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Are you away on vacation with your family? You want to take to do something outdoorsy with them, but the cold is unbearable? Well, worry not, because while at Kruseway Commons apartments, you will find these apartment winter trends very useful.
Creativity is required to ensure your apartment remains comfortable during the summer. Firstly, consider investing in portable air conditioning units or fans to keep your apartment cool during those scorching hot days. Alternatively, strategically placing fans around your space can create a refreshing breeze throughout. Secondly, embrace outdoor living by creating a cozy balcony or patio oasis outside your apartment door. Add comfortable seating options like foldable chairs or bean bags, decorative cushions, and vibrant plants for an inviting outdoor retreat.
Tips, Tricks, & More
You should incorporate apartment friendly tricks, they include:
Create an Indoor Garden
Bring some greenery into your apartment by creating a mini-indoor garden. Opt for small potted plants that can thrive indoors and add a touch of nature to any room.
Embrace Dual-Purpose Furniture
Make the most out of limited space by investing in furniture that serves multiple functions. Consider ottomans with hidden storage compartments or sofa beds for accommodating overnight guests without sacrificing valuable floor area.
Optimize Storage Solutions
Maximize storage potential within your apartment by utilizing smart storage solutions like under-bed organizers, hanging shoe racks inside closets, and over-the-door hooks for towels and accessories. Enhance Natural Light To create an airy and spacious feel within your apartment, maximize natural light sources by using sheer curtains instead of heavy drapes and strategically placing mirrors around the rooms to reflect sunlight throughout.
Apartment Friendly Solutions
These innovative apartment hacks offer practical and stylish solutions for summer living. By incorporating these tips into your Kruseway Commons apartment, you can stay on-trend with the latest summer apartment trends while maintaining a comfortable and functional space. Make this summer memorable and enjoyable.
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Prepare a Guest List
It's easy to put off preparing a guest list until the last minute. However, this is one of the most critical aspects of planning a good Thanksgiving dinner. A solid guest list will let you know who's coming over so you can prepare an appropriate amount of food and come up with a few holiday game ideas like charades or card games.
It's also a great starting point for structuring apartment kitchens and seating arrangements. If you're having overnight guests, you should also consider additional arrangements to sleep comfortably during their stay.
Menu Plan and Organization
People are always thinking of new menus and ideas to come up with when cooking for Thanksgiving. This year, we recommend trying out a delicious turkey tetrazzini with some Caesar salad spears on the side, which are great for cooking in an apartment kitchen. With a pasta-based main dish, sides like whole roasted carrots or balsamic bruschetta are fantastic choices.
When it comes to decorating, why not add a few pops of color to your table this year? Create colorful card-themed designs to add to the center of your table and incorporate a little vibrance into the atmosphere.
Cooking in an Apartment Kitchen Has Never Been Easier
Not sure about doing Thanksgiving at your apartment? With an electric range and convenient built-in dishwasher, cooking and cleanup are easy this holiday season. So, invite family and friends over to your Kruseway Commons apartment and have an unforgettable Thanksgiving you'll remember for years to come.
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Who doesn't look forward to decorating for the fall season? We all love it! While pumpkins are perfect for the Halloween spirit, why not try using them for Thanksgiving too? Read on to explore unique Halloween decorations that will make your Kruseway Commons Apartments excellent throughout the fall!
Our Favorite Fall '21 Trends
One trending fall decor is to exchange your traditional floral arrangements for something with fall colors to bring a rustic feel to your home in line with the season. Try darker colors to easily transition, like orange, red, and yellow, which go a long way. A fun, trendy idea is using pumpkins for vases!
Utilize candleholders in your apartment to supply an ambiance on chilly evenings. Try darker Edison lights, with warm and soft tones. A Fall 2021 trending idea is to transform fresh apples into candleholders; use the long stick candles for a fun Halloween theme, which can also transition perfectly for Thanksgiving!
Another interior decor trend in apartment living is integrating pumpkin patterns on your throw pillows instead of displaying live pumpkins in your living area. Don't let those pumpkins go bad! Use the innards for pumpkin pies and other delicious Thanksgiving treats.
How to Adapt These Trends for Your Apartment
Take a clear or fall-themed vase and fill it with decorative gold acorns. You can then tie a black ribbon around the rim to create a dramatic, spooky look, then replace it with an orange one once Halloween is over. Use the vase as a centerpiece and add an orange table runner to match the theme.
Get a Modern Apartment
At Kruseway Commons Apartments, you'll find spacious one, two, and three-bedroom floorplans ready to accommodate your every need.
Grab a tasty pumpkin spiced latte and relax in your DIY decorated home. The holidays have never been an easier transition in your Lake Oswego, OR, apartment!
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Cooler weather during fall offers a great reason to make your apartment as cozy as possible. With a few tips, you can get your home ready for the changing weather and stay warm all season long!
Use Your Fireplace
If your apartment has a fireplace, make use of it on chilly fall evenings and nights, as your fireplace can provide extra heat to keep you feeling toasty. Using your fireplace also creates a more cheerful ambiance in your home as the weather cools off and the days get shorter.
Keep Blankets Handy
Throw blankets can warm you up while you’re snuggling on the couch this season. Drape a few of these blankets on your living room furniture, so they’ll be within easy reach. When choosing throw blankets, look for ones that go with your current decor or buy colorful seasonal ones to spruce up your home.
Buy Area Rugs
Whether you have bare floors or carpeting, area rugs are an effective way to add coziness to any room. Dress up your living room with a new area rug, or place area rugs near your bed, so you’ll have a warm, soft surface to walk on in the morning. You can choose area rugs that blend in with your decor or area rugs that add some contrast for a more visually interesting look.
Light Rooms with Lamps
If your apartment has overhead lighting, switch to lamps for illumination during fall. Lighting rooms with lamps creates a warmer and cozier look, especially on autumn evenings. If you don’t want to buy lamps, you can also create this kind of environment with candles. Just remember not to leave them burning unattended.
Do Some Fall Baking
Baking meals and desserts at home can keep your apartment feeling warmer while also filling it with pleasant aromas. Make some of your favorite fall recipes, or look for new ones to try this season. Enjoy a cup of hot coffee or tea with your baked goods to add even more warmth.
Our apartments in Lake Oswego, OR include a cozy fireplace to help you stay warm this fall and winter. Contact us to get more details on our available floor plans and amenities.
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At Kruseway Commons, we're all about providing residents with living spaces that fit their personalities and needs. Not only should apartment homes look good, but they should also make you feel good. Here are some great ways to add elegance, coziness, and style to your home—without breaking the bank!
5 Ways to Make Your Apartment Feel Elegant
Choose artisan home decor.
Artisan home products are handcrafted for style and uniqueness. These items are not mass-produced, but you may find them at antique shops, online craft marketplaces (like Etsy), and at arts and craft shows. From tabletop lamps to dining chairs, and from hand-quilted throws to hand-painted kitchen dishes, artisan-style home products will add a fancy and special look to your home.
Set out fresh flowers.
Fresh flowers will not only add a fresh and delightful scent to your home, but it is also one of the best ways to add softness and color to any room. Inexpensive flowers can be found at your local supermarket. And, when you add a few unique vases that can easily be found at local flea markets, you take your home from bleak to chic. Select flowers that contrast your home's decor. If your interior has muted tones, then choose flowers with a punch of color.
Hang an art gallery.
Wall art is an important feature that interior designers use to add interest to a room. Forego the single-framed pictures placed here and there. Instead, group your family photos, artistic prints, and hand-painted art in an interesting collage. Don't forget to explore other types of wall art, such as glass plates or found objects that make classy and unique wall pieces.
Style with textures.
A beautiful way to add a luxurious feel to any home is to layer textures throughout. Add area rugs, throws, pillows, and linen, cotton, or silk tablecloths mixed with natural elements like bamboo baskets, clay pots, and table-top wood sculptures can create a timeless and classy space. But remember, less is more. Never overcrowd your interior space or you'll end up with a cluttered look instead of elegant.
Add soft lighting.
For a final touch of elegance, add multiple lighting sources that supply a soft, natural glow within the home. Table lamps, standing lamps, track lighting, pendants, and wall sconces all make excellent choices to vary the amount and direction of light. Keep window coverings light and airy for plenty of natural lighting during the day.
Contact us today to make Kruseway Commons your next Lake Oswego, OR apartment home. Conveniently located near Portland, we offer a wonderful community with plenty of amenities including a cozy fireplace, patio or balcony, walk-in closets, and modern kitchens.
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As a resident of our Lake Oswego apartments, you know how satisfying it is to finally be able to decorate your living space the way you want. After you’ve placed all your furniture in the perfect spots, you’ll want to hang your photos and artwork in order to put the finishing touches on your new home so that it reflects your personality. However, when you’re first moving in and setting everything up, you may not own a level to ensure that all of your wall art is hung straight. You could purchase a level at a nearby home improvement store, but you can also easily hang pictures straight without a level. Here are some tips.
Tips for Hanging Pictures Straight in Your Apartment
If you have a measuring tape and some painter's tape, you can mark off where to hang pictures so that they’re straight. First, you need to ascertain the center of the picture from the front side. If you’re uncertain where the center of the picture is, lay it down and use your measuring tape to find the center. Mark the center with a small piece of tape.
Next, decide where you want the bottom of the picture to be. Mark the spot on the wall with a tiny dot with a pencil. Then, start your measurement from the floor and go up to the dot, noting the number of inches. Place a piece of painter's tape horizontally at that spot. Next, measure up from the floor again, this time several inches to the side. Be sure not to go beyond the width of the picture you’re hanging. When you reach the correct number of inches, place another piece of tape. Now all you have to do is place your picture so the bottom is flush with the tops of the two pieces of tape. Holding the picture in place, use your pencil to mark another tiny dot where you should place the nail, using that first piece of tape as your marker. Finally, you don’t want to leave tape and pencil dots, so erase the dots and carefully remove all your tape. Voila! A perfectly straight picture without ever having to use a level!
Our apartments in Lake Oswego are even more gorgeous when you decorate with your own artwork and personal pictures. If you’d like to view some of our floor plans, please contact us today.
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Interior design experts expect 2021 to be a time of living space renewal. That’s why we hope our Kruseway Commons residents in Lake Oswego, Oregon, find these décor trend ideas helpful.
1: Yellow & Gray Are The New Off-White
Interior designers anticipate that living spaces will start to move away from the many shades of white and embrace more robust color schemes. According to reports, Pantone color-matching took the bold step to name a zingy yellow and grey as trend-setting colors this year. The idea seems to be that these colors express strength and hopefulness. Paint companies such as Benjamin Moore are also touting Aegean Teal, and a wide range of hot and soft pinks are expected to enjoy prominence.
2: Cottage Nostalgia Is The New Rustic Vogue
The lazy days of summer by the sea are being rekindled by the strategic placement of wood furniture and vintage throw pillows. Think empty blue-glass bottles with flowers and sage stems inserted into them. Influence bloggers are reportedly pushing the interior design style called “Cottage Core” as an upbeat Rustic Vogue trend.
3: Vintage Never Fades Away
Repurposed old junk and retro pieces blended with classic antiques will bring all of the yesteryear trends together. In many ways, vintage schemes are taking on a renewed personalization. Basically, anything old that you like can be immersed in an interior design that reflects your taste. It’s up to the individual to find aesthetic cohesion. Contrast appears to be the key to vintage everything in 2021.
4: Global Influence Encourages an Eclectic Mix of Styles
Imagine warm, earthy colors inspired by the African plains surrounding tropical plants that remind you of your favorite island getaway. That’s the type of wide net that some interior decorators want to cast this year. Given that online shopping platforms allow everyday people to reimagine living spaces across states and continents, trendsetters appear willing to bring the world home via delivery vans.
5: Home Offices Reimagined
A hot-trending work-from-home idea has digital professionals turning closets into mini-office spaces. Much like closet organizers, the materials can create a fold-down desk, pullout keyboard holder, and much more. This idea helps get remote workers off the dining room table and into a minimalist space of their own.
We hope our Kruseway Commons community members enjoy these interior design ideas. If you or a friend would like more information about our Lake Oswego apartments, call us today.
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