The Organized Move
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This wonderful client was referred to us from a super happy client who had used us on multiple occasions. We LOVE REFERRALS!
This beautiful family had moved from North LA down to a gorgeous home in San Juan Capistrano through a job transfer.
They have 3 young children and understandably, unpacking and organizing their new home was proving difficult!
The master closet was going to be overhauled with a new closet system but unfortunately was not going to be started for another 8 weeks and meanwhile they desperately needed something to get them through.
My assistant left almost immediately to purchase new hangers (we got the inexpensive white ones to tide them over for a few months) and a short term solution metal shelving rack (once the closet has been installed they can utilize the rack in their garage!)
After 3 hours, we had sorted by type, hung up more items than are typical given that we had no drawers or shelves to speak of. We built the rack and used it to sort smaller items by type.
We also “staged” her top shelf with her rarely used shoes and purses so even though their new closet will be spectacular once it is installed, our client was thrilled to find a temporary closet with such useable space and both visually and aesthetically pleasing to boot!
If you look at these pictures you may THINK they are full boxes…. in fact what they are is unpacked boxes, many filled with packing paper, and some flattened down.
DID YOU KNOW …This is a service that The Organized Move can facilitate after every move? How fabulous to get rid of those space stealing empty boxes within a couple of days of moving.
We know how yucky it feels after moving into your dream home to have a house or garage full of unpacked boxes.
The Organized Move makes your move a breeze from beginning to end!
This client had us pack them up from their beautiful home on Balboa Island Newport Beach last year. They had purchased a home that needed major construction work which was going to take a number of months so we were able to pack using our color coded tape system to identify the priority items that needed opening first.
Our Move day management service made this move a breeze – we were able to direct the movers as to where we wanted each box placed, in order to unpack with priority items clearly labelled.
The clients (lucky them!) were leaving the following morning for a 1 month trip which allowed us to spend time over the next few days unpacking them entirely, organizing them into their new home, arranging for all moving boxes and paper to be hauled away and purchasing organizing containers to suit their needs. We LOVE The Container Store!
We had pre-ordered The Talented Kitchen’s pantry labels from amazon before the unpack (knowing our client wanted to re-do her pantry) which allowed us to set up the pantry and label the containers at the same time.
We used lazy-susans in the master bathroom in the skinny upper cabinets which meant a quick spin gave them visibility to otherwise hidden items.
We used a lidded and labeled storage system in a small cabinet to give them a first aid/rx/overflow bathroom system that allowed them to see exactly what they needed, knowing they had back-up items accessible too.
We gave them drawer inserts in the bar area for clear visibility of items grouped by type.
This client moved from Coto De Caza to a gorgeous BRAND NEW home in Laguna beach this week. We were tasked with helping unpack and organize their kitchen. After a trip to The Container Store – we had wonderful choices to make of what to use and where!
This client contacted us the day after their move realizing they had bitten off more than they could chew and desperately needed help unpacking and organizing their kitchen in their beautiful BRAND NEW Laguna Beach home …Of course we were up for the challenge and having advised her of what kind of containers she needed, we arrived to find a mass of The Container Store kitchen organizers that just made us SO VERY HAPPY!
We set to asking a TON of questions (as we always do at the beginning of every job) to understand how exactly this kitchen was going to be used…
Do you cook fresh daily or multiple times a week?
Do you drink coffee/tea every day?
Do you bake often?
Are you both/all right handed?
They may seem like odd things to ask but they all have a really big bearing on how we set up your kitchen.
Drink coffee every day? – lets put the coffee mugs near the coffee maker
Bake weekly? – we want to make sure all the baking items (sugar, flour, baking soda, icing and decorating accessories) are all at easy reach height in the pantry. Conversely, if you bake once or twice a year for the holidays, we may recommend grouping all your baking items in a higher (more inaccessible space) or even in a different part of your kitchen or home).
If you are both right handed let’s make sure that the items you used daily or often are more easily accessible for a right handed person (or vice versa if you are left handed).
Cook fresh daily then let us set up your fridge and pantry with the items you want to access most often (i.e. if you rarely use canned goods, we can place them higher or lower on your shelves or in your pantry). The most used items in your pantry should be at eye height or slightly higher for optimal access and to avoid bending or needing a step stool.
At the end of the day, we had organized not only the kitchen and pantry but also the bar area and laundry room.
Note, we spent approximately 30 minutes touring the entire home with the client giving them advice and solutions for storage throughout. Sometimes these few minutes can make a world of difference for you to see the bigger picture.
Our client was thrilled….. Here is what she texted us the following morning …”Hi Kirsten, I just wanted to let you know how much we all LOVE <3 and are obsessed with our new, organized kitchen. Such a relief to have it done, but to have functioning, logical and beautiful is absolutely incredible. We were all so happy at breakfast today! Thanks a million – you are such a pleasure to be with and so very talented. Thanks again!”
