Review and GIVEAWAY: 8-Piece Comforter Set From Maple Harbour!

April 10, 2015 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

Sponsored Post. All opinions shared belong solely to Audra. This giveaway is closed. The randomly selected winner was Nicole Dziedzic, who loves her bedroom leather recliner. Congratulations to Nicole and thanks to all of our Maple Harbour 8-piece comforter set giveaway participants. Are you still sleeping on sheets decorated with Disney characters? Or on threadbare extra-long…

My IKEA Hack: Making a Budget Bookshelf Headboard 1-2-3

March 28, 2015 | By Jessie AuthorMy First Apartment

Looking for a way to make your wall space and bedroom a little more interesting? Make a bookshelf headboard! You can find pre-made bookshelf headboards at just about any furniture store, but they can get pretty pricey pretty quick. However, with a couple of hours and some inexpensive furniture from IKEA, you can create your…

6 Budget Decorating Tips to Spice Up Your Walls!

March 21, 2015 | By Jessie AuthorMy First Apartment

Are the walls in your apartment a little boring? Spice them up with some of these inexpensive ideas: 1. Posters Posters are great decor, because there are about a million posters out there, so it’s easy to find one, or a few, that suit you. I suggest buying posters online: you can get some pretty…

Top 10 Best Blogs for DIY Apartment Decor Ideas

February 18, 2015 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

Whether you’re an avid My First Apartment follower or an apartment dweller who pops in every now and then for advice, you probably know by now that I’m the self-professed “decor queen” around here. I’m crazy for color. I lose my mind over awesome vintage finds (my latest score: an adorable turquoise cart for $20!).…

10 Awesomely Good Places to Shop for your Apartment

January 14, 2015 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

There are few things I love more than decorating a new apartment. I guess, in the same way that an artist gets a thrill out of filling a blank canvas or a writer a blank page, I get so much satisfaction out of taking four walls, a floor, and a ceiling, and turning it into…

7 Places to Shop for Colorful Apartment Decor

November 7, 2014 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

Are you a lover of color? Does the idea of decorating your apartment with earth tones make your heart sink? Do you find yourself gravitating toward the brightest hues when you’re out shopping? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then we are gonna get along just splendidly. As a fellow apartment dweller who has…

I’m Moving to Brooklyn: Here’s How I Plan to Furnish My Apartment

October 20, 2014 | By Ben AuthorMy First Apartment

As my move to New York approaches, I am starting to make plans about how I want to furnish my apartment. As a suburban California kid, I have always had many places to shop, a car to transport new stuff, and parents to pay for things. Living in Brooklyn, all of that will be different.…

New Apartment, New Adventures

August 30, 2014 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

I can’t believe this summer is coming to a close. It really feels like yesterday that I was moving all of my things into my Atlanta apartment (and cursing the amount of junk I had accumulated! Don’t do what I did! Tips here.). I’m headed back to South Carolina for my final year in college…and…

Decorista Daydreams — 8 Blogs to Inspire Your First Apartment Decor

January 25, 2014 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

The road to finding your first apartment can be a rough one. However, when you finally walk into the perfect place that you now call home, after getting through the hassle of moving, and dealing with a lot of uncertainties, you are ready to jump right into one of the most fun aspects of living on…

How To Hang A Picture

January 22, 2014 | By Chloe AuthorMy First Apartment

Did you receive a nice poster or painting for a holiday gift, and now you are looking at it and wondering how to hang it? It’s actually quite simple if you have some basic tools. Here’s how you do it: 1. Investigate your picture frame: Check that it has something adequate to hang nails on,…