Vibrant Summer Colors to Add into Your Vela Apartment

Neutral,Composition,Of,Living,Room,Interior,With,Rattan,Armchair,,Wooden

Vela on Camelback apartments in uptown Phoenix Arizona is a beautiful place with a vibrant community. It is incredibly lively in the summer when the people and their homes are equally bright. If you want your apartment to be in tune with your mood for the summer, an excellent apartment living tip is to add color to it. Vibrant summer colors will brighten up your home and life during the summer. The following are colors to consider:

Making Your Home Summer Ready

No color screams summer like Sunny Yellow. Start small and only paint a fraction of your apartment with the color. It could be one wall or the ceiling and see the effect it has on the room. Sunny yellow makes you feel like you are enjoying the sun at Granada Park without leaving the house. Bright yellow is cheerful and warm, making it one of the best colors for the summer. Using sunny yellow to increase your summer fun is to use it sparingly. Too much of it and it might lead to visual fatigue.

Hues to Match Every Mood this Season

Nothing says summer like the beach, so why not bring the beach into your apartment. Combining complementary colors often works and is a fantastic renter-friendly hack. The two colors compliment each other because coral is warm, and aqua is blue, much like the sun and the breeze at the beach. You do not have to paint the colors on surfaces in your home and can instead add vibrant decorations. An area rug or a comforter set will be enough.

Apartment living is all about experimentation, and it may take several tries before you can successfully choose the right colors. Making your home summer-ready is a worthy endeavor and one of the apartment-friendly tips to enjoy your summer.

The Top Three Activities You Can Do in Your Vela on Camelback Apartment

Young,Calm,Fit,Healthy,African,American,Woman,Wearing,Sportswear,Sitting

Residents at Vela on Camelback Apartments in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, are celebrating the spirit of growth by taking on new indoor hobbies. Taking part in fun indoor activities is a great way to enjoy the newness of spring. The following are examples of a few hobbies you can try to make apartment living more exciting this season.

Three Hobbies to Pick Up This Month

Gaming, yoga, and writing are all entertaining hobbies that can help you keep busy in your apartment. Getting started with gaming is as easy as downloading your favorite app to your phone and investing time in mastering levels and solving challenges within apps.

If gaming isn’t your thing, yoga is a free hobby that you can take. It also provides many health benefits, including anxiety reduction and an overall improved sense of well-being.

Writing is another hobby you can take on that won’t cost much to start. You can start writing by investing in a few notebooks, pens, paper, or an electronic device with a built-in word processor like Microsoft Word or Google docs.

Tips For Dedicating Space in Your Home

Once you choose your new hobby, it’s important to nurture it by creating space. Making space for your new hobby is as easy as setting up a table with your supplies in a spare bedroom, closet, or corner of your cozy apartment home. Once you’ve mastered your new hobby, you may even want to turn it into a side gig or small business.

Phoenix, Arizona – Nearby Attractions

Looking for fun new activities to try or popular restaurants in the Phoenix area? Residents have access to some of the best restaurants, shopping, and personal services in the Uptown Phoenix area. Chase Bank, The Beach House Mexican Restaurant, and the Whyld Ass Vegan Cafe are all just around the corner.

Prepping For Fall 2021 Apartment Decor at Vela on Camelback

Fall items

Vela on Camelback offers residents apartment living in a bustling neighborhood close to chic eateries and local hang-outs. It’s a pet-friendly apartment community that offers spectacular views from the sky deck, overlooking Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak. One and two-bedroom apartment homes boast stainless steel appliances and wood-style flooring.

Our Favorite Fall ’21 Trends

Yellow, orange, and red are the traditional colors of fall. Trending decor for fall 2021 has been inspired by the addition of warm, richer tones, such as deep greens, blues, and browns. These colors add sophistication, depth, and character to a space. Interior fall decor would not be complete without textural fabrics. Chunky knits and velvets are a favorite in trending fall decor. In cooler weather, warm, comforting materials become a must. Layering fabrics have long remained a favorite fall trend. Candles add a touch of elegance and sophistication. Vintage pieces and private spaces are dominating the scene in the fall 2021 decor.

How to Adapt These Trends for Your Apartment

Change up the color scheme and decor by adding or replacing current decorative pillows with fall-inspired neutral earthy tones. These colors easily match with most color palettes and transform a space. Layer chunky knit blankets with velvets, and plush faux fur, to create a welcoming fall atmosphere. Place votives on the patio table or on a high rack in the living room to create ambiance and mood. Add rustic, vintage decor pieces to a living space, such as antique vases or colored glass. Pull a comfortable armchair into a corner or near a window to create a reading space and decorate it with a cozy pillow or perhaps a velvet throw. To find these, check out Urban Southwest or Red Modern Furniture nearby.

Apartment Living in Fall 2021

Fall is a time to slow down, spend quality time with friends and family, and create warm, comfortable spaces to retreat from the outside world. Changing up decor to match the season does not have to cost a fortune. Be inspired by the trends of fall 2021.

How To Survive The Heatwave In Your Phoenix Apartment

Vela on Camelback exterior

The cicadas are singing, pools are open, and the beaches and lakes are packed! Summer means fun and relaxation, but it also means sometimes oppressive heat and looking for ways to keep cool. Here, we’ll touch on the best ways to keep cool during the hottest temperatures of the summer.

Enjoy Our Outdoor Amenities

Taking a dip in our ultra-luxe pool is the best way to relax during an extended heatwave, and our spa can add a little touch of pampering to your poolside experience. When the sun sets and the temperatures start to drop, you can spend time with family and friends in the outdoor lounge area and fire pits.

Rental-Friendly Ways to Cool Down Your Home

If you’re planning on spending the day indoors, there are plenty of ways to keep your apartment cool without hiking up your utility bill. Blackout curtains, for example, can keep out that scorching Arizona sun and keep the heat at bay. This is especially true if you have a south-facing apartment that receives full sun.

It might also be a good choice to replace lights that generate a lot of heat, like incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs are cooler and use less energy, which is another way to lower the cost of your monthly utilities.

Local Attractions That Will Help You Keep Cool

Pheonix’s public pools, including Cortez Pool, are open on select days during the summer season and are a great way to spend time with friends and family during the hot weather. These pools are also close to shopping centers like Biltmore Fashion Park, which are great places to browse while you stay out of the sun.

Arizona might be sweltering this season, but there are plenty of ways to stay out of the sun around the city and right at home at Vela on Camelback.

A Good Night’s Rest at Vela on Camelback

Disheveled bedding

From improved memory to a strengthened immune system, better mood, and lower blood pressure, a good night’s sleep is essential to your well-being. But for many of us, a restful night is only a dream. One way to fall asleep and stay asleep is to increase your physical activity. 

Lucky for you, you live in a luxury apartment in Phoenix with a fitness center featuring yoga and Peloton machinery. Additionally, the lux pool is a perfect way to get some exercise and relax, both great for improving sleep!

How Does Exercise Affect Sleep?

Exercise improves your sleep quality because it tires you out and increases your need for sleep. Regular exercise also provides significant stress relief, which is strongly associated with sleep troubles.  

Yoga and meditation can also improve your sleep quality,  reduce anxiety, and relaxes your muscles. Both factors contribute to sleeplessness in a positive way.

Regular exercise has also been shown to relieve other symptoms of insomnia and sleep apnea, such as daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and depression.

While exercise is important to improving your sleep quality, it is important to exercise at least two hours prior to going to bed for the night.

Swimming is another great way to improve your night’s sleep. It relaxes your muscles, is a great cardiovascular activity, and cools your body temperature. The pool at Vela on Camelback is the perfect place to take a nightly dip, do some laps, or read a great book. 

 Exercising and swimming are just two ways to improve your sleep. Here are a few other great tips.

  • Reduce your intake of caffeine.
  • Leave your phone and electronics out of the bedroom.
  • Keep your bedroom dark at night.
  • Set the apartment temperature to 60 to 67 degrees to help reduce your body temperature.
  • Try some natural sleep aids like Melatonin.

Spring Cleaning at Vela On Camelback Apartments!

Spring is just around the corner! Now’s the time to say goodbye to snow and hello to the Desert Botanical Garden. Prepare for the upcoming lovely, sunny days by spring cleaning your Vela On Camelback Apartment.

The Mental Health Benefits of a Clean Home

Clean home, clean mind. It’s that simple and it directly affects your mental health in several ways. It can alleviate stress, increase productivity, calm anxiety, build social confidence, prevent domestic arguments and keep you physically active, which may boost your mood.

Since the environment is important too, there are some changes you can make to minimize or eliminate the use of harsh, toxic products.

Ways To Go Green With Your Cleaning Process

A positive outcome that you can expect from going green is it gives you the option of making your own natural cleaners out of things you may already have at home. If you would like to put together a cleaning kit, these items should cover the basics:

  • Baking soda for scrubbing
  • Borax for disinfecting and deodorizing
  • White vinegar as a surface disinfectant and fabric softener
  • Lemon juice for disinfecting and grease
  • Olive oil for lifting dirt and polishing wood
  • Castile soap as an all-purpose cleaner

A little trick to enhance the longevity of your sponges and reduce waste is to wet your sponge and put it in the microwave for one minute every few days. It will kill all of the harmful bacteria on the sponge and stop it from getting smelly.

Cleaning Services for Hire

If you don’t love to clean and hiring a cleaning service is more your style, the highest-rated, eco-friendly companies in your area are Momentum Carpet Care, Maid Easy, Going Greenhouse, Queen of Maids and Tidy Casa.

Spring cleaning (or green cleaning) can be eco-friendly and improve mental health, so it’s a good idea to maintain a clean and tidy space.

Tips and Tricks to Stay Warm and Cozy in Your Vela on Camelback Apartment

While Phoenix winters never have the epic blizzards and Nor’easters like they have in other parts of the country, they do get cooler. That can mean comfortable apartment living feels cold and damp. To address that, here are tips and tricks to stay warm and cozy in your Vela on Camelback Apartment.

Phoenix Winter

The average winter temperature in Phoenix in winter ranges from 50 to 60 degrees F. It is more rainy than usual and cloudy days (at least partially) are common. Those realities mean the public parks in Phoenix are usually packed during good days.

How to Get and Stay Warm

One of the best cold weather tips is to go through the process of winterizing your apartment. In addition, there are several practical ways you can stay warm in your apartment.

Cook Your Dinner: Your oven and stove put off a tremendous amount of heat. Just by cooking a meal, you can increase the ambient temperature of your apartment. Remember that you should not try and heat your home by leaving your oven or stove on.

Sweaters, Fleeces and Hoodies: Just about everyone knows about dressing in layers outside, but it can be done inside as well. An ensemble of a short sleeve t-shirt, long sleeve shirt and fleece can ensure you stay warm but can get cooler quick by shedding a layer or two.

Open Door Showers: Humid air makes the ambient temperature feel warmer. Plus, hot water will raise temperatures around your bathroom. You will be surprised how much one hot shower can help your apartment feel warmer.

Apartment Features

In addition to these tips, you have the standard amenities that come with your apartment. Those include centralized heating, draft-proof windows and doors.

It will be a rare occasion that your apartment gets chilled because of the season. If that happens, these tips on how to stay warm can ensure you are thoroughly prepared.

New Year, New Possibilities at Vela on Camelback

Everyone looks forward to starting a new year. While we can all start over at any point, the new year always comes with new possibilities. Exciting potential allows us to dream and to aspire higher than before. Even with COVID-19 challenges, the opportunity to become creative remains the highest intelligence. Set your personal goals higher this year by considering new apartment/home goals at Vela on Camelback. Then, start with defining your personal strategy of achievement.

Personal Goals to Set for the Year

What you want to do for the new year, depends on knowing yourself. Write down what you think you want out of life. Go through your list. Prioritize what is important to you. Then decide if your ambitions match your truest inner desires. Here’s a clue. The things you dream about most are those that you should focus on. Set personal goals that are meaningful. Set milestones to measure achievement and practice gratitude on your journey to achieving these goals.

Apartment/Home Goals

Living at Vela on Camelback offers convenience and luxury. Modern interiors are easy on the eye. Contemporary appliances add to ease of living. Air conditioning, wine chillers, and private balconies are all conducive to living a quality life. Enjoy delicious meals at Durant’s in Central Avenue or appreciate the Art Walk on the first Friday of every month on Roosevelt. Combine easy living with quick access to shopping, local attractions, and the Piestewa Freeway and you’re set for a lifestyle that is dreamlike.

2021 Apartment Home Decor Trends

Each new year encourages new home decor trends. White is popular for the year. Use this trend to your advantage. Spoil yourself to retail shopping to bring cooling shades of white into your new apartment. Add a splash of pale blue or retain a minimalist white and gray palette to promote harmony for home decor 2021.

No matter where you choose to live, Vela on Camelback is a modern upmarket environment with the latest home décor and amenities that will support your personal, apartment, and home décor 2021 goals.

Celebrating Halloween at Vela on Camelback

Kick Back And Enjoy A Night Off With These Halloween Tricks And Treats!

Halloween can often seem like an oasis in a dessert—and here at Vela On Camelback that’s exactly what we want this year’s festivities to be. We think it’s about time you had a night of relaxed, safe, fun, so here are our suggestions for how you can celebrate Halloween in Phoenix this October.

How To Decorate Your Apartment

Some people love to go all out for scares on Halloween—and there are some positively ghoulish ideas coming up—but not everyone is looking to take that approach. Halloween can also be a time to get whimsical and indulge your sweet tooth, so why not follow that lead with your decoration and make these cute party pumpkins

If you do want something a bit more frightful, try these truly creepy adornments for your Halloween candy.

How To Celebrate At Home

If you’re celebrating Halloween at home this October, finding something to do with the children can be a frightening proposition! Any other year, and they would be tired out from trick or treating, and stuffed with candy! But this year, everyone is going to have to get a little creative. Don’t worry though, try out this delightfully tactile game and this Halloween spin on a party classic and you’ll be sure to have a fun night for all the family

Don’t forget to make sure there’s plenty of food and drink to go around with this Halloween snack mix.

Halloween Hotspots Near You

Of course, you can still don your very best Halloween costumes and head out—there will be no haunted houses or trick or treating—but there are still plenty of safe, socially distanced Halloween events happening right here in Phoenix:

We want everyone to stay safe this Halloween—but we also want everyone to have a good time! So make sure you plan your socially distanced Halloween party in Phoenix.

Home-Based Healthy Living

As a new resident of Vela on Camelback, it’s time to settle into the new routine of cozy apartment living! The spacious floorplans of our apartments and the vibrant surrounding neighborhood make it a perfect backdrop for adopting a home-based health and fitness plan. Here are some tips on how you can customize your lifestyle!

 

Eat Nutritious Foods Without Noticing

 

Everyone knows that eating healthier means introducing more fruits and veggies into your diet. If the thought makes you groan, fear not. There are ways to hide nutrient-dense foods into your favorite meals with some modifications. The secret is to blend or puree them! Whether you mix in sweet potatoes into tomato-based pasta sauce or blended spinach into soups, your body will thank you for the vegetable fix! Here are some more suggestions on how to include fruits and veggies to eat healthy at home.

 

Exercising Without the Gym

 

Engaging in at least thirty minutes of physical activity is key to a happy body regardless of size. In the age of the internet, it’s easier than ever to get your fitness game on with at-home exercise. Choose an area you want to target and get to searching! Yoga With Adriene is a great Youtube channel with yoga videos for beginners and zen experts alike. Want a more intense workout? This “Silent Death Cardio” video will help you break a sweat without bothering your neighbors downstairs.

 

Have a Healthy Mind Above All

 

In the hustle and bustle of our busy lives, it’s easy to get caught up in these endless to-do lists. 

To be motivated to eat better and get moving, you’ll need to be in a healthy mental state first and foremost. There are the basics: getting a good night’s sleep (with enough time to wind down from electronics) is incredibly important. Spending time outdoors can also help to boost your mood! Set aside time for a daily walk around the neighborhood, or take a moment to refresh out on your private balcony. 

 

Stay healthy in Phoenix by adopting these tips for a happier, refreshed lifestyle!