Moving into a new place? Feeling stuck on how to decorate and personalize your apartment color? A good way to start is by choosing a color palette.
One of the great things about color is you can change the motif from room to room depending on what works best in your apartment.
Here are the interior design color combinations that are safe bets for decorating. Consider incorporating them into your apartment’s aesthetic for a hip, current and striking interior design you’ll love!
All the design blogs and magazines agree that purple, blue and neutral hues are great design choices for apartment colors. If you need new or updated furniture or apartment accessories, this is a great opportunity to purchase with these colors in mind.
Purple and blue hues make a great complement to white or beige colored walls. Adding these hues make those accent pieces pop in your apartment. Try purchasing rugs, throw pillows, blankets, ottomans or chairs in these rich colors.
Looking for a fun project? Try painting dining room chairs, trunks or a chest of drawers in these colors to customize the furniture you already have.
For neutral hues, use the white walls in your apartment to your advantage with statement pieces, bold prints and wooden furniture. These will offset the white tones for a balance of natural and bright qualities. Indoor plants will also add that pop of color to a neutral toned room.
Choosing a color scheme to decorate your home isn’t as simple as black and white. Elements such as hue, saturation, and tint each contribute to the overall look of a color.
Mood is a consideration, too – many psychologists believe certain hues encourage certain feelings. Colors can make you feel things like happiness, excitement, or tranquility.
To be clear, the majority of renters are not permitted to make permanent changes to their living space such as painting a room.* But changing the mood can be as simple as accenting with objects d’art of a particular palette.
Unsure of the hue that would be best for you? Check out our rainbow sampling below for ideas on splashing some color into your home.
Seeing red isn’t always a bad thing.
PhD Psychologist Sally Augustin writes that energy levels go up as color saturation increases. “Brighter, more saturated colors improve our mood,” she explains in her book Place Advantage.
Hues like red, for example, ramp up the pituitary gland, leading to increased energy. Red accent pieces can add vitality to a room without overpowering with too much color.
Blue, one of the coolest colors in terms of temperature, is associated with the feeling of tranquility.
But, in overabundance, cool blues can give a home an aloof or unfriendly appearance. Color consultant Leatrice Eiseman suggests light pastel blues in her book, Colors for Your Every Mood. They help create a “delicate, detached, ethereal ambiance.”
In The New Home Color Book by Anna Kasabian, yellow is the new neutral color.
According to Kasabian, yellow is “warmer and more sumptuous than white. It works well as a backdrop for dark or black furnishings and heightens the honey tones in polished wood floors.”
To add some golden warmth to your own home, try sprucing up rooms with cheerful yellow throw pillows or window treatments.
* A Word to the Wise for Renters *
As a New Orleans apartment management firm, we must add a note for renters. Decorating with color doesn’t always mean painting. But, if you are so inclined, be sure to contact your apartment manager or landlord for rules on painting rental property. No amount of color will make up for the green that you could lose if your terms are not followed out (i.e., goodbye deposit).
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1st Lake Properties takes pride in each of their individual apartment communities with meticulous landscaping and reliable maintenance. To reward properties who demonstrate outstanding attention to detail, that has become to be known as the “1st Lake Look”, 1st Lake recognizes winners of the Beautification Awards each quarter and the results are in for the most recent winners! Congratulations to these properties, worth checking out if you’re looking for a lovely new apartment to move in to!
Lake Towers – Lake Towers has its own pool area with a gazebo and courtyard overlooking the peaceful Capital Lakes in Baton Rouge that is beautifully landscaped.
Camelot Court – Camelot Court offers townhome style apartments that provide a private home living experience with all the amenities that apartment living affords! In addition to private backyards, there is a private pool and courtyard area that is carefully maintained and landscaped.
Turtle Creek – At these tranquil Metairie apartments, enjoy a spacious swimming pool surrounded by manicured greenery.
White Water Creek – The property grounds at the White Water Creek apartments in Metairie are adorned with winding walkways, bubbling creeks, fountains and palm trees to make living more of a resort-like, luxury experience.
Willow Creek – Bask in pleasant living at the oak tree-lined Willow Creek apartments in River Ridge with landscaped paths, creeks and fountains and a private swimming pool.
Palmetto Creek – Palmetto Creek always have attentive maintenance staff on hand to handle any resident need thoroughly and efficiently. Palmetto Creek has walking paths, pavilions, lush plants and creeks for its residents to enjoy.
1st Lake Properties’ Bella Ridge Apartments, which recently opened in the Elmwood neighborhood of River Ridge, is a proud sponsor of the JEDCO Challenge culminating on March 25 during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.
The JEDCO Challenge in partnership with First NBC Bank is an opportunity for five local startups and entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas for products or services not yet funded. The winner will be awarded a prize package valued at over $60,000 which includes Jefferson Chamber membership, website design and development, social media consulting, training workshops, insurance consulting, public relations assistance, 12 hours of strategic and competitor research and one year of free office space.
The Jefferson Parish Econominc Development Commission’s mission with this challenge is to empower local entrepreneurs by providing them the tools, resources and relationships to succeed. Out of the 40 companies that applied to participate in the challenge, the top five were selected. The finalists are Alexander Girau; Alex Goss and Michael Angle; Blaine Lindsey; Sean Carrigan, Jason Palmer and Mike Melito; and Terry Ancar in the health, medical technology, mobile technology, online and manufacturer industries.
These five contenders will be scored based on pitch, business plan and crowd vote. 1st Lake Properties would like to wish each finalist the best of luck and is excited for the execution of the winning idea!
1st Lake residents of Kenner can attend a fun-filled, weekend-long festival April 8-10, 2022 right in their own neighborhood. The 21st annual Festa Italiana hosted by the Kenner Italian Heritage Foundation is coming to Kenner’s Rivertown district for a full-blown Italian celebration.
You can experience many aspects of Italian culture at the festival. Come enjoy live music, local artisans, Italian food and other specialty cuisine, a St. Joseph’s altar display and more. There will also be a children’s area with inflatables, giant human hamster balls, fun activities, and crafts.
Host of the event, former Kenner Police Chief Nick Congemi said, “We invite everyone to come out and be Italian for a weekend with us. We think of this as a huge family reunion where everyone is invited to take part.”
A crowd gathers for live music at the Kenner Festa Italiana
There will be live music each day of the fest. Past lines have included fun local artists like August Rush, Paper Chase, and the Victory Belles from the National WWII Museum. This year’s lineup is still yet to be announced and will be available on the festival’s website soon.
If you are looking for something to do in Kenner, the search is over. We’ve got your weekend plans right here – just another perk of being a 1st Lake resident! Check out all of our prime New Orleans area apartments in the middle of all the action!
Spring is finally here and that means change and new beginnings, not only with the weather, but in your own apartment, too. Part of making room for the new is getting rid of the old, and one of the best ways to do that is to take inventory of your possessions and evaluate what you want to keep and what your don’t really use anymore that you can pass on to others in need. After you’ve gone through your drawers and closets and sorted your discarded items in a donation section, decide where and how to give them away. Use these places below for ideas.
Shelters – Community shelters in your area are a great option to donate your clothes and household items. Shelters can always use donations and there will always be people who are in need of clothing and other items.
Online – We live in a digital era where most things are done online. Freecycle, Craigslist and EBay are free and easy online tools to use to give away your old clothes or appliances. You can manage the entire process by listing the items you want to give away for free or sell, and coordinate your own shipping or delivery.
Clothing Swaps – Another great way to pass on your unwanted items to someone who might be happy to take them, plus discover some new treasure of your own, is to participate a clothing swap. A clothing swap is a gathering of people who all contribute clothing that doesn’t fit or that they don’t need anymore, and anyone can take someone else’s clothing if they choose. If you don’t know of anyone having one, host your own and invite family and friends!
Salvation Army – The Salvation Army is always a great option that accepts all types of donations to sell for a discounted price to underprivileged people, or anyone looking for a bargain. Check your area for Salvation Army drop-off locations.
Looking for a great New Orleans area apartment? Check out what’s available at our Metairie, Kenner and River Ridge locations!
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