How do you decide what to pack and what to part with? How can you use the things you have so that they function well and look right?Downsizing Your Home with Style answers these questions and more. Learn how to:
Too overwhelmed with stuff? Don’t have the energy to sort through everything? Moving day approaching? Feeling overwhelmed? All these decisions can be stressful, but we can help! At Allies in Downsizing, we specialize in organization, planning, downsizing & moving, allowing you to focus on you...
My parents needed to move out of their single family home of 40 years and we needed someone to help with all of the stuff they had accumulated. Rita and her team were great. The online auction went very well and the house was empty and clean when they were done. I only wish I had...
The main aspect of decluttering and downsizing is purging your home of the things that you don’t need without getting rid of the things you do need. We are here to help with the physical and emotional aspect as we all know letting go of our stuff is like letting go of memories. re...
Downsizing a house full of antiques along with everything else is a bit more complicated than a home with "general stuff" in it. While our primary focus in the business is on Chinese antiques collections, the basic rules for handling all antiques smartly are similar. ...
So where do you start when you’ve got a house full of memories and stuff to sort through? We’ve got a guide that can get you started. 1. Start Early (the Earlier, the Better) You’ll hear all kinds of estimates about how much time you should devote to downsizing before you move...
Now, don’t get me wrong, this is a difficult thing to do which is why I’m also going to share with you how to come up with unique storage so you can keep more of the items that mean a lot to you. But for the stuff that you just really don’t need, pass it on to someone...
Having a smaller home might not be all sunshine and rainbows, especially if you live with a partner, or a pet or you have a lot of things you couldn’t quite give away. Once you know exactly how much space you have and how much stuff you need to put into it, you must get organiz...
Like Curtis, Cropper said the hardest part of decluttering and downsizing was figuring out what to do with “the stuff that’s sentimental but of no value to anyone else”. “I had a lot of things from my mum and dad and my grandparents that I’d kept over the years. And ...
Step 4: What will I do with all my stuff? If you decide to move into a smaller property, you’ll have to start parting with lots of the furniture, artwork, and various tchotchkes (it's Yiddish—look it up) you’ve accumulated over several decades. While the prospect of doing this ca...