Top 10 essential items for your new apartment

Congratulations, you found the place, signed the lease and moved everything into your new apartment. With everything you have had to do in the last few months, you may have overlooked making sure you have all the essentials for your new place. Don’t worry. We have put together a list of the 10 essential items for your new apartment.

Top 10 Essential Items For Your New Apartment

 

A tool kit for all them DIY jobs

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When you move into your new home, chances are there are going to be a few repairs and diy jobs to do in order to get everything perfect. You may also decide to buy some new furniture which, chances are will require some assembly. With this in mind you are going to need a quality tool kit to make your life and these jobs that little bit easier. Our opinion on the best tool kit for the money to tackle all jobs is the COMOWARE 120 PIECE HOME TOOL KIT WITH DRILL.

This is a quality tool kit for a reasonable price and as it includes a power drill, there will be no job you can’t handle. If you are looking for other options, check out our post on the top 5 tool kits for moving. 

 

A smart door bell you can watch from your phone

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When you move to your new neighborhood you are typically not sure how safe the area is or who everyone is. With that in mind it is always better to be safe than sorry. A new video door bell will give you and your family peace of mind when you are at home or even when you are out. These days, they are super easy to set up and install. Below are 3 of the most popular and highest rated ones on the market. You can also check out Amazon’s Top Video Doorbells

 

A Fire Extinguisher

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When putting together our list of top 10 essential items for your new apartment, we knew this was an important one. In our opinion this is the first thing we should all buy and make sure we have when we move into our new home. Unfortunately this can be something we all overlook or forget to purchase. Please make sure and research what type of fire extinguisher is best for your home and always understand how to use it properly if the time ever comes.  Amazon offer a wide range of Fire Extinguishers for the home.

 

A smart speaker to control all your new tech

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If you’ve loaded up on new smart tech for your home, you may want to invest in a hub that can control all the other devices you’ve purchased. Our favorite smart speaker was the Bose Home Speaker 500, which is compatible with both Google Nest and Amazon Alexa products.

 

A Swiffer WetJet Mop

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Now that you are in your nice new home, you need to make sure you keep it nice and clean. There’s no denying the appeal of the Swiffer WetJet. This compact, lightweight mop replacement promises to help you clean hard floors faster and with less effort—no dragging around a bucket of soap or wringing out gross mop heads. With the simple press of a button, you can spray the solution onto your floors, scrub them down, and be done with it.

 

A new door lock

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Chances are you’re not the first person to call your house home. The safest way to ensure that random keys to your front door aren’t floating around in the world is to swap out your current door lock for a new one.

You can make a straight trade for a standard lock, add a new deadbolt, or upgrade to an electronic keyless lock. Smart locks get rid of lost keys all together so you’ll never be locked out of your home.

Smart Locks On Amazon

New Dead Bolt Locks on Amazon

 

Home / Renters insurance

This is another one of these things that tend to get overlooked with all the stress of moving into your new place. Having everything you hold close to you covered and insured will definitely give you peace of mind should anything ever happen. There are multiple companies out there such as AllState Insurance and Progressive Insurance.

 

A Robot Vacuum to keep your new home nice and clean

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You have just moved into your nice new home. Everything looks so clean and tidy. Let keep it that way. A remote vacuum is an essential part of everyones homes these days, especially those with busy schedules. They are simple to connect up to your wifi and you can set it for a daily or weekly clean. After it is done, it returns itself back to its dock to charge. If you hate vacuuming but love a clean house, this is the product for you. Check out Amazon for Robot Vacuums. Our favorite is the iRobot Rumba i3

 

A New TV

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Ok so this one may be a bit more of a treat rather than an essential. Buying a new tv is definitely not an essential but it will make your new home way better. You have worked hard, saved money and just went through the hassel of moving. Give your self that gift of a nice new tv.

Samsung 65 Inch Neo QLED 4K TV $2397.99

SamSung 65 Inch 4K UHD $997.99

Amazon Fire TV 55″ 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV

 

Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Detectors

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Keeping you and your family safe always has to be the number one priority. Although all houses will typically have these. Sometimes when you move into a new place, the last residents may have taken them or the current ones may not work properly. When you move into your new home, make sure you have these and that they are all working. If they are not, buy some new ones straight away. Check out Carbon-monoxide & Smoke Detectors

And there you have a the top 10 essential items for your new apartment. Get these items on our list and the transition into your new apartment will go much smoother.