Use Rental Furniture Packages to Easily Furnish Your Apartment

By Tamiera Vandegrift on December 10, 2016

This article is brought to you by CORT Furniture Rental. We take the hassle out of furnishing your new place so you can do more important things like read this article. Learn more about why furniture rental is the best way to get a great looking apartment.

Let’s face it. Moving into a new apartment is stressful, especially when the apartment is completely unfurnished. You’ve got to say goodbye to your parents’ cushy, well-furnished home and say hello to a bare-boned lifestyle.

Furnishings can be pretty expensive to purchase. Your typical kitchen set can cost you anything from $35 to $79 at your local retailer. This isn’t even counting mattresses, bed frames, and sofas. In the grand scheme of things, your best bet for apartment survival is to rent furniture.

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Many companies offer furniture rental for college students in several fantastic, affordable packages. Here are some of the possible packages you may find.

What are the necessities?

What are the simple, bare necessities of basic apartment living that you’ll need to survive? Think of all of the rudimentary things you will need in your new space: a sofa, a mattress set, a dresser, and a few end tables and nightstands. Additionally, having a full dining set with a table and chairs allows you to easily entertain your guests. Find rental furniture packages that offer these necessities. While these packages are pretty basic, they are a great choice for acquiring the fundamental basics you need to furnish your new home.

How about your studies?  

For all of those academic scholars and hard core studiers, packages focused on your academics is your ticket to the Dean’s List. These packages probably contain the basics: a mattress set, end tables and nightstands, lamps, a sofa, and more. However, to put the focus on your studies, these packages could include a writing desk, a chair, and a study lamp, so that you can get the full library experience, with the additional benefit of avoiding those pesky crowds, the overpriced coffee, and that one person who is hogging an entire study table just to watch Netflix. Instead, you’ve got your own little study space all to yourself, with your refrigerator only mere steps away. If you ask me, that’s an A+ deal.

Don’t forget the entertainment!

Here we’ve got the best type of package out of the group, at least in my opinion. An entertainment furniture package is exactly what its name suggests: a package of the best furnishings for entertaining yourself or your friends in the best way possible. This package could come with the same basics as the rest of the packages: a mattress set, a dresser and mirror, lamps, night stands and end tables, and more. But, the best part of this type of package is that it would offer not only a full dining room set and writing desk, but also everything you need to build your own entertainment center: a television and a television stand. With this setup, you can watch your apartment become one of the most popular spots of the complex.

It’s not all about the furniture. 

In addition to the basic furniture pieces you can find in these types of packages above, you’ll also need a few accessories to add the finishing touch to your living space. Look for housewares packages that offer the following:

For your kitchen: Utensils, a toaster, bowls and plates, silverware, your best cooking supplies, and much more

For your bedroom: Sheets, pillows, fitted sheets, and bedspreads, and more

For your bathroom: Bath towels, wash cloths, a shower liner, hand towels, a bath mat, shower curtain hooks, and a trash can

Housewares packages can save you the hundreds of dollars you’d probably spend at Bed, Bath, and Beyond or IKEA.

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Renting furniture is your best bet to find affordable and fun furnishings for your brand new apartment. Welcome to adulting!

Looking for an easy way to furnish your off-campus apartment? Renting furniture from CORT saves you time and money. See how easy it is to get great looking furniture without breaking the bank.

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