No. 1 on the 5 Essential Things You Need For Apartment Living
Door Viewer / Door Guard
I’m sure we’ve all stayed at a hotel or someplace that calls itself a hotel but in actual fact is a cheap motel before right? So do you notice a small round glass presumably eye level height on the door of your hotel room? That thing is called a door viewer and the reason it’s there is because there are no windows next to your front door in an apartment. So that you know who’s at the front door before you actually open the door you better install one of these.!! As for the door guard, its there as a precaution measure from unwelcome people barging into your home once you open your door. Personally I feel that the main reason you should install a door viewer and door guard is so that you’ll make your apartment feel like a hotel or that cheap motel you've stayed in before. Get the feeling?
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| Door Viewer: The brass color gives a more natural look |
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| Top: Door Guard, I also installed a Half Deadbolt for extra security measures (Second from top) |
No. 2 on the 5 Essential Things You Need For Apartment Living
Heavy Duty Door Holder
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| Heavy Duty Door Holder |
If you live in an apartment like me, your front door is most probably heavy and rather tiring to keep open especially when your hands are occupied with your little kid on your right and a hand full of groceries on your left. The front door of a high rise apartment is heavy for obvious reasons; its a fully insulated Fire Rated Door made out from multi-layers of Fire Resistant Insulated Boards and internal timber edges, whatever that means. Leaning against the door while entering the house just won’t cut it and it may as well be pretty dangerous if you’re underweight like my wife who's cute and petite. The door may be the least welcoming feature of your home which can potentially kick you out before you know it. I’ve found the perfect solution to this; behold the heavy duty door holder that works like a charm. The long part (magnetic end) should be attached to the back of your door and the round metal bit should assembled to the wall - simple DIY needed there. The magnet is quite strong and sometimes you might need to give it a little nudge to disconnect the magnet in order to close your door.
No. 3 on the 5 Essential Things You Need For Apartment Living
Aluminum Steel Lifting Hanger / Ceiling Mount Lifting Hanger
Let’s face it not all apartments have the luxury of an open balcony area which could be utilized as a place to dry your laundry. My balcony for instance can only fit me standing with my but pressed against the sliding door and my family says at least you have a balcony son. Great so where should I dry my clothes then? Most apartment owners have no other choice but to utilize one of their rooms as a laundry room and hang their wet clothes to dry. I’m lucky enough to have this utility area which is not so spacious but who am I to complain because complaining never gets you anywhere right. I decided to work with what I have and found this solution to help me dry clothes with the limited space of my utility area. I got this Aluminum Steel Lifting Hanger / Ceiling Mount Lifting Hanger at The Living Depot, Puchong branch for RM160 and DIY the installation with a little help from my bros. There's a manual rotating lever handle which you turn clockwise to pull the hanger up and the other way around to bring the hanger down. You see how those words rhyme there mate, writing with Lukas Graham's Blue Album in the background just happens to unveil my poetic side. While conducting an online survey for my Aluminum Steel Lifting Hanger / Ceiling Mount Lifting Clothes Hanger I also found other options on Lelong.com.my and HoTaTa but I believe I chose the cheapest option at The Living Depot
No. 4 on the 5 Essential Things You Need For Apartment Living
Foldable Hand Trolley / Platform Trolley
Living in an apartment means that the walk from your car to your front door could be a mile of sorrow. The sooner you accept the fact that you don’t have your own parking space in front of your home door, the sooner you’ll begin to figure out ways to carry big sized items from your car. For my initial move in I used a platform trolley that I borrowed from my brother which helped a lot in lightening the burden of carrying big bulky heavy stuff items. Once I had settled down it seemed like a good idea to stuff the platform trolley in my car boot to help out on carrying groceries especially the box of 12 x 1.5L of mineral water I purchase on a weekly basis all because I refused to give in on getting the Coway Water Purifier. However when I got the Baby Jogger Stroller it filled half of the space in my boot so the platform trolley was no longer feasible to me in terms of space. That was the time when I turned to the foldable hand trolley which saves a lot of space and works for me up to this day. It's safe to say that I've got own way so no thanks Coway I’ll stay away.!!
No. 5 on the 5 Essential Things You Need For Apartment Living
WiFi Wireless Range Extender
Well they you have it, these are my 5 Essential Things You Need for Apartment Living and in the future I’ll add more things to the list that makes apartment living more interesting..!! If you found this post helpful or think that it may be useful for your friends and family who lives in an apartment, why not share it with them..!!
