Apartment Living

Welcome to Amplified Apartments: Home Edition, a special edition of ForRent’s Amplified Apartments series, featuring amateur interior designers whose winning decor hacks will save you space whether you’re on the first or fifteenth floor. Emily Sweeten’s eye for warm, flowing interiors is hard to miss. Just look at her blog, The Wicker House. With a […]

Living in a small space isn’t always easy. In our 650 sq. ft. apartment I feel like I’m always bumping in to my husband, tripping over our cats, or maneuvering around a coffee table that’s just a little too big for the space. But that doesn’t mean we don’t love it! Having a small apartment […]

When I think of Valentine’s Day I always flash back to being a kid!  I go right back to elementary school to a class party filled with candy, cookies and the BIG Valentine card exchange.  Do you remember those sweet, fun and corny little cards we passed around every year to all of our friends?  […]

Have you started to decorate for Valentine’s Day yet? This sewn paper heart garland is a really fun project that only takes about twenty minutes to put together, so if you’re looking for quick and easy Valentine’s Day decor, this tutorial is perfect for you! DIY Sewn Paper Heart Garland Here’s what you need: colored […]

Renting often means living in smaller spaces.  And many times smaller spaces bring with them a lack of storage.  But just because there isn’t dedicated storage in an apartment or house, doesn’t mean that you can’t find space for all of your things.  As a matter of fact, extra storage might be simpler to find […]

It seems like today, there is a gadget to help us with everything.  While you are reading this blog post, tech experts are creating 360-degree panoramic cameras, curved TVs and even more high-tech smart watches!  With all of the gadgets out there, we thought it would be beneficial to give you a list of the […]

Are you ready for the big game this weekend?  If not, the good news is that you still have a couple of days to plan and get ready for friends and family.  ForRent.com has a few recipe ideas that will help spice up your party so that everyone has a great time! [ultimate-recipe id=”69916″ template=”default”] […]

Mirrors have a purpose and we all know what that purpose is.  We need them to make sure we don’t walk out of our house looking like we just stepped out of bed or have something awful stuck between our teeth.   Now the fun part of decorating your home is to find fun and […]

One of the most difficult obstacles in apartment or small rental home living can be managing different types of living zones in a space with little square footage. Quite often, you will find this obstacle present in your main living space where you attempt to combine a living room and dining room into one physical […]

Technological advances are happening on a daily basis.  This leads to an increasing number of gadgets being used in the home, and as a result, there are cables for these devices everywhere.  Having all these cables bunched up and out in the open can be a major eyesore, but as you will learn, it is […]

Are you moving into a new apartment? Rearranging your current rental space? Or simply looking for a way to fit your furniture into your small apartment living room? If you need help with your furniture layout, I’ve got four furniture layout floor plans that I’ve created to share with you today. Each floor plan is […]

Neutral color schemes are a great way to create a calm, soothing atmosphere.  But creating a successful room with a neutral color scheme can be a source of anxiety.  How do you make a room interesting without adding color?  That question is easier to answer than you might think. The key to creating neutral rooms […]

Welcome to Amplified Apartments: Home Edition, a special edition of ForRent’s Amplified Apartments series, featuring amateur interior designers whose winning decor hacks will save you space whether you’re on the first or fifteenth floor. Amplified Apartments: Home Edition heads east to Philadelphia, PA this week. Before children entered the mix, Alyssa Cress had a loft […]

One great thing about renting is that your landlord will usually fix major problems with your unit, plus you won’t be responsible for the cost. But the downside is being on your landlord’s timeline; if they are responsible for a lot of rental units, it might take a day or two (or more) until they […]

Living in a rental comes with its own set of challenges.  And one of the most common complaints that renters have is lack of storage space.  But with a little creative thinking, storage issues can be solved in unexpected and stylish ways.   I pride myself on the fact that I can create storage out of […]