Home Downsize + Temporary Clothing Storage
Project: Comprehensive Downsizing & Remodel Prep
Situation: Contracted for a six-month, multi-phase project to prepare a family for a major home remodel. The family had not downsized in over 40 years, requiring the comprehensive decluttering, sorting, and storage of decades of possessions from the basement and first two floors of their home (clothing, shoes, books, records, technology, home goods, bathrooms and kitchen items, photographs, paperwork, items from deceased in-laws/parents). My experience on this project included both supervising team members and independently managing long-term client collaboration.
Action:
Basement Transformation: Led the complete decluttering and organization of a basement storage room and basement living oto create a dedicated, temporary holding space. This involved pulling out all existing contents, sorting, categorizing, and donating. We also designed and built shelving units for optimized storage.
Remodel Prep & Archival: Systematically packed, labeled, and archived all kept household belongings from the basement and first two floors. Every item was moved to the newly organized basement, ensuring a streamlined process for the upcoming remodel.
Clothing Downsizing: Addressed a large-scale clothing collection, sorting mountains of clothes for donation and packing. We also created a temporary, highly functional closet and hanging storage area in the basement living space.
Result: Delivered a successful and highly organized system that fully prepared the family for their home remodel. The project provided a clean, decluttered slate for construction and created a functional, easy-to-manage living space throughout the renovation period. Subcontracted project with Go To Concierge.
basement back room before = mid sort, organization and categorization (after we pulled out all items, we began re-staging items in categories in the space).
basement back room before = mid sort, organization and categorization
basement back room after = shelf installation, categorized and labelled bins, and packed household items from first two floors. The wall to the left included floor to ceiling shelves and bins. More boxes and bins were added, including clothing and shoe storage.
basement living room = "donation mountain" and sorting stations
basement living room = clothing sort and categorization
basement living room = sorting clothing
basement living room = sorting clothing
basement living room = sorting and categorization
basement living room = tech sorting and categorization
basement living room = tech sorting and categorization
basement living room = cable sorting and categorization
basement living room = paperwork sorting
basement living room = paperwork categorized into labelled bins
teamwork!
one of four master closets
one of four master closets
formal living room = I established a clothing review system for the husband by pulling items from his closets and laying them out for quick decision making
formal living room = I established a clothing review system for the husband by pulling items from his closets and laying them out for quick decision making
guest bedroom packing station
dining room packing station
beginning stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks, labelled bins for shoes, handbags, hats, and seasonal accessories
beginning stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for fall and winter jackets , labelled bins for shoes, handbags, hats, and seasonal accessories
beginning stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for jackets and dresses
mid stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for jackets, dresses, blouses and button ups.
mid stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for jackets and dresses. Labelled bins for t-shirts, athletic wear, denim and sweaters.
beginning stages of temporary basement closet
mid stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for seasonal jackets, sports sweatshirts and zip ups, suits, blazers, button ups and blouses. Labelled bins for baseball cap collection and seasonal accessories.
mid stages of temporary basement closet = clothing racks for seasonal jackets, sports sweatshirts and zip ups, suits, blazers, button ups and blouses.
final stages of temporary basement closet
final stages of temporary basement closet
final stages of temporary basement closet
fall coats and winter jackets, dress coats, blazers and suits
fall and winter jackets