It happens with some regularity that clients confess that prior to their hiring me, their sister/mom/spouse tried to convince them that they didn't need to. "You can do that on your own!" They were told. "But you're already so organized!" People said. "You're always getting rid of stuff, how can you need help doing that more?!" Maybe the statements caused a delay in their contacting me, but eventually, ultimately, thankfully, my clients are ones that ...

This Toronto apartment stopped me dead in my scroll. Even without knowing its square footage, the space is an impressive display of design by Stacey Cohen. Knowing that it's all contained in 550 square feet? That lends an entirely new perspective to the place, and makes Ms. Stacey Cohen into a magician, whose main-stage act is creating the Mary Poppins bag of apartments. There are so many small space rules that experts love to spout: ...

We're coming up on my favorite month, and before you ask, no, it isn't merely because my birthday is in April. April also just happens to be the time that earth is most alive with hope and optimism and new buds and the sounds of birds chirping and people skipping in the streets and-- But let's not get ahead of ourselves. March deserves a round of applause, or at least a round-up of the items ...

    If I had a nickel for every time a client has claimed that they can't get rid of numerous items they've already professed not to truly love because, if they did, they'd be left with too few alternatives, I'd have enough nickels to buy us all one-way flights to Rome, transport us to the Trevi fountain, and then supply the nickels for everyone to toss into the fountain. Plainly stated: somewhere along the ...

Happy Spring (officially)! My favorite season has arrived in Seattle. The bulbs I planted in the fall have grown lush, healthy leaves, and any day now, I'm sure, some variety of flowers will appear. (What variety I can't say, seeing as how I can't remember for the life of me what, exactly, I stuck in the ground. We'll all be surprised!) And sure, some parts of the country (I'm looking East) are still bundling up ...