Lest you get TOO excited, this is a list of entirely PG ways for you to let off a little steam this winter: Throw a party, any party All you want to do is curl up under a blanket, we know, but you can only do that for so many hours before it gets a [...]

They don’t call it cabin fever for nothing.  There you are, in your little cabin of an apartment, feverishly itching to do something new, and yet spring isn’t just around the corner, not yet! Well for you little OCD spring cleaners out there, why not relish this moment for all its grey and cold glory? [...]

By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert! 2012 is an election year and, as daily headlines remind us, the country is in the middle of a contentious primary season. If you’re sharing an apartment with another person, this is a time when you may discover that your roommate favors a candidate [...]

So many of us dream of living in a castle, sliding down banisters and hiding all our worldly possessions in endless closets.  In reality, most of us live in slightly smaller situations, and if a person’s home is their castle, we live in rather cluttered ones.  To that end, we’ve put together some smart, simple [...]

We’ve all had the experience:  that neighbors who won’t take their barking dog inside at night, who consider treble to be inferior to bass and makes you think there’s an earthquake every time the stereo comes on, who has loud, erm, relations on an alarmingly regular basis.  If you’re living in such a situation now, [...]

There are plenty of blogs out there for the crafty of heart, who use every holiday as an excuse to cut and glue, thread and hang.  But what if you have kids who need both attention and something fun to get them in the holiday spirit?  Read on for some simple ideas to pass a [...]

Finding the perfect apartment when you’ve got a toddler can be a bit more complicated than apartment-hunting for adults. Here are a few things to look for. Other Kids in the Complex If you’ve got a small child, one of the best things you can do is move into an apartment complex with lots of [...]

By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert! Adorning your apartment with holiday decor can be a fun way to celebrate the holidays or get into the festive mood of the season. Normally, if someone you know doesn’t share your decorative tastes, it’s not a big deal. But when you live in [...]

Just because you live in an apartment complex doesn’t mean that you can’t start a garden. While it’s possible to grow flowers and vegetables in planters on your own patio, organizing a community garden will give you lots more space to plant and dramatically increase the variety of plants you’ll be able to grow. Community [...]

An apartment landlord will take a deposit from renters for a variety of reasons. The deposit can help cover the cost of rent if a tenant can’t pay one month and it can cover the costs of cleaning that landlords need to front after their tenants move out. While there’s nothing wrong with paying a [...]