Sorted Simply

My elderly client uses this smaller space for her AM and PM routine, therefore it was no longer a logical spot for her jewelry box.

We bought one new acrylic organizer to further divide her makeup from hair supplies and skin care and now everything is accessible. The jewelry box found a home in her bedroom and any back stocks are in the main area of her bathroom just an arms reach away!

This funky closet gets an upgrade! My clients were never sure how to use this closet. The before photo was actually AFTER the first round of decluttering and re arranging.

I always declutter FIRST, because then you know what solutions will work! They had talked about a fully custom solution which would have been a few thousand dollars but offered more storage. Once we decluttered the space, and discussed options (I taped out a few different ideas with painters tape) we opted for some nice elfa drawer units from the container store and one simple metal shelf for large guest bedding and inflatable beds.

Did we lose some extra storage that a custom solution would provide? Probably. Did we save $2,000+? Yes. Does it actually function for the family now? Definitely!

There’s multiple empty drawers (ie. room to grow) and if they need more storage down the road an easy solution could be adding some floating shelves above.

Sometimes I have ideas that are more grand than a simple reorganization. My client HATED coming down to her “scary basement laundry room” to do laundry and, I get it!

The rest of her home is so cozy an we wanted to make this space feel more like an extension of her home but, on a budget. With some elbow grease, DIY skills, and thrifting time I made it happen!

Would you spend 3 hours to get your closet back if it looked like this?

Now if only we found the hardware to that wicker laundry basket…

I tackled this pantry a few weeks ago. When we had our next session to move into the laundry room I brought a few products to make the organization more sustainable. I had left items staged where I thought they’d live, the client approved so off to Target I went!

Deep shelves can be tricky but containing items prevents the inevitable “death” of loose items to the back.

Spring refresh! I actually installed the floating shelves and Godzilla decal for this client 2 years ago.
Her son is ready for something different so I uninstalled it, patched the holes AND we did a big declutter of toys and books. There’s room on his bookcase and even more in his closet for his new hobbies now.

This new mom needed help refreshing her closet for Spring! We didn’t have to overhaul too much, but we cleared out 1 large bag of donations and shuffled the heavy duty winter items out of sight and out of mind (I’m guessing now it will finally snow).

We also approached the organizing a little different, because she’s breastfeeding she has a whole section of button down tops for this Spring and Summer. Anything else is in a different section so she doesn’t have to waste time looking.