You may be saying to yourself, “I see the value, but why is it so expensive?” ​

There is a good answer to this and I’ll break it down a bit for you by explaining two things: Product and Labor.​

Labor – To put it simply, there isn’t a quick way to pull, categorize, organize, and style hundreds of things.  I've added a table below which is an estimate for what we generally see in a client’s closet.  Is it surprising that there are 40-50 categories and about 600 items? How many items do you think you have in your closet?​

Pull and Categorize-This first phase can go pretty quickly, so let’s say 10 seconds for us to handle each item.  So accounting for around 600 items, that’s about 200 minutes - so, over 3 hours just to pull and sort!  We then determine which categories make the most sense for your items.  Should we combine certain categories based on how you utilize them? Are any categories eliminated after you determine what all stays and leaves the closet?  This part of the process blurs into the organizing phase.  ​

Organizing-This is the phase that takes considerably longer because this is when all of the strategy and implementation for your items happens.  Switching out all hangers so they are uniform, the folding of items, space planning for the different categories in your closet, loading shoes on racks, binning small or seasonal items, building any elements or products to organize with, and labeling all of the drawers, shelves, bins and closet rod dividers to set all the systems in place so you can easily maintain them.  Let’s say 30 seconds conservatively for each item.  That’s 10 more hours!  ​As I hope the math shows, this isn’t 13 hours of “fair effort”, this is 13 hours of busting our butts…happily. Since we don't have an emotional attachment to any of the items, we're able to fly through it without any bias.  But if YOU do it yourself and go even half as quickly, or get sentimental and spend extra time reminiscing over a lot of your items, it’s easy to see how this could easily become 30-40+ hours for you alone.  This is why many people who have aspirations of doing it themselves start - then stop out of fatigue and/or frustration and never start again…or just never start. ​

There is another huge value proposition for our expertise as professional organizers. We can not only get it done faster and more strategically, but we have the ability to envision your space as something completely different than what it starts as because we can pretty quickly see where there are opportunities to create additional storage and even remove unnecessary elements that aren’t utilizing the space in the best way possible. ​When you have looked at the same closet laid out in the same way for years and years, it makes it very difficult to envision it any other way and you hit a wall on how to make it ‘work’ with all of your items. We are pros and we can reinvent the layout of any space. It will not only look amazing, but will function based on your utilization of each category.  We will discuss your wants and needs during our initial consultation, come up with a plan, and execute that plan so that you finally get what works for YOU. ​

Styling-This is one of my favorite parts of the process. We love creating perfectly organized spaces, but why not take it a step further and make it look stunning at the same time! We want you to fall in love with every space of your home, so this final part of the process creates the ‘wow’ factor in your final results. If you have a favorite pair of heels or beautiful purse or clutch you are proud of, we want to showcase it so you can enjoy seeing it every day. We have a lot of smart tricks up our sleeves to accomplish a beautifully styled space.  So, how would you feel if you felt like you were walking into a chic boutique to put together a strong outfit every single time you walk into your closet?  It’s a pretty great thought, right? ​Here is a spreadsheet for you to make your own estimates on quantities of items you have. 

Closet item estimate.xlsx

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​Now for Product.  ​Labor is necessary to do the job because it dictates which products are necessary.  Product is CRUCIAL in creating and maintaining any system.  Some clients tell me they don’t want to spend much on product because of their budget.  I advise them that if money is the issue, it’s far more valuable to wait a month or two so that they can save up for the additional budget. We want to provide 100% satisfaction and it is more important to us that our services maintain their functionality for a long time into the future than it is to get it done before you have the adequate budget available for the right products – only to have it fall apart quickly.  We want our clients to be as happy as possible with our work and we know from years of experience, there is a HUGE decrease in the sustainability of your space without the necessary products. We never want this to be the experience for any of our clients for what works out to be only about 10% of the total job cost.

​**Given that, we never upcharge for product.  We don’t ever want a client to wonder whether we have selfish intentions by suggesting the purchase of a product or products.**​

Functional product we’re insistent upon, but then there are quality and style differences that can make the cost vary widely.  Let's say that we recommend the purchase of bins and there are $5, $20, and $100 bins. We want to be able to tell you that we don't recommend the $5 bins because they aren't good without you wondering if we're trying to make more money off of them.  In addition, if you want the hundred dollar bins, we don't want you talking yourself out of it because we'd end up making hundreds of more dollars with no real difference in services provided.  Finally, since we purchase bins all of the time, we know what's out there.  Clients will tell us "oh yeah, I went ahead and bought these from place X,"  Almost every time we know that there are similar or better items for a lower cost.  So, we're actually trying to save you money.  While we'd love to simply make more money because you spent more money, we've decided that your trust in our recommendations is more valuable to us because we hope it means that we're able to provide the highest level of satisfaction.  ​And you'll hire us again, haha!

As a consumer of home services myself, I get so frustrated when I’m being upsold on something where I don’t know if I actually need it, but the "expert" is telling me that I need it. But I KNOW they’re making money off of selling it to me.  So, we will never put our clients in that situation.  When we recommend a product, it’s because we think it will create the best and most sustainable system for the client.  If you want to buy more inexpensive products, great.  If you want to buy expensive products, great.  We only want you to be happy not only on the day we leave, but long after.​

The reason I absolutely LOVE my job is because I’m not a ‘naturally organized’ person.  That might sound weird, but because of that I know a couple things. 

1. I KNOW the value of being organized to a naturally disorganized person. 

2. You get the creativity of a disorganized artsy person with the know how of an OCD person.  It took me a long time to be able to see spaces with the eye that I have now.  I have had many projects where I’m essentially ‘fixing’ or improving upon the organization a client has enlisted from someone not as experienced.  

There’s a reason you’re here right now and not staring at your beautifully organized closet.  I think given enough time, people will get frustrated enough to take action, but what’s more valuable to you: years of frustration escalating to some tipping point which finally makes you do it without all of the product knowledge, vision, and tricks we use everyday OR you call us and make the decision to invest in your own happiness and it’s done in a day or two? We genuinely hope you choose the latter and do something wonderful for yourself.​

Organizing is like everything else in the world, and yes, there are many other organizers out there.  They all have a varying range of results and work ethic. We truly believe we are the best choice out there because we have the talent, knowledge, experience, creativity, and we work so incredibly hard for every single project, regardless of how big or small it is. You can obviously choose other organizers and I’m not saying we’re the only good ones that exist.  But what I can tell you is that nearly everyone that has hired us has said that we exceeded expectations.  We’re going to work hard, do a great job, and provide you with results that you will LOVE!​

So, click the box below and let’s talk or text.  I can’t wait to meet you!