Thursday Design Inspiration: Fall
Okay, I guess it's time to admit fall is really coming. It's easy to focus on the negative (toting multiple sweaters to the office and...
How Color Affects Your Home. Fushizome
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...
What to Expect During the Rental Application Process
After touring apartments and finding one that suits your budget and needs, you need to be quick in starting the application process. After all, Bloomberg reports...
Cleaning Green: Part One
One day as I was hunched over my tub, spraying heavy-duty bleach cleaner without a care in my small apartment bathroom that has no windows, the thought...
Cleaning Green: Part 2
In case you missed part one, I'm testing out natural house cleaning supplies to see what works and what doesn't. This time around I focused...
When should I hire a moving company?
It's time to move out of your rental, which probably means testing the extent of your planning skills in a way you've never known...
How Color Affects Your Home. Light Silver
Gray has been the most popular neutral color for many years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning. While once, gray was associated...
A Simple Fix for Annoying Cabinets
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...
Everything You Need To Know About Renting In Salt Lake City
TL:DR - Salt Lake City offers low-price rentals across many parts of the city, making it an attractive prospect for renters of all sizes,...
Question of the Day: Would You Do This?
Would you ever transform a closet into a bedroom? As rent increases in popular cities like NYC, many families are trying to utilize any...
Should You Buy Smaller Furniture for Your Rental?
Common sense dictates that when you live in a small space, you don't want too many big pieces of furniture. At the same time,...
3 Ways to Avoid Bad Landlords
Once I had a landlord who was convinced that the solution to every mishap was to "tap on it". Water leaking from the apartment...













