If you live in an apartment it’s most probable that you have at least one stupid window that spoils the view. Mine is above my front door, a rectangular, clean, but unnecessary window. Many of my neighbors took the easy, uninspired way of taking out the window frame and cementing the gap. I, for one, did a little research. The idea came from all that talk about wallpapers and wallies, I couldn’t imagine they don’t make something I could use here. So, a few hours of browsing the internet ended up with finding the perfect solution, for me, at least: decorative window panels. Just like wallpapers, they are “stickers” that you put on your windows to give them the look you want. In this example it is stained glass, but there are many more themes. Find the one that fits your style and leave your boring windows standing. Instead of ridding yourself from light, gain some colored, varied light to enhance the feeling in your rooms.

Decorating the basement has spread a lot in the last years, even though basements are not made for living in. One of the biggest problems in a basement is flooring. Basements are cold, wet and dark, so wood flooring is not strongly discouraged, though not impossible. However, I want to focus on tiles, because mainly, we bring up kitchens and bathrooms in the basement (another thing that excludes wood). The problem is, tiling is cold as it is especially on a basement floor. Insulating with plywood is not recommended because of the moist and because it raises the floor a lot (we’re speaking of 5 centimeters or so which in a basement can be vital). So my choice would be the more and more popular heat blankets installed under the tiles. They come in different sizes, are becoming cheaper and cheaper, and they get the job done.

Of course, you can always go for the carpet-over-all method, which is probably cheaper, but then why would you put down tiles? And carpet on concrete is kinda sick too.