You know you’ve crossed over into adulthood when you get excited about buying new furniture – and you should be! Making your new apartment look and feel like home is always a fun step forward. Before you go on a wild shopping spree, there are a few things to do first to ensure you make the right furniture decisions.
Looking to buy new furniture for your new apartment at 1st Lake? See steps one through five below:
Before you buy that couch you’ve had your eye on, make sure it fits right in your living room. There’s nothing more disappointing than buying a coveted piece of furniture you’ll have to return. Measure the walls and floor space where you want to place your new furniture so you’ll have the right dimensions.
What your apartment looks like in the morning, may look significantly different at night or mid afternoon. Before purchasing new furniture, take a second and a third look to visualize how your furniture will compliment your living space at different times of day.
Now for the fun part – choosing your color palette and design style! Do you want earth tones, bright colors, pastels…the options are limitless. Decide on a motif or theme for your interior design that expresses your taste. Are you modern and minimalist, funky and vintage or ornate and Victorian? Have this in mind before you go shopping so you can make fast, confident choices.
Picking a spot for your new furniture is just as important as picking the actual furniture out, and definitely should be done before making the purchase. Where your furniture will go will determine what size and type of furniture you select. Contact a 1st Lake Properties leasing consultant to get a copy of your apartment floor plan. Then place your future furniture where couches, chairs, chests, desks, etc. should go on the floor plan of your apartment.
Once you’ve completed steps one through four, you’re ready to shop! Make the largest, necessity pieces your first priority, like couches and beds, and then work your way down to the smaller, decorative pieces like nightstands and coffee tables. Happy shopping!
Want an awesome apartment in a prime location close to New Orleans to put your new furniture in? Explore all of our New Orleans area apartment communities!
Diabetes is a widespread disease that compromises the health and quality of life of so many people around the world. In an effort to diminish the threat of diabetes, 1st Lake is sponsoring a team for the Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes this Saturday, November 3!
The New Orleans area Step Out Walk hosted by the American Diabetes Association will be in Audubon Park starting at 8:30 a.m. Participants will walk in support of all those millions of people affected worldwide, including 132,000 people in New Orleans alone. The purpose of the walk is to raise funds for diabetes prevention education and research as well as raise awareness and promote healthy living to combat the disease.
1st Lake Properties believes in taking action and volunteering in the areas they serve. Take part in our joint mission with the American Diabetes Association to inform and inspire people to work for the cure to this devastating chronic disease. Show your support by registering for the Step Out Walk at Audubon Park in New Orleans, just a short drive for residents of 1st Lake’s River Ridge, Kenner and Metairie apartments!
Congratulations! You’ve found a great apartment to call your new home. Now, here comes the fun part: actually making it your new home. Before you even move in, here are six steps to take to ensure the smoothest transition possible. Haven’t a new place to call home yet? 1st Lake Properties has many available New Orleans apartments for rent!
Now that you’ve decided on an apartment and put a deposit down, it’s time to start mentally preparing to move in. Make sure to have a camera phone or digital camera when you go to view the apartment. Start mapping out what the different rooms will be used for and where you want furniture to go.
If you want to take it to the next level, put the pictures up on a poster board and label your new setup with a sharpie to really visualize it before moving in. Need some inspiration? Check out the 1st Lake apartments for rent in Metairie!
It’s better to turn on your electric before you move in rather than dealing with it while you’re moving in. Most communities provide water so check with the leasing staff. Make sure you have your power, water, cable and Internet if you need it. This will expedite the physical moving process!
Once you’re unpacking, you will probably find the need for some basic carpenter’s tools like measuring tape, a hammer, screwdriver, nails, scissors, etc. Have a basic tool kit prepared for the move so you don’t have to make a run to the store each time you need something.
Unless you have valuable or sentimental silverware you don’t want to part with, go ahead and get new basic eating utensils. Start fresh in your new apartment! Buy a new welcome home mat while you’re at it.
Moving out of your old apartment into a new one is a kind of purging and cleansing process. Only take what you really need and get rid of what you don’t. This might mean letting go of some of those worn and weathered pieces you’ve held on to for so long, or depending on the size of your new digs, you might have some extra space to fill up! Take an inventory of what you will be bringing with you and decide what new furniture you will need – like tables, chairs, beds or couches. Get rid of all of the cardboard boxes. Buy plastic containers that can be used over and over again.
If you have not used it in the last year you probably do not need it. Donate it to someone who can use it.
Follow these six steps and you’ll be all set to move into your next New Orleans, Metairie or Kenner apartment rental at 1st Lake!
1st Lake Properties is proud to be included as one of CityBusiness’ Best Places to Work for the second year in a row! This distinction is a reflection of our passion for what we do and our pay it forward mentality in our daily operations.
Best Places to Work is an annual CityBusiness recognition of New Orleans’ 50 top employers based on employee satisfaction surveys. 1st Lake Properties is thrilled to be among the 35 large companies honored in 2012. 1st Lake has been evolving since 1970, developing the highest quality New Orleans apartment rentals, Metairie apartment rentals, Kenner apartment rentals and many more communities for its residents. 1st Lake Properties employs over 300 team members that work daily to provide a great apartment to our residents.
We believe our positive work environment results in happy 1st Lake Properties residents and we look forward to many more years of fulfilling work and service in the Greater New Orleans and Mississippi areas!
Come feel the good vibrations at 1st Lake Properties. We feature apartment homes in Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, Slidell, Mandeville, Baton Rouge, Picayune, and Ridgeland Mississippi. Let our enthusiastic staff provide you with the best living experience possible.
It is a great time to be in the New Orleans area! Fall is in the air, and the cooler weather is (hopefully) on the way. Even if it doesn’t cool down anytime soon, you can still bring the coziness of the season into your home with these fun and easy fall decorating tips for your apartment!
More of a painter than a carver? No problem! Painting pumpkins for Halloween can still create a cool aesthetic without the mess and labor that comes with carving them. There are endless options for painting pumpkins – they can be made as pretty or as spooky as you’d like. They can be customized with fun googly eyes, beads, sequins, or whatever your imagination can produce. You can create solid colors, shapes, silhouettes, or multiple colors. One large pumpkin to set outside your door or several small ones placed around your apartment rental near New Orleans will look fabulous after being painted over!
Fall is all about the weather, so the outdoors presents a world of natural decorating resources. Creating natural interior designs is as easy as gathering acorns into a vase or mason jars, painting pinecones to place on a banister or window sill, or fashioning a homemade wreath out of colorful fall leaves.
If you don’t want to bring Mother Nature into your home, fake leaves and greenery are great options for adding fall accents to your apartment. Art supply stores like Michael’s, conveniently located near 1st Lake’s Metairie and Kenner apartment homes, have an abundant supply of fall supplies to make an autumn-inspired arrangement.
Now that you have these ideas in mind, it’s time to get decorating and enjoy the coziness of your fall-ready apartment home!
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