Design Muse for Apartments

Premhouse.com JAKARTA | Choosing a look for your apartment takes time and patience. The personal touches you incorporate into the interior design allow your apartment to stand out from the endless lines of mass-produced blocks. 

While you may have some ideas, most of us don’t have a designer’s eye that can pinpoint exactly where that new artwork should go and how big a rug should be. That’s where interior design bloggers can help. As sources of color and theme ideas, the bloggers listed below are a sample of different ways to create that chic professionally designed look for your apartment without an overbearing designer in your home.

Batavia Apartment | Good Unit and Good Furniture

Batavia Apartment provides such a concept of serviced residences for expatriates who living or staying in Jakarta. The location is strategic since it is close to the heart of the Golden Triangle, Jakarta's business district. Batavia Apartment serviced residences offer various kind of the amenities and services of a five-star hotel, while living amongst a community of expats from around the world. Hence it has become a premier housing choice for some expatriates.


The extensive facilities cater to its tenants' recreation, leisure and business needs include inhouse mini market, restaurant, pool side bar, internet access and 24 hours security. For sport lovers, there are swimming pool, tennis court, squash court, sauna, jacuzzi, masseuse and street basket ball court provided.

12 Steps to Prepare for Cockroach Control

Today, professionals most often use gel bait insecticides to control and eliminate cockroaches. This requires the placement of small beads of gel bait in the areas where cockroaches are known or expected to harbor, travel or feed. The professional pest control operators (PCOs) will generally provide you with a specific list of the preparation activities, "prep," to be completed prior to their visit.

However, the following lists some of the most common requests or recommendations made by PCOs - and should also be followed prior to using any over-the-counter pest control products yourself. (When using any pesticide, read and follow all label directions and safe-use guidelines prior to purchase and use.) Because a lack of preparation could make a treatment unsafe or cause reinvestation of the entire home or building, many PCOs will not treat areas that are not prepared to specification.

Residential Lease Information

Alternate Names 

A Residential Lease is sometimes called a:

- Tenancy Agreement  
- Rental Lease Agreement  
- Lease Form  
- Rental Contract

What is a Residential Lease? 
A Residential Lease agreement is a form that both the tenant(s) and landlord(s) negotiate and sign when the tenant will be renting property from the landlord.

The Advantages of Renting an Apartment

You’ve probably heard this before: if you’re making a monthly rent payment, as opposed to a monthly mortgage payment, you’re essentially throwing your money away. Well, as common as the saying is, it’s not necessarily true – in many situations, it’s actually much more advantageous to rent an apartment rather than own a home. When you're making your choice, it's good to know what the advantages of renting an apartment are:  

Know how much work you want to do. Why do the work yourself when you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Dedicated property and maintenance staff to call if anything goes wrong
• No back-breaking snow shoveling, lawn maintenance or pool/sauna care
• One single monthly rent cheque usually pays for everything (instead of several separate bills and fees when you own a house or a condo).

Apartment Maintenance Checklist

Proper apartment maintenance prevents unnecessary expenses for apartment leasing companies and property tenants. Regular general upkeep will also ensure optimal living conditions, and may help prevent accidents. 

In addition to simple tasks, such as regular cleaning, apartments should receive regular inspections and renovations if necessary. If you are an apartment tenant and are unsure of how to fix a maintenance problem in your unit, be sure to contact your property maintenance team to assist you in resolving the issue.