Home makeover contest

Tiffany Lester
BEFORE

"My boyfriend and I moved into this rental unit December 2007. Of course, the furniture that made the cut into this space was a combination of my university digs and basement-recovery items from his parents' house. Even the intimidating green dresser was a purchase from a used furniture website. Nonetheless, I knew there was potential in some items and a one-way ticket to the dump for the others."