Before & Afters
Eight Year Old Girl’s Room
This room went through two rounds of decluttering.
No new items were purchased for organization. We were able to use what was on hand.
The vision and intention set before beginning the project: to have dedicated space for sleeping and playing and to make the toys easy to access, but also easy to put away.
Lego and Barbies were the top priorities for the eight-year-old.
The plan/results: All toys that were not Lego or Barbie left the room. Many were donated and some were moved to another part of the house. About 1/3 of the total number of Lego were donated. Almost all Barbie items stayed.
Lego were sorted into three drawers (already owned) according to type and how they were used.
Barbies and accessories were sorted into three bins and stored next to the Barbie house.
The room was rearranged to offer a “play zone” with all of the toys in one area, as well as a “sleeping zone” and a “piano zone.”
Basement Storage Room
This storage room was decluttered in two sessions.
The vision and intention set before beginning the project: for there to be a walkway through the space, a way to access all bins and boxes, sufficient storage for camping items, out-of-season holiday decor, out-of-season clothing, keepsakes, and pantry backstock.
The plan: release unused and unwanted items while bringing a few things into this room that need to be stored.
Results: We were able to clear the center of the room to provide easy access to all items in the storage room.
We did not go through every item in every bin and box in this room (which would have taken several additional sessions), but instead sorted through items in a more general sense.
“Keep” items were limited to what could fit on the already-in-place storage shelves. Unwanted or unneeded items were donated or taken to the trash as appropriate.
To free up kitchen space, less frequently used baking items were moved from the cabinets to a shelf in this room.
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