Before you buy anything new, shop your own house. Day 7 of the room challenge is catch-up day, plus my Keep, Move, Sell or Donate method: the 10-second sort I use to decide what stays in a room.
YOUR DESIGN GUIDE | ROOM CHALLENGE | DAY 7
Welcome to Day 7.
You made it through the first week. Take a breath.
Today is for catching up. If you missed a day, this is the day to finish it. Your photos, your direction words, your job list, your measurements, your table math, your tape test. All of it builds on the last step, so it’s worth having in place before Week 2.
And if you’re all caught up, we do one of my favorite designer moves: we shop your own house first.
Step 1: Catch up on Week 1
Here’s your quick checklist. Tick off what’s done and finish what isn’t:
- Day 1: three photos, the worksheet and your one dinner
- Day 2: your three direction words and your north star image
- Day 3: your job list and your two seat counts
- Day 4: your measured sketch and one photo per wall
- Day 5: your widest table and your table size
- Day 6: your clearance map and the tape test
Done? Good. Now let’s look at everything that’s already in the room, and in the rest of the house.
In this guide, you’ll get
- The Week 1 catch-up checklist
- The keep, move, sell, donate method, with the 10-second rule
- The three Keep questions that make every decision easy
- What sells best and how to photograph it so it sells faster
- The one rule for this week: nothing new until the Keep pile is placed
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Keep, move, sell or donate FAQ
What does it mean to shop your own house?
Before you buy anything new for a room, you look at what you already own, in that room and in the rest of the house, and decide what can stay, what can move in from another room, and what can go.
What is the keep, move, sell or donate method?
It’s a quick sort for every piece in your space. Each item goes into one of four piles: keep it here, move it to another room, sell it, or donate it. I call it the 10-second sort.
Should I buy anything new during this step?
Not yet. The one rule for this week is nothing new until the Keep pile is placed.
What else does the full Day 7 lesson cover?
The 10-second rule, the three Keep questions that make every decision easy, what sells best and how to photograph it so it sells faster.
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Originally published on Your Design Guide. Read the full post on Substack: Day 7: Catch-Up Day: Keep, Move, Sell or Donate
