Your First, Basic Tool-Kit (with Illustrated Guide)

December 3, 2013 | By Chloe AuthorMy First Apartment

Someone once said, “you can do ANY project – IF you have the right tools”. Its true! This list will help you get set up with a supply of handy tools for an endless number of projects around your apartment. All of the items on the list can be found at your local hardware or…

How to Make Your Roommates Clean When It’s Their Turn

April 13, 2012 | By Katherine AuthorMy First Apartment

This post is for all my people out there who have ever taken out the trash AGGRESSIVELY! This is for you, you poor souls who fight with every fiber of your being not to turn into your mother and just clean up after your living companion. When you move in with someone there are a…

4 Secrets for Getting Along with Roommates

December 30, 2010 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our blogger Elyse shares her strategies for handling money matters and common chores with roommates. I’ve lived with a lot of different people in my life. When I lived at home, I had to share a room with my sister right up until I went to college and shared a dorm room. When I got the apartment, one…

Living with Shared Kitchen

August 17, 2010 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Colleen from Washington, DC gives her tips for sharing a kitchen with a bunch of roommates. Our favorite, make your roommates take the dirty dishes to their room if they don’t want to wash them. Living with a Shared Kitchen Sharing a kitchen will always be a challenge. Use these four tips to make shared kitchen living…

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…

10 Ways To Make Your Apartment Greener

November 24, 2007 | By Amanda AuthorMy First Apartment

Ed. note. This is a repeat of one of our most popular posts from last summer. ‘Green’ is a concept that not only describes safer, more environmentally-friendly products, but also a state of mind. Let’s face it… times are changing and despite common belief, one person can make a difference. Below are ten ways to…

You’re Sniffy, You’re Sneezy, and it’s Time to Blame your Apartment

September 4, 2007 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

With the seasons changing, if you’re feeling aglow with sneezing, scratchy throat, and itchy eyes, you could very well be allergic to pollen. What you might not know, and might not want to know, is that it could also be due to factors within your apartment, especially if you live in a vintage walk-up or…

One year later

August 27, 2007 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

This update came from blogger Jeff in Chicago: Getting out of my parents house was the best decision I ever made. Although the bills and the added responsibilities of making my own food (I miss my Dad’s cooking for sure) is tough, I am out and about in a great city in my mid-20s. I’ve…

Organizing Your Desk (and Other Miscellaneous Things)

August 15, 2007 | By Amanda AuthorMy First Apartment

An organized desk… nothing beats it. This is the one area of my humble abode that has a tendency to sometimes get out of hand. Like most things, the battle is in the maintenance. Here are some of my favorite tricks to keep a desk organized. Like all tips that I pass along, please feel…

Don’t be a product hoarder!

June 4, 2007 | By Amanda AuthorMy First Apartment

I was at a dinner party over the weekend and mentioned that I just began writing an “organization column/blog.” Before I could start my next sentence, a guest (a female, 20-something, fashion design major) screams out, “I am the biggest product hoarder ever!” After a few confused faces and giant sips of wine, another guest…