The 5-minute Rental READ

Stand in the doorway of one room and tick what's true today. In five minutes you'll know which part of the room to fix first, and one free thing you can do about it tonight. You can print your result or save it as a PDF at the end.

The Belmonte Method™ fixes a room in four stages, always in this order. The READ tells you which one your room needs first.

RESETLight, clutter and comfort
FLOWPaths and places for things
GROUNDSize and materials
BECOMEMake it yours

Which room are you reading?

1. Tick what's true today

About a minute

RESET

Light, clutter and comfort

FLOW

Paths and places for things

GROUND

Size and materials

BECOME

Make it yours

2. Answer five short questions

A few words is enough · skip any you don't know

01

How long will you live here?How much to spend on this home

02

What bothers you most in this room?You fix this first

03

What doesn't work day to day?If this bothers you more, start with FLOW

Does this bother you more than your answer to 02?

04

What were you about to buy?Wait until your first stage is done

05

How do you want the room to feel? Pick one or two.When it feels like this, you're done