See the difference between full cupboards and belongings you can find and enjoy. I empty and categorise everything first; you decide what to let go of. Then I organise what stays using storage that fits, so keeping it tidy is easier.
“6 months down the line I am still able to keep the area clutter free as everything has its own place!”
– Fiona, Ascot
Wardrobes & dressing rooms
Get dressed in minutes
Before
After
Virginia Water: walk-in dressing room: clothes off the floor, hung by colour.
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After
Virginia Water: the shoe shelves and rails cleared, with bags put away and shoes lined up.
Kitchens, pantries & utilities
Find it first time
Before
After
Ascot: kitchen shelves grouped into baskets, worktop clear.
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After
Ascot: utility cupboard emptied, edited and closed.
Bedrooms & boot rooms
Floors back, mornings calmer
Before
After
Ascot: a teenager’s bedroom with space to enjoy again.
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After
Ascot: the bedroom with the archway, before and after organising.
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After
Ascot: boot room: coats hung, shoes racked, bags in baskets.
During organising
After
Ascot: a family playroom during organising and after, with toys in baskets within reach.
Living rooms
Space to enjoy your home again
Before
After
Ascot: the same living room before and after decluttering and organising, with me on the sofa afterwards.
Garages & lofts
The “we’ll deal with it later” rooms
Before
After
Ascot: single garage cleared and stacked along one wall.
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After
Virginia Water: double garage: bikes and kit lined up, floor clear.
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After
Same corner, before and after: everything out and grouped, then shelved so the floor is clear again.
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After
The walkway to the door into the house, cleared and easy to keep clear.
“My garage is now one of my favourite places to be - I know where everything is thanks to Ruth!!”
– Melanie, Sunningdale
Details
Small systems that last
Labelled drawers, so everyone puts things back.
Tags written before the boxes are filled.
Pantry staples decanted and lined up.
A turntable makes the back of the cupboard reachable.