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In an age where technology rules our lives, the desire to unplug and get in touch with nature that many of us experience is almost unprecedented. Increasingly, urban apartment dwellers are seeking to grow their own herbs, produce, and even table centerpiece flowers. If you’d like to start your own garden but only have a modest apartment balcony to work with, take these small space design and maintenance tips into account.

With record-breaking temperatures or dry spells having been recorded in Houston, Seattle, and Southern California this summer, many apartment residents want to cool down however and whenever they can. While you may not be able to find the time to visit the ice skating rink or your favorite frozen dessert spot on a daily basis, you should be able to at least take a few minutes to cool down with a tasty, chilled beverage in your apartment. Here are four healthy and refreshing beverages you can mix up, some of which can be made in large batches and stored in your refrigerator for later consumption.

With nine unique, upscale apartment communities in the Chicago area, AMLI Residential has a noteworthy presence in the city. Joining recently opened properties AMLI Evanston and AMLI River North, AMLI Lofts is the newest development to start pre-leasing to savvy apartment dwellers. While the benefits of living in a downtown loft apartment vary among Chicago residents, their places of work, and lifestyle preferences, our brand new South Loop apartments have already garnered praise for several distinguishing features.

With Independence Day coming up this weekend, now is the perfect time to weigh your options and decide how you will celebrate the 238th anniversary of the birth of this great nation. If you want to keep this Fourth of July low-key, use your apartment’s swimming pool and grill for a traditional celebration with your friends and family. Depending on where you live, you might even be able to catch a local fireworks show from your balcony or rooftop. If you’re itching to get out of the apartment, you can Live Life + Love Life this Independence Day in one of the following […]

With a dozen properties spread throughout the metro area, AMLI Residential is a recognizable brand in Atlanta. One part of the city in which the company’s presence is particularly prominent is the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, a vibrant and central locale. AMLI Ponce Park, the newest of the three apartment communities in the Inman Park-Poncey Highlands area, will soon join AMLI Parkside and AMLI Old Fourth Ward. The development, which beautified the space known by many Atlantans for years as the Masquerade parking lot, has been hailed as “a vote of confidence” in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood by real-estate blog Curbed. The […]

With the development of the new Amazon campus and the February find of an eight-foot mammoth tusk, South Lake Union has received considerable press in recent months. The neighborhood, considered one of the more desirable places to live near downtown Seattle, is home to a wealth of fine living and dining areas, as well as educational facilities and cultural centers. One of the Seattle neighborhood’s newest luxury apartment communities is AMLI South Lake Union, an amenity-rich complex that happens to be where the tusk of LuLu, the South Lake Union mammoth, was found. Some of the features and amenities that you […]

No matter the occasion, picking out a gift for dad can be a challenging endeavor. Finding the perfect gift for Father’s Day, when all the attention is on dad and the pressure is on to deliver a present that will be well-received, is notoriously difficult. Before you spend hours scouring for the perfect gift, read through some ideas to get inspired, then set out in search of or handcraft what your father will appreciate.

Making your bed each morning requires just a bit of time and effort, but at a time of day when we have little time or energy to spare. If you think it doesn’t really matter whether you make your bed or not because nobody but you sees it and it gets messed up each night anyway is logical, but the logic behind this argument is somehow flawed. Prioritizing making your bed and working it into your morning routine may benefit you in the following ways.