![]() ![]() I wanted to illustrate to her that her closet was being used as storage and not as functional space. I purposely didn’t include these items in the original sort. The clothing she wears was in the laundry hampers, in the laundry room, and on the chair in her bedroom. We had only conquered the clothing that she NEVER wears. She was excited to be done but I had to remind her that we weren’t done. We spent 5 hours sorting, making decisions, laughing, and purging. My job during the closet session was to help her realize that YES her needs have changed (sizes, lifestyle, fashion style) and that that wasn’t a bad thing. You can only imagine how her wardrobe needs had changed. Paige over the past 8 years had raised toddlers into tweens, had more babies, and had transitioned into being a stay at home mom from a busy executive. Floor to ceiling shelving, tons of hanging space, built in drawers, cubbies for shoes, even an island with a granite counter top for folding. She hadn’t purged her closet since she moved into her home 8 years prior. Over the summer I had a closet session with a client named Paige. ![]() The break down of most closets is 20% worn and 80% not worn (either doesn’t fit, it’s damaged or needs to be cleaned, not in style, sentimental). It’s a balance of being tough while being empathetic. If you’ve ever worked with me you know I can be quite witty during these sessions. We purge, try on, purge, discuss, take a break, and purge some more. I bring out sections of like items at a time. I bring in rolling racks for each closet project to help bring clothing out of context so my clients can get a fresh look at what they really have. I love this bright and but realistic closet from Organized Living… Organizing a closet for a client is an opportunity to help them break down those emotional connections to items they no longer love or use. There is so much more behind each pretty closet photo that I post on Instagram than matching velvet hangers and perfectly folded stacks. I encourage you to be inspired to identify what makes you happy, create goals of how you want to live, purge what you can live without and add what brings you joy. #Detective byomkesh bakshy kitabi series#This series is called Live with what you LOVE. I work with clients everyday on the art of letting go but I also give them the push to dive in and add items that bring them joy. Love is in the air this February and I have a new organizing blog series to go along. ![]()
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