In this case, a client had a gorgeous collection of make-up that was piling up on the floor and spilling into her bedroom. She was neither able to use her cosmetics nor enjoy them because of the stress they caused her.  So together, we did applied the 3-tiered plan: declutter, organize + design.

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We took EVERYTHING out of boxes, containers + closets. We created piles for keeping, trash, recycling and donations.  Once we knew exactly what would remain, we could discuss a range of organizational ideas to figure out the ones that would work for HER.  Not for me, but for her daily life.  That is something so critical to my work is not imposing solutions but collectively brainstorming them so that they will last.

She found an image online of a space that she really liked, so we recreated the look by combining IKEA furniture.  Unfortunately I do not have photos of the insides of drawers because they were fantastic! My client had the best time organizing each drawer according to different categories, using smaller bins + containers to make sure everything had a home.

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Bathroom, Bedroom, Declutter + Organize

Working in a bathroom requires sorting, tossing and decision-making.

In this case, a bathroom closet had become overrun and it was becoming increasingly challenging (and frustrating!) to find things.  There were a few baskets in place but everything was jumbled together and the space wasn’t being used most efficiently.

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The first step was pulling everything out on to a table and doing a massive triage.  Sorting items into concrete categories, discarding/recycling expired products and identifying overstock.

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Next, we created a “rough draft” for a plan for the closet with new categories. I had my clients try this out for a week to see if the categories made sense and were easy to follow.

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After their trial period, we made final adjustments, purchased the bins + the risers and added labels.  And here is the final result!

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Bathroom, Power Session