Printable First Apartment Essentials Checklist
- September 4, 2008 by Fox | Comments: 9
Moving into or renting your first apartment can be an exciting (and confusing) time. What are the necessities needed? What items should you buy? What should you leave? To help you cut through the clutter, I’ve put together the First Apartment Essentials Checklist for renters. This list can be used as a checklist for those looking to move as well.
Since there are wide variations in what people deem “necessity items”, I’ve made this list fairly broad, and hopefully helpful to a range of apartment renters. The essential items are grouped under these headings for best organization: Basic Furniture, Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry, Cleaning, Closet & Storage, Personal, and Odds & Ends.
The First Apartment Essentials Checklist will help you to:
- Save money by avoiding the stuff you don’t need.
- Get organized before moving into your first apartment.
- Keep track of only the items you need.
- Identify items you may need to buy in a shopping list.
- Help organize your items into boxes for the move.
What are your apartment essentials? Did I miss something important? What was your first apartment like? My first apartment had cockroaches. Not kidding.
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Comments:
My first apartment was missing almost everything on your list. We had a bed, dresser, a box with a tiny B&W TV on it, some silverware & dishes, a couple of pans, a set of towels, and two laundry baskets. That’s pretty much it! Later one of the maintenance people brought us furniture that someone had left behind, and we got a table too.
I just love the layout of these!
I’m glad you included the fire extinguisher for the kitchen. I bought one right when I moved in, but it seems a lot of people don’t even think of it.
Great list! However, I moved into my first house with less furniture, and still don’t have that much. You can fill out many things over time at good garage sales (except for matresses! Never get those at a g.sale). Also a smaller place in a nice location doesn’t need much furniture and saves $.
Love seat and TV was the living room, Office area stuff you list plus a plain twin bed is it for the bedroom/office. No fancy small appliances. Microwave and ordinary range has fed my family of 3 nicely. Many meals were essentially one-pot. Other items eventually came from thrift stores over time. Cheap nice sheets saved expensive curtains. Simple mp3 player and a CD player with computer speakers covered “stereo” needs.
The fire extinquisher and detectors are a must I think. Along with a strong-box for your personal ID stuff if you don’t have anyplace else for these things.
Don’t forget the Carbon Monoxide Detector. Mine saved my life two years ago. We had a leak in the gas line connected to our oven! We are moving into a new apartment and I am definitely using this list!
@Michelle The carbon monoxide detector is listed under “Closet and Storage” along with the smoke detectors. I agree, these detectors are essential! I’m thrilled you will find a use for this list in your next move!