Chapter 108

• Half an hour later, Alex and I were in one of the downstairs apartments, and I was feeling a little wobbly with overwhelm. I stared at the third huge, empty apartment he’d shown me and wondered whether I could actually pull off the job he wanted me to do. I bluffed it, though. Fake it till you make it and all that. “Again, I think some large-scale statement mid-century modern pieces would work really well in here,” I said. “And if you go with a bold vintage print wallpaper on the end wall, say lush exotic florals or birds, that would really make the fireplace stand out and show it off beautifully. Let’s go for warm colors in here, as it’s the northeast facing apartment. And paint for the kitchen, something with some deep oranges and yellows in too, that the morning sunshine can sing off.”
• “Great,” said Alex. “And if we go for red retro-style appliances, the colors will really pop.” He laughed. “Hey, I sounded like an interior designer right there.”
• I smiled and handed him my notepad. “Could you hold this while I measure,” I said, pulling a tape measure from my bag.