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What's one thing I can get/do to make my first "adult" apartment a bit nicer? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Move in is the next few weeks. I've lived on my "own" (roommate I never interacted with) for a couple months my last semester of college, but that was a temporary setup whereas I'm hopefully moving out for good this time.

Bear in mind that the place has window/wall A/C and electric heating.

Things I'm already considering:

Drain guard
Bidet
Cold brew coffee maker
Rice cooker
Space heater? I'd like to keep the temp largely down during the winter to save money while warming up the part of the place I'm in
Key for washer/dryer

Things I already have:

Most furniture
Air fryer
Seltzer water thingy
Meal prep containers

General advice is also welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Easy to care for plants, like golden porthos, ZZ plants, etc. Or, even tasteful fake plants for those no light areas like bathrooms without windows.

I second buying thrift store art, keep in mind, you might buy a few that you end up not showing/displaying, ok to redonate.

Also, two huge things to help keep your place neat is to make sure every item has a home, and more cabinet/covered storage is good, for example, buy furniture that has drawers, like beside tables, coffee tables with drawers, couch side tables with drawers, etc.

I have large magnet marker board on my fridge that I use all the time, you could also get a nice wall corkboard, or even paint a wall with "black slate" paint so that you can write on it with chalk. Also good to have a filebox with hanging folders and use it to keep papers organized, and have a system for your mail so it isn't sitting around.