4 Ways to Add Pleasant Aromas to Your First Apartment

June 14, 2022 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Good smells are a great way to make your first apartment a nicer place to live, and luckily, there are many ways you can add them. From scented cleaning sprays to fragrant food, you have plenty of options when trying to make your apartment smell great. Read on below for four great ideas! Cleaning sprays…

How to Identify a Gas Leak

October 1, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Subtle and potentially lethal, gas leaks can be tough to identify without training and proper knowledge. Based on your physical symptoms and environmental signs, you can quickly and effectively find a leak in a gas line, then alert a qualified plumber or gas line technician. If you’re looking for quick tips on how to quickly…

How to Eliminate Musty Smells from Your New Apartment

August 30, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Sometimes, landlords leave an apartment vacant for months before finally finding a tenant. Neglect over time can lead to an unpleasant, stale odor plaguing your newly leased apartment space. Here’s some advice for eradicating that musty stench in your new apartment. Causes Look at your apartment layout and narrow down the possibilities of where odors…

How to Identify (and Eliminate) That Bad Smell in Your Fridge

March 11, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Getting your refrigerator organized can feel like a challenge, and worse yet, you’ll sometimes discover that your fridge is emanating a rancid smell. However, sometimes locating the source of this foul odor can be tricky, and eliminating the odor might not be so easy. The problem is that if you leave this odor unattended, your…

Girl vs Rank, Disgusting Fridge

July 26, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

When I moved into my apartment, two roommates moved out and two(including me), moved in. As it was, one gal stayed on. I didn’t think too much about the fridge, as there were more important errands to run and, most importantly, a neighborhood to explore. Months passed. The roommate who moved in when I did…

How to make that funky room smell go AWAY

March 11, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

So I wonder sometimes, if smells are like that age-old question, “If a tree falls in the woods and no one’s there to hear it, does it still make a sound?” Except I tend to become the woods after I live somewhere for awhile and need a new nose to tell me something stinks. Like,…