One Hour, One Day, One Weekend

After one weekend of work, Elizabeth is amazed by her new newly revamped apartment. "As Lance was moving things around, I kept asking myself, Why didn't I think of that?" Elizabeth says. That's the beauty of getting a second pair of eyes—whether a friend's or a professional's—when it's time to revamp your home. "In an incredibly short amount of time, we made my apartment more beautiful and I found better and more effective ways to use the space I have."

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