Neighbors Higashijujo Yupi vol.2｜What kind of furniture and appliances do you need for your social apartment? I'll show you my room!

This is a corner where we ask our tenants to share their experiences at Social Apartment. This time we have a column by Yupi, a resident of Neighbors Higashi Jujo.

The main furniture is a bed, a refrigerator, and a light. A minimalist girl's room

Today, I'd like to introduce some of the furniture, appliances, and other items that I purchased when I moved into my new social apartment. I've also included a detailed list of furniture and appliances, so please take a look.

First, let's take a look at the rooms!

By the way, my room is a one-room 14.74㎡. The room has a bathtub with separate bath and toilet. 94,500 yen including management fee. It's a one-year plan with separate water and utility fees.

I originally thought, "I don't need that much stuff to live. I moved from my parents' house by train with a trunk and backpack, without using a moving company.

Social apartments may seem to come fully furnished, but that is only the case with some of the rooms, and they are very popular, so they tend to fill up quickly.

Therefore, we assumed that we would have to furnish the apartment from scratch. The first items we furnished were a bed, a refrigerator, and a ceiling light. The microwave oven and other appliances are in the common area, and if we bought a desk, we would have to stay in the room, so we decided not to furnish the room from scratch.

First of all, I would definitely recommend a semi-double bed! You can sit on it instead of a sofa, you can sleep with your friends when they come to stay over, and your QOL has gone through the roof.

The futon is all-seasonal, and I was able to stay warm enough in the winter with just an electric blanket.

There is also a refrigerator in the common area, so at worst you don't need one, but it's handy to have one in your room because your personal belongings are collected once a month when the cleaning crew comes in.

As for the ceiling light, I got a little excited and bought a ceiling light with a projector. Watching movies and YouTube on a big screen in my room has always been a dream of mine.

There is an electric kettle in the common area, but I wanted to drink tea or soup in my room, so I bought one. It is very convenient to have one. I use it everyday!

And then there is the low table that I use for a little work. It is surprisingly useful for working, eating lunch, etc.

Furniture and appliances list

Bed: Nitori Semi-double Bonnell coil mattress with legs

Bed sheets: Nitori temperature-controlled bed pad

Bedding: Nitori thermoregulated comforter

Blanket: Hiroden electric blanket CWN142G-HKK

Pillow: Nitori thermoregulated hotel-style pillow

Refrigerator: Yamada Denki original refrigerator 90L (purchased used)

Ceiling light: popIn Aladdin 2 Plus

Electric kettle: Barmuda The Pot

Table: Ryokyu Mark Ehime Hinoki low table

Items in the living room: Minimized for a clean look

There is wireless Wi-Fi in the common area, but you need to buy a router to connect to the Wi-Fi in your room, so you also need a router. I don't like to put my Wi-Fi router on the floor, so I chose a router that plugs directly into an outlet.

And since my closet is so small, I put everything in hanging storage. Here are the clothes I have.

3 sets of underwear

3 sets of socks

2 sets of pajamas

10 dresses

1 set of workout clothes

Sauna set (sauna hat, towel, swimsuit)

3 bags (backpack, tote, and bag for invitations)

I only have 3 sets of underwear, so I wash them once every 3 days, but I don't want to accumulate too much, it gets in the way, and I just throw them in the drum-type washing machine... (laughs). If you want to relax in the common areas, jerseys or loungewear would be useful.

Also, since there are no washing machines in the rooms at the social apartments, this laundry net and bag that I bought at Daiso is very useful. I hang it on the bathroom door right in front of the bathroom and put my laundry in it. It's nice to be able to wash the whole net!

As for detergent, I recommend gel balls because they get collected if you leave personal items in the laundry room. I put it in the bag I mentioned earlier and head for the laundry room! and head to the laundry room.

As for cleaning my room, I use dry and wet wipes instead of a vacuum cleaner!

Living room items on the list

Wi-Fi router: TP-Link AC1200

Curtains: Nitori Shade curtains (100cm wide x 210cm long x 2 curtains)

Flooring wipers: Nitori 4-piece flooring wiper set

Handy Wiper：Wave Handy Wiper

Handy wiper stand：tower Handy wiper stand

Hangers：MAWA Hangers

Laundry bag: Daiso Laundry net (fine line, mesh bag type)

Gel ball case: Daiso Storage case

Washstand items: Floating storage is the ironclad rule!

Basically, if you put things in the water area, they get wet, so cups and toothbrushes are stored floating. Soap bottles are also floated. The bottles were 300 yen at Standard Products. How inexpensive!

A hair dryer and a hair iron are stored on the door of the washstand.

On the other door, she hangs trash bags using hooks she bought at Daiso. Her motto is, "Don't accumulate too much and throw it away. There is no need for a trash can!

The area under the washstand is used for storage, where she keeps her daily necessities and stock.

The mirror of the washstand is a storage space for skin care items and supplements. (Sorry I'm not a minimalist at all here. Skin is life.)

List of items on the vanity

Toothbrush stand: HEMAUTAG toothbrush stand holder

Soap holder: Yamazaki Jitsugyo Film Hook Dispenser Holder

Soap bottle: Standard Products Soap Dispenser

Hair dryer stand: tower hair dryer & hair iron stand

Hair dryer: ReFa DRYER SMART White

Hair iron: Kenjo Hair Iron Straight

Garbage bag holder: Daiso Garbage bag holder for door

Storage box: MUJI file box with recycled polypropylene

Items for the bath: Take out all the shelves provided.

Remove all shelves in the bathtub and hang them for storage. This is very easy because they drain well and do not get moldy!

The drain covers also get slimy, so we replaced them with "Kuru Kuru Garbage Guard" from Daiso. Hair collects in the center, so it can be picked up and thrown away.

The foot mat collects dust, so we changed to a style where we wipe our feet with a towel when we get out of the bath. The key is how to reduce the man-hours required for cleaning.

By the way, I keep detergent in a spray bottle so that I can use it in the bath, sink, toilet, and everything else.

List of items for the bathroom

Basket: tower bathroom multi basket

Drain cover: Daiso Kuru Kuru Garbage Guard Bathroom Drain

Sponge: Daiso Hookable bath sponge

Detergent spray bottle: Standart Products Spray Bottle

Toilet items: Let's take out all the shelves provided.

Since the toilet shelf was equipped with over-the-shelf storage, this is where I store toilet paper, toilet sheets, towels, etc.

By the way, we do not use bath towels; we use face towels instead. Surprisingly, it is just right for wiping the whole body and wrapping around the head!

Toilet item list

Toilet brush: Johnson Scrubbing Bubble Flushable Toilet Brush

Toilet brush stand: tower Flushable Toilet Brush Stand Plate

Toilet seat case: MUJI polypropylene wet sheet case

Towel: Towel Laboratory Face Towel #003 (5 towels)

How's that? Living quite minimally, aren't you? (laugh) I think some social apartments don't have running water, so maybe you can spend even less.

I highly recommend using a compact room with as little stuff as possible to make it more spacious, and the move to the social apartment made me think about what I really need to live. I love my room now!

To be continued in the next article, "Trying to fit in at the Social Apartment.

(Written and photographed by Yuki Ishikawa)

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