Bigger isn’t always better, at least when choosing a window air conditioner is concerned. Why? An air conditioner serves two functions – the primary is cooling a room. The second, and also important function, is to dehumidify the room. An air conditioner too large for your apartment will cool it to your desired temperature, [...]
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Simple Ways to Give Your Chicago Apartment a Spring Facelift
Spring is here. And with the surprisingly warm weather, Chicago couldn’t have asked for a nicer start to one of our four favorite seasons. But with winter weather behind us, it’s time to give your apartment a spring facelift to match. To help, we came up with 4 quick, easy and cheap ways to help [...]
4 Steps to Organizing a Studio Apartment – PPM’s Living in Chicago Blog
Hannah from Seamless Organizing offers us her expert advice on how to organize a studio apartment effectively: I reside in a 380 sq. ft. studio apartment and know first hand the difficulties of living in a small space. Storage space can be seemingly non-existent if you don’t know where to look. Here are some simple [...]
Living in Chicago – S*** Girls Say – Looking at Chicago Apartments
We’re sorry we used a bad word. We don’t mean to offend anyone. It’s just that the ”Shit Girls Say” phenomenon has taken the internet by storm, and we’re not ashamed to jump on the bandwagon. If you’re not familiar with “Shit Girls Say“, it started as a simple Twitter feed from two Canadian comics who [...]
Living in Chicago – Spectacular Models in Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and the Gold Coast
Everyone loves a good looking model. Here at PPM our models are beautiful. Below are videos of three of them for your viewing pleasure, one in each of PPM’s amazing Chicago neighborhoods (Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and the Gold Coast). Watch all three. They’re perfect if you’re looking to move on up to a [...]
Who We Are. What We Do.
Planned Property Management is an award winning, service oriented property management company, owning and operating 28 buildings in the most sought after neighborhoods of Chicago. With over 3000 units in the Gold Coast, Lakeview, and Lincoln Park, we have the perfect space for everyone. Whether it’s a high-rise, mid-rise, courtyard, or walk-up building, we have [...]
Living with Substance and Style
Five days ago, ANTHOLOGY announced the debut of their new print magazine. When we heard the news we: (A) got giddy with excitement, and (B) thought to ourselves: “we need to share this news with our PPM Blog Readers!” What is ANTHOLOGY you ask? Well, instead of us trying to reinvent the wheel, we figured [...]
PPM’s Best Design Blogs in the Blogosphere!
If you are struggling to find some decorating inspiration, look no further! PPM has got your back. We spend a lot of time trying to figure out the latest trends in design and décor for apartment living. We thought it would be nice to share some of our favorite interior design blogs with you, our tenants, as we understand the importance of making your home feel like home. From earth friendly to cozy cottage to edgy, hip modern minimalism, one of these blogs will fit your style! Each of these blogs is a great resource, so check them out! Happy home-making!
Decorating A Rental Apartment
Kristan Cunningham from ShelterPop shows us how simple it is to decorate a rental apartment. Luckily, with PPM, you won’t run into as many restrictions as one tipically is faced with when renting an apartment, but we still thought they were great tips to know. As you saw from our previous “Hottest Pad of 2010″ contest, [...]
HOME: Your Space. Your Style.
We’ve all heard the saying, perhaps a bit cheesy, but certainly holds true: “HOME is where the heart is.” Lately however, maybe for a lot of us, HOME had to just be “the place we can afford at the moment.” The economy has certainly not been kind to us lately and our “HOME”, more than [...]
