While Harry Potter found the closet under the stars to be a useful place for a temporary home, most of us would prefer to use it for storage. But the awkward shape and angles f these closets present an organizing challenge. Plastic shelving recently repurposed from another space helped my client and I make better use of this space.

When a closet gets out of control, you might resort to this routine: 1) open door, 2) cram item into any available space, 3) close door as quickly as possible, and 4) run away. Chaos to order doesn’t take long when you stop procrastinating! See how this linen closet was transformed in one short session.

A new college graduate engineer setting up his first living space by himself was eager to learn how to establish homes for items and how to maintain the organization. In two short sessions, we organized the entire space!

The closet had been primarily used for storing books, games, and ski supplies, but recently had become kind of a catch all area. In fact, there had been so many items added to the closet that it was practically unusable. The goal was to clear enough space to use the closet for storage of craft supplies so that my client could spend more time doing crafts.

This client’s husband is a very neat person who likes everything to be in order. The master bedroom closet is small, so the client keeps most of her clothing in another bedroom closet. The husband’s dressy clothing for work and casual clothing was stored in the master closet and in an armoire in the bedroom, but they were sometimes in the same spaces, which made it more difficult to get ready for work.

This client, a young professional, felt like most of her home was pretty organized, but there was one area that consistently gave her trouble. The guest room closet was the storage spot for photos, greeting cards, mementos, decor items, and office supplies. Lately, it had become a catch-all area where she would place anything that didn’t have an established location in her home. Allison won a bid at a silent auction for my services and was anxious to get started. Her goal for the closet was for the closet to look neat and to have enough space in the closet for guests to keep their suitcase and a few hanging clothes.

This client contacted me for some help with decluttering. She had several areas in her home that were bothering her because they were overcrowded with belongings. It was difficult for her to even go into those areas, because every time she looked at them and thought about all of the effort it would take to change it, she felt overwhelmed and didn’t know exactly where to start. Once we identified a plan, this highly motivated client made decisions quickly.

This client needed help with an office closet that was problematic at best. It is used for storage of special event supplies and cleaning materials. This small space was utilized by many different people, but no one had taken the time to bring order to the items, so it was very difficult to find something when you needed it.

This client needed help with a closet that she used to store items intended to be given as gifts, gift wrapping supplies, and household decorations. The closet had gotten disorganized to the point that it was difficult to find what was needed, and the door to a storage area was blocked by items on the floor.