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5 Tips To Make Your Apartment Feel Larger

glenwood2 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Living in an apartment in NYC can often feel a bit tight, especially if you have recently moved from the suburbs or have a growing family! But, don’t worry! There are some easy, great tricks to help create a larger and more open feel to your apartment. Whether you live uptown or downtown, these tips can change the atmosphere of your entire apartment. Check out Glenwood’s tips on how to create the feel of a larger space below!

Hang Art Or Shelves High

If you have art throughout your Glenwood apartment, the key is to try to draw your eye up vertically. So, try to hang art an inch or two higher than you normally would to create the illusion of taller walls. It is an easy trick to create the appearance of higher ceilings! This trick also works with shelves if you have floating shelves in your apartment, simply start them an inch or two higher than you normally would. This is an easy trick that anyone can do! Similarly, if you are hanging two pieces of art on top of each other, if one has lighter colors in it hang it above the darker colored piece of art. It will help to draw your eye up the wall instead of down.

Paint The Walls Light Colors

If you are trying to visually open up your apartment to create the illusion of more space, try painting your apartment walls a light color. Light paint colors like shades of white, cream, light grey, or light blue will all open up a space. Think about dens, often people paint them darker colors like navy or hunter green to make the space feel cozier, so if you want to open up a space, do the opposite! Additionally, keep the same color on the walls in the entrance and immediate spaces. So, if your entry flows into your living and dining area, try to keep the walls all one color. If you paint small, neighboring spaces two different colors, you visually chop up the areas instead of creating a visually flowing space. Be sure to check with your building’s management office before you paint the walls to check their policy! Glenwood apartment’s must be returned in the same condition as originally presented to a tenet.

Use Area Rugs

If your apartment has the living and dining area in the same, smaller space, there are ways to make the two areas feel more independent and large. Try an area rug! If you put an area rug in your living room area, under your couch and coffee table for example, you create a distinctive, separate space from your dining table that may be situated a few feet away. Area rugs are great for separating spaces in an apartment. If you live in a studio apartment, you should definitely make use out of this great trick! You can create a bedroom area too by putting an additional area rug under your bed if you do live in a studio apartment.

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Use Furniture With Storage

A great trick to opening up a smaller apartment space is to use furniture with built in storage. This way, you don’t need extra dressers or things laying around to clutter your space. In your bedroom, try a bed frame with drawers built in! If you don’t love the look of shelves in the bed frame, you can choose a bed that has drawers on one side or that masks the appearance of the drawers altogether. Also in your bedroom, try to find nightstands with deeper, numerous drawers. In your living room, a coffee table with storage is great for throw blankets, magazines, and books! It can help declutter your space instantaneously! Small ottomans with storage are also great in the living room. Not only for storage purposes, but they don’t take up much space and can be used for guest seating or as your footrest depending on how many people you are having over.

Try To Use Mirrors

Mirrors are a great way to create the illusion of a bigger space! Either hanging a mirror on a wall as décor or placing a large standing mirror in an entry or living room area can immediately open up an area. You can find so many different, great mirrors to match your design aesthetic online or in home good stores. The key is to place the mirror somewhere that you enjoy what it is reflecting. You don’t want to place a mirror somewhere that emphasizes the messy book shelves that you never sort through! So, just be mindful of what you want the mirror to reflect! Do you have tips for decorating your apartment? Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and let us know!

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Secrets to A Serene Apartment

Glenwood — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:10:00 +0000

Living in NYC, we all know how chaotic our lives are, especially now! Your apartment can be your sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of New York City. This January, make an effort to create the perfect space for you! There are some great tricks and tips to be able to achieve the ultimate zen ambience in your home! Read below to see what we suggest to ensure you come home to your Glenwood apartment and feel that you have a space that is calming and stress free.

Scent

Scent is very important for creating a relaxing environment. Specific fragrances such as lavender, vanilla, and sandalwood have all been proven to promote calming effects in your nervous system when inhaled. After a long day of work or kids, who doesn’t want to be greeted by a nice aroma! Place an aromatic diffuser wherever you unwind at home. A diffuser is a great way to avoid the hazards that come with using a candle—additionally, many candle brands have diffusers so if you have a scent you love, make sure to check if it comes as a diffuser too. You can also purchase essential oils and place a few drops in your humidifier, which will give your entire apartment or room a wonderful fragrance. You can even check out some places like Olfactory NYC, close to Glenwood’s downtown buildings, where you can customize your own scent to create calming fragrances that come in body wash and sprays.

Electronic Free Bedroom

Electronics have become an integral part of everyday life. But, when you are home it is nice to have one space that is designated for electronic free relaxation—that’s right, no tv, computer, or cell phone! Seems extreme, but it is worth a try! You might end up enjoying it. If you choose your bedroom to be this electronic free zone, you may find an extra perk! While you will feel relaxed in any room you choose from not being constantly bombarded by texts, news updates, or television shows, if you implement this in your bedroom you likely will get a better nights rest! The blue light that emanates from your computer and phone screens makes it very difficult to fall asleep at night. Having your bedroom be a place of rest and calmness is sure to help unplugging from a busy work day.

Interior Decor Color Schemes

How you decorate your apartment is a very personal decision! Certain color schemes can promote a soothing, relaxing environment. Stick with neutrals, grey, blue, white, creams for the large areas such as your bedroom and living room to help achieve a tranquil space. Your couches, rugs, and curtains in neutral tones can all help promote a calm space. Your apartment doesn’t need to be all neutral tones though, be sure to add those fun pops of color for your accent pieces like a throw blanket, a coffee table book, pillow or vase! You can even switch up your accent colors by seasons! For summer bright colors like orange or turquoise are great while in winter maybe a black or emerald green!

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Organization

Returning home, it is always nice to be met by a tidy apartment! But, we all know that is not an easy task. If you create your own organizational system for your home, it is a lot easier to keep everything in order. Here are some of our tips for creating at home ease with organizing! In your closet or living room, using storage boxes that can come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and patterns is a great way to start making sure your shelves and closet spaces are tidy! You can tuck away your books, kids toys, and items like gloves or hats! The Container Store located on Lexington Avenue between 58^thand 59^thand Rainbow located at 1^stAvenue between 75^thand 76^thStreet, which is very convenient for many of the Upper East Side Glenwood buildings like The Pavilion, The Somerset, The Lucerne, and The Stratford, are great places to find organizational items for your home! For the kitchen, using clear containers for snacks, cereal, sugar, baking powder and more is a great way to see what you have and what you need to restock! You can buy fun labels to personalize them too.

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Etsy Shops You And Your Apartment Will Love

Glenwood — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 09:19:17 +0000

Etsy is a wonderful site where artists and entrepreneurs can sell their unique, hand-crafted products or vintage finds from around the world! With literally millions of Etsy shops to sort through, it can feel more like a chore than a fun shopping spree to purchase from the online marketplace. That’s why we did the heavy lifting work for you!

Below, we’ve rounded up a selection of shops specializing in home furnishings that are perfect for adding a special touch to your home. This will help you add unique flare to your NYC home, no matter if you’re going for an Upper East Side preppy vibe or Westside funky vibe!

Old New House

For Rugs: Old New House

A really amazing rug can make or break a room, so this is an area it pays to spend a little extra money. If you’re looking for something truly unique, skip ABC Carpet in Downtown Manhattan, and click on over to the Etsy shop Old New House, which features “original rugs for the inspired home”. Started in 2010 by husband and wife team Melissa and Dave (also New Yorkers!), they specialize in semi-antique rugs, that are truly one of a kind. They currently have over 2,000 items for sale in their shop (with hundreds of positive customer reviews), making this big investment decision one you can feel secure about.

Good to Know: They offer a 3-day return policy on their items, in case the piece just doesn’t vibe with your space.

PopOColor

For Pillows: PopOColor

Throw pillows are a great starter way to refresh your space for a few reasons. They’re a relatively small purchase on the grand scheme of home design (much less than a piece of furniture, both in space and cost!) This makes it easy to try something new without the fear of hating it in a few months. And even if you do, you can always choose to swap your pillows out seasonally, since they’re so easy to store (just keep the inserts and fold up the cases, putting them into your linen closet until next summer/fall/winter/spring!)

We love the diversity of options available at PopOColor. The Etsy shop has been live since 2011, and hails from Boston by designer Katie Corrigan. She believes “pillows are the jewelry of a room”, and with over 500 current designs to choose from, there’ss surely something to fit in with your personal style. Even if you can’t find your exact dream pillow, just message her, as she’s happy to take custom orders (and even search for your dream fabric for you–this is her specialty!)

Good to Know: There’s a selection of pillows at 50% off, which is a steal of a way to freshen up your living space, or even your outdoor balcony furniture if you’re at a Glenwood residence with outdoor space, such as The Bamford.

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VintageRedefinedDecor

For Furniture: VintageRefinedDecor

If you’re looking for a piece of furniture to complete a room, say a set of drawers for your new nursery, a desk for your home office, a side table to complete your master suite, or chairs for your dining room, look no further than VintageRefinedDecor. Based out of Chicago by Ashley Harding, we’re confident you’ll love this shop as much as we do for the following reasons. Ashley spends her time sourcing high quality, vintage furniture, which she then brings to her studio and perfects. This could mean staining it a color to meet your decor needs, or putting a fresh coat of navy paint on to fit in with your nautical themed living room, or even adding fun knobs for a hint of whimsy. Whatever the case, each piece is finished with love, and a personalization of your choosing.

Good to Know: Did you just inherit old furniture from your grandparents? Get in touch, as Ashley also takes pieces already in your possession and will finish them off to your liking.

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