By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert! Adding decor to your apartment walls helps make your place look attractive and inviting. But even more importantly, this decorating effort is key to making your rental feel like home. The items that you choose to put on your walls can say a lot about your interests, tastes, [...]

Sometimes, we have to face the inevitable:  whether because of money, apartment availability, or commute time, we have to live in an unsafe neighborhood.  Although we’re far from experts in crime prevention, we do have some common-sense tips for how to make the best (i.e. safest choices) of your situation. Know your neighborhood Are some [...]

Many apartment renters have either a patio or balcony but most simply don’t make good use of the space. Some people may put a few plants on the balcony but only slide the door open to enjoy the plants when they need watering. Others may use their outdoor space as bicycle storage. There are even [...]

Historians who look back at the beginning of the 21st century may very well label this era the Age of the Gadgets. It seems we have a gadget for everything. There’s a gadget to remind us to feed the dog and one to track our calorie usage in real time. All these gadgets come at [...]

Are you getting married soon? If so, you’ll want to make sure that you have all the essentials on your wedding registry. Though many people have many of these things already, having a wedding may mean that it’s time for an upgrade to your apartment and lifestyle. Remember that your registry should have some expensive [...]

While there are many motives to break a lease, not all of them are legal.  There’s a reason you signed that document stating that you’d pay rent for a particular period of time, after all.  If your desire to leave your living situation is nothing more than primadonna flip-flopping (“I’m just bored of the view!”), [...]

So, Junior doesn’t want to be a cowboy anymore—now he’d rather be a Go Go dancer. (That’s cool, we’ve all been there. Just “go” with it.) Trouble is, this is the third career change he’s made in six months. What to do? Try these tips for redecorating the Wild West without breaking the burlesque bank. [...]

Making the choice to eat healthy is a great beginning to a new lifestyle. It’s not always easy though, especially when you’re just starting out. Here are some ideas about how to stock your healthy pantry and fridge, with foods that last a long time. 1. Grains Grains are a big part of a healthy [...]

The March issue of Units Magazine has a shocking expose—well, if you’re in property management, anyway. Even the most seemingly-normal tenants can be hoarders, people who cannot throw anything away and whose apartments fill with years’ worth of clutter and trash. There are of course several problems with this scenario. One is that hoarding can [...]

Delineate your desires Are aesthetics your most important consideration? And if so, what are you looking for, aesthetically? Is it also important that the material be easy to clean? Or what about to stand on for long periods of time—for example, do you cook for hours? Do you need something cushy to lie on in [...]