If I wanted to be really on top of my game, the sconces & switchplates would be chrome instead of satin nickel, but whatever.

All this for ~$100.










I also occupied myself by painting a majority of the apartment trim a brilliant white semi gloss (Glidden Diamond). Everything except the bathroom interior door, as I ran out of painter's tape. But all the fancy window trim and baseboards and interior doors (not in the entryway/kitchen)! And then promptly covered the fancy window trim up with some cheapo Beme International double curtain rods/brackets in antique brass. 'Topped off with some fancy curtain tie-backs from eBay. We're super fancy here.


For about 30 days, I didn't have any furniture. So I bought some sweet faded patio furniture off craigslist and promptly installed it on my porch. Instant living room (without replicating furniture being shipped)!