Apartment Reset: How to Refresh Your Space for a Better Spring Semester

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Regardless of how your fall semester went overall, you likely ended with the stresses of final exams and big projects. Coming back into your space in the spring semester might bring back a reminder of that distressing couple of weeks, but it’s important to start a new semester on a high note. Your surroundings strongly impact the way you feel, so an apartment reset will do you some good. A reset might sound difficult, seeing as you’re still in the same place, so consider it more of a refresh.

Refresh your space to provide you with new visual stimuli and a great start to the spring semester. By following these guidelines, you’ll easily refresh your space for a better spring semester and crush your syllabus week and beyond.

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Spring Cleaning

As cliché as it is, spring cleaning is the most efficient way to reset your apartment or dorm. When I say spring cleaning, I mean a deep and thorough cleaning. While it’s stressful and not the most fun way to spend your time, it really will do wonders for your mental health. Start with decluttering and throwing out old assignments you’ve been hoarding from previous semesters and any garbage or recycling you’ve been too lazy to remove before scrubbing and vacuuming everything down.

If you have roommates, this is great to do together. You can each assign yourself an area to clean. Going room by room and focusing on one area at a time will ensure you go through everything thoroughly. Put on some music or a non-distracting YouTube video as background noise to keep you focused. Once you’re done, feel free to reward yourself! Deep cleaning isn’t easy, so you deserve it.

Rearrange Your Furniture

Quite often, people hear “reset” and “refresh” and assume they have to get new furniture in order to spruce up their space. This isn’t quite true! While buying new furniture isn’t necessarily bad, especially if it’s something you need, like a comfortable desk chair, it can sometimes be a waste of money and only add to unneeded clutter. We just deep-cleaned your space and got rid of items you didn’t need!

Rearranging your furniture can provide the same effect. Consider what you noticed about your own habits last semester and move your furniture to improve those. For example, if you found yourself working at your desk a lot but it was too dark and gloomy, move it into a sunnier spot so you can get fresh vitamin D. Simple changes like this can make your space feel completely new.

Add Greenery

What better way to start spring off than bringing in some new greenery into your space? Not only do plants significantly reduce stress, but they also bring a little bit of the spring season inside your apartment. Even though the spring semester usually starts a bit before spring actually does, adding some green elements throughout your place will just make everything feel fresher.

Don’t worry, you don’t need to have a green thumb to refresh your space this way. There are plenty of low-maintenance plants that people find difficult to kill, such as succulents and orchids, especially if you keep them away from drafty areas and give them enough sun.

Protect Yourself

Another great addition to your spring semester apartment is to cover it with renters’ insurance. You put so much work into resetting your space, that you want it to be covered in case of an accident or any type of theft.

GradGuard has renters and tuition insurance made specifically for students like you. They have exclusive features just for students that other insurance lacks, plus they have some of the lowest prices on the market. Don’t waste time worrying about the safety of your apartment when you can’t be there–classes and extracurriculars require your attention and presence! Use GradGuard to offer you peace of mind. They’ll protect your space when you’re not able to and make your spring semester a breeze.

Stay Organized

Lastly, you need to try to make these changes stick. It’s easy for things to get messy again, especially once your schedule during the spring semester really starts to get busy, so do what you can to remain organized for the duration of the spring semester. Utilize your space to its fullest potential. Consider labeling your drawers, boxes, and even your pantry to ensure that you continue to place items where they belong. Being able to come back to your apartment to a clean and refreshed space can make it easier to focus. A messy room sometimes indicates a messy mind!

Resetting your apartment and refreshing your space will significantly contribute to a better spring semester. If you work hard to clean and revamp your space, the payoff in the spring will be worth it. Don’t forget to check out GradGuard and see if their insurance is right for you.

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