Our home organizing approach is guided by the KonMari Method™ – a holistic, sustainable decluttering and organizing approach that is designed to prevent people from relapsing. We believe (and know) that having a home in which you are only surrounded by items you love can be life-changing. That said, we support you in getting your living space in order once and for all.

Think of us as a PERSONAL TRAINER that guides you through the process of decluttering and organizing your home. We provide support, assistance and encouragement throughout your journey. For example, we give emotional support when it comes to items that you’re struggling with letting go of. We ask the right questions that make you think about your possessions in a new way and with your ultimate vision in mind how you want your ideal living space to look like. Also, we show you how you can use your space more efficiently, recommend suitable storage solutions and much more.

Ultimately, our goal is to empower and enable you to live a life free of clutter where you can spend time on the things you truly care about.

The KonMari Method™ is a sustainable approach that has the potential to change your life. Thoroughly applied, it is highly effective in the sense that you will not return to a cluttered and disorganized home ever again. This can lead to positive changes in many other areas of your life as you adopt a different mindset with which you’re striving to surround yourself solely with items, experiences and people that uplift you.

Organizing with us should be a once-in-a-lifetime-experience (over the course of an individual time span with a certain amount of sessions). We work with you one-on-one during the sessions and enable you to make decluttering decisions that are best for you and your lifestyle.

Additionally, we teach you how to keep your space organized and give tips on productivity, time management and more as it applies to your circumstances. We truly care about each and every one of our clients and want them to have the best experience throughout their journey.

Also check out our blog post Differences Between KonMari Consultants and Regular Professional Organizers.

First, we will have a complimentary phone consultation in which we listen to your needs. We explain our approach and we together decide if we’re the right fit. Then, we’ll send you a short online survey to capture some essential information.

At our first session, we will tour your space and have a conversation in which we identify your goals and vision of your ideal home. This is an important part as your unique vision will guide us along your tidying journey. After that, we start with decluttering and organizing your items that belong to the first category clothing.

To make our session as efficient as possible, please have the following items on hand:

• Large, black garbage bags
• Recycling bags (if this is something you use in your house/building)
• 5 or more large-size boxes for sorting
• As many shoeboxes (or similar boxes) as you can find

Also, please make sure to have all (or at least most) of your laundry done so that we can assess all your clothing in our first session.

You don’t have to worry about the details too much as you’ll get a better understanding of the process during our first conversation and as we progress through our sessions. But since you asked, here are some details you might be interested in knowing:

• We might not finish clothing in our first session. This depends on how many items we will go through, speed of joy check etc. Thus, it would be great if you could start thinking about a good location in your home where we can start our sorting and potentially leave unfinished items until the next lesson so that it doesn’t interfere with your day-to-day life.
• Our service does not include removing donation items from your home. However, we can provide resources where items can be donated to or help with scheduling a donation pick-up or hiring a driver who can pick up and drop off the donations for you (additional fees might apply).
• All storage is temporary until we’re completely finished with your home.
• Since we tidy by category and not by location, things can look messy at times. Don’t get discouraged and trust the process; it will be worth it and everything will have its proper home if you stay the course.
• We recommend that you are on the lookout for suitable boxes/containers in your home at all times. Setting them aside will give us a good idea of how to organize and store your items after the decluttering part.

It depends. How many sessions you need to complete your entire home is up to many different factors. Those include home size, amount of belongings, speed of joy check, how much homework you can and want to take on as well as the effort you put into completing your homework.

Before our first session, we’re unable to give estimations on time frame or number of sessions. After our first session, we will have a better idea about your project and can provide a preliminary estimate.

The KonMari Method™ focuses on decluttering before organizing. When it comes to the latter, we will organize your belongings by using storage space and organizational items you already have in your home. That way, you don’t end up spending money on unnecessary storage solutions.

In our experience, many clients already have the right amount of storage space and items available to store all the items they decide to keep. However, if you want to upgrade your storage items after we’re finished tidying, we’re always happy to provide suggestions for products that are suitable for your space and circumstances. If you’re choosing the Premium Plus package, all required product sourcing and creation of shopping lists is included in our service.

It IS for you, If

• You’ve been looking to applying the KonMari Method™ to your home but just can’t do it alone for whatever reason.
• You need guidance in decluttering and organizing your home.
• You’re looking to declutter and organize your space once and for all.

It is NOT for you, If

• You’re looking for someone that cleans your home.
• You don’t want to be involved in the process of decluttering and organizing and are looking to hire someone who does it all FOR you.

Check out my blog post “8 Benefits of Decluttering and Organizing Your Home and the podcast episode “The True Cost of Clutter.”

In-home consulting is offered to clients in New York City and surrounding areas (send us a message if you want to know if we can travel to you). Virtual consulting is offered worldwide.

We don’t charge travel fees as long as your home can be reached via MTA and/or travel time one-way doesn’t exceed 1 hour. Please send us a message if you want to know more or if you’re not sure if fees apply in your case.

If you book a service through our booking page, travel fees are not considered. However, if we find out after booking that travel fees would apply in your case, we will contact you before your first session to let you know and arrange for additional payment.

You’re responsible to notify us 48 hours in advance of a scheduled session. Notification between 48 and 24 hours will result in a $250 cancellation fee. Cancellation made after 24 hours before the session will result in a $500 cancellation fee.