The Crash Pad Factor

If you're under 35 without mini brats and a spouse you likely will understand what I mean by having your place used as a crash pad. It goes without saying that friends will decide to move in for a weekend and crash at your place after a night on the town. Since a few of our friends live out of town, it only makes sense they stay over. 

But how does an apartment function both as a crash pad and as a cozy, organized and clean environment? Well, you have to have "emergency" stuff. Emergency toothbrushes, extra socks, lots of liquor, wine glasses, shot glasses, beer mugs, martini glasses (and martini shaker for that matter), extra pillows, extra sheets and extra covers are a given. If you're like me and want your guests to feel right at home but don't have a guest-room, invest in a futon/sofa bed. 

This arrangement is cool for snuggling with friends under covers during an all-night movie marathon or letting as many friends as can fit crash. It is a good idea to have breakfasts foods, munchies and different beverages to suit the average crasher. 

  I hope to have nice decor and simple but chic furnishings but I want to leave a good impression on company. Invest in incense, candles, room deodorizers and sprays and an iPod dock with decent speakers. If you go clubbing or to bars a lot, make sure you have tons of good lighting and mirrors so everyone can get dressed and sexy and get all narcissistic as that's what liquor inevitably does. I don't care if someone smokes 420 or has sex at our place but I do have one rule---when we want you out, you better be gone.