Posts with tag dinner party

Rental Party Rules: Apartment Entertaining

Ever been the victim of a party in your apartment building? Loud music, banging floorboards, drunken party guests spilling out into the halls? "Renting is a group sport," says Naomi Kay, a store manager in Toledo, Ohio. "People forget. I used to live below these idiots. Everyone used to call the cops on them, pretty much... Continue Reading »

Host a Big Dinner Party From a Tiny Kitchen

"I wanted to have a dinner for my boyfriend's birthday," says Iris Thompson, a marketing manager in Long Island City, N.Y., "but I knew it was going to be tough. My kitchen is the size of the average person's bathroom." Just because you are working out of a kitchen that is best-suited to a small family of mice, doesn't... Continue Reading »

The $40 IKEA Dinner Party

You know to look to IKEA as a low-cost resource for furnishing your rental space in contemporary style, but do you ever consider their food offerings? Sure, you've grabbed a hot dog and a soft-serve at the snack bar, but there's an entire Scandinavian grocery store just waiting to be discovered! One journalist recently... Continue Reading »

Make Space for Holiday Guests

As many of us prepare for an onslaught of holiday guests, thoughts inevitably turn to seating. Where are small-space dwellers supposed to stash 20 extra people come Dec. 25th? Re-Nest is proposing a homegrown solution that practically doubles your seating sitch in a matter of moments. It's not going to get you into House... Continue Reading »

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