Monday February 13, 2012
Fortunately, it's hard to think of a situation in which you would be forced to choose between moving into your dream apartment and meeting your perfect love.
But when asked which option they would choose, nearly a third of American renters told Rent.com they would sooner embrace brick and mortar.
In additional, the survey, which was aimed at better understanding renters' relationship habits, revealed that nearly a quarter of respondents have delayed (even a year or more) breaking up with someone they were living with so they could put off having to look for new digs. A similar percentage admitted that they would date someone because they liked the person's home.
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Wednesday February 8, 2012
Freshome believes that "adding color in your home is the answer to many of life's little worries."
If you think there might be some truth to that statement, check out Freshome's online collection of 15 colorful apartments featured in 2011.
In each case, as you'll see, the apartment decorators placed high importance on the use of color. How much of a role does color play in your apartment?
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Wednesday February 8, 2012
If someone were to ask you how your home decor should make you feel, you might answer with such adjectives as warm, inspired, welcome, comfortable, and so on.
Certainly you wouldn't want to buy something decorative for your apartment that would make you -- or anyone else -- feel ill just by looking at it.
Apparently, there's a rug out there that does just that. The mere sight of it makes people sick, according to a report from the scholarly journal Perception.
The couple who bought this high-contrast, black-and-white rug for their home realized they had to get rid of it to put an end to their queasiness.
You can view a photo of the offending rug courtesy of The Body Odd at MSNBC.com. What do you think?
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Tuesday February 7, 2012
In November, I blogged about a new Facebook campaign aimed at helping people who can't afford a place to call home.
Through the campaign, dubbed "Raising Awareness. Taking Action: A Campaign to Help End Homelessness," Apartments.com promised to donate $1 to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for every new "Like" it received on Facebook throughout November and December.
Thanks to the many people who participated, Apartments.com was able to present the Coalition with a check Wednesday in the amount of $15,000.
Headquartered in Chicago, Apartments.com launched this inaugural campaign with the aim of bringing greater attention to homelessness in the United States, where an estimated 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness each year, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless.
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