Someone mentioned to me at the Association meeting that it would be great if we could share creative home improvements we have made to our condo/townhomes (thank you to that person!). I will share one of mine and if you have one of your own (or several) please feel free to comment below or email me directly and I will post a blog about it.
The first property I owned in Society Hill was a condo on Baldwin Court. The first change I felt I needed to make was to remove the plastic covering over the florescent tube lighting over the kitchen cabinets. The plastic was very yellowed and was casting a weird yellow glow in the kitchen. I also don't like florescent lighting, so this is what I did. First I pulled off the plastic covering which was very easy to do. Then I had an electrician come over and remove the florescent lighting. I also had him install an electrical outlet above the cabinets which I had him wire to the light switch. I then bought rope lighting at Home Depot (clear tubing with little lights inside) 
and laid it on top of the cabinets and plugged it into the electrical outlet I had installed. Once the light is turned on, it lets off a nice glow on top of the cabinets. You will have to paint the walls up there once the florescent lights are removed. When I moved from my Baldwin Court condo to a townhouse on Woodward, I did the exact same thing over the cabinets in the townhouse and it looked great there as well. To make up for the loss of light from the florescent bulbs, I had recessed lighting 
installed. This made a huge difference not only by providing more functional lighting in the kitchen, but it gives a much more updated appearance. (Also, neither the rope lighting nor the outlet are visible while standing in the kitchen.)
(note: with some home improvements, a permit may be required, always check with the town.)
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