Best Practices for Putting Together Furniture
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Best Practices for Putting Together Furniture

Whether you’re moving, experiencing a major life change, or are ready for something fresh in your space, purchasing new furniture can be stressful. These days there is an enormous volume of budget and style-friend furniture available from a variety of vendors, but they come with an additional cost: you often have to do the assembly yourself. Items from IKEA, Amazon, Wayfair, and other low cost merchandisers require time and patience to properly assemble, but there are ways to do it right!

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7 Things I’ve Learned After Becoming a Professional Organizer
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7 Things I’ve Learned After Becoming a Professional Organizer

If we haven’t met or you don’t know my story, I found The Little Details and Stasia like a lot of us do, passing by our studio on Mass Ave! I quickly went online (on my phone before I even made it home from my morning walk) and was intrigued. Considering I won “most organized” as my yearbook superlative, you could imagine my excitement when I found TLD around the corner from my apartment. After a few interviews and trial runs with the team, here we are today! I’m sharing 7 things I’ve learned since my professional organizing journey began.

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Spring Organizing Checklist
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Spring Organizing Checklist

Has the spring-cleaning bug taken over yet? Our team loves any excuse to get in the organizing spirit, and the start of spring tends to be our busiest time of year! If you’re looking for any inspiration to get started, look no further. We created a handy checklist with some tips to start getting organized for spring.

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5 Tips to Downsize with Ease

5 Tips to Downsize with Ease

The spring is here which means the housing market is about to heat up! Whether you’re in the process of downsizing or are planning on downsizing in the next 5 years, downsizing is an overwhelming process. Oftentimes it’s an accumulation of many years worth of items and memories. Read along to see our top tips for a smooth transition into your next home.

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How to Organize Your Basement
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How to Organize Your Basement

“Looking for a fun weekend project? Let’s organize the basement!” Says no one, ever. It can be daunting to organize such a large space with multiple purposes, and it generally becomes a catch-all in most homes. In today’s post, we’ll share a few resources and tips we like to use for basement organizing. We’ve seen A LOT of basements throughout the years, and our first note is that yours is probably not as bad as you think!

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Grocery Shop Like a Professional Organizer
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Grocery Shop Like a Professional Organizer

Not much makes me happier than strolling into Trader Joe’s at 8am on a Sunday morning. There’s plenty of parking, clear aisles, and every piece of produce and canned good is lined up in its just right position. If you can relate to this happy feeling, read on! Today I’m sharing how I like to grocery shop as a professional organizer. 

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Get Organized and Stay Organized in 2022
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Get Organized and Stay Organized in 2022

Happy New Year! January has come around once again and whether you love or hate resolutions, we think everyone could use some organizational help after the busy holiday season. Step one is getting organized, but how do you stay organized after you’ve drifted away from the “new year new you?” If you need some inspiration for getting organized this January, check out our blog post here for some ideas. When you’ve got your systems in place, here are our top tips for keeping up with them.

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Prepping for the Holidays
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Prepping for the Holidays

The holiday season is here and with 2020 behind us, luckily things are feeling a bit more normal with travel, guests, and gatherings. While we’re all eager to welcome back friends and families into our homes, I’m sure we’re not as excited about adding that holiday stress back in! Keep reading for some tips on how to prepare for the holidays to keep you at ease.

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How To Store Your Purses
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How To Store Your Purses

If you’ve been following along, you know we love to talk about closet organization. You know we design custom spaces to fit our clients’ needs and prefer slim-line hangers to save space, but purses can often be an afterthought. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite ways and products to store purses so they aren’t getting bunched up or damaged in a corner of your closet. Whether you like them on display or neatly stored away, it’s important to store them properly to preserve their life. 

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5 Occasions You Should Hire a Professional Organizer

5 Occasions You Should Hire a Professional Organizer

Thinking about hiring a professional organizer but not sure if it’s the right time? Here are 5 times we deem it absolutely necessary to call in some support. Professional organizers can immediately help relieve stress whether you’re in a major life transition, moving, or just too busy to do it yourself.

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