Balcony Maintenance 101: What You Should Know

December 6, 2022 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

A nice balcony can be a major selling point when you’re looking for a new apartment, but it requires different maintenance from the rest of your apartment. From wiping your windows to vacuuming and sweeping regularly, here are five tips for how to maintain your first apartment balcony. Mind your downstairs neighbors The first thing…

How to Grow Plants on Your Balcony

June 21, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

If your apartment has a balcony, you can easily make it look nice by decorating it with plants. If you have a little more room, your balcony can be the perfect area for a small container garden to flourish if you also want to grow some fruits, vegetables, and herbs. However, there are a few…

How to Store Your Bike in Your Apartment

March 23, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Just because you live in a bicycle-friendly city doesn’t make bike storage easy. If you don’t have enough storage space for your bike or if you’re wondering where in your apartment it might fit best, you’re certainly not alone. City bikers have figured out all kinds of clever bike storage tricks for their small apartments,…

Do You Need to Remove Snow from Your Balcony?

January 6, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

You probably know that it’s important to shovel snow from sidewalks and driveways, but you might be unaware that shoveling snow from your apartment’s balcony can also be helpful. In fact, depending on your lease and what type of balcony you have, you might need to remove snow from it to prevent balcony damage. Below,…

Five Tools for Working from Your Balcony or Backyard

June 19, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring most people to work from home and the summer sun beating down, you might be tempted to move your office outside for a bit. That said, working from your apartment’s balcony or backyard isn’t as easy as bringing your laptop outside. The bright sun and hot temperatures can present work…

Save or Splurge: Outdoor Space

July 31, 2016 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

One of my favorite things about having my own place is having a little porch to relax on in the spring and fall. Whether you have a little balcony attached to your apartment or a back yard outside of your townhouse, it’s easy to get carried away when making an outdoor space your own. From…