It's our final Week! And it's time to have your housewarmings! Use the week wisely to finish up any last nagging projects and then begin preparing for your guests (the fun part).
Of course, preparing for guests can be a big job. This is time to walk into your home and see it through someone else's eyes. You've already cleaned, de-cluttered, maybe painted, maybe rearranged so you won't have to turn the house upside down to be ready. Kust finish up the small projects, do a final emptying of the outbox and add some extra space around the furniture in your living room to help it breath to accommodate more than it's used to.
Of course, since you've already been working for a number of weeks, the real challenge here is more in the stopping than starting.
Reading all the comments, we realize that there area bunch of you working on BIG projects that won't stop this week, or that are still catching up from life related delays. What we recommend is that you clean up as best you can so that this week - if nothing else - is a breather. Inviting some friends over - keep it casual! - is still a good idea, and you may find yourself surprised at how interested and impressed your friends will be, even if you're not entirely done. Remember, most people don't spend this much time on their home!
A Quote from last Spring's Cure:
"I don't know why I needed to "cure" with others to get this done-but it worked!"
Part of the magic is that once you find yourself talking with other people about their Cure efforts and you hear yourself contributing to solving their problems, it seems much easier to solve your own. - wende in phoenix
A big thank you to Jonathan for filling in for me last week!
Info:The Cure posts will go up twice a week, Mondays and Fridays, allowing for plenty of comment space. We will be pulling comments and pics to the front page post each week and everyone is urged to take pics, tag them with "apartmenttherapycurela" and post them in our Flickr Pools:
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Comments (6)
i looked at that picture and didn't recognize it as my house for a long moment! thanks laure!
i found it amazing that, even though i didn't have as much to do during this cure as i have had to do during other cures, the whole project puts your house into a new focus. i painted and changed out a light fixture and those small cosmetic changes really shed a new light (pun intentional) on how i use my house, what i bring into it and what i want to keep in it.
Wow, what an amazing room!
Abby--your place looks amazing! I have been so impressed with your progress. How was the party?
thanks laure! it was more a dinner party that went from 6 to 3 (b&b italia opening trumped me!) but those who did were very happy with the menu (jerk chicken, sauteed chard, cornbread & warm brownies for dessert) and very squealy about my apt. we all got drunk and sat around til very late which, i guess, means that the cure was a success!
I could use a night like that. I'm having people over in two weeks so I'm counting on some drinks, some lounging and definitely a squeal or two!
I LOVE the black crystal chandelier, and am amazed how it compliments modern interiors the way it does.