By Sharedwalleditor on May 10, 2012
Once you’ve secured the perfect apartment (using Rent.com of course!) a costly next step comes your way: decorating. Even for those renters who are crunched for space, plenty of potential rent money can be put toward apartment décor items, which may leave you strapped for cash when that first month of rent is due.
Instead of stressing about purchasing expensive wall paintings and artwork, why not try a good old decorative trick used in college? Using these tips from Rent.com, decorating with posters can be an easy, cost-effective, and creative way to decorate your apartment!
If you’re a recent graduate moving into your first place, bring your dorm room posters with you! It’s easy to frame a poster of your favorite sports team, movie, or quote for a classier touch, while saving money on expensive artwork.
If you’re fortunate enough to have a large living area in your apartment, you can use posters to build a theme within that room. For example, if you wanted to build a sports theme on the walls around your television, this could be done on a budget of only $28! For less than the price of a generic framed wall print, you could have a poster of Yankee Stadium, famous NFL players or Muhammad Ali.
Since many apartments lack some amenities, posters can be used as a replacement that will show you have a sense of humor about your digs. Buying this fireplace poster for $17.75 is probably easier than asking your landlord for one to be installed in your apartment. Or, you can have some great motivation to work hard and save money for a vacation by looking at this sunrise on the beach as you wake up in the morning.
Until you begin to make the big bucks in your career and can afford your dream penthouse apartment, decorating with posters can be a great way to save money, while adding a personal and fun flair to your apartment walls.
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By Sharedwalleditor on May 3, 2012
You’ve searched uptown, downtown, crosstown, around town, and you’ve finally found your ideal apartment in the city. You’re sitting down to sign the lease and get your keys, but a clause in the lease catches you off-guard: No pets allowed. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on April 26, 2012
As May 5th takes place on a Saturday this year, Cinco De Mayo is the perfect time to throw a low-cost fiesta in your apartment! Using these tips from Rent.com, renters can learn how to make their apartment into a full-fledged taqueria, complete with Mexican cocktails, appetizers, and decorations. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on April 23, 2012
Rent.com Helps Recent College Grads Find Their First Apartment
Rent.com prepares to welcome the class of 2012 to the real world. With diploma in hand, newly degreed young professionals begin the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed hunt for the elusive first job and first apartment. Rent.com takes the mystery out of renting your first place and sets new post-grads on the road to successful living. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on March 29, 2012
We’ve put together some very practical advice to help you through your next apartment search and lease negotiation. It’s such a great feeling when you find a place that looks perfect at first glance but it’s important that you check under the hood a little bit and do your homework before signing the lease. Our top ten list will help keep your rental search on track and ensure that you sign a lease that works for you! Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on March 20, 2012
Say ‘I Do’ to the Best Cities for Newlyweds
After you have unpacked from the honeymoon, it’s time to search for the perfect place to live in wedded bliss. Rent.com surveyed couples about combining households and their attitudes toward finances and quality of engaged and married life. As the ultimate couples’ apartment hunting resource, we understand the stress of planning a wedding and building a home together, and make the process as easy as possible. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on February 28, 2012
With spring on the way and Earth Day just around the corner, Rent.com is going green with a few tips on how to make your apartment more eco-friendly. So, celebrate with Rent.com as we stay green this spring and work toward a cleaner, greener, and more environmentally responsible lifestyle. This year, go beyond recycling and replacing light bulbs and take a look at a few ways to truly make an impact on the environment. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on February 7, 2012
Rent.com Finds that Nearly 1/3 of Americans would Choose their Dream Apartment over Perfect Love.
There’s truly nothing better than a committed and loving relationship, complete with trust, chemistry, and a fantastic apartment to make lifelong memories. Until you break up. So how important is the perfect pad in the making or breaking of a romantic relationship? Can a really great apartment be the glue that patches the hole of a broken heart? Rent.com, the nation’s #1 Internet listing site in the rental housing industry, recently surveyed the nation about dating and apartments and found that nearly one-third of Americans would choose their dream home over their dream significant other. Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on January 9, 2012
It’s time to make a fresh start in your piggy bank collection, and we know that all renters could do with a little extra cash this year. With just eight simple changes, you could save more than $368 each month, or even more in many large cities where the cost of living is higher. And we aren’t talking life-altering changes. In many cases, you might not even notice the difference in your lifestyle (except, of course, the extra cash in your pocket). Read full story
By Sharedwalleditor on December 21, 2011
If the prospect of cooking a huge holiday meal in your tiny apartment kitchen has you frustrated, you’re not alone. Many of us who live in rental apartments, especially in large urban cities, suffer from lack of space and not just in the kitchen! But during the holidays it’s easier to let the pinch of too little counter space, oven space, breathing space get to you. If you dive into meal prep head first without planning you will inevitably hit the wall before your guests ever arrive. Avoid a holiday meltdown in your kitchen by orchestrating your celebration in advance with these tips in mind: Read full story
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