Yesterday I engaged my entire family in cleaning out our entryway closet. We are lucky enough to have walk-in closets — designed by California Closets before we bought the apartment — so it is actually possible to see everything that’s in there. Therefore, I knew we had a few items that we could get rid of. Frankly, I am amazed at how much stuff we are giving away!
Read more →Every so often, I like to write about something really boneheaded that I did. This is so that you can learn from my mistakes, and also so that you can see that being organized is challenging even for professional organizers. Thus, the tale of the ballet flats.
Read more →One of my six basic organizing principles is “Think Vertically”. I advise my New York City clients to take advantage of wall space, since we don’t have much in the way of floor space! Like skyscrapers, we have no place to expand except up. That’s why one of my favorite organizing products is Command™ Hooks by 3M. Command™ Hooks come in a variety of types, styles, and finishes — and the best part is, they won’t ruin your wall. They…
Read more →Many of my clients wear the same pieces of jewelry over and over again because they can’t see all of their jewelry at once. So they either forget about some items, or they don’t wear them because they can’t get to them easily. Little Black Dress to the rescue!
Read more →After my older sister went away to college, she reported that it was easy to tell which of the students in her dorm had grown up in apartment buildings (as we did), and which had grown up in houses. The former apartment dwellers put their laundry in the washing machine, came back half an hour later, transferred it to the dryer, then showed up when it was dry, folded it, and left. Those who had grown up in houses put…
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