Well, we’ve finished. It took us longer than expected because contractors in Seattle run on the dreaded West Coast Contractor Time. Out of the 3 contractors we needed, only one was on the ball.
No matter. I imagine that we were also slow on the uptake at one point or another.
Apartment Therapy was different for us than it was for the usual home-re-decorator. I had just moved half of my belongings across the country to live here, and he has long been a minimalist. We found then that our problem was in blending our two styles. The first few chapters of AT were extremely useful in this because it gave us reason to actually sit down at a table and discuss styles we liked (over a formidable stack of magazines) or wanted to emulate. Months later, I found the color palates and picture hanging chapters to be most helpful.
I have to admit that we STILL have 2 closets to completely clean out, but everything on the walls and in the rooms is pretty, organized, and homey. We managed to solve many of the problems our open loft space had with flow and cook some good meals in the process. I’d give AT an A+ if you’re really ready to make a change. I wouldn’t restrict yourself to 8 weeks, though. We had a bunch of fun letting our contractors run wild and partying while we waited.
