Would you like a top interior designer to redo your apartment? Does your apartment need
more color or a deep de-cluttering? Your apartment can go from drab to fab with the help
of Apartment Therapy by author Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan.
Apartment Therapy shows you how to identify areas that cause stress or unhappiness.
With Gillingham-Ryan's expertise and questionnaires, you will diagnose and treat your home's
ills. The initial step begins by visualizing your apartment as a body with bones, breath,
heart, and head. It may sound odd, but this step deepens your understanding of the interior
layout, functionality, and life of your home. Many people concentrate on one area, such as
adding color. Adding throw pillows or a rug may not solve your decorating dilemma if you
ignore the broken lamps or the jammed windows.
Does your home suffer from bowling alley syndrome? I found out mine does. This is a typical
arrangement in your living room where all the furniture is pushed to the walls. Positive
energy streams quickly through the room. Another common arrangement is the movie theater
set-up. Just like at the movies, everyone faces the television without comfortable interaction.
Do you know how to fix these common mistakes? Read the book to find out how to fix these,
and other, decorating mistakes.
Apartment Therapy offers solid advice for one room remedies to deep cleaning.
It presents worksheets, illustrations, real-life examples, and resources for your apartment
dilemmas. The eight-week treatment plan helps readers find practical solutions and maintain
decorating makeovers. Although the book is targeted for apartments, the book can address
problems in other kinds of homes. Gillingham-Ryan is a top New York interior designer who has
been seen on HGTV's Mission: Organization and Small Space, Big Style.
The advice is given in an easy-to-follow format. I loved Apartment Therapy for its
guidance in visualizing a home in the physical, emotional, and spiritual sense.