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Katherine’s10 Essential First Apartment Items
December 11, 2011 – 1:38 am | No Comment
Katherine's 10 essentials

Our guest blogger Katherine has made a list and checked it twice. No, not the list you’re thinking of;  it’s her list of essentials every first apartment needs to have. 
TEN ESSENTIAL FIRST APARTMENT ITEMS by Katherine
There …

2 Couples as Roommates Learn to Decorate an Apartment to Suit Everyone’s Taste.
February 15, 2011 – 4:03 pm | One Comment
Dedreanna Cullen

My First Apartment is going global! Our newest guest blogger is Dedreanna, a 21 year old journalism grad from New Brunswick, Canada, moving to the city to start her career.
Decorate Debate- Decorating an apartment to …

More Reasons Why You Should Get Curtains
September 8, 2010 – 5:32 pm | 3 Comments
ElyseCurtains

Our guest blogger Elyse is an NYU student who just recently managed to free herself from the college dormitory system.
The Importance of Curtains
When my roommates and I first found our apartment one of my personal …

How To Personalize Your Pad When You Can’t Paint
August 23, 2010 – 6:20 pm | 3 Comments
Tapestry

One of the easiest ways to personalize your apt is to paint. You roll up your sleeves and, ideally, beg some friends to help. It can really light up a room, but sometimes there are …

How to Cozy Up your Apartment for the Holidays. . without going home
November 19, 2009 – 11:42 pm | 2 Comments

The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming!
A lot of folks I know aren’t going home this year because of $$ issues so I thought I’d write a few post about how to make your …

Swankify your New Apartment — Starting with a Fresh Coat of Paint
October 8, 2009 – 7:30 pm | No Comment

If you’re on a budget, there’s a fair chance that apartment architecture isn’t tops on your list of necessities — having a window or two probably dominates. If you’re looking in New York, the city …

A beautiful apartment is possible no matter its size!
May 13, 2009 – 1:29 pm | One Comment

Coming from college, many of you might equate a small apartment with the dingy dorm you were were forced to live in with nary a stove for X number of years. I can see where …

More ways to use your walls!
July 30, 2008 – 12:21 pm | No Comment

I’m really into walls these days — and all their crazy potential. So, this is a two-parter from earlier this week where I wrote about temporary walls (ie. the best invention since sliced bread). …

Spring Dumpster Diving for Free Furniture!
April 30, 2008 – 3:16 pm | No Comment

Dumpster Diving
It’s a pretty great term, right? It sounds almost exotic—maybe even hipster cool these days. I mean, Mary-Kate Olsen’s even made running around like a Hobo look hot. Hear me out though …

10 Ways To Make Your Apartment Greener
November 24, 2007 – 8:00 pm | 5 Comments

Ed. note. This is a repeat of one of our most popular posts from last summer.
‘Green’ is a concept that not only describes safer, more environmentally-friendly products, but also a state of mind. Let’s …