Condo Living 101

Space…. Where?

Ever wonder why the space you moved into has turned into a suffocating one? Well then you may have forgotten to get rid of stuff you owned and never stopped adding to. A stuffed apartment never reflects good design so getting rid of stuff is essential to keeping your space clean and clutter free.

You’d be amazed at the stuff people keep, more often than not things they’ve forgotten they had in the first place. Schedule a peek around once in a while, when you take a close look at each and every crevice of your space. From the overhead cabinets to the cabinets hidden by your new sofa, open them up and you may find stuff you’ve been missing for a long time. Take out the old and give them another life, selling is a garage sale or donated to charity for the less fortunate. There’s always more than one way to reuse old stuff so be creative and take a chance. Who knows, the recycling bug may be in there waiting to be released.

A Bright Idea Indeed

Tired of the way your Condo looks and feels? Well how’s about a simple yet very effective way to spruce up a boring space. Get ideas from condo catalogs or even go as far as taking a few tours of new ones out for sale. Ideas abound and a trip to the local home depot can get you some more added ideas. Swap out those old and boring globes for recycled fixtures you can get at local markets or from artists on weekend markets.

Bare bulbs getting the best of you, get fixtures that come in many shapes and sizes, they turn harsh artificial light into soothing hues. Try better energy efficient bulbs that do come in more shades and colors, now starting to come into the mainstream.

Living With Style

Life in a condo is simple living at its finest yet has so much benefits. Everything that you need is there or either within the vicinity. In order to achieve an interior designed room, you can provide furniture such as a roof over your head, a place where you can call it a night, a place for cooking and eating as well. You may also have a room for those touches that make a space home. At the same time, you can hang pictures at the walls, a window ledge to place a vase of flowers, a closet or corner for mementos and books.

Wonder Box

According to hitslot.com, “It might not look like it, but inside this box, there’s an armoire, a desk, a height-adjustable stool, two more stools, a six-shelf bookcase, and a bed with a mattress.”

Who says an entire ensemble of furniture cannot fit in a box? Any takers? Good, none.

Actually there is this German designed thingamajig that cramped every basic piece of furniture that you know into an 80 cm x 120 cm box. And it’s called a casulo.

Is it still unbelievable? You might as well check out the pictures instead.

http://hitslot.com/?p=204

http://www.mein-casulo.de/img/fotos/casulo_animation_www.gif

Or you might want to take a quick look at their video.

Or watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYCTcPkIIBI

As of this writing, the designer still has not found the right company that will carry it for mass production. I hope that this will be out in the market soon.

Visit their website at: http://www.mein-casulo.de/

Art For Drunkards

If you are a partyphile and do constantly hold social gatherings in your house, this is the perfect art piece for you. You have to have it because this piece comes with form and function.

Well actually, this piece of art is still tucked in a gallery and is made by artist Hans Broecker. And this piece is very special and you would want to have this because this piece of art contains a drink that can make your party go wild.

Image: http://dpimg.com/2008/02/drinkable-art-001.jpg

You may want to look at the hitslot website for more information about this. For a quick visit, go

here: http://hitslot.com/?p=205#more-205 or here: http://dvice.com/archives/2008/02/drinkable_art_i.php

You Need To Go Low

Space is everything when it comes to living in a condominium unit, and you would want to buy for furniture that is not too spacey and would have another function or two for that piece.

Also, in a cozy unit, you might as well would want to become comfortable with the place, and to have that comfort is to go on the ground, low – by low platform furniture.

These pieces are actually for storage as side table has a drawer, console which has two drawers, and the dresser with four drawers. But you can always double the side table and your console as a table when you are sitting on the floor while your partner is laying beside you. Now, ain’t that sweet?

Small Spaces

Always plan before heading for a grocery shopping. Remember that you live in a small space and  have limited storage room. If you are on the hunt for sale, keep in mind that there are some things that you don’t need in the condo and will be a mess eventually. Clutter makes a small room even smaller. To attain a pleasant but well-ventilated ambiance, store things in devious spaces, for instance under the bed or sofa, in the cabinet or over the fridge.  Try to divide the space also into mini rooms as well so you can have other spaces for storage.  

Apartment Living 101: Your Security Deposit

“When you rent an apartment, you will most likely be asked to pay a security deposit. In many cases, the security deposit is equivalent to one month�s worth of rent, though it might be more. Your landlord is within his or her rights to request that you pay a security deposit, but there are several things you should know about the security deposit before you sign a lease agreement and move into your apartment.

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The Top Four Questions to Consider When Choosing A Condominium Insurance Policy

Condominiums and townhouses have special insurance needs. They don�t need as much insurance as a house, but owners have more to insure than a renter. The insurance needs for a condo owner include personal property and liability coverages. Special policies for condominium owners, known as form HO-6, will provide the liability and personal property protection a condominium owner needs.

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All About Condominiums

What is a Condominium?

Under a condominium plan, residents hold legal title to their units, as if they were freestanding houses. In addition, they own a proportional share of �common elements�, like lobbies, yards, roofs, parking lots, and recreation facilities. Condominiums come in a wide range of sizes and styles, including town houses,
garden apartments, high-rise towers, and even freestanding houses sharing private
streets or courtyards.

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