Apartment Living

Planning is half the battle

You plan on moving soon, and you're trying to get all of your ducks in a row, including inventory of your possessions, packing, moving arrangements, budgeting, and your moving timeframe. Oh, but what about getting back that security deposit?

Rest assured you can use these without fear of fire

Modern space heaters have safety features and automatic temperature controls to minimize the risk of fire. Here are five ones you should consider for your apartment. 

Low cost, high style

Think about how you want your apartment to look and evaluate your options and budget. before you embark on any changes. Here are our top five recommendations for style upgrades for your apartment.

Be ready for any small task

You're about to move into your new apartment, and you want to do more than just get a new set of cookware. You'll need to be prepared to assemble furniture, hang picture frames, make little repairs, and pretty much be ready for anything shy of a total electrical outage.

Maybe you think your apartment building is special. Just take a look at some of the craziest apartments all over the globe.

It's not every day that you see an apartment building that qualifies as truly weird. Architects are always looking to push the envelope and create something that's truly head-turning, gravity-defying, and even stomach-turning (or perhaps all of the above), and then comes the question of who would want to live in them?Perhaps you're looking for a living situation that has real character, and you're the kind of person who loves the attention.

IKEA furniture can be excellent or it can suck (to assemble). Check out these infographics that show you exactly what works and what doesn't.

There's no question that we've all bought IKEA furniture at some point in our lives. You might even have a few pieces in your apartment right now.IKEA furniture is affordable, attractive, and modern, but for the most part not particularly easy to assemble. In fact, you've probably found yourself sending out a number of profane words while doing so, and that doesn't even stem from hitting your finger with a hammer. It's just about the sheer frustration. But not all IKEA pieces are created equal.