1.  Clean …Duh. Gauge how much time you have to clean and how much flack you’ll get if things aren’t spotless, and then get to it, from a quick shove-everything-into-the-closet to an all-out war-on-dirt-in-every-corner. While we agree that your mother should leave you alone and allow you to live in your own filth, just because [...]

It’s a sad fact of life: many of us have no in-house laundry, and have to drag our stuff to the Laundromat whenever the pile of laundry starts to really stink up the room. So how can you make these trips less frequent, and less annoying when they do happen? Read on. Wash your sweaters [...]

Most of us inherit something from family or friends, and it’s not always a hunk of cash or heirloom furniture pieces.  While it’s tempting to throw away everything that Grandma stuffed in her closets just to be done with it, repurposing some of these old things can save you money, preserve fond memories, and reduce [...]

In a small apartment, any amount of clutter is too much. When space is limited it’s imperative to have a place for everything so that the inside of the apartment doesn’t appear as if it was struck by a tornado. Here are 10 tips for innovative organization. 1. Book Shelves They’re not just for books [...]

Part V in our ‘Going To College’ series! While it may seem like you’ll always be on great terms with the fantastic people you’re planning on living with the next year at the lease signing, it’s easy for things to go awry as roommates get more comfortable with one another and start to let their [...]

Whatever the reason cited—the ban on DDT, increased international travel, or just bad luck—one thing is clear:  bed bugs are making a comeback in the U.S.  Like the pestilent, suited agents of The Matrix, these little insects can seem nearly impossible to destroy.  They lurk in your mattress or your baseboards. They feed on human [...]

It seems that the more time we spend on this planet, the more stuff we accumulate around us. For those of us who live in apartments, having an excess of things is much more obvious than for our house-dwelling counterparts. We don’t usually have a garage to store boxes that haven’t been opened in years. [...]

The key to living a happy, calm life, according to Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, the founder of Apartment Therapy, is living in a calm, well-organized, clean space. An apartment is more than just the place a person winds up at the end of each day; it’s a sanctuary from the chaos of the world and a reflection [...]

If we’re to believe what we see on television, people living in apartments, whether or not they’re struggling to make ends meet, can all seem to afford high-end furniture and decorations. In reality, many of us, though we may like what we see in fancy catalogues and magazines, cannot afford to spend lavishly. Though it [...]

The Pennsylvania Senate is considering a bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in homes and apartments with heaters or appliances that use fossil fuel, or that have fireplaces or attached garages. A Pennsylvania mom whose daughter was killed by carbon monoxide in her sleep at 10 years of age, Dena Yeagley has been lobbying for the [...]