I hired a professional organizer to help me put my whole house (1250 sq ft) together after move. I had so much stuff coming from my larger house. By the time she was done, I had my sewing room, kitchen, and master closet put together and beautiful. It all cost me $800. I used my own containers and we got rid of a lot of stuff.
Wow that is great! So much satisfaction you got afterwards! Yes that is what I would want. Someone who can organize and work with what I have already in terms of storage cabinets, storage boxes and bins.
$200 and she goes through pretty much your entire kitchen and tells you all the things you need to do? Wow! I would say that's absolutely worth it. I would want my kitchen, office/craftroom and garage done. I may have to look into this! So cool! Thank you so much for sharing. 💖💖💖
before watching this video I wouldn't have considered hiring a professional organizer but I think I could be persuaded now. I would love to completely reno my kitchen in the future and that would be the time, I think.
I would totally do it. And it would probably be my kitchen. It’s small and the drawers and some cabinets are small. I have 2 pantries though, and I could probably utilize that space better.
We are adding a room and ots gonna be the kitchen. For o years the kitchen/dining room/living room its been one big room and the kitchen is the smallest part but now it's not going to be
At first I thought the professional organizer fee was $1000 lol and was like WOW that's a lot of money. But $200? I think that was well worth it! Anytime someone can do the thinking and planning for me I'm all for it. Love this video.
@@rmora1 funny but actually it's useful if you are a very busy person, ie a business owner, parent who runs a household (and the nutrition, education, fitness etc for one or several other people) etc. One person can not do everything, this is why business owners/self employed people have managers, personal assistants, personal chefs, personal shoppers....
As a professional organizer for 14 years, THANK YOU for highlighting our value! Personal organizing is just that...personal! Each company or organizer is different, just like every space. Great job!
@@rmora1 Why so negative? I don’t understand what you have against this idea or people spending their money how they see fit & in a way that helps them! 😉
@@jillwolters6956 I am constantly amazed at how incompetent people really are. I guess in the near future people will need help with more and more daily activities and will become more and more dependent on technology and even stay home all day unable to do even simple tasks without calling for help. Requiring expert advice to put on socks or walk to the front door or organize a drawer seems ridiculous, but hey we got here didn't we.
@@rmora1 I have been an independent woman, not wanting to depend on others for anything, but as I’ve gotten older, I realize that others see things differently than I do. Often, they have a much better perspective or have learned more in an area which I have not. Do I hire a professional when I have plumbing issues beyond what I can fix? Absolutely. Do I hire a professional to paint my walls? Not usually; I have the skill & ability to do that job. Do I hire a professional to fix my vehicle when it breaks down? Yes, I do. Did I hire a professional to require my house when we were fixing it up? No, my husband & I were able to do that ourselves. Did I hire someone to raise my children for me when they were younger? No, I was blessed to stay at home with them & teach them basic life skills & beginning schooling. Do I fault other for hiring childcare? No, that’s their choice. All I’m saying is, there are times when hiring a professional is the right call & times when we have the skill & ability to do a job ourselves. Each of those situations will be different for all of us. I’m not going to fault someone for hiring a professional house cleaner, though, if they need it. I don’t call someone out for wanting to hire me to design their webpage. We all have different skills & should use them to help ourselves & others, when needed. Please be considerate when commenting on someone else’s video & don’t make people feel bad for agreeing with the TH-camr. We can all choose to be kind & follow our Mom’s advice: if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. 😊
@@jillwolters6956 I Agree with everything you wrote. If someone can't accept constructive criticism then they shouldn't be on youtube. There is a large space between basic life skills and hiring an expert. At a young age I learned to keep my socks together. Like with like is a basic life skill.
This is fascinating. I would love to see a few of the places you didn’t think would work that you ended up liking. Your new kitchen is beautiful!! Yes I would hire a professional organizer for my home office.
I’m a professional organiser and I just wanted to say Thank you for highlighting some of the benefits of the service we offer. It’s a very personal service and it will look very different for each person.💕
I've hired professional organizers multiple times and it was worth EVERY PENNY to me! I had someone help me declutter my home office and basement storage room. What I valued most was having someone motivating me and being a voice of sanity. "Do you really need 3 of these?" It was especially helpful for decluttering and organizing sentimental stuff - I felt like I needed permission to let things go. Now I feel more confident to give myself that permission, and I've learned from them along the way.
@@rmora1 I've read several comments on this video and you seem like an unhappy, angry person. I don't know the source of your anger, but I hope you can come to someday find healing and joy.
@@rmora1 Some people just need to hear things from someone outside of the family to accept 'em! Parents - especially mothers - become inaudible over time. 😕
OMGosh… I never considered a professional organizer being within my budget. Thank you for introducing virtual professional services to me. It is definitely something I will do when I get my next house.
This all looks wonderful! I would love to see an update on your feelings towards the organization systems in 6 months - sort of a “what I love, and what can be improved”. ☺️
We are redoing our kitchen and until I saw your video, hadn't thought about hiring an organizer. Totally sold! Once the buildout is completed I will be contacting Hoarderly. Great price for all you got in my opinion. BTW, I think you are a genius! Your posts have gotten me out of depression, doing my housework with a better attitude and loving the results. As well as taking better care of myself, physically and mentally. Cheapest therapy ever!❤❤❤
I wouldn't have considered hiring someone before seeing your video. But I really love the idea of having somebody give me a list, and map out where I need to put everything. I would love it for my craft room, then my bedrooms, my bathroom. My kitchen's pretty organized but I bet it could be improved on
I’ve done this with a decorator and what helped with the cost the most was just choosing cheaper products than what she recommended. So I got the layout and links to products but knew I could get the same thing for a fraction of the cost at tjmaxx or Walmart or target. So I think it’s totally worth it and you can save money by just getting cheaper look a like products !!!
I would ask them to do that for me and keep the products within my budget, because this ruins a part of the process. The whole point is they also save you the time of finding the products yourself.
I've been trying to get my house in shape, but it's so overwhelming. I spent over 40 hours in just the kitchen, and it's still not organized. And, I still have the rest of the house to do. Tomorrow, I'm having a professional organizer come over for a consultation.,
I hired a team (professional organizer and interior designer) that turned one of our messy rooms into a studio space for me. It's where I keep all of my shoes, handbags, purses, wigs and other hair pieces, and where I film content. It was absolutely worth it for me! They have since re-done my bathroom/makeup area and my craft room, and they are working on our garage next. The process was different for me than for you - they actually come to my house and do the work for me. But the prices haven't been that different from yours, because they know where to find low cost storage items. Absolutely worth it to hire professional organizers! They see things way differently than I ever could have.
I would probably not have an organizer on a Zoom call. I would prefer they came in and saw the space in person, and they did all the measurements and picture taking. I would love to see a video of your new kitchen!
I can’t believe the timing of this because we are preparing to move into a new house. Now you make me pause and wonder if I should try this same thing.
I have hired a professional organizer and I would do it again. I am very organized, however they took it to a different level. I agree with the experience above, it eliminated so much work, and the solutions were functional. It was also very simple to maintain.
I'm at the point I'm ready to hire someone to come in and organize my whole home. I wish I could afford it. I'm exhausted from work stuff and health issues, so I don't have much energy left for cleaning and organizing.
Your input is SUPER helpful! Loved that you included the cost information. Also when you said that they know the sizes of compartments and containers to use, that's the value in their services. It probably saves SO much time in the long run. Your not ordering stuff from Amazon, then returning it because it's too big, small, or it turns out you don't need it at all. Awesome video!
Wow! Great video. In 2018 I had started a home Oganizational Business, drawing on former Commercial/Residential skills, design skills, 65 moves, and six kids, organization became second nature to me. I was also gifted with savant like "spacial differential" abilities. My rate was $50/ hour and I would make an initial appointment first and take notes, then give an estimate, and write a contract. It's important to know your objectives then meet them. My spine was broken in 2019 and It put an end to the fun. I have always thought of organization as a cross between an Art and a Game. But your video and the comments below are really inspiring me to pick up the mantle again. I can tell you this, my clients were thrilled when I was able to find them more space where they didn't think they had any.. And in organizing them quickly and efficiently they were happy often to find things they thought they'd lost and their overall outlook was improved. People hesitate to call on professionals sometimes not just because of money concerns, but because they fear judgement or shaming. A Pro will never make you feel bad about your space, instead should be kind and compassionate. Things should never be forced, but rather agreed upon. And if an organizer does their job right their customer should generate residual business for them by word of mouth.
When I first started my business, I did all in person. Over the last few years, I’ve included virtual and I will tell you it’s incredible! Even my local clients are thrilled with virtual sessions! I’m so happy you found someone you love! I do intuitive Decluttering professional organizing and it’s seriously so much fun. Going on 12 years now ☺️
I would LOVE to hire a professional organizer!! I would have them START in the kitchen...I say start because I'm pretty sure I could use help through pretty much my entire home. I would also like to know what actually doing right already and it would be amazing to fix the pain points.
YOUR BATTERIES!! Sorry for shouting, but don't store your batteries in a big heap. When they are banging into each other, they will discharge and become useless. It took me awhile to realize the big packages of batteries are already laid out in a convenient little storage device keeping them all lined up like little soldiers.
I think the real value comes when you are either looking for hands-on help getting settled in to a new space or if things aren’t working and you just need help troubleshooting your problem areas.
Thank you for making this video!! I’m trying to launch my own home organizing business in Manhattan and went to a consultation with a client who had a big clothing rack in her studio apartment. It was sticking out into the hall, and when I suggested turning it 90 degrees, it completely opened up the space and she just hadn’t thought of it!! Having that external vision can really, really help.
Kallie, do you think this process would be more beneficial during your kitchen remodel? My husband and I are currently building our forever home and I'm wondering if I should look into this service before we order cabinets so we can get the most out of our space? I feel like I'm a pretty good organizer too (especially when it comes to my kitchen), but this intrigues me. I'm really liking the idea that the organizer knows what product would fit my stuff and space. Finding the right size is the most painful part of the process IMO. I also don't have anything other than a Walmart near by so buying products is a huge pain. Thanks!
I’m a kitchen designer and I would 100% recommend having someone, whether it be an organizer or a kitchen designer, help you with the process of designing the space to best function for you. An organizer may be a less expensive option, but a good kitchen designer can help you design your cabinetry to accommodate your needs. Or you may want to use a combination of the 2.
@@ginnydavenport3303 I used a designer when my townhouse was being built about 40 years ago. So helpful! Example: because I’m short, we did a couple cabinets a little differently from the standard. It has worked out very well.
My husband has been a cabinet maker for 50 years. He’s built us new kitchens in 3 houses during those years. One thing I learned a long time ago, if you can afford to buy or have made frameless cabinets, you will get 33% more useable space. The cabinets are also stronger than face frame cabinets. Last year he built our final one. This one has as many drawers as I could get in my space. I mean, lots of BIG drawers. 9 of them. And I bake quite a bit so I have a cabinet with a lift for my Kitchenaid mixer. 3 of my drawers right next to it are 42” wide and hold all my baking stuff. There are professional kitchen organizers that can help design your kitchen and then an organizer can help with organizing your stuff. We spent 4 years designing our new kitchen before we built any of it. I had lived with the existing kitchen for 14 years and knew what I wanted and needed by the time my husband began fabricating. Good luck!
I hired a professional organizer recommended by a friend to help me organize my clothes closet and armoire and dresser. We worked together virtually over several weeks and it made a huge difference and was worth it. Next I would hire someone for the kitchen.
Loved this video!! I’d say the virtual session absolutely seems worth it, the way you surrendered yourself to the process. Definitely a great value. I have hired professional organizers on a couple of occasions to help declutter and purge things from spaces in my old home, as well as making the most of my current smaller home spaces. The price tag varied, based on the person’s experience and certifications. I’d say each encounter was truly helpful, when my goal was crystal clear. I do believe you get the value out of how much effort you’re willing to invest in leaning into the changes being presented. Horderly seems like a great service provider-and you are a gem for showing the final product!! 😊
I’ve always wanted to hire a personal organizer but thought it was too expensive. “I can just do it myself”, says the super busy woman as she gets overwhelmed with the task.
I hired a professional organizer for $95 an hour, with a three hour minimum. The only thing I needed her for was paperwork. It took about five hours because I had about six bankers boxes of documents going back years, and a lot of it was very emotional stuff. There’s an organization that certifies professional organizers who deal with people with hoarding problems and she not only organized my things, the way she worked trained me in organizing myself. I have had about one file drawer of paperwork at any one time and I’ve never regretted it.
I never knew that virtual organizers existed! Such a great idea especially after covid. Plus then you can use someone miles away if there isn't anyone locally. Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it! So excited for you that your new kitchen is all done!! Enjoy!! All the struggles of living through the reno were worth it! You earned this beautiful space!
I have not ever hired a professional organizer. I would hire one and I would have my kitchen organized. I would hire one for the kitchen because I have few cabinets no pantry and no drawers and I’m having a hard time figuring out a good organization system.
I have never paid a professional but in my first apartment I had an awesome neighbor who came over daily and she constantly was moving things and telling me why. She taught me how to use the envelope system for finances and when that didn’t work for me she taught me a different way that worked with my brain. A few years later and two kids later after I had moved to a house she came once a month or so and still did her thing. She was amazing at repurposing things. She moved out of state when my kids were in their early teens. Her way of explaining what and where and why was invaluable. If I had not had her I absolutely would have had to pay someone for every room in the house. My mom was super clean and the house I grew up in had an organizational system that I tried to recreate and it just didn’t work.
Being a military family makes it tough. I desperately need a professional organizer every time we move (18 houses in 23 years - yes, you read that right! ) the tough part is the expense that would come with every house. I might get one house organized but the next one is a different story - different amounts AND different sizes of cabinets and shelves, drawers and closets. I've been in my current house 9 months now and my bedroom/bathroom still have boxes in them because I don't know what to do with my stuff. My craft/ sewing room has never been organized, only had an actual room a couple of times. So right now a lot of it is in the garage and jumbled in boxes so I can't find anything. I have linens (table cloths and napkins) that don't have a home and honestly after 23 years I'm tired of trying to make it work, and I'm tired of my house never being "finished" before we move to the next house. 🤔 Maybe you could come help me organize at this house a bit and then the next house after we move again. 😉 You could help me see things from a different perspective and maybe we could find some ways to make the organizing easier with each move. So many people move around these days that surely there's a way to organize with a professional or at least someone better than myself that can help me make the multi-move organization not so overwhelming. ❤ I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you and your posts. THANK YOU for all the work you do to post these. 💕
I hired an organizer to help me declutter and organize in the summer of 2021. I’m physically disabled so I also needed the assistance in handling the stuff and She was amazingly helpful. I hired her again this spring to come back and revisit what we’d done in one of the sessions the prior year as my needs had changed AND it was the first room we had done and I wasn’t ruthless enough when getting rid of stuff. Now the whole house is SO great. I’m enjoying the peace and relaxation of knowing where everything this because everything has a place. It was a awesome investment in myself. Totally worth it. My organizer is Serinspace in Vancouver WA.
I have never hired an organizer but I think I would. I have to wrap my head around all the clear plastic boxes. Like the one under the sink. You put three cleaning bottles in. Why not just put the bottles? I do love the look though.
OMG! I just watched this video and then took a look at my kitchen with a critical eye. I have SIX junk drawers in my kitchen. That is totally ridiculous.
Oooh, wow that's cool!!! I'd want to hire someone for my kitchen and pantry. Or maybe our bathroom closet. Can we have a full kitchen tour? I wanna see what was used to organize! Thank you for sharing with us!!
I haven’t hired a professional organizer, but I’m definitely considering it now! I just moved into a much larger house, and I’m combining two households into one. There’s so much space in my kitchen that it’s overwhelming me. But I also feel overwhelmed by trying to think of what we should keep and what we should donate.
I remember doing this when I was a teenager. We moved into my grandmas house. The arguments about who had the nicer dinner set were epic! We ended up with 2 of many things, including 2 Christmas trees!
It's understandable, but try to think organically and naturally, there are zones in every kitchen and in time it will all make sense to you. For example when we do kitchens dinner plates drinkware salad bowls Etc are always placed as close as possible through the sink and the dishwasher, most people do that naturally. The same goes for the other zones in your kitchen, for example in your cooking Zone which would be where your stove is you would Place spices, condiments, spatulas and kitchen tools, baking trays Etc all of those things you need handy when cooking including oven mints. In your prepping a Zone which is where you prep food you would need foils Ziploc bags kitchen tools knives Tupperware Etc, if you have kids and you have the space you can make a kids zone, usually it's on the lower cabinet so the kids could be independent, we usually put their kids plates and bowls drink bottles and snacks that they are allowed to access themselves. Depending on the layout of your kitchen near the stove you would also have the pots and pans area. The appliances that do not leave on your counter are usually place this close as possible to your prep area, items that are used less often like for holidays for example, or applying shoes that you use once in a while I usually placed in the least accessible areas either in the back of deep cabinet or on upper shelves that are harder to reach. Basically the best way to do it is think accessibility, whatever you use most has to be in your Prime real estate area, whatever you use less goes up high or behind other items. Create zones based on the way you work in your kitchen. Keep likes with likes, and Corral small items in containers. Things like pasta boxes or peanut butter jars don't need a container they stand on your own, but things like pouches and other items that may fall or make a mess are better kept in containers and it doesn't have to be expensive ones. Also if you have a very deep cabinet especially for spices you would do better if they were contained so that you can pull the whole container out and pick the spices that you need versus having to move all of the spices to get what's in the back. As you start to live and use your kitchen you will find the way that works best for you but I hope this couple of tips helped. :-)
I would definitely love to hire someone to organize our garage. The garage is our storage, gym, etc. So many different categories drive me crazy when organizing. Plus after watching your video $200 doesn’t sound bad of course I’m sure the price ranges accordingly. Thanks for sharing excellent information.
I also thought that she charged $1000.00. I think that $200.00 is very reasonable! This video was very helpful and I would definitely consider hiring a professional organizer!
Thanks for sharing your experience, Kallie. My husband and I hired a professional organizer to work with us on our garage, which was my husband's domain. With all the tools, kids' toys, lawn and garden stuff, etc. it was a lot! She came to our house, spent the whole day with us, and used a lot of the organizers we had but tweaked how they were used. She also gave us a list of organizers to buy and how/where to use them, and we followed her instructions. I don't remember the cost, but we felt like it was totally worth the money.
I hired an interior decorator once. I live in a small studio and wanted advice on my space. I had ideas but wanted to see what they said. We basically had the same ideas. I'm hoping others are better than she was, it wasn't helpful at all. I'm glad your kitchen is working for you! It seems worth it. Thanks for sharing. 😁💜
Thanks for sharing. I haven't tried a professional organizers b4 but sounds like good idea. I have an room over my garage that I want to use as a multi-functional space....etc guest room, vanity area, walk in closet....( a woman cave)
I have considered hiring a professional organizer for our garage. It has big stuff like sports stuff and so much little stuff like screws and bolts that it’s hard to figure out the space.
I so appreciate your common sense, positive attitude and respectful approach. I have many challenges with clutter and it’s been rough for a number of years now. My partner and I live in a relatively small townhouse and we are grateful for being here considering how many people have been struggling in the past 15 years and nearly losing the house ourselves after the crash of 2008. About 10 years ago I did try to take control of the problems with clutter by hiring a professional organizer. She charged around $35 an hour when other people I had looked into were $60 to $150 per hour, which I didn’t feel we could afford. She turned out to be a lovely woman who had a lot of good ideas. The problem was that I was not yet at a point where I could work efficiently with her. I would’ve had to have her with me for many hours sorting through things that I just couldn’t do alone, and that would have been a huge expense even with her reasonable rate. She did offer us the opportunity to receive an overall plan the way your organizer did. I think at the time I may have made a mistake in thinking I needed help with the details. If I had it to do over again, I would try the plan. But I still learned from her. My goal now is really the same: to find a gentle way to begin sorting through things that are quite hard for me to sort through. As I’m watching some of your videos, I am feeling hopeful… Many thanks! Doug
i had an okay experience with a progressional organizer. she helped me declutter & reset my basement --which was solely a playroom for kids (no tv). she didn't do anything i wouldn't have thought of but the extra set of hands was helpful. i wouldn't do it again
A playroom seems a lot easier to organize than a new kitchen. $200 for a kitchen organizing map seems well worth it to me, but that’s also because a well-functioning kitchen makes life easier. For a lot of jobs, it’s just nice to have an extra set of hands to make the work go more quickly.
I have hired a professional organizer. I absolutely love the services they provided. They didn't just do it for me, but they did it with me, so that i learned and also so that i could stick with the system they set up for me. She was extremely professional and worked extremely hard. Worth the investment, absolutely. And now, unless there's a big life change ahead of me where I'll need to rearrange or make more room in my house, i don't need to keep hiring them!
I personally would not consider hiring a professional organizer (as in MY mind, I AM one😅). But seriously, I would not because I have severe OCD and I don't like people in my space touching my things. Over the years I have done a great job by merely watching videos that are online and putting into practice those tools and skills. So no thanks; I'll keep my money in my pocket...👌🏾👍🏾
I haven't but certainly would consider hiring the same one that did yours, the space is beautiful. Where did she have you get most of the organizational items?
Looks fantastic. Could you give us a tour of your new renovations and a SLOW tour of the kitchen featuring how it is organized? It's so inspiring. You must be so happy.
WHERE DID YOU BUY ALL THE CONTAINERS?? Also, where are you located, state and city? Finally, about how much did you spend and what did you buy when it came to all the containers, etc? I just finished organizing tons of 4 kids, my parents and my keepsakes and seasonal decorations! I spent about $500 on containers and $325 on shelving(all rock-bottom prices)! 6-20 gallon tubs, 32-13 gallon containers, 3 heavy duty stainless steel shelves (nice industrial vibe) and some other specialized containers. Thanks so much for the information!
I would love to hire a professional organizer. My main concern is sentimental clutter, things of my Grandparents, Parents, then my husband's and my stuff. My husband is very organized, almost OCD, and neither of us function well around clutter. 75% of the clutter is mine, I moved into his house which was fully furnished and I brought all my stuff and we have integrated a lot and transformed some spaces into ours, but we still have so many unnecessary things that are sentimental value. That's the hardest. Plus I have become physically disabled (hips) and I do need the physical help. Thank you for sharing your experience and definitely give us an entire before and after kitchen tour if you can.
I would 100% hire a professional to do my kitchen. It is microscopic & a TERRIBLE design (drawer can’t open fully because a door knob, pesky corner cabinets, & tiny drawers). I feel like I just cannot see what they could envision for the space.
I don't do Instagram so I missed the question about have you ever used an organizer .....yes I HAVE - moved from a home with a three section pantry = to a home with a one section pantry ...I NEEDED help - cost me 800 plus containers - one full day (she came in ) assessed -then another whole day (about two weeks later) to fill/load all the containers (labeled by her) and organized. that she BOUGHT and I paid her back for the items she selected... YES totally worth it - we used container store/target and Walmart for containers. I would totally do it again ...she was a local independent gal who advertised on the local Facebook group ...glenda (cant wait to see your kitchen )
That's new to me. Ty for posting this. I will definitely give it a lot of consideration when my husband and I move to our own house. We are in a rental now but looking for our own. I'm a clutter bug but have the best of intentions to get organized.
After my kitchen gets done I would love to hire a professional organizer. I too feel I’m pretty good at organizing and probably get in my own way when it comes to organizing. So hiring someone might be a better solution for me. Besides they can tell me what works better for me being a senior citizen, and height challenged. It seems my cabinets are way to tall and a pain to constantly get out the step ladder. Thank you Keli for the input. This was very helpful.
I have been working with an organizer for years and together we have accomplished a lot. I was a prolific shopper for many years but never got rid of anything so I was overflowing with stuff. I don't buy like I used to and I know where things belong and I put them away when not in use. It is wonderful to feel proud of your space and not embarrassed to have people come over. I highly recommend using an organizer if you have trouble getting motivated or just don't know where to start.
I acturally brought in a professional organizer once whan I lived in Connecticut. I didn't think she was very good maybe she didnt want to work with me. If I hired an organizer again, these would be my priorites. Kitchen, Laundry Closet, Storage Shed, Bedroom. In that order
Although I see the value in organization systems and routines, I feel like the cost of the supplies is a bit high. Most average household can't afford $800 worth of plastic just for one room. Personally I think there are more affordable options, other than The Container Store which is usually the most expensive option. Secondly that's a whole lot of plastic and the world don't need more plastic but less. This is just my opinion but I would focus on having less, making it visible and easily accessible without excessive use of plastic.
Great idea! I am going to hire someone because we have alot to organize. Please do a different video for each step you took with the organizer and a different video for each area you mentioned about it being flexible, overstock spaces, and road to grow spaces. Defining these and giving examples of these things in their own videos would be helpful. 😊
Did you look into built-in solutions? I feel like 50% of organizing is making up for poor designs. I have bought SO many organizational things over the years, I probably would've saved money if I had paid upfront for a custom kitchen cabinet design. Of course there are some things that still need to be purchased like food containers and the like, but something I love about older homes is that they have a lot of built in features like knife racks, lazy susans, pull-out utensil holders, custom inserts for pans, etc.
I haven't hired a professional organizer, but have been thinking about it. I would choose my kitchen since it has some awkward spaces that I haven't got a good solution for. I think I might do it, thanks!!!
I haven't. I wouldn't because I'm just too cheap/poor and prefer spending money on other things. I have finally learned that when things don't fit well in my space that I own too much. When I declutter, organization is easy. I'm so impressed to see how it work by having you use a professional, though. If I wasn't a mega-poor teacher and I had money then I would probably love something like this.
I live in a Trailer. I declutter on a regular but the storage space isn't big. I would get my whole trailer organized. Just to get ideas on how to maximize my storage more efficient..
I hired a professional organizer to help me put my whole house (1250 sq ft) together after move. I had so much stuff coming from my larger house. By the time she was done, I had my sewing room, kitchen, and master closet put together and beautiful. It all cost me $800. I used my own containers and we got rid of a lot of stuff.
That’s really not bad at all, huh?
When you consider everything else you spend money on during a move, a small investment into organizing a space makes sense! Loved this video.
Wow that is great! So much satisfaction you got afterwards!
Yes that is what I would want. Someone who can organize and work with what I have already in terms of storage cabinets, storage boxes and bins.
Can you share which company you used for your house organization?
Wow that was an awesome deal you got, sure wish i could find some one that was that reasonable in my area!
$200 and she goes through pretty much your entire kitchen and tells you all the things you need to do? Wow! I would say that's absolutely worth it. I would want my kitchen, office/craftroom and garage done. I may have to look into this! So cool! Thank you so much for sharing. 💖💖💖
before watching this video I wouldn't have considered hiring a professional organizer but I think I could be persuaded now. I would love to completely reno my kitchen in the future and that would be the time, I think.
Can we please get a kitchen tour 😍 it is totally my style and I'm dying to see it in full!
Spices in a pull out drawer is my all time favorite organizing technique. I never have spice issues again
I would totally do it. And it would probably be my kitchen. It’s small and the drawers and some cabinets are small. I have 2 pantries though, and I could probably utilize that space better.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
No, I have not used a professional organizer , but I going hire one for craft soon
We are adding a room and ots gonna be the kitchen. For o years the kitchen/dining room/living room its been one big room and the kitchen is the smallest part but now it's not going to be
At first I thought the professional organizer fee was $1000 lol and was like WOW that's a lot of money. But $200? I think that was well worth it! Anytime someone can do the thinking and planning for me I'm all for it. Love this video.
Bev Airey I thought that, too, but I assume that amount she had in print included the items the professional organizer recommended? 🤷🏻♀️
Probably click bait
Yes, you should never do any thinking or planning yourself.
@@rmora1 funny but actually it's useful if you are a very busy person, ie a business owner, parent who runs a household (and the nutrition, education, fitness etc for one or several other people) etc. One person can not do everything, this is why business owners/self employed people have managers, personal assistants, personal chefs, personal shoppers....
@@lbrown6859 What does click bait mean? I keep seeing this on Facebook but haven’t got a clue what it means.
Could you give a tour of your new kitchen? Do a before and after?
Yes please! I would love to see this 😍
Yesss
Please! I wanted to know why you picked the color (so cute) and why you design things the way you did. It looks so good.
Yes, PLEASE show us the new remodeled kitchen. Is the dining room included with the remodel?
She has stated on Instagram that she will do a full tour of their kitchen soon.
My sister is a professional organizer, lucky me!! Even as a child she would organize her friends closets at sleepovers 😂
My daughter has a friend who spends every sleep over at our place cleaning and organizing my daughters room. I'm very greatful!
@@aaliak4499 love this!! Her friend is a keeper 😂😍🥰
Lol😂
As a professional organizer for 14 years, THANK YOU for highlighting our value! Personal organizing is just that...personal! Each company or organizer is different, just like every space. Great job!
I was encouraged to hire a home organizer and my life has been great ever since.
How to become one?
I have never hired a professional organizer, but this totally seems doable and worth it to me now! Thanks for letting us know/see the process.
You should hire a professional to live your life for you, sounds doable and worth it!
@@rmora1 Why so negative? I don’t understand what you have against this idea or people spending their money how they see fit & in a way that helps them! 😉
@@jillwolters6956 I am constantly amazed at how incompetent people really are. I guess in the near future people will need help with more and more daily activities and will become more and more dependent on technology and even stay home all day unable to do even simple tasks without calling for help. Requiring expert advice to put on socks or walk to the front door or organize a drawer seems ridiculous, but hey we got here didn't we.
@@rmora1 I have been an independent woman, not wanting to depend on others for anything, but as I’ve gotten older, I realize that others see things differently than I do. Often, they have a much better perspective or have learned more in an area which I have not. Do I hire a professional when I have plumbing issues beyond what I can fix? Absolutely. Do I hire a professional to paint my walls? Not usually; I have the skill & ability to do that job. Do I hire a professional to fix my vehicle when it breaks down? Yes, I do. Did I hire a professional to require my house when we were fixing it up? No, my husband & I were able to do that ourselves. Did I hire someone to raise my children for me when they were younger? No, I was blessed to stay at home with them & teach them basic life skills & beginning schooling. Do I fault other for hiring childcare? No, that’s their choice.
All I’m saying is, there are times when hiring a professional is the right call & times when we have the skill & ability to do a job ourselves. Each of those situations will be different for all of us. I’m not going to fault someone for hiring a professional house cleaner, though, if they need it. I don’t call someone out for wanting to hire me to design their webpage. We all have different skills & should use them to help ourselves & others, when needed.
Please be considerate when commenting on someone else’s video & don’t make people feel bad for agreeing with the TH-camr. We can all choose to be kind & follow our Mom’s advice: if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. 😊
@@jillwolters6956 I Agree with everything you wrote. If someone can't accept constructive criticism then they shouldn't be on youtube.
There is a large space between basic life skills and hiring an expert. At a young age I learned to keep my socks together. Like with like is a basic life skill.
This is fascinating. I would love to see a few of the places you didn’t think would work that you ended up liking. Your new kitchen is beautiful!! Yes I would hire a professional organizer for my home office.
Yes!!
same!
Me too!
Same here!
Me too!
I’m a professional organiser and I just wanted to say Thank you for highlighting some of the benefits of the service we offer. It’s a very personal service and it will look very different for each person.💕
I've hired professional organizers multiple times and it was worth EVERY PENNY to me! I had someone help me declutter my home office and basement storage room. What I valued most was having someone motivating me and being a voice of sanity. "Do you really need 3 of these?" It was especially helpful for decluttering and organizing sentimental stuff - I felt like I needed permission to let things go. Now I feel more confident to give myself that permission, and I've learned from them along the way.
Aren't you a little old to be learning things your parents should have taught you?
@@rmora1 I've read several comments on this video and you seem like an unhappy, angry person. I don't know the source of your anger, but I hope you can come to someday find healing and joy.
@@rmora1 Some people just need to hear things from someone outside of the family to accept 'em! Parents - especially mothers - become inaudible over time. 😕
@@rmora1 So rude & unkind.
DawnH, I loved your response to the unhappy person. 👍💜
OMGosh… I never considered a professional organizer being within my budget. Thank you for introducing virtual professional services to me. It is definitely something I will do when I get my next house.
This all looks wonderful! I would love to see an update on your feelings towards the organization systems in 6 months - sort of a “what I love, and what can be improved”. ☺️
We are redoing our kitchen and until I saw your video, hadn't thought about hiring an organizer. Totally sold! Once the buildout is completed I will be contacting Hoarderly. Great price for all you got in my opinion. BTW, I think you are a genius! Your posts have gotten me out of depression, doing my housework with a better attitude and loving the results. As well as taking better care of myself, physically and mentally. Cheapest therapy ever!❤❤❤
I wouldn't have considered hiring someone before seeing your video. But I really love the idea of having somebody give me a list, and map out where I need to put everything. I would love it for my craft room, then my bedrooms, my bathroom. My kitchen's pretty organized but I bet it could be improved on
I’ve done this with a decorator and what helped with the cost the most was just choosing cheaper products than what she recommended. So I got the layout and links to products but knew I could get the same thing for a fraction of the cost at tjmaxx or Walmart or target. So I think it’s totally worth it and you can save money by just getting cheaper look a like products !!!
My thought was the same!
Was this a virtual decorator? and who did you use?
I would ask them to do that for me and keep the products within my budget, because this ruins a part of the process. The whole point is they also save you the time of finding the products yourself.
@@Secretzstolen love this idea
Wow. This does seem really doable and awesome. I always thought only “wealthy” people hired organizers. Seems very accessible. Thanks for sharing!
You hired a pro to review for us. You took one for Team BFC and we thank you for it! 😘 When is the full, new kitchen reveal?!
I've been trying to get my house in shape, but it's so overwhelming. I spent over 40 hours in just the kitchen, and it's still not organized. And, I still have the rest of the house to do. Tomorrow, I'm having a professional organizer come over for a consultation.,
I hired a team (professional organizer and interior designer) that turned one of our messy rooms into a studio space for me. It's where I keep all of my shoes, handbags, purses, wigs and other hair pieces, and where I film content. It was absolutely worth it for me! They have since re-done my bathroom/makeup area and my craft room, and they are working on our garage next. The process was different for me than for you - they actually come to my house and do the work for me. But the prices haven't been that different from yours, because they know where to find low cost storage items. Absolutely worth it to hire professional organizers! They see things way differently than I ever could have.
What company did you use?
I would probably not have an organizer on a Zoom call. I would prefer they came in and saw the space in person, and they did all the measurements and picture taking. I would love to see a video of your new kitchen!
I can’t believe the timing of this because we are preparing to move into a new house. Now you make me pause and wonder if I should try this same thing.
Absolutely! I did it and she saved my sanity.
I have hired a professional organizer and I would do it again. I am very organized, however they took it to a different level. I agree with the experience above, it eliminated so much work, and the solutions were functional. It was also very simple to maintain.
I'm at the point I'm ready to hire someone to come in and organize my whole home. I wish I could afford it. I'm exhausted from work stuff and health issues, so I don't have much energy left for cleaning and organizing.
I feel you 💛 It’s really tough! Take care of you 🤟🏼
Same
Your input is SUPER helpful! Loved that you included the cost information. Also when you said that they know the sizes of compartments and containers to use, that's the value in their services. It probably saves SO much time in the long run. Your not ordering stuff from Amazon, then returning it because it's too big, small, or it turns out you don't need it at all. Awesome video!
I am a professional organizer! I'm so thrilled you had a good experience to share!
Wow! Great video. In 2018 I had started a home Oganizational Business, drawing on former Commercial/Residential skills, design skills, 65 moves, and six kids, organization became second nature to me. I was also gifted with savant like "spacial differential" abilities. My rate was $50/ hour and I would make an initial appointment first and take notes, then give an estimate, and write a contract.
It's important to know your objectives then meet them. My spine was broken in 2019 and It put an end to the fun. I have always thought of organization as a cross between an Art and a Game. But your video and the comments below are really inspiring me to pick up the mantle again. I can tell you this, my clients were thrilled when I was able to find them more space where they didn't think they had any.. And in organizing them quickly and efficiently they were happy often to find things they thought they'd lost and their overall outlook was improved. People hesitate to call on professionals sometimes not just because of money concerns, but because they fear judgement or shaming.
A Pro will never make you feel bad about your space, instead should be kind and compassionate. Things should never be forced, but rather agreed upon. And if an organizer does their job right their customer should generate residual business for them by word of mouth.
Yes! Thanks for spreading the word, especially about being nonjudgmental!
When I first started my business, I did all in person. Over the last few years, I’ve included virtual and I will tell you it’s incredible! Even my local clients are thrilled with virtual sessions! I’m so happy you found someone you love! I do intuitive Decluttering professional organizing and it’s seriously so much fun. Going on 12 years now ☺️
I would LOVE to hire a professional organizer!! I would have them START in the kitchen...I say start because I'm pretty sure I could use help through pretty much my entire home. I would also like to know what actually doing right already and it would be amazing to fix the pain points.
YOUR BATTERIES!! Sorry for shouting, but don't store your batteries in a big heap. When they are banging into each other, they will discharge and become useless. It took me awhile to realize the big packages of batteries are already laid out in a convenient little storage device keeping them all lined up like little soldiers.
I’ve never wanted to spend the money on a professional but appreciate seeing the containers used and placement of your items. Thanks for sharing! 🥰
I think the real value comes when you are either looking for hands-on help getting settled in to a new space or if things aren’t working and you just need help troubleshooting your problem areas.
Thank you for making this video!! I’m trying to launch my own home organizing business in Manhattan and went to a consultation with a client who had a big clothing rack in her studio apartment. It was sticking out into the hall, and when I suggested turning it 90 degrees, it completely opened up the space and she just hadn’t thought of it!! Having that external vision can really, really help.
Yes! So trye
Yes!!! I proposed to someone storing their toaster away since they didn't use it daily and they loved the idea!!
Kallie, do you think this process would be more beneficial during your kitchen remodel? My husband and I are currently building our forever home and I'm wondering if I should look into this service before we order cabinets so we can get the most out of our space? I feel like I'm a pretty good organizer too (especially when it comes to my kitchen), but this intrigues me. I'm really liking the idea that the organizer knows what product would fit my stuff and space. Finding the right size is the most painful part of the process IMO. I also don't have anything other than a Walmart near by so buying products is a huge pain. Thanks!
I’m a kitchen designer and I would 100% recommend having someone, whether it be an organizer or a kitchen designer, help you with the process of designing the space to best function for you. An organizer may be a less expensive option, but a good kitchen designer can help you design your cabinetry to accommodate your needs. Or you may want to use a combination of the 2.
I thought of that too. If I ever get to remodel my kitchen, I’ll do that first.
I’m jumping in…lol! Yes, hire someone before hand! We redid our kitchen and I wish I had thought to do that.
@@ginnydavenport3303 I used a designer when my townhouse was being built about 40 years ago. So helpful! Example: because I’m short, we did a couple cabinets a little differently from the standard. It has worked out very well.
My husband has been a cabinet maker for 50 years. He’s built us new kitchens in 3 houses during those years. One thing I learned a long time ago, if you can afford to buy or have made frameless cabinets, you will get 33% more useable space. The cabinets are also stronger than face frame cabinets. Last year he built our final one. This one has as many drawers as I could get in my space. I mean, lots of BIG drawers. 9 of them. And I bake quite a bit so I have a cabinet with a lift for my Kitchenaid mixer. 3 of my drawers right next to it are 42” wide and hold all my baking stuff. There are professional kitchen organizers that can help design your kitchen and then an organizer can help with organizing your stuff. We spent 4 years designing our new kitchen before we built any of it. I had lived with the existing kitchen for 14 years and knew what I wanted and needed by the time my husband began fabricating. Good luck!
I hired a professional organizer for my small business office, and it was LIFE CHANGING! Thanks for highlighting this!
I hired a professional organizer recommended by a friend to help me organize my clothes closet and armoire and dresser. We worked together virtually over several weeks and it made a huge difference and was worth it. Next I would hire someone for the kitchen.
The issue I have with transferring food products and spices to other containers is you don't have the expiration dates.
I feel exactly the same!!
A label maker will solve that.
Loved this video!! I’d say the virtual session absolutely seems worth it, the way you surrendered yourself to the process. Definitely a great value.
I have hired professional organizers on a couple of occasions to help declutter and purge things from spaces in my old home, as well as making the most of my current smaller home spaces. The price tag varied, based on the person’s experience and certifications. I’d say each encounter was truly helpful, when my goal was crystal clear. I do believe you get the value out of how much effort you’re willing to invest in leaning into the changes being presented. Horderly seems like a great service provider-and you are a gem for showing the final product!! 😊
I would love to hire a professional organizer. I need help with my garage 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ it’s the worst. lol
A tour of the space would have been the perfect ending.
I’ve always wanted to hire a personal organizer but thought it was too expensive. “I can just do it myself”, says the super busy woman as she gets overwhelmed with the task.
I hired a professional organizer for $95 an hour, with a three hour minimum. The only thing I needed her for was paperwork. It took about five hours because I had about six bankers boxes of documents going back years, and a lot of it was very emotional stuff. There’s an organization that certifies professional organizers who deal with people with hoarding problems and she not only organized my things, the way she worked trained me in organizing myself. I have had about one file drawer of paperwork at any one time and I’ve never regretted it.
I never knew that virtual organizers existed! Such a great idea especially after covid. Plus then you can use someone miles away if there isn't anyone locally. Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it! So excited for you that your new kitchen is all done!! Enjoy!! All the struggles of living through the reno were worth it! You earned this beautiful space!
Yes. Some of us provide virtual services via video conferencing as well.
I have not ever hired a professional organizer. I would hire one and I would have my kitchen organized. I would hire one for the kitchen because I have few cabinets no pantry and no drawers and I’m having a hard time figuring out a good organization system.
I have never paid a professional but in my first apartment I had an awesome neighbor who came over daily and she constantly was moving things and telling me why. She taught me how to use the envelope system for finances and when that didn’t work for me she taught me a different way that worked with my brain. A few years later and two kids later after I had moved to a house she came once a month or so and still did her thing. She was amazing at repurposing things. She moved out of state when my kids were in their early teens. Her way of explaining what and where and why was invaluable. If I had not had her I absolutely would have had to pay someone for every room in the house. My mom was super clean and the house I grew up in had an organizational system that I tried to recreate and it just didn’t work.
After watching your video I surely would. Thanks
Being a military family makes it tough. I desperately need a professional organizer every time we move (18 houses in 23 years - yes, you read that right! ) the tough part is the expense that would come with every house. I might get one house organized but the next one is a different story - different amounts AND different sizes of cabinets and shelves, drawers and closets. I've been in my current house 9 months now and my bedroom/bathroom still have boxes in them because I don't know what to do with my stuff. My craft/ sewing room has never been organized, only had an actual room a couple of times. So right now a lot of it is in the garage and jumbled in boxes so I can't find anything. I have linens (table cloths and napkins) that don't have a home and honestly after 23 years I'm tired of trying to make it work, and I'm tired of my house never being "finished" before we move to the next house.
🤔 Maybe you could come help me organize at this house a bit and then the next house after we move again. 😉 You could help me see things from a different perspective and maybe we could find some ways to make the organizing easier with each move.
So many people move around these days that surely there's a way to organize with a professional or at least someone better than myself that can help me make the multi-move organization not so overwhelming.
❤ I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you and your posts. THANK YOU for all the work you do to post these. 💕
I’d love for someone to organize my bedroom. Lord hot mess express. Lol
I hired an organizer to help me declutter and organize in the summer of 2021. I’m physically disabled so I also needed the assistance in handling the stuff and She was amazingly helpful. I hired her again this spring to come back and revisit what we’d done in one of the sessions the prior year as my needs had changed AND it was the first room we had done and I wasn’t ruthless enough when getting rid of stuff. Now the whole house is SO great. I’m enjoying the peace and relaxation of knowing where everything this because everything has a place. It was a awesome investment in myself. Totally worth it. My organizer is Serinspace in Vancouver WA.
I have never hired an organizer but I think I would. I have to wrap my head around all the clear plastic boxes. Like the one under the sink. You put three cleaning bottles in. Why not just put the bottles? I do love the look though.
I am a professional organizer! 🤣 And sometimes I still want a professional to come to my house! 😅
Your kitchen is beautiful! 💞☺️
I have been doing this for 33 years. Many of us hire our colleagues because it is hard to be objective about our own, familiar stuff!
Did I miss a kitchen reveal? And would love a walk through of all that she recommended!
OMG! I just watched this video and then took a look at my kitchen with a critical eye. I have SIX junk drawers in my kitchen. That is totally ridiculous.
If money was no option I would hire one and let them organize my whole house. I am doing some major purging at the moment.
Oooh, wow that's cool!!! I'd want to hire someone for my kitchen and pantry. Or maybe our bathroom closet. Can we have a full kitchen tour? I wanna see what was used to organize! Thank you for sharing with us!!
Never hired a professional organizer but yes would consider after watching your video! My husbands office 😱
I haven’t hired a professional organizer, but I’m definitely considering it now! I just moved into a much larger house, and I’m combining two households into one. There’s so much space in my kitchen that it’s overwhelming me. But I also feel overwhelmed by trying to think of what we should keep and what we should donate.
I remember doing this when I was a teenager. We moved into my grandmas house. The arguments about who had the nicer dinner set were epic! We ended up with 2 of many things, including 2 Christmas trees!
It's understandable, but try to think organically and naturally, there are zones in every kitchen and in time it will all make sense to you. For example when we do kitchens dinner plates drinkware salad bowls Etc are always placed as close as possible through the sink and the dishwasher, most people do that naturally. The same goes for the other zones in your kitchen, for example in your cooking Zone which would be where your stove is you would Place spices, condiments, spatulas and kitchen tools, baking trays Etc all of those things you need handy when cooking including oven mints. In your prepping a Zone which is where you prep food you would need foils Ziploc bags kitchen tools knives Tupperware Etc, if you have kids and you have the space you can make a kids zone, usually it's on the lower cabinet so the kids could be independent, we usually put their kids plates and bowls drink bottles and snacks that they are allowed to access themselves. Depending on the layout of your kitchen near the stove you would also have the pots and pans area. The appliances that do not leave on your counter are usually place this close as possible to your prep area, items that are used less often like for holidays for example, or applying shoes that you use once in a while I usually placed in the least accessible areas either in the back of deep cabinet or on upper shelves that are harder to reach. Basically the best way to do it is think accessibility, whatever you use most has to be in your Prime real estate area, whatever you use less goes up high or behind other items. Create zones based on the way you work in your kitchen. Keep likes with likes, and Corral small items in containers. Things like pasta boxes or peanut butter jars don't need a container they stand on your own, but things like pouches and other items that may fall or make a mess are better kept in containers and it doesn't have to be expensive ones. Also if you have a very deep cabinet especially for spices you would do better if they were contained so that you can pull the whole container out and pick the spices that you need versus having to move all of the spices to get what's in the back. As you start to live and use your kitchen you will find the way that works best for you but I hope this couple of tips helped. :-)
I would definitely love to hire someone to organize our garage. The garage is our storage, gym, etc. So many different categories drive me crazy when organizing. Plus after watching your video $200 doesn’t sound bad of course I’m sure the price ranges accordingly. Thanks for sharing excellent information.
I would hire someone to organize my kitchen!
Me tooooooo!!! 😆
I'm starting an organizing business. I'm so curious to read all your comments!
I also thought that she charged $1000.00. I think that $200.00 is very reasonable! This video was very helpful and I would definitely consider hiring a professional organizer!
Thanks for sharing your experience, Kallie. My husband and I hired a professional organizer to work with us on our garage, which was my husband's domain. With all the tools, kids' toys, lawn and garden stuff, etc. it was a lot! She came to our house, spent the whole day with us, and used a lot of the organizers we had but tweaked how they were used. She also gave us a list of organizers to buy and how/where to use them, and we followed her instructions. I don't remember the cost, but we felt like it was totally worth the money.
I hired an interior decorator once. I live in a small studio and wanted advice on my space. I had ideas but wanted to see what they said. We basically had the same ideas. I'm hoping others are better than she was, it wasn't helpful at all. I'm glad your kitchen is working for you! It seems worth it. Thanks for sharing. 😁💜
Wow! I never considered a professional organizer but Im considering it after watching this.
Thanks for sharing. I haven't tried a professional organizers b4 but sounds like good idea. I have an room over my garage that I want to use as a multi-functional space....etc guest room, vanity area, walk in closet....( a woman cave)
We’re giving out dated kitchen a face lift and will def need organization help. I thought hiring someone would be too expensive but maybe not so much
I have considered hiring a professional organizer for our garage. It has big stuff like sports stuff and so much little stuff like screws and bolts that it’s hard to figure out the space.
I've never hired a professional nor considered it until this video! This is extremely good info!
If someone can fit all those extra appliances in my kitchen and not my garage, heck yes I'm down!
I so appreciate your common sense, positive attitude and respectful approach. I have many challenges with clutter and it’s been rough for a number of years now. My partner and I live in a relatively small townhouse and we are grateful for being here considering how many people have been struggling in the past 15 years and nearly losing the house ourselves after the crash of 2008. About 10 years ago I did try to take control of the problems with clutter by hiring a professional organizer. She charged around $35 an hour when other people I had looked into were $60 to $150 per hour, which I didn’t feel we could afford. She turned out to be a lovely woman who had a lot of good ideas.
The problem was that I was not yet at a point where I could work efficiently with her. I would’ve had to have her with me for many hours sorting through things that I just couldn’t do alone, and that would have been a huge expense even with her reasonable rate.
She did offer us the opportunity to receive an overall plan the way your organizer did. I think at the time I may have made a mistake in thinking I needed help with the details. If I had it to do over again, I would try the plan. But I still learned from her.
My goal now is really the same: to find a gentle way to begin sorting through things that are quite hard for me to sort through. As I’m watching some of your videos, I am feeling hopeful…
Many thanks!
Doug
i had an okay experience with a progressional organizer. she helped me declutter & reset my basement --which was solely a playroom for kids (no tv). she didn't do anything i wouldn't have thought of but the extra set of hands was helpful.
i wouldn't do it again
A playroom seems a lot easier to organize than a new kitchen. $200 for a kitchen organizing map seems well worth it to me, but that’s also because a well-functioning kitchen makes life easier. For a lot of jobs, it’s just nice to have an extra set of hands to make the work go more quickly.
I have hired a professional organizer. I absolutely love the services they provided. They didn't just do it for me, but they did it with me, so that i learned and also so that i could stick with the system they set up for me. She was extremely professional and worked extremely hard. Worth the investment, absolutely. And now, unless there's a big life change ahead of me where I'll need to rearrange or make more room in my house, i don't need to keep hiring them!
I personally would not consider hiring a professional organizer (as in MY mind, I AM one😅). But seriously, I would not because I have severe OCD and I don't like people in my space touching my things. Over the years I have done a great job by merely watching videos that are online and putting into practice those tools and skills. So no thanks; I'll keep my money in my pocket...👌🏾👍🏾
I haven't but certainly would consider hiring the same one that did yours, the space is beautiful. Where did she have you get most of the organizational items?
She put a link in the description 👍
Looks fantastic. Could you give us a tour of your new renovations and a SLOW tour of the kitchen featuring how it is organized? It's so inspiring. You must be so happy.
WHERE DID YOU BUY ALL THE CONTAINERS?? Also, where are you located, state and city? Finally, about how much did you spend and what did you buy when it came to all the containers, etc? I just finished organizing tons of 4 kids, my parents and my keepsakes and seasonal decorations! I spent about $500 on containers and $325 on shelving(all rock-bottom prices)! 6-20 gallon tubs, 32-13 gallon containers, 3 heavy duty stainless steel shelves (nice industrial vibe) and some other specialized containers. Thanks so much for the information!
I would love to hire a professional organizer. My main concern is sentimental clutter, things of my Grandparents, Parents, then my husband's and my stuff. My husband is very organized, almost OCD, and neither of us function well around clutter. 75% of the clutter is mine, I moved into his house which was fully furnished and I brought all my stuff and we have integrated a lot and transformed some spaces into ours, but we still have so many unnecessary things that are sentimental value. That's the hardest. Plus I have become physically disabled (hips) and I do need the physical help. Thank you for sharing your experience and definitely give us an entire before and after kitchen tour if you can.
I would 100% hire a professional to do my kitchen. It is microscopic & a TERRIBLE design (drawer can’t open fully because a door knob, pesky corner cabinets, & tiny drawers). I feel like I just cannot see what they could envision for the space.
I don't do Instagram so I missed the question about have you ever used an organizer .....yes I HAVE - moved from a home with a three section pantry = to a home with a one section pantry ...I NEEDED help - cost me 800 plus containers - one full day (she came in ) assessed -then another whole day (about two weeks later) to fill/load all the containers (labeled by her) and organized. that she BOUGHT and I paid her back for the items she selected... YES totally worth it - we used container store/target and Walmart for containers. I would totally do it again ...she was a local independent gal who advertised on the local Facebook group ...glenda (cant wait to see your kitchen )
That's new to me. Ty for posting this. I will definitely give it a lot of consideration when my husband and I move to our own house. We are in a rental now but looking for our own. I'm a clutter bug but have the best of intentions to get organized.
After my kitchen gets done I would love to hire a professional organizer. I too feel I’m pretty good at organizing and probably get in my own way when it comes to organizing. So hiring someone might be a better solution for me. Besides they can tell me what works better for me being a senior citizen, and height challenged. It seems my cabinets are way to tall and a pain to constantly get out the step ladder.
Thank you Keli for the input. This was very helpful.
I’m moving soon so I’m now tempted to hire a prof organizer after this video 💙 Annisa
I have been working with an organizer for years and together we have accomplished a lot. I was a prolific shopper for many years but never got rid of anything so I was overflowing with stuff. I don't buy like I used to and I know where things belong and I put them away when not in use. It is wonderful to feel proud of your space and not embarrassed to have people come over. I highly recommend using an organizer if you have trouble getting motivated or just don't know where to start.
I acturally brought in a professional organizer once whan I lived in Connecticut. I didn't think she was very good maybe she didnt want to work with me. If I hired an organizer again, these would be my priorites. Kitchen, Laundry Closet, Storage Shed, Bedroom. In that order
$200 sounds very reasonable. I have contemplated have a organizer help me with my office. Now I’m going to start looking for someone!
Although I see the value in organization systems and routines, I feel like the cost of the supplies is a bit high. Most average household can't afford $800 worth of plastic just for one room. Personally I think there are more affordable options, other than The Container Store which is usually the most expensive option. Secondly that's a whole lot of plastic and the world don't need more plastic but less. This is just my opinion but I would focus on having less, making it visible and easily accessible without excessive use of plastic.
Great idea! I am going to hire someone because we have alot to organize. Please do a different video for each step you took with the organizer and a different video for each area you mentioned about it being flexible, overstock spaces, and road to grow spaces. Defining these and giving examples of these things in their own videos would be helpful. 😊
Did you look into built-in solutions? I feel like 50% of organizing is making up for poor designs. I have bought SO many organizational things over the years, I probably would've saved money if I had paid upfront for a custom kitchen cabinet design. Of course there are some things that still need to be purchased like food containers and the like, but something I love about older homes is that they have a lot of built in features like knife racks, lazy susans, pull-out utensil holders, custom inserts for pans, etc.
I haven't hired a professional organizer, but have been thinking about it. I would choose my kitchen since it has some awkward spaces that I haven't got a good solution for. I think I might do it, thanks!!!
I haven't. I wouldn't because I'm just too cheap/poor and prefer spending money on other things. I have finally learned that when things don't fit well in my space that I own too much. When I declutter, organization is easy. I'm so impressed to see how it work by having you use a professional, though. If I wasn't a mega-poor teacher and I had money then I would probably love something like this.
Now I’m thinking about hiring a professional organizer for my small walking-closet, that I share with my husband. 🙈
Never hired a professional organizer. Toyed with the idea, and would be more likely to hire someone after watching this video.
I LOVE THIS! I am now considering it, although like you I am a pretty organized person, but a fresh pair of eyes will be beneficial. Thank you
I have never hired a professional organizer. Yes, I would consider it. For my kitchen and closet’s.
I live in a Trailer. I declutter on a regular but the storage space isn't big. I would get my whole trailer organized. Just to get ideas on how to maximize my storage more efficient..