Avoid the Top Floor to Save on Apartment Expenses [Apartments]

Many people like having a top floor apartment, no neighbors above means no thumps and bumps. The top floor may cost you more than just extra calories as you huff it up and down the stairs, however. Photo by Aschaf . At the financial blog Wise Bread, they’ve gathered several tips for saving on apartment living. Among those tips is a caution against thinking the top floor apartment is the most economical because of rent adjustments or a better value because of less noise: While I’ve alwa

Kara’s Summer Colors Memories Room for Color - West #2

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Kara Location: San Diego, California Type of Home: Owned Condo Color Inspiration: After living in rented apartments for a number of years, I couldn't wait to paint the walls when my husband and I bought our first condo. We had justified our colorless apartment living by traveling every chance we could. Over the years, I had amassed a collection of beautifully vibrant pillowcases and textiles. Once we moved into our condo, I fi

The Catwalk

GC and I did the Catwalk on Sunday. The Centretown Art Tour. You get to visit 11 artists in their homes/studios. Artists have such interesting homes. Mostly trippy little apartments with lots of light and well-painted walls with good art on them. I actually started to miss apartment living. We started with Meaghan Haughian because she’s my favourite and I wanted to make sure that if anything happened, I’d at least get to see Meaghan’s studio. You know. If we got hit by a bus. Or if I sudd

Loud Sex Noises And Other Joys Of Apartment Living

The other day our friend posted a facebook update that read something like this: The neighbor across the way who has loud sex with her boyfriend just yelled at the neighbor upstairs for his hours of gross hacking. That guy slammed his window, offended, and now she's showering with her boyfriend. She finished with a Yay, apartments. Oh Apartment Therapy reader, we're sure you can relate. It's summer and if you're not blessed with AC then it means your windows and all of your neighbors' win

Your New Apartment Accommodation | The 5 Factor Find Formula

Are you moving to a new city and looking for the perfect apartment to call your new home? Well, in most cities there are lots of apartments to choose from, so the task of finding the perfect one can be quite daunting. Here are some pointers to help you easily find your new home. Go to Serviced Flats Melbourne Australia for more information. Know what you are looking for - This might seem obvious, but the better picture you have of what you want, the better and the faster that you will find t

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