Over the last seven months our homes have become offices, schools, gyms, and restaurants, making it more important than ever to have beautifully organized systems in place that you and everyone in your household can easily maintain. If you have found yourself stuck, wondering how to transform a cluttered space into something worthy of a Pinterest photo you can do it yourself. Purging isn’t the final step in the organizing ... Keep Reading >>
Tiny Office Makeover
A client of mine was recently promoted at a local school and asked me to help her maximize storage and minimize sound in her brand new, extra tiny, corner office. Her goals were to have a meeting space for 4 people, file storage, mobile supply storage (baskets that she could take with her to another meeting), a small table, for the telephone, a chair or love seat for faculty or students to hang on, display space for student ... Keep Reading >>
Live with what you LOVE: Home Office
Love is in the air this February and I have a new organizing blog series to go along. I work with clients everyday on the art of letting go but I also give them the push to dive in and add items that bring them joy. This series is called Live with what you LOVE. I encourage you to be inspired to identify what makes you happy, create goals of how you want to live, purge what you can live without and add what brings you joy. Home ... Keep Reading >>
Sleek and Organized Command Center
I love having everything at my fingertips so it's natural that setting up systems for my clients is on my top list of happiness projects. There is something about knowing where things are "just in case" you need them that gives me comfort. When it comes to organizing, many people have an inverted idea of what is important versus not important. What I mean by that is that many of my clients have spent time organizing the items ... Keep Reading >>
How to Create a Home Command Center
One of my very favorite client organization projects is creating a home Command Center. Every home has multiple catch-all spots for every day items like mail, office supplies, magazines, instruction manuals, gift cards and coupons. I want to help you consolidate everything into one central location, so I am sharing my best how-to tips. Step 1: Establish a Command Center Location. It will need to be centrally located for easy, ... Keep Reading >>
Studio Makeover
A client of mine is a professional doll maker and teacher. She teaches classes all over the world and from time to time in her home based studio. She made attempts to organize the space a few years ago but wasn't able to find a system that was functional and professional looking. She asked me to stop by for a consultation and immediately I noticed the lack of continuity in the space. The mix match of furniture gave the eye a ... Keep Reading >>
Transform Your Piles of Paperwork
Paperwork is a thorn in the side of most of my friends and clients. It is a can be difficult to control and organize because of the mere volume we receive, we are constantly indited with mailers, statements, documents, etc... One of my clients was struggling with her divorce documents, she had them piled into boxes and bags in her closet so I brought them home to organize into binders. Because of my background in insurance ... Keep Reading >>
Paperwork Organizing Tips
Paperwork doesn't have to be a struggle! My motto is less is more. I treat my paperwork like I treat my diet and exercise regimen, I work on it little by little each week, nothing too extreme. Because I spend a little time maintaining my paperwork each week I have total control and I can find what I need at a moments notice. Gotta love that! I store all of my paperwork in one watertight bin that is easy move to the kitchen ... Keep Reading >>