The Very Last Thing You Should Do at Home This Month (It’s So Important!)

Written by

Charli PennEditor-in-Chief, Apartment Therapy
Charli PennEditor-in-Chief, Apartment Therapy
Hi! I’m Charli and I cover the secrets to better living and hosting at home, which include cleaning and organizing, entertaining, wellness, real estate, travel, and beyond. I’m an award-winning editor and writer who has previously worked at ESSENCE, The Knot, Entertainment Weekly, and GLAMOUR. I live for all things gold accents and hosting.
published Jan 31, 2025
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.
living room with yellow walls/wainscoting, green velvet sofa with colorful pillows, blue and green checkered throw, white wall sconces that are shaped like table lamps, artistic curved base coffee table with glass top, tree in colorful pot, painting with gold frame over sofa, black recessed shelves with drawers with gold pulls, shelves have books, art objects. striped black and white vase of roses on book on coffee table, wood floors and geometric patterned area rug
Credit: Erin Derby

Apartment Therapy’s January Cure is a free 20-day program that’ll help you refresh your home for the year ahead. Sign up here and get all assignments delivered to your inbox.

Congratulations! We are now at the end of the January Cure, and I hope you feel accomplished in all the amazing things you’ve done — whether if you’ve followed along since day one or joined in on day 10. Just know that any progress you’ve gotten is just that: progress. And that should be celebrated.

Day 20: Enjoy your home.

Your final cure assignment is simple: Let’s do final touches, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the lovely and clean home you’ve created.

If you kicked off your living room reset on day eight, you can now welcome must-have items back in their place, relocate the pieces you want to move to a new home, and for the pieces that you just don’t want anymore, put them in your outbox. Alternatively, if you started your living room reset later or want more time to let things sit away, then put a reminder on your calendar two weeks from now to finish the reset.

By now, your outbox is probably full of items, so let’s decide one by one whether you want to keep or donate things. Dedicate today or another day on your calendar to sort through your outbox, then set aside another day to drop off donations.

Finally, it’s time to relish in all your hard work — and don’t forget to treat yourself, too. It is Friday after all! 

I hope you’ve enjoyed the January Cure as much as I have — and feel free to keep on completing tasks from the program; see tasks below! — and I look forward to seeing you at our next one!

20 Assignments of the January Cure Program

The Cure Program is a tradition here at Apartment Therapy — it happens every January, April, and September. Click here to learn more about the year-round program and when to sign up.

Join the January Cure Community