Renter’s Advice and Resources

When looking for a place to rent, you’ll often have to choose between a great location and a great-looking apartment. If you’re particularly lucky, you’ll get the best of both worlds, but living in an ideal area usually means having to compromise on interior aesthetics.

You’ve found the perfect apartment: It has a great view, the rooms are the right size and there’s plenty of storage. The only problem is your landlord’s taste in flooring doesn’t exactly mesh with your personal design style. What’s the solution? Area rugs are an easy, quick fix to cover faded wall-to-wall carpeting or ugly […]

Decorating an apartment with area rugs is more complex than simply purchasing the rugs you find most appealing and slapping them down wherever you find room. Rugs that are too large, too small or otherwise not right for a room can give off a poor impression and make a room appear overly cluttered or odd. […]

Choosing floor coverings for a shared college apartment is often part of the checklist for outfitting a housing space at the time of move in. When it comes to looking for good flooring options for a college apartment that might get a lot of traffic during the year, area rugs are a top choice and […]

By using just a few simple strategies, you can find the best deals on area rugs—online and locally. These strategies will save you time and unnecessary trips to the store. Here’s what you do: Join Email Lists If you find the perfect area rug at an online store, but it’s not on sale, there are […]