Smart Tricks for Increasing Usable Space in Your Bedroom

October 21, 2012 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

When you move into your first apartment, you might be surprised at how small a space you have, particularly if you’re moving to a dense city like New York or San Francisco. Here you are, on your own, and you can’t even fit all your clothes in your bedroom! What are you to do? Well,…

Put the Finishing Touches on Your Place: Four Great Online Sites

September 27, 2012 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

Now that it’s autumn, there’s a good chance you’ve found your apartment, you’ve moved in, and you just need a few finishing touches to make the apartment truly yours. Some of us have an ideal thrift shop we turn to, or a discount furnisher that we love – but a lot of us, especially if…

Win $50: How To Make Your Apartment Feel More Like Home

August 27, 2012 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Congratulations to Catt, our lucky winner of the $50 AmEx gift certificate and thanks to all who shared great tips for making their new apartment into a home! As we approach September, we hope you’ve been successful in your summer rental search. Knowing what a HUGE month September is for moving, we wanted to share…

How I Made My DIY Candle and Flowers Centerpiece

June 2, 2012 | By Christina AuthorMy First Apartment

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to have flowers or candles in my centerpiece, so I made one using both! 1. Start with a plain white sculpture of any shape you like. I prefer white because it contrasts really well against the red flowers we’re going to use. Make sure there is an opening at…

Easy Fixes to Personalize Your New Apartment

February 6, 2012 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

You moved into your new apartment a few months ago. All your major chores seem to be done: Unpacked all your boxes? Check. Hung up your pictures? Check. Learned the basics of your new neighborhood? Check. But something feels a little bit off … and you can’t quite put your finger on it. Perhaps it’s…

Katherine’s10 Essential First Apartment Items

December 11, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

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 are a lot of things you might want for your apartment; a modern version of a Victrola or…

The Finishing Touches: Decorating Your Apartment Walls

November 8, 2011 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

So, you’ve moved in to your first apartment, you know your way around your kitchen, you’re starting to learn the neighborhood and you have all your furniture. Life is good, except something feels a bit off. What is it? There’s hardly anything on the walls – you haven’t finished decorating, and things you do have…

Furnishing a Small Studio Apartment

August 11, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

So, you’ve finally ditched your roommates and moved into your own tiny studio apartment. Congratulations! Next up, getting the most out of each square foot at a cost you can afford. Here’s what you can do in the $1,000 budget range. 1.)Think DOUBLE-DUTY. Everything in a small apartment needs to be multi-purpose. Bed. If you do…

No Bare Walls – Art Hound’s Guide to Affordable Art

November 1, 2010 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our guest blogger Kate is an art consultant and blogs as Art Hound . Guide to Affordable Art As an art consultant and blogger people often confess to me just how much they secretly hate their apartment’s empty walls. They want interesting art but think it’s totally out of their reach. In these conversations, I…

How To Personalize Your Pad When You Can’t Paint

August 23, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

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 reasons why painting isn’t an option. Either your landlord won’t let you, you already have too much furniture that moving…