What should I do with this rental red wall?
shanaz1981
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I am moving in to a rental in couple of weeks and there is a red/burgandy feature wall which i hate. Since ill be renting i cant paint it. Is there anyway i can make it disappear without damaging the wall.
Ive included three pictures. The first is a picture of the wall colour. The furniture will be gone with the current tenant but the tv unit will stay.
The second is my couch which is a pale grey/ beige colour (grey in natural light bit more beige in yellow light).
Third and fourth is my preferred palette/ look id like to achieve. The floor in the appartment is tiled white with some slight pink veins.
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