There is a lot of information about apartments on the internet.
Websites like College Rentals, work hard to maintain updated blogs in order to ensure that past, present and future apartment inhabitants are kept “in the loop.”
That being said, there are some things you can’t learn from the internet and for those things, there are books. With hundreds of thousands of books in existence navigating your way to the best books about apartment life and living is a challenge.
To help make the search easier, here are the top 5 books for apartment newbies.
- Apartment Therapy Complete and Happy Home. Written by Maxwell Ryan and Janel Laban, this book tackles every detail you have to think about when moving into a new apartment. The whole book focuses on turning your apartment into a home that you feel safe and comfortable in.
- Small Apartment Hacks: 101 Ingenious DIY Solutions for Living, Organizing, and Entertaining. If you love looking at crafts online but realize that you don’t have the space to do half of the crafts listed then, this is for you. Make the most of your space and budget with this helpful book.
- The Inspired Room: Simple Ideas to Love the Home You Have by Melissa Michaels. This book combines the blog and tangible book sphere because of Melissa Michaels career as a blog writer. With her easy to comprehend writing and step by step instructions on creating a safe space, this book is an easy read.
- Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty, and Joy to Every Day of Your Life. Written by Alexandra Stoddard, this book focuses on finding the beauty in every space in your new apartment. Even if your apartment comes furnished with plain walls, this book will show you how to add some sparkle.
- Finding Your 1st Apartment and Much More: The A to Z Guide to Independent Living by Connie L. Jones. For those out there who need to feel an actual book in order to understand something, this is for you. Helpful tips on finding an apartment, dealing with a landlord and more fill each of the pages.
Navigating the apartment marketplace is tough, even with websites like College Rentals there to help. If you find yourself overwhelmed try one of these helpful books. Or, you could always reach out to College Rentals directly for more help.