New Orleans Apartment Blog

Decorating Your New Apartment

What is the most exciting part of moving? Well certainly not the packing and transfer of heavy furniture!

Apartments.com recently conducted a survey to current renters about decorating, ninety percent of renters will decorate when moving to a new apartment; of these renters, eighty-one percent will decorate within the first three months of their move.

Decorating your new apartment should be fun and rewarding. Many times we get caught up in price tags and small budgets leaving your decorating experience feeling more like an algebra quiz than a pleasurable rite of passage. Decorating however, does not have to break the bank as Eva the Shopping Diva, shopping expert and blogger from ShopLocal.com, offers advice for renters decorating on a budget:

Start Small: First try a small yet important room, like the bathroom. Simply hanging a new shower curtain with a gorgeous pattern can really change the look of the room. Add a great bath mat that compliments the pattern and a new look is born.

Teach that old dog new tricks: Re-covering old dining room chairs or a worn-out ottoman are easy ways to subtly change the style of a room. Select a fabulous fabric and use a staple gun to give old furniture a new life.

What’s black and white and read all over? The paper! New Orleans is known for its loyalty to the local paper and many people and businesses use the paper to advertise estate sales, auctions and downsizing.

But I’m not from New Orleans! The two biggest websites to check out if you can’t get the local paper are Nola.com and Craigslist.org. Nola.com is basically the New Orleans local paper on the web! Craigslist.org is not affiliated with the paper, but allows you to search thousands of classifieds by region.

There are an abundance of tools available to you at your own property office: Print out floor plans with room measurements to draw in your ideas! You property office should have some on hand for you to use as well. This is a great way to visualize the layout and shop smart.

Decorator’s block? Talk to the on-site staff about decorating ideas. They see these floor plans in action quite often and have probably picked up some great tips and stylish inspirations along the way.

Happy Decorating!