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Prepare Your Apartment to Accommodate Guests

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Towels, clean sheets, and a place to sleep are essentials for guests. Pretty flowers are optional.

You’ve finished moving into your TriBridge apartment; the walls are decorated and the furniture is arranged to your satisfaction.  Everything feels homey and comfortable, and now you want to invite friends to your place for the weekend.  Before you do so, however, you might want to make sure your apartment is fully prepared to give your guests a comfortable experience, especially if this is your first apartment.

Make Sure Guests Have a Place to Sleep

Futons are a great piece of furniture for an apartment because they pull double-duty as couch and bed, and are generally a lot lighter weight than hide-away bed couches.  If you don’t have a futon or a bed couch, an air bed is a great space-saving solution.  Just make sure you plan to give it time to fill with air before your guest wants to sleep!

Have Extra Towels, Extra Sheets, and Extra Toiletries

You’ll need an extra sheet set that fits your guest bed; you wouldn’t want to make your guest sleep directly on the mattress!  Having extra towels is also a must; towels take up a lot of space in a suitcase, so don’t make your guests pack them.  Extra toiletries are not something you necessarily need to provide, but it is a nice thing to do in case your guest forgets to pack something.

Prepare the Bathroom

Aside from the standard cleaning routine, there are a couple of things you should make sure your bathroom has available in order to prevent any awkwardness for your guests.  One thing a lot of people forget to do is provide a plunger; clogs happen from time to time, and it can be very embarrassing if the guest has to ask for your help with a backed-up toilet.  You should also make sure your bathroom has a trash can, pump soap, and hand towels.  Please, don’t make guests use your shower towel to dry their hands.

With a little preparation, you and your guests can have a great time in your new apartment!  For more tips, check out these articles on preparing for houseguests.

How do you prepare your apartment for guests?  Share with us in the comments below!

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Bring Eco-Chic Style to Your Apartment with a Terrarium

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Terrariums are a great way to add life and color to your apartment without the hassle of traditional plants.

Terrariums are where the worlds of interior decorating, gardening, and pet care combine. At the most basic level, terrariums are nothing more than a closed glass or plastic container with living plants growing inside for display. A flourishing terrarium can serve as an attractive accent piece or conversation starter in your apartment with TriBridge Residential.

Almost any clear glass or plastic container can become a terrarium with a little bit of effort. Jars and bottles or decorative bowls will work just as well as purpose-built aquariums, as long as they can be closed. Display your terrarium on a shelf or table, or suspend it from the ceiling like a hanging plant. Your friends will be impressed with the miniature ecosystem you’re cultivating next to the sofa in your living room!

A terrarium can be either “open” or “closed,” depending on how much you want to interact with what’s inside. If you have a “black thumb” and kill houseplants, never fear! A closed terrarium will cheerfully accept your neglect, because it recycles its own moisture. Go on vacation, or forget it exists for weeks, and your plants will still be quite alive, healthy, and decorative upon your return.

Do you have any terrariums in your apartment?

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Five Things To Do Before Adopting a Pet For Your Apartment

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Sure, the puppy is adorable--but are you really ready to adopt it?

Adopting a pet is a big step that many people make impulsively at the sight of an adorable animal. To be sure that you’re ready to adopt a pet to join you in your pet-friendly TriBridge apartment, you’ll want to take these five steps:

  1. Assess the situation. Are you ready for a pet? Pets are expensive, take a lot of time, and require a lifelong commitment. Be sure that you’re ready to give a proper home to a pet you adopt.
  2. Do your homework. Before adopting a dog, be sure that you’ve researched the breeds. Breeds have different energy levels, grooming needs, etc. Find the dog that fits your life style.
  3. Before bringing an animal home, spend some time with them at the shelter to see if your personalities mesh.
  4. If adopting a puppy, be sure to tell your neighbors. It’s better to let them know ahead of time, as the puppy’s night time cries will make a lot of noise as they get used to their new surroundings.
  5. Talk to a vet. A vet will tell you what medical expenses to expect upfront with your new pet and will help talk you through the process.
Follow these steps to start a great new life with a pet in your TriBridge apartment!
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Eco-Friendly Living in Your TriBridge Apartment

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One of the easiest ways you can go green in your apartment? Recycle!

TriBridge Residential has properties all over the country, but in each and every single one of them, residents can do something to help them cut down on their bills and their carbon footprint: Go green! Eco-friendly practices can be implemented in any apartment, and help to lower utility bills, to make your apartment home a healthier space for you and your family, and to do less damage to the environment. Here is a wrap up of some of our posts on eco-friendly practices to help you be green:

What do you do to be more eco-friendly in your apartment?
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5 Places Apartment Dwellers Forget To Clean

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While they may not seem important to clean now, dusty spaces under the bed or cobwebs on the ceiling can contribute to your allergies.

We all have our own little cleaning habits to help us keep our apartments tidy. Still, regular cleaning tasks, like vacuuming, light dusting, and cleaning your counters isn’t always enough. By just doing the basics, more thorough clean up jobs can sneak up on us, and be more hassle in the end than they would have been if we had cleaned them all along. Apartment Therapy recently posted about the “5 Places We Forget To Clean That Come Back To Haunt Us“; all five are in your apartment in one of our TriBridge communities. Here they are, and here’s how to keep them clean easily:

  • Under the Bed – Under the bed can become a dust bunny mecca, which can be bad for those of us with allergies. Use the hose attachment on your vacuum to clean under the bed easily, or simply attach a dust rag to the end of a broom.
  • Blinds – Blinds are one of the many things we neglect to clean that comes back to be ten times harder to clean later on. When you’re vacuuming your apartment, do a quick run over the blinds to save yourself a harder scrub down later.
  • Shower Curtain Liner – Neglected liners can grow mold and cake with soap scum. Take the time to send yours through the washer with a little bleach once a month.
  • The nooks and crannies of the kitchen – Take time every few months to clean under and around your fridge and stove. These areas are magnets for spills while cooking, and can get beyond disgusting over time.
  • Ceiling corners – You may not notice those little cobwebs at first, but when you do look up, we guarantee you’ll have to take a moment to stare at how those little cobwebs have grown. Use the same tool you used to clean under the bed to tidy up those corners and keep your apartment looking great.
What other sneaky spots have you found eluding your cleaning routine in your apartment?
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