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I just did the entire "January Cure" (minus framing a piece of art) in 1.5 days! I realized two things: 1). I'm getting old and really could use a nap and coffee to recover 2). I wish I had done this sooner!

Refinancing has become more difficult to do in my state and I wanted to make sure that the person doing the appraisal could see a clutter-free, organized and welcoming home. This can be a challenge with a toddler and hectic work schedules...which is where the 1.5 days comes in! My family and I recycled, donated, organized, cleaned, fixed all the small stuff that we had been meaning to take care of, added flowers and even cooked several meals so we could relax a bit!

The appraiser showed up this morning and it turns out that our state now mandates photos be taken of every room in the home in order to determine value before a refinance can go through! We had no idea! All I could think when the appraiser pulled out her camera was: "Thank God I bought all those flowers!"

Now to frame some art!

I contacted West Elm and this is the response I received:

"Thank you for contacting west elm.

Please accept our apologies, but each [item] is different and comes from different sources and we are unable to confirm or advise if it was originally treated with chemicals.

If we may be of any further assistance, please contact us via email. Alternately, you may contact our Customer Service Department directly at 1(866) 937-8356 from 7:00am to 11:00pm (CST), seven days a week.

Kind regards,

Cynthia Bracht
west elm
Customer Service"