Dealing with a Home Robbery: A Landlord’s Guide

Discovering that your rental property has been burglarized is a distressing experience that can leave you feeling overwhelmed. However, with a well-prepared plan in...

Creating a temporary home office in a small apartment

Chances are high that you've had to change your working habits lately and transform your already small apartment into a workspace due to the...

Spring Cleaning Tips for Home Care

As the temperatures begin to climb, the promise of spring is in the air, bringing with it warmer weather and the perfect opportunity for...

5 things that will make your apartment feel like fall

The sun is starting to set earlier and nights out call for a jacket....unfortunately, summer might actually be ending. Since you're probably going to be...

Pantone at Home 2016

Pantone went really crazy this year and released not one, but TWO colors of the year for 2016. The pastel-rose hue and periwinkle blue...

How Color Affects Your Home. Medium Carmine

We could all use a splash of color in our homes from time to time, and red has long been a go-to in both...

Budget Décor Ideas for Small Rental Homes

Moving to a new home gives you an opportunity to redo the entire interior. We all love living in places that are a manifestation...

Cleaning Green: Part 2

In case you missed part one, I'm testing out natural house cleaning supplies to see what works and what doesn't. This time around I focused...

How to Address Common Rental Issues With Your Landlord

Renting is a popular option for millions of Americans. One of the biggest benefits of renting is that if something goes wrong on the...

A Plant Guide for Apartment Problems

Winter is always long, and by time March rolls it’s nice to have something to remind you that the dead, frozen landscape won’t last...

Average Rent in Chicago

TL;DR: As of early 2026, the average rent in Chicago is about $2,450 per month, with studios around $1,700, one-bedroom apartments near $2,300, and...

How to Keep Your Apartment Cool

Summer is the best. Except when you don't have air conditioning in your four story walk-up and you spend those hazy summer nights Googling,...
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