Jacy Meyer

Congratulations! You’ve just signed the rental agreement on your first apartment! Now comes the most important part (after packing, moving and unpacking!) decorating! Many people often think of an apartment as temporary and don’t put it in much effort to decorate it. While you can’t rip out the ugly bathtub or put in a gleaming […]

Decorating a rental doesn’t have to be impersonal or boring. There are many ways you can use your design chops to create personalized spaces that don’t involve violating your rental agreement. These ideas are portable, changeable and affordable. So without breaking the bank you can give your room some pizzazz, and when you are in […]

Curtains, shades, blinds…nothing? People approach windows in all sorts of ways, and typically without any pleasure. Most don’t want to lose light and prefer to go for the bare minimum or nothing at all. Depending on your view out, and other people’s possible view in, some sort of window covering is mandatory. But don’t treat […]

For little people, kids sure do have a lot of stuff. But with clever thinking and the mantra of storage, storage, storage, you can create a child’s room in your apartment that you both will love. Let’s look at the closet, first – it’s probably the most important space in the room. What else can […]

Fall is here, with its cool nights, warm, natural colors and the start of the feeling that it is time to nest. Winter is coming, how can we bring the warmth of autumn into our homes for a relaxing update? With color, of course. Decorating in typical fall colors – brown, orange, yellow – might […]

Embrace the coziness! Don’t let small rooms in your apartment get you down – there are easy decorating ideas that will make a small room look bigger. Especially in your main room, you want a welcoming space everyone feels happy about being in. Try a couple of these suggestions and watch your space magically expand. […]

“Bachelor Pad” conjures up a range of images in different people’s minds. Some think dirty towels (or worse) on the floor, empty stereo boxes for a coffee table, and a complete lack of decoration. Others think big bed, killer stereo, and lots of mood lighting. The reality depends very much on the person, their interest […]