Hosting a Housewarming in Your First Apartment? 5 Gifts to Ask For

November 17, 2022 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Hosting a housewarming party can be one of the best ways to get a jumpstart on turning your first apartment into a great place to live. Guests will often bring a present to a housewarming, but what if they ask you what they should bring? Here are five great gifts to ask for at your…

Four Great Housewarming Gifts for Your Friend’s First Apartment

October 28, 2019 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re the kind of person who likes to invite friends to celebrate big moments with you, then maybe you had a housewarming party when you moved into your first apartment. When you did, maybe some of your friends got you housewarming gifts for the occasion. And now that your friends are moving into their…

Housewarming Party: Do’s and Don’ts

April 16, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Welcome to your first apartment! Now that all the hard work is over (finding your place, securing funds for a deposit, filling out applications, waiting to hear you got your place, packing up, moving in, unpacking)…it’s time to celebrate! Moving into your first place is not only exciting, but it is a huge accomplishment and…

How to Host the Perfect Housewarming

November 14, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

If you moved into your first apartment over the summer, by now all your friends and family want to see what you have done with the place. It’s time to invite them over for a little get-together, and — lucky you! — at this time of the year you can even make it a twofer,…

5 Housewarming Gifts They’ll Actually Like

August 26, 2013 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

Fellow blogger, Christa, recently gave you guys some excellent tips on how to plan the perfect housewarming. Reading her post got me thinking. Just like with birthday parties and weddings, being invited to a housewarming party often requires a gift purchase of some sort (if you feel so inclined, of course). But what do the…

How to Plan the Perfect Housewarming

August 21, 2013 | By Christa AuthorMy First Apartment

Housewarmings party is another first apartment rite of passage. It’s a celebration that symbolizes your new life in your new place. You get to hang out with the people closest to you, start making new memories, and maybe get some gifts in the process. So, of course, you’ll want to have one. As soon as you’re settled…

Make This Hummus/Potato Salad for Your Next Potluck Party

October 22, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our food blogger and CIA student Sam shows how to put to use your new kitchen equipment and stocked pantry and throw a potluck dinner party. HUMMUS, POTATO AND ZUCCHINI SALAD by Sam A potluck dinner is a great way for friends to get together and have an affordable, home-cooked meal. Often there are a wide variety of dishes served, and…

Our Tailgating Party Tips & $100 Gift Card Still Up For Grabs

October 3, 2011 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Hi guys, it’s Alex again, Alissa’s boyfriend. As you may remember, I hosted a tailgate-at-home party event this past weekend, only a month after having moved cross-country. The event was sponsored by Apartment Guide (see disclosure below), which has a whole host of information about maximizing your apartment space, and gussying up your apartment for your…

Get Your Apartment Party-Ready and Enter a $100 Giveaway Challenge

September 26, 2011 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Hello, it’s Alex again – Alissa’s boyfriend. As you may remember from last week, we just moved cross-country. Now we’ve gotten a challenge from Apartment Guide, to host a Tailgating at Home party next week! This is no small task. We’ve gotten the apartment live-able, but frankly, it’s still a mess – we’ve only been here…

Kelly M’s housewarming party and gift ideas

January 1, 2008 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

You’ve spent weeks poring over ads for apartments. You’ve hiked all over the city to meet up with shady broker after shady broker. You’ve spotted your brother and his friends while they moved your stuff into a fifth-floor walkup, and you’ve given them enough kickback cash to throw parties for a month. So don’t you…