For a while we’ve been talking about residents taking “emotional ownership” of their apartment and community, where the more they put into their apartment, they more satisfaction they have and the less likely they are to abandon all the effort they have made.  So we see huge benefits in providing opportunities for residents to improve their own apartment in a positive way.  In this sense, we believe there are huge opportunities with “Do It Yourself” community projects where residents get together to work on an improvement option for their apartment.

Today’s DIY project is not only a great option for those residents with a green thumb, but it also is a great fit for communities that are looking to be more ecologically minded!  Here is an apartment garden DIY project that might be fantastic for residents:

The website for the main garden project is http://www.windowfarms.com/, which allows you to either join the community and get the blueprints for the project or buy complete kits pre-made.  The pre-made kits are pretty expensive, in the hundreds of dollars range, but I’m not sure how much it would cost for the DIY approach.

What do you think about this DIY project for your residents?