Apartment Life

Renting is a popular option for millions of Americans. One of the biggest benefits of renting is that if something goes wrong on the...

Renters insurance is a big help when your property is lost, broken or stolen. It’s also a big help when you accidentally damage your...

A garden balcony can give you endless hours of serene pleasure, and the nice thing about such a haven is the fact that you...

柴染 (also known as Fushizome in Japan) is a traditional Japanese color. Brushwood-dyed is the direct translation of the term.  Fushizome is the color of...

Despite everyone’s best efforts, summer is winding down. If you’re heading to college this fall, you’ve probably either settled into your new place or...

One of the great things about renting is that you don’t have to take care of seasonal maintenance and preparation on your own. Your...

This blog post might seem kind of random, but I recently fixed a problem that has been plaguing my apartment for months and thought it...

Most of us are pretty darn good at accumulating stuff — and cleverly stashing it around our homes to give us the false security that...

Whether or not you believe in making resolutions at the start of a new year, sometimes it just feels good to sit down and set...

We could all use a splash of color in our homes from time to time, and red has long been a go-to in both...

Winter is always long, and by time March rolls it’s nice to have something to remind you that the dead, frozen landscape won’t last...

Would you ever transform a closet into a bedroom? As rent increases in popular cities like NYC, many families are trying to utilize any...