Monthly Archives: September 2011

Whether you’re traveling the world or to the outskirts of town, the flea market is a great place to pick up unique furniture and decorations for your apartment. These outdoor markets feature antiques, used goods, hand made art pieces and refurbished treasures. If you know how to shop for a bargain (better yet, if you [...]

Traveling for business can be both rewarding and stressful. On the one hand, there’s plenty to see and do in a new location, but on the other, there’s a lot of new information to keep straight. One way to help manage the stress of traveling for work is setting up your apartment to be more [...]

Bro: you’re out of college. It’s time to drop those corny Smashmouth posters and come to terms with how bad you are at Smash Bros because today we’re going over how to upgrade your apartment. Men’s magazines (I’m looking at you, Maxim) will try to tell you to drop a boatload of cash on stuff [...]

One of the most important factors of decorating is controlling the light in a room. In an apartment, natural light, ambient light, task light and accent light should work together to make a room feel brighter. By selecting the appropriate light for a space or need, an apartment renter can make their apartment brighter and [...]

It’s that time of year!  The time when mornings are crisper and you begin to think about frost creeping over your windowpane.  (Unless you live in Texas, in which case you’re probably just ecstatic that it’s not 110 degrees out.)   With the temperature changing and the winter months quickly approaching, it’s good to start thinking [...]

Is renting a studio the right choice for you? Here’s a quick quiz you can take to find out. 1. How often do you like to go out? a) If I had it my way, I’d go out every day! b) I like to spend some of my evenings out with friends and some at [...]

So, you practice yoga!  Or you’d like to start, but want to get into your own groove before shelling out for a studio.  Cultivating an at-home practice is a great way to connect with yourself, and get all the relaxing benefits of yoga without having to run out the door for a six p.m. class.  [...]

Two Birds, One Green Stone Once in a (VERY) great while, the interests of activists and businesspeople align.  One such miraculous alignment has emerged recently in the apartment industry:   increasing energy efficiency of buildings, to the mutual benefit of the planet and whoever is paying the electric bills. With many ways for buildings to reduce [...]

Deciding to move in with a boyfriend or girlfriend is an important step in a relationship. Unfortunately, in times of economic hardship, the decision to move in together may have less to do with the present and future state of the relationship and more to do with the lure of saving money on rent. Though [...]

When I was young, I never understood why in Tommy Boy Chris Farley gets asked “Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?”  Now, of course, I know it’s because in old houses, lead paint can poison inhabitants decades later, and cause brain damage in children.  The US government banned residential use [...]