So you finally found the perfect home …
Here are some essential homewares and items to make your space a lil’ cozier and a whole lot more home-y!
Dave DIY | Just moved into a new place? Here are some essentials!
Dave DIY | BBQs & Summer Backyard Grilling
Summer backyard grilling sounds like all fun and games until ... it isn't!
BBQs and cookouts have become a huge part of our culture, especially during the summer holidays. But grill fires are still a huge risk.
Dave DIY | TICK TALK
TICKS SUCK. A guide to avoiding them and bites.
What are TICKS and why are we talking about them? Ticks are 4 track black-legged creatures that carry Lyme disease and live in forested areas with tall grass and leaf litter.
Dave DIY | Save the honey bees!
Bees are incredibly important to our ecosystem. Without them, we cannot survive. Bees help pollinate plants to make our diets nutritious and delicious. To many, they may feel like they are a pest by being in our spaces but we NEED them to survive.
Dave DIY | 4th of July Fireworks — Keeping your Pets Safe & Secure
The Fourth of July holiday
is quickly approaching, and with it comes Fourth of July fireworks and fears. While pyrotechnic extravaganzas are fun for us to watch, our pets feel a bit differently. Bright lights, ear splitting sounds, and acrid smells in the air are terrifying to our furry friends. Many pets are lost each July when fireworks cause them to panic and run away, trying to escape the spectacle. Others cower in closets or under beds shaking with fear. For some dogs, the fear stays with them long after the fireworks stop and they are reluctant to leave the house to go for walks.
Dave DIY | Dave's handpicked houseplants that are safe for your furry friends
Have pets but not sure which plants to get?
Houseplants are good for the soul, our well-being, and our everyday lives as we are spending more and more time at home. But if you have pets, it's important to know what plants to get because some are dangerously poisonous to your pets.
Plants like aloe and philodendron are extremely toxic to pets, causing them irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. So it's important to know what you have around those furry ones.
Dave DIY | IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
How many of you felt like you wished you had an emergency stash in 2020 when the world was hit with a pandemic?
Dave DIY | Best Standing Desks | #WFH
Working from the couch certainly has its benefits but it's not exactly the best for your posture — long term. Your office space at home should accommodate for both sitting and standing, giving the most versatility for changes of position to accommodate your body.
Dave DIY | Your Guide To Mattress Sizes and Bed Dimensions
Dave's Picks | Coronavirus: Straight Talk from NPR & Mark Manson
Timely twofer mashup for y’all featuring an excellent NPR podcast and one of our new fave bloggers, Mark Manson whose weekly (Motherf*cking Monday AKA MFM) newsletter is always severely on point. Without further adieu, enjoy some philosophy wit’ a side of coronavirus musings and savvy tips to stay safe and healthy.
Bushwick Daily | Why It’s Time to Finally Get Renter’s Insurance
Renter’s Insurance helps protect your stuff whether you’re at home or on the go. For many transient Brooklyn residents, signing up for a policy falls somewhere between scheduling a dentist appointment and finally organizing your sock drawer: you know you should do it but somehow never get around to it.
I’ve lived in my apartment for nearly a year and a half and still hadn't taken the plunge, until I found Lemonade. They offer Renters Insurance, which is extremely worth getting to protect everything you own, in the space you don’t. This includes your laptop (which will be covered even if it’s stolen at a coffee shop or on vacation—their policy covers personal property anywhere in the world), your jewelry, your art, your furniture and more.
Dave DIY | Troubleshooting your PTAC Heating/Cooling Unit
Dave DIY | Cleaning the filter on your PTAC Heating/Cooling Unit
Need to clean the filter on your PTAC Heating/Cooling Unit? Look no further. Let us show you the way! TADA.
Dave DIY: Under Pressure
Is the water pressure in your kitchen sink low? This is most likely just build up of some sort in the aerator at the tip of the kitchen faucet. You can pretty easily check this by unscrewing the tip and cleaning out any debris that might be in the aerator from the water supply. A small wrench might be helpful.
Watch this short video to see how to easily solve this.
Dave DIY | Power Outage? Reset yo' breaker
What is the first thing you should do if the power goes out in your apartment?
OK first take a deep breath.
Check out this video to find out what DIY tip will save you a ton of aggravation.
WATCH IT NOW. IT’S ASA.
Yo' plunger | Toilet Plunging Tips - How to Plunge a Toilet
As a property management company one of our most frequent requests from tenants is to come out and unclog their toilet. I’d say 90% of the time when someone asks us to unclog their toilet after they’ve tried plunging and haven’t dropped a foreign object in the toilet, they just aren’t plumbing the toilet correctly.