Plan for decluttering a space without clearing it first - By Mark Reed
Step one – Throw away obvious trash
Go through the space with an eye for things that can be thrown out immediately. Do not get tied up with things that may be thrown out. Just take out all of the "no-brainers," so to speak.
Do not let this trash stay around or in view. If there is enough trash, coordinate a bulk pick up with the city. If not, put it in bags or wrap it up in a tarp or sheet for trash day. Until trash day, resist the temptation to pull things out of the trash pile.
Step two – Clear away a wall and walkway
Clear away one long wall and a central walkway through the space, even if you have to stack some things higher to do it. If possible, keep furniture and larger items stacked together on the perimeter of the piles. Leave a clear space near the room’s entrance for a sorting table, but do not set up the table until "Step 7."
Step three – Pull items out by "department"
Imagine the space is a new retail store, and that you have been hired to set the store up for opening day. What items would you put with each other? You are going to pull out and group items into departments along the cleared wall.
Start by pulling out everything you can from the department with the largest items (i.e., appliances, furniture). Stack the items in a very condensed way by the cleared wall to conserve the space you have claimed. When all of the furniture is handled, choose another department, working from departments with larger things to departments with the smaller things. Place the smaller things into boxes within their department. Put a sign up over each department, so you (or anyone working on the project) can immediately see how items are sorted.
posted by StagedHomes.com at
4:44 PM
5 Comments:
Mark Reed--Aha! A real person on this blog! Yeah! How exactly did you post to the blog. I still haven't figured it out yet.
Nice blog!
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Deborah Broughton, We Stage Homes.Com, Inc., at 8:13 PM
Deborah with the current blog you can reply to topics already created but can not create your own.
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Felicia Vierra (SHC tech support), at 8:48 PM
Thank you Felicia.
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Deborah Broughton, We Stage Homes.Com, Inc., at 5:23 AM
Well put together and WOW you must get some heavy stuff.
Looks like the blog format still needs tweaking if we are all invited, I would have suggested wordpress ~ but hey what do I know?
Fortunately dealing with Pinehurst, NC Homes I don't get into that much disorganization and clutter - but I guess I know it is coming.
I too don't see a readily available way to create a blog, just respond - and a tiny window for that as well.
Don Price ~MrPinehurst
Advanced Real Estate Services & Staing
Web Site:http://www.PinehurstListings.com
mailto:PinehurstHomes@gmail.com
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Don, at 5:10 PM
Dear Mark,
I totally appreciate your putting the time into writing this. I am going to print it out and use it as my bible in de-cluttering.
I now that this is your forte, so I have total faith in you and your information. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
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modern nest, at 5:24 PM
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