How to Create the Perfect Interior Design Vision Board

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The purpose of a vision board is to help you determine your preferred style of apartment living: cozy, Bohemian, minimalist, retro, or rustic. In any of our Aperto communities, you’ll easily be able to create a stunning atmosphere that fits your unique style.

Before You Start: Must-Have Items

Creating a vision board is simple. You can create one online with a free vision board maker, or you can create a hands-on vision board with apartment must-haves using:

Fabric samples
Wallpaper samples
Paint samples
Clippings or photos of furniture

Juxtaposing these items on the board will help you find the design decor that is right for you.

Choosing the Perfect Interior Design

When you are a renter, an essential aspect of interior design is to know the DIY hacks. Luckily, some Ikea hacks can help improve your space without damaging the walls. There is no need to install shelves in a closet when IKEA sells so many rolling racks and over-the-door storage.

The idea is to avoid distressing walls or floors, so stick to themes like bohemian chic, cozy, or shabby chic, which use temporary design elements such as plants, posters, throws, pillows, rugs, and swaths of cloth to create a look.

A Vision Board is Apartment Therapy

According to an article in Psychology Today, a vision board allows individuals to self-reflect on what they truly want in any situation. Creating a vision board is a form of brainstorming that will enable you to determine the decor styles, patterns, and colors of your ideal apartment living. It is also a form of goal-setting that helps you achieve your ideals about apartment living.

Choosing the Perfect Window Covering: Tips From the Pros

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If you are a tenant at one of Aperto’s many well-maintained properties, you likely have a view of a beautiful courtyard or pool, a park, or a city landscape that should not be framed with standard gray vertical blinds. Aperto rentals come with beautiful windows or sliding patio doors that lead to a garden or balcony, so window coverings that enhance the view or preserve privacy are crucial. Choose creative window dressings to brighten your room, express your taste, and keep your place cool.

Cool and Creative Window Dressings

There are 162 Aperto rental properties in gorgeous, steamy locations such as Eugene, OR, Sacramento, CA, and Tucson, AZ. Many DIY Hacks and Ikea hacks can help keep your apartment cool so you can save on electricity bills.

As the hot weather is so persistent; it is a good idea to use a double window treatment with a sheer light layer to let breezes in. And utilize a heavier drape to keep the hot sun out and lower the room temperature.

To give your apartment a fresh look, experts recommend using the existing curtain rod hooks. Still, a different rod is to avoid drilling into the walls or using the existing rod to hang any new window treatments. Choosing a curtain with unique grommets can also freshen your apartment’s look.

Apartment Living Decor Advice

Although redecorating your apartment is excellent apartment therapy, it is important to go within a reasonable distance. That is because if you damage the apartment with any DIY hacks, you could lose your damage deposit. Stick to using original fixtures and avoid drilling or nailing anything, such as new curtain rod supports, into the walls. This helps to prevent distressing the apartment walls and having to forgo your rental apartment when it is time to move out.

Elevate Your Home With These Dresser Alternatives

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There are plenty of ways to fancy up your home under Aperto Property Management. Everyone wants to be comfortable in their own home, which is why it´s a good idea to take a look at your options for furniture, decor, and various other things you might want to have in your home.

Before You Start: Must-Have Items

When you´re looking to decorate your home, there are things you may want, but then there are things that are absolute apartment must-haves. Dressers are one of those must-have items. Here are some dresser alternatives to enhance your apartment living:

Trunks and chests
Bed with drawers
Cubicle organizer

That´s just to name a few, but as we evolve and start focusing on more minimalist and simplistic lifestyles, more and more alternatives are coming to light.

Choosing the Perfect Spot: Tips from the Pros

The location of your furniture pieces in your home is responsible for giving your home mojo, so make sure you´re placing everything in a way that´s going to be beneficial for use and for movement throughout your home. There are a few basic rules to follow when figuring out how to arrange your furniture:

Choose a focal point, or where you want the center/focus of the room to be.
Determine a spot for the TV.
Don´t place furniture against the walls and be conscious of walking paths.

Brighten Your Room

There are plenty of ways to enhance your home, but having big-ticket furniture items is key to figuring out the layout of the rest of the room. One really fun detail to pay attention to is the lighting you would like in your home, and it´s always a good idea to pick out or have a nice lamp to put on your dressers. Choosing light-colored and decorative furniture definitely brightens your room and is great for apartment living.

How to Create an Indoor Kitchen Herb Garden

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Have you ever thought of creating your own indoor kitchen garden? Indoor plants are bright, and your kitchen saves you money; they are sustainable low maintenance, an excellent apartment living aesthetic, and a fun project to do. Read on to find some DIY hacks and must-haves to add to one of your apartments at Aperto Property Management.

Before You Start: Must-Have Items

Firstly, there are some must-have plants and kitchen herbs that one cannot have missing in their indoor kitchen herb garden, and these include:

Basil – Basil is a versatile herb to have in a kitchen garden. It can be added to many cuisines.
Bay leaves – When it comes to bay leaves, it’s better to pick one up from the nursery than to attempt to grow one from seeds.
Chives – Chives are super easy to grow, and they return annually. They’re served best snipped by scissors and sprinkled fresh over dishes.
Cilantro – Cilantro is another versatile herb usually utilized in Italian cuisine. It is easy to grow and an herb staple.
Dill – Dill is best when the seeds are grown straight in your garden. It’s a tasty herb.

Choosing the Perfect Spot: Tips from Pros

When creating your indoor kitchen herb garden, you are free to place your plants in any size container, provided it fits. If you are using containers such as mason jars e.t.c it is essential to remember to place a nice layer of pebbles in the bottom. This will catch all the excess moisture and prevent your potting soil from getting oversaturated.

Choose the sunniest spot in the kitchen, as plants need adequate sunlight to grow. Place your herbs closest to the brightest window. Also, remember to :

Not water your herbs too much– It doesn’t take that much water to sustain small herbs. Make sure the soil is consistently moist but do not overwater your plant.
Harvest a few herbs at a time: Pinch a few leaves off or simply snip them with kitchen shears. This encourages more growth.

Delve Deep into Apartment Therapy

Indoor plants are a great apartment therapy. Kitchen plants promote sound energy and clean air while they brighten your kitchen. Get you some indoor kitchen herbs for a fresh new look.

Aperto Property Management: How to Make Your Home Look Luxury on A Budget

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Aperto Property management understands that apartment living is about making communities. Orchard Park apartments on Cougar Way in Beaumont, CA are some of Aperto Property Management’s best communities. You will have access to crucial amenities like San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital and Beaumont Sports Park. Apartment living is about feeling at home, and luxury decoration hacks can make your apartment look much better. These DIY hacks will be crucial to help your apartment look luxurious on a budget.

Luxury Items On A Budget

The following are luxury items you can get on a budget to make your apartment look luxurious:

Symmetrical Seats

Placing matching armchairs that are symmetrical on either side of your apartment’s doorways will elevate the space. These pieces of furniture are an apartment must-have as they add to the decor by contributing texture. Get the size right to make your apartment look regal.

Floor Rugs

Floor or area rugs are another luxury item that can make your apartment look luxurious on a budget. They will especially make bad floors disappear while adding different tones and textures to your apartment. Compared to new flooring, floor rugs will undoubtedly be a money saver.

How to Spruce up Your Apartments With Luxury Designs

You can spruce up your apartment with the following designs:

Decorate Your Walls

Bare walls are a sign of a lack of imagination. You can decorate them with many items, including wall art. Wall art is great for apartment therapy.

Storage Spaces

You can also spruce up your apartment by adding stylish storage spaces. Shelves, cabinets, and other organizing hacks can have exciting designs that make your apartment living more luxurious.

Try Different Luxury Decoration Hacks

It doesn’t take much to have a luxurious apartment. With a few hacks, you can live in a luxurious apartment on a budget. Try the above ideas and see how they change your apartment.

Tips for Organizing Your Home for the Holidays

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How amazing will it be for you to host your friends and family at one of your Aperto properties for the holidays? All you need to do is organize your apartment living and prepare for the day, so everything runs smoothly. It does not have to be stressful or intense.

The internet is flooded with organizing hacks you can use for the holidays. Some of the best ones include;

Take an inventory of the food containers

Taking inventory is an important form of apartment therapy that many people often overlook. That is until you finish tidying up after hosting a Holiday party and discover that half of your food storage boxes have mysteriously vanished, while the other half appears to have lost their tops. Confirm your stock of food containers right away, and keep track of any new purchases you require.

Write a list of everything you need

Holiday shopping is a lot, but it can be easier when you have a detailed list to go by. You must have everything written down to avoid getting stuck or confused at the local store. How much easier will the process be when all you have to do is check things off the list! Include storage containers, gifts, decorations, the food items you need to prepare your holiday meals, and any other essentials and supplies.

How to spruce up your apartment

Keeping in mind that the more things you use, the more cleaning you will have to do after the holidays will condition you to reel it in with the decorations. Choose holiday décor that occupies less space rather than stuffing your apartment and reducing the space where you and your guests will congregate. To save yourself a lot of effort cleaning up after the holidays, maintain a basic theme with your decorations and concentrate on just a few key elements.

Equip yourself with holiday apartment must-haves

While you might be working with limited space, there is a lot you can do to decorate and organize your space for the holiday. Instead of going overboard, look for apartment-friendly holiday inspiration. You can still have the full experience with your friends and family in your apartment.