Lifestyle Blog
If you love your coffee, then you know that there’s no better feeling than waking up in the morning and heading to your dedicated coffee prep spot. But if you live in a rented apartment, or a small unit with not much space, finding the right place for your coffee maker, mugs, and other caffeine-powering […]
Do you feel like your apartment is overflowing with stuff, with nowhere to put it all? We’ve all been through the experience of living in a small apartment with very few options when it comes to viable storage. But that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck with your floors covered in clutter. We believe […]
Apartment living can be a wonderful thing. It offers the independence of your own space without some tedious tasks like mowing the lawn, taking care of your exterior, or repairing and replacing appliances that stop working. But there can be some downsides. One downside is the fact that apartment living can make enjoying a garden […]
Is the bathroom in your apartment…well…spatially challenged? If you’re suffering from tiny-bathroom-syndrome, it can be difficult to see the best way to decorate. After all, you only have so much wall and counter space in your mini-bathroom, so how are you supposed to show off your personal style and make sure there are actual necessities […]
At McKinley Apartments, we know that giving your apartment a major clean-out is never anyone’s favorite task. We always put it off as long as we can to avoid the stress of cleaning, making our apartment messier and messier until we don’t even know where to start. But taking on a major apartment cleaning doesn’t have […]
There’s nothing quite like landing your first apartment. It’s a space to call your own, one that you can decorate and enjoy however you’d like. But many people are stressed at the prospect of saving up enough to move into an apartment for the first time. They look at rent in their area and compare […]
So you’re finally ready to strike out on your own and get your first apartment. Congratulations! Landing your first apartment is one of the most exciting events in life, but it can also be a little intimidating. Application forms, background checks, and credit checks can all seem daunting—especially when you don’t have experience with them […]
Remember when your kitchen countertop was a place where you could actually prepare food? Now you enter your kitchen and can hardly remember what your counters look like underneath all of the clutter, loose mail, and hodge-podge storage that’s been forced onto its surface. At McKinley Apartments, we get that the kitchen counter often has to serve […]
Decorating a studio apartment can be tricky business. Wall space, floor space and counter space are all at a premium, so every choice you make has to be deliberate and impactful. It’s all too easy to cross the line from ‘cozy’ to ‘cluttered’ with such a small area to decorate. So how do you furnish […]