[AUTOSAVED] A Little Professional Organization Goes A Long Way To Simplifying Your Move

The number one recommendation of a staging consultation is usually DE-CLUTTER. A very daunting task for some clients. From a staging point of view the purpose of de-cluttering is to avoid destracting a buyer from your homes desirable selling features with an excess of your personal treasures (or junk) on display.

With the intention of being able to better serve my real-estate clients with the de-cluttering aspect of staging I have taken additional training as a professional organizer (PO). As my own home is on the MLS market I had already depersonalized the house and packed things away. I took my de-cluttering in prepation for selling a step further than just packing it all up and stashing it out of sight though. I added the purgeing stage.

Getting ready to sell your home is a great time to get organized! Often we are moving beacause of a change in lifestyle or because we are entering a new stage or phase in our lives. Perhaps you are thinking of redecorating when you move. All of this will make many of our current possessions obsolete in our new home, so why take it all with us. This is especially true if we are downsizing. Downsizing requires a specialized approach to the purging and packing process. Even more so when working with seniors.

By enlisting the help of a professional organizer you can streamline your belongings ahead of time, this will save you time and money in the packing and moving process and make unpacking and getting settled in your new home much faster and simpler.

A professional organizer can help you to find enviromentally responsible ways to dispose of unwanted items. Some of the recomendations can even make you money. Perhaps you will want to organize a garage sale, take selected items to a consignment shop, list for sale on Ebay or even have items appraised by an antique dealer or Auctioneer. A professional organizer can provide you with direction or assistance in managing your proect as they will be familiar with many local resourses.

Well, you sold your house (quickly and for top dollar thanks to staging) and the moving truck just droped your last box and drove off. Your first thought is probably something like “Home sweet home!” As you look around at all the boxes piled high, your second thought is more likely along the lines of “Where do we start?”. A professional organizer can help you to designate areas of your new home to accomadate all the activities you envision your family enjoying there. An organizer can give you systems and strategies to give everything in your home its own spot, help design a kitchen layout that is customized to your families needs, your closets can be functional right from the start… Your family and home will run more efficiently and with reduced stress levels.

A certified professional staging consultant (CSP) can help you with a colour consultation, personal shopping, furniture arrangements and the placement of artwork and accessories to create pleasing focal points and highlight the special features that attracted you to your new home. This is “Staging for living”, as we call in in the industry.

A certified staging consultant who also has a professional organizers designation can take getting settled in to your new home one step further. A CSP, PO can assist you with your move from beginning to end if you desire. I have found that with the hectic pace of life today, many clients enjoy the aspect of one-stop shopping when ever it is available to them.

When using www.canadianstagngprofessionals.com “find a stager” feature to locate a CSP(TM) who services your area be sure to check the CSP(TM) profile to see what services they offer in addition to staging for re-sale.

Please visit my site for more information about the services I offer and the consultation process. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation for either staging services or professional organizing services email me at karen@lifestyledinteriors.ca.

Thanks for reading.
Karen Salzsauler
LifeStyled Interiors

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