My Most Recent Organization Project

This past weekend I worked with a local client to transform and organize their master closet. They were in need of some serious professional help to prepare their home to be put on the housing market. My work was done on Friday and the home had its first showing on Saturday. By Sunday a contract was pending. Yay!

Here are a few interesting before and after pictures.

BEFORE:

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3. 4.

1. Built In Drawers
2. His Side
3. Back Wall
4. Her Side

AFTER:

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3. 4.

1. Built in Drawers
2. His Side
3. Back Wall
4. Her Side

Before I made this closet look organized I had to create chaos and pull out most items that were once on the floor and on the shelves. Clothes were sorted into "throw away","donate", and "keep" piles, while hanging clothes found a home with other like items. I like to sort shirts and skirts by color then organize from shortest to longest. The pre-existing space did not accomodate for his or her amount of shoes therefore a few products were bought to bring sanity to their shoe collection. These clients were on a budget, so for under $60 the entire closet was organized (2 shoes racks for each person and 2 dividers to sort her binder/portfolios.) In between his side and the built-in drawers was a bare wall where I decided to hang a full length mirror (slightly seen in "his side" pic) to add volume to the closet and really catch the eye of the female viewers. (Come on, what woman wouldn't want a full length mirror in THEIR CLOSET. I have to stand on a chair or the tub to see the bottom half of my outfit. : ) Summer clothes and less frequently worn items were hung on the 3rd level while purses were placed in previously owned containers. And like every closet that has it's odds and ends, each item eventually found a suitable home. What once was a cluttered catastrophe became a spacious haven for home buyers.

If you know of anyone needing some assistance in getting their home organized and sold, please let me know. The organization and tone of a home can make a huge impact on home buyers.

Please feel free to make comments! I always love hearing from you.

Leah

Getting an " Ooo-La, La" Closet for 30% off

If this closet above doesn't make you get the "warm and fuzzie's" inside then you are probably at the wrong site. Although my closet does not have the space for an area rug nor does it have beautiful wood floors, it has the same style and type of shelving as this dreamy Elfa closet above. I purchased my Elfa closet right after we moved into our new home and I can say that I absolutely LOVE my closet. It is the one place in the entire house that I get most excited to show to family and friends. 

Before we bought the home there was a typical shelf and rod that encompassed 3 out of the 4 walls, and although I am fortunate to have a spacious closet the shelf and the rod was not maximizing the space. I therefore proceeded to draw out a design that would accommodate mine and my husbands' shoes, boots, belts, purses, scarves, skirts, shirts, and pants. I can't tell you how excited I was to put it into The Container Stores designer tool and see it all come together. Within no time I was installing it myself and putting everything in its place. The point I want to make is that no matter if you have a gigantic closet or teeny-tiny closet, the Elfa shelving solution (which is now 30% off at The Container Store) can truly maximize every inch. What's even better is that you can do it all yourself. This is a wonderful product that I recommend to many of my clients. 

As you can see from the pictures below, Elfa can work in any space. Even if you don't want to tear out your existing closet you can always add shelves, shoe racks, and drawers to meet your organization needs for the stage of life and budget that you are currently in.

If you have any questions about this product or my organizational services please feel free to email me at LeahSMS@gmail.com. I would love to partner with you and The Container Store to create a closet or space that makes you get the "warm and fuzzie's". And at 30% off right now, it might be a deal that you can't pass up. 

For prices about the Elfa solutions shown, click this link.   ====>  The Container Store 

**All pictures shown were taken by The Container Store and can be seen on their website.