{"id":114,"date":"2015-06-16T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/?p=114"},"modified":"2015-06-18T10:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T14:41:16","slug":"tips-for-styling-your-new-apartment-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/2015\/06\/16\/tips-for-styling-your-new-apartment-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for styling your new apartment on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For better or worse, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alannaokun\/things-nobody-tells-you-about-your-first-apartment#.kqo5648m68\" target=\"_blank\">your first apartment is a rite of passage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you just moved into a new apartment, are currently looking for one or are back at your parents\u2019 house, chances are you\u2019re resting your head in a new place this June.<\/p>\n<p>And now that you have your first post-grad home <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/home\/First-Apartment-Decorating-Ideas-35462771?stream_view=1#photo-35462791\" target=\"_blank\">we\u2019re here with a few tips to class it up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/06\/ron-burgundy.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-115 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/06\/ron-burgundy.png?resize=494%2C329\" alt=\"ron burgundy\" width=\"494\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d be surprised what you can do with a little bit of imagination, some spray paint and a few hand-me-downs (Grandma\u2019s old couch, that dresser you found on the street).<\/p>\n<p>Just because you\u2019re broke doesn\u2019t mean your space has to look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/06\/empty-apartment.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/afterword\/files\/2015\/06\/empty-apartment.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"empty apartment\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As much as we love free stuff, don&#8217;t pick up a mattress from the curb &#8211; <strong>i<\/strong><strong>nvest<\/strong> <strong>in your bed<\/strong>. Trust us. New job? Starting a grad program? Never-ending job search? You\u2019re going to need a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ryan &amp; Derrick<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For better or worse, your first apartment is a rite of passage. 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