The FATEFUL conclusion to the Couch Cover CATASTROPHE!

April 4, 2007 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Don’t ya kinda feel like you’re in a 1940’s movie theater? Watching– as the young heroine battles tragedy and turmoil until finally at last, a shimmer of light descends and she discovers that the young soldier respected her all along? Well, friends, in my story, that shimmer of light was my self-respect and the young…

Need Judge Judy in the battle of the sofa slip cover

March 23, 2007 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Readers, I’m in a dilly of a pickle with my roommates. So, instead of me advising you this week, I’m crossing my fingers that you can help me by playing Judge Judy. Here’s the sitch: My living room is set up so that there is a darling red velvet couch in the center. Behind the…

Making an Apartment into a Home

November 10, 2006 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Think about every place you’ve ever lived; from your bunk bed at overnight camp many moons ago to your last college dorm room, there was something uniting about all your past abodes. And, even though living on your own for the first time might feel foreign, if not a bit terrifying, there are tricks to…

Crafts with Apartment #1

August 23, 2006 | By Kate AuthorMy First Apartment

I grew up on the gorgeous, if climatologically unpredictable shores of the Great Lakes. On those summer days when it was too chilly to swim, I’d occupy myself sifting through rocks. Fun, right? Right. I hauled myself back to the car at the end of the afternoon with my pockets full of rocks. Not just…

Apartment Beautiful: Wall Decoration

August 10, 2006 | By Kate AuthorMy First Apartment

A couple of months ago I realized that I’d never gotten around to putting anything on my walls. So I set to work: I went to the Rose Bowl flea market in search of wall art. Flea markets, by the way, can be a great place to find antique furniture, decorations, or more random things…