Love Your New City? Here’s How to Show It in Your Apartment with City-Specific Art

July 2, 2015 | By doug AuthorMy First Apartment

Nothing gives an apartment that officially-settled-in feel like a bit of art on the walls. It creates a sense of place and personality; it’s a way for you to express yourself. For that extra sense of place, and as a shout-out to the world outside your windows, stock up on art that reflects the scenes,…

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…

10 Easy Ways To Decorate & Organize (With NO Nail Holes)

March 28, 2014 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

By Monica Ricci, Manilla.com As a certified professional organizer, I’ve been in thousands of homes and apartments helping my clients take back control of their lives. One theme that always shows up in my work is my advice to look for as many ways as possible to use wall and door space. Your walls and…

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,…

The Finishing Touches: Decorating Your Apartment Walls

November 8, 2011 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

So, you’ve moved in to your first apartment, you know your way around your kitchen, you’re starting to learn the neighborhood and you have all your furniture. Life is good, except something feels a bit off. What is it? There’s hardly anything on the walls – you haven’t finished decorating, and things you do have…