STARTING FRESH – HOW MUCH DECORATING MY FIRST NEW YORK STUDIO APARTMENT REALLY COST!
It’s no secret furniture can be one of the most costly expenses when it comes to starting fresh in your new place… …

Just when you thought the hard work had all been done – you’ve found a place, negotiated with the landlord, signed the lease and collected the keys – you open the doors to nothing more …

Every now and then we bring you some pearls of first apartment wisdom found on the web.  Today’s crop includes latest advice from the “Getting Started” column in the New York Times and the news …

That’s right, gentle readers. The Venga Bus er IKEA is coming to Brooklyn!
Actually, it celebrated its grand opening this past weekend. They had some wicked cool promos, like $1000 gift cards if you had …

<—— Some really great pillows by Jonathan Adler! Be sure to read about him below and check out his NYC sample sale!
We all have our favorite things to shop for. Some girls like to buy …

We’re in! Actually, we’ve been in for two weeks, and our place still looks like a tornado came though here. But we’re working on that. Moving day, for the most part, went smoothly, but only …

Ikea was having a summer sale this weekend, so I spent most of Saturday picking up small items, and testing out couches, beds, and chairs. I’ll be buying the big furniture pieces at a Chicago-area …

Ikea makes every budget look too high. Besides being a madhouse of shoppers and lacking enough employees, Ikea works for every first apartment budget. I planned on paying around $800 to furnish my room. …

After the lease is signed, you know where to go when you want some cheap-o stuff for your apartment- a new couch for under 200 bucks, mixing bowls for less than 5 …