Renter’s Advice and Resources

Changing the look of your apartment seasonally doesn’t have to be a laborious or expensive process. In fact, with a basic knowledge of your town’s craft stores, it can be accomplished easily and leave your place looking fantastic! Fall A decorator’s dream! Fall offers all kinds of wonderful decorating opportunities, for nearly every room of […]

Deciding to redecorate a bedroom is both exhilarating and potentially overwhelming. Decorating ideas for bedrooms are many and varied, but for modern interior design a European style gives a bedroom freshness and sophistication.  Tuscan Design To create a Tuscan style in your bedroom space, focus on the warm, weathered colors associated with this Mediterranean region. […]

Feng Shui decorating is all about decorating your home to be at peace with the flow of energy inside you and inside your home. Central to Feng Shui are: chi (energy) yin (negative) yang (positive) Feng Shui Decorating for Your Living Room When decorating your living room with Feng Shui in mind, it is key […]

A zen garden can not only help you relax, but it can also let you save money. In an apartment, you’re unlikely to have a lot of space for a flower garden or even just a number of potted plants. Zen gardens are incredibly easy to maintain and come in all shapes and sizes to […]

Improve your apartment gardening endeavors with hanging plants, and turn a plain space into a vision of soothing, lush greenery with these easy balcony apartment gardening tips.  The Placement of Hanging Plants For a balcony with an appealing view, add a hanging plant from each side of the balcony. This frames the view in greenery and enhances the overall […]

Sometimes the best decorating ideas are inspired by places around the world. Decorate each room of your apartment with different décor from around the globe. Here are 4 decorating tips to help add some international style to your ordinary living space. 1. Create a Country French Living Room Bringing in the comfort and warmth of […]

Most of us think of a coffee table as the low-lying table used as a centerpiece for our living room furniture. However, a coffee table can also be defined as one of the two smaller side tables that lend balance to love seats and sofas. Nevertheless, for purposes here, we’ll concentrate on the “centerpiece” table. There really is no tug […]

Apartments buildings traditionally don’t offer much in the way of curtain options. They might throw a set of venetian blinds on your main windows, but that’s about it. In this article, I’ll be briefly detailing five easy, inexpensive curtain options that anyone can use. Note: all of the following designs presuppose a rod attachment at the […]

Maybe your lease agreement or property management company won’t let you paint your apartment walls, or maybe you painted them once and just don’t want to do it again. Well, decorating the walls of your apartment does not have to mean painting the walls. There are many other ways to dress up your walls without […]