Jamus's commandments for new apartment creation:

1. Thou shalt bite the shipping cost bullet and order thy furniture online. Sleeping bags and carpeted floors get old very quickly.
2. Thou shalt obtain power tools when constructing furniture. Or at least gloves. Unless thou liketh callouses.
3. Thou shalt not second-guess the Ikea instruction manual.
4. Thou shalt not leave containers of half-drunk beverages around when constructing furniture. The combination can prove hazardous to carpet, new furniture, or foot.
5. Thou shalt recognize that birch and beech are two distinct colors that, despite their woodsy-sounding names, do not actually match.
6. Recognize that houseplants are a cheap way to add interior decoration.
7. Thou shalt water said houseplants.
8. Not with half-drunk beverages.
9. Thou shalt buy posters only of standard size. Unless thou wisheth to blow significant sums of cash on custom frames.
10. Nails on walls are unforgiving to the thumb and index finger. They are also unforgiving to fixtures on the other side.
    
11. Put off purchase of a microwave at thy own peril.
12. Storage boxes have a tendency to break when you overfill them.
13. Leave tools on the ground at thy own peril.
14. Scented candles, despite their less-than-masculine connotations, are a good way to cleanse the house of smells left behind by spilt beverages.
15. A bed is a man's best friend.