Guide: Home Improvement (Page 61)
Top 5 Small Studio Apartment Design Tips
Studio apartments can be tough to live in if you don’t have the right design sensibility. Having too much will reduce the space even further. Having too little can make it look sparse and uninviting. Plus, we usually have a lot of stuff, from our clothing to our hardware supplies to our important files – we need to find a place to put everything so it’s not all over the place. Luckily, people... ❯❯❯
Why Every Home Should Have A Futon
Futons are comfortable and affordable alternatives to your typical home sofa, and they’ve always remained a popular choice for furniture for small living rooms or spare bedrooms. The futons you see nowadays are the modern version, adapted from the original design first created in Japan. The first ever futons were stuffed with synthetic materials and cotton, and were not made to be permanent... ❯❯❯
Common HVAC Issues in Older Apartment Buildings
Is your apartment making you sick? If you are getting headaches and feeling nauseous it could be because you have mold or other allergens in your older apartment’s HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system. Many older apartments have, you guessed it, older heating and air conditioning systems – and you are lucky if you get a ventilation system that can adequately clear out moisture... ❯❯❯
5 Tips for Turning Your Apartment Into a Vacation Rental
With websites like Airbnb making it easier than ever for people to earn some passive income from a property they’re not currently using as a primary residence, there’s no reason you shouldn’t turn your apartment into a vacation rental. Not only can you add some extra cash to your coffers, but you can provide an affordable option to weary travelers looking to have the “local” experience rather... ❯❯❯
Top 5 Warm and Inviting Bathroom Design Ideas
If you’d like to spend a bit of time and money redecorating one of the rooms in your home, you might want to consider starting with the bathroom. Although the kitchen gets more foot traffic and the bedroom requires a design that creates relaxation, it’s the bathroom that often needs the most help. This forgotten space is one of the key factors in home prices. The bathroom is also used for several... ❯❯❯
5 Ways to Save Money When You Rent an Apartment
Whether it’s your first apartment or your fifth, if there’s one thing that you always want to accomplish is finding a way to save as much money as possible. After all, being that you’re renting an apartment rather than buying a home, you want to make sure that you are wise about much cash you put towards a space that has a lease rather than a mortgage. So, what are some of the proven ways that... ❯❯❯
Top 5 Tips for Eco Friendly Apartment Living
It might not be a completely eco-friendly world just yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do your small part. Having an apartment is a perfect way to start living more green. However, anyone that lives in an apartment will tell you that the number one way to lose your deposit is to do any major construction. Yet, that doesn’t mean you can’t add a few temporary details to make your rented living... ❯❯❯
5 Ways to Improve Your Apartment’s Indoor Air Quality
If you have an apartment in a major urban center, chances are you have a front row seat on how mankind’s actions pollute the atmosphere. There’s been over one hundred years of damage done, with millions of cars on the roads, major manufacturing creating near constant waste, and the energy needs of billions of people launching black clouds of smog into the air. Your natural reaction is probably to... ❯❯❯
The Most Common Apartment Plumbing Problems
Chances are that you have been in that embarrassing situation where you have a guest over and they can’t flush your toilet and you have to tell them to jiggle the handle. Basic plumbing problems run the gamut in apartment buildings. And either due to absentee landlords or a lazy superintendent, it might take weeks to fix these problems. Everyone has been in one of these situations and your only... ❯❯❯
Caring For a Rental Property
Those who live in a rental property may have questions regarding how they should care for their domicile. While treating the property with respect and not intentionally doing damage to the property should be understood there are other gray areas where renters may not be sure what their rights and responsibilities are in the rental situation. In most of these cases, these questions can be resolved... ❯❯❯
