I am reading a fun book I thought I’d share called Apartment Therapy.

It is written by the guy from the New York Apartment Therapy blog and it encourages you to clear out and fix up your apartment (or small house).

I am already on week 2! Week one involves easy steps such as buying flowers and putting them in a vase, and tossing 1 thing.

Week 2 is a bit more involved. This week you must start asking yourself about your things - Do I use it? Do I love it? Does my apartment or house really need it? It also includes setting up a spot for your giveaways, cooking one nice dinner, and fixing one thing that needs to be repaired.

I am finding the whole process very freeing! Toss the bad (or really, give away or recycle) and fix the good!

Try it! You can buy the book here. Or order it from your library. You can also read the SF, LA and Chicago versions of the Apartment Therapy blog, and you can read the book blog and follow the 8 week cure yourself.

Here is another Etsy designer making something fabulous! Absoluut makes pillow covers out of vintage material that give your living room zing! She is from Amsterdam and yet her prices and shipping are very reasonable. The fabrics and vintage, yet seem modern and fresh. I’d say Absoluut has a great eye for marvelous patterns.

Imagine your couch with Apple Jelly

or Nairobi sunrise

or Yams in space

Pillows are 20 x 20 and are available with or without the pillow form inside. Shipping from Amsterdam is only $5.00.

These pillows are “absoluutely” fabulous! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)