Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553383124 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gillingham-Ryan's belief that the right lighting can "create warmth and visual movement" leads to more helpful advice on choosing the right fixtures, the different types of light and the virtues of high-end candles. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Despite the decorator's forays into psycho-babble, his advice proves practical as he teaches readers how to determine a makeover budget, de-clutter, liberate themselves from a lifetime of accumulated possessions and choose paint hues. . From Publishers Weekly New York-based interior designer Gillingham-Ryan is out to prove that even the dreariest, no-view walk-up can be transformed into a cozy urban oasis using his "eigh
Now Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, frequent makeover expert on HGTV’s Mission: Organization and Small Spaces, Big Style, shares the do-it-yourself strategies that have enabled his clients and fans to transform their apartments into well-organized, beautiful places that suit their style and budget. From not enough space and too many things to not knowing what color to paint the living room walls, many of us struggle with our homes. Here is an eight-step process that includes:A therapeutic questionnaire to help you get in touch with your personal taste and diagnose your home’s physical, emotional, and energy flow issuesA prescription with recommendations for each room based on your needs and lifestyle–including tips on how to use color, lighting, and accessories A treatment plan, including regular maintenance schedules to
"Really Self Explanatory Advice" according to Mutive. I wasn't especially enamored by this book, although I've liked other Apartment Therapy books. Mostly, it all just felt too self explanatory. Who needs money to be told, "BTW, removing clutter from your house and cleaning it will make it nicer to live in!"? (Probably no one?)There were some design layouts, which were okay, but again, felt like stuff I could figure out without being told about them. And a lot of the other stuff, again, was pretty "no duh".. This book will help you. Great value! J Powell Simply this is a good book, and a wonderful place to start the process of making one's living environment a more agreeable place.It's a book that takes the "big picture" into account.It try's to incorporate mental appeal and how room design can affect a person's attitude.It provides real world "tug of war" perspectives that allow you to de-clutter your mind, and subsequently your apartment.I didn't find the book "NYC Centric" at all.The title of the book is "APARTMENT therapy", not "HOME therapy", not "ROOM therapy", etc. It simply helps one realize a better flow and includes an 8 week action plan for achieving results.I would recommend . Like it so much from the library I had to buy a copy for myself TeriShops Great advice for anyone dealing with lack of space and storage issues.Good overall practices about how to de-clutter and decide what is important in your life.Still working on it.
Maxwell is a regular commentator on the new House & Garden Television show, Small Space, Big Style. He has been interviewed in various publications including The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Observer, and the Wall Street Journal. from Antioch. from Oberlin College, an M.A. . A former elementary school teacher, he holds a B.A. He lives in a 250-square foot apartment in New York's West Village with his wife, Sara-Kate, a food writer. In Ap