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I finally tackled the cord octopus! After buying 2 power strips at IKEA, I cut another hole in the back of my TV bench and moved all of my electronic stuff all into the same area. And all the cords are behind the bench. My top accomplishment of the week! :) BEFORE: Wireless router, cable [...]

It’s good to know that Week 5 is the typical week to fall off the “Apartment Therapy Cure” wagon. Maxwell (Apartment Therapy author) posted that we should focus on what we’ve accomplished so far in the cure to try and motivate ourselves (and each other). So here’s what I have –and haven’t– done. DONE: Bones: [...]

I have been warned about week 5… looks like I’ll be spending some time organizing my files. Week 5 – Getting Into the Thick of It Clean office area Vacuum, dust, mop Declutter files Tackle the cord octopus Try a one-day media fast Buy fresh flowers Choose at least 1 soft/hard thing to add or [...]

I’ve crossed the 1/2 way mark! Only 4 more weeks to go! This week was one of the more inspiring weeks of Apartment Therapy, because you start to see whole rooms coming together with just a few little changes – framed wall art, color, etc. I went to IKEA and picked up 3 frames for [...]

This Apartment Therapy project has just turned into an excuse to go shopping…. Things to Buy: Ribba Frames from IKEA for vintage travel poster calendar art that I already have (3 for living room & 1 for kitchen). Couch pillows and a throw for living room: look at World Market, IKEA ? Candles: 1 for [...]

Is it cheating if items on my ’101 Things in 1001 Days’ list overlap? Anyhow, as part of #72- Apartment Therapy Home Cure, I finished #92- Load the rest of my CDs on to iTunes. I needed to clear out media items in my living room (books, CDs, DVDs etc) so it had to get [...]

First week 4 task: figure out what I need, to increase/decrease color in each room. Rooms Cool/Warm plus/minus Entry Cool Add panel over breaker box, add Blik graphic Kitchen Warm Add warm colors frame art to blank wall by sink Dining/Office Warm Move or cover file cabinet Living Warm? (browns) Add more blue/color: pillows, throw, [...]

Now the real work starts… week 4 is the declutter deep treatment, so it looks like I’ll be spending some time sorting through my books/media. I think the hardest part of this week will be deciding what colors and items to +/- in each room. It’s so ambiguous. Week 4 – Retail Therapy (& Declutter) [...]

Why can’t the 80/20 rule be the 99/1 rule? My living room is too brown (hazelnut is such a better word), brown/black (chocolate), and white. There’s just a touch of blue (Mediterranean blue). Must. Have. More. Color.

As mentioned, this week’s Apartment Therapy tasks are pretty simple. When I first moved in to my apartment, I wanted the entryway to be really simple, so I didn’t do too much decorating. On the kitchen outer wall, I just have a big clock (the perspective looks really small in the picture though) and two [...]