11/02/2025
We help clients manage all the stuff while remodeling their home!
While certainly looking forward to the planned improvements, most people are overwhelmed during the remodel process and unsure about how and when to fit in the purging and reorganization of belongings.
Here's the ideal sequence of events:
1. Consult with a professional organizer who can provide expert recommendations for your specific household needs BEFORE renovation plans are drafted. This is such a valuable way to make sure the final result will support functionality and storage needs. Tidy Evolution offers this service!
2. Begin reviewing and purging items in all affected renovation areas with PLENTY of advance time (weeks or months). I often get the following type of inquiry: "Next week we'll be moving out for a temporary 6 month period while our house is remodeled. I need to downsize everything and have the house empty by then." Don't let this be you!!
3. Once renovation is complete, take the time to plan out in DETAIL where all of your kept items will live. Before moving anything back into the remodeled areas or home, assign each area, cabinet, or shelf a category to be stored there. My favorite strategy is to label one Post-It note with each category (plates, mugs, silverware, etc) and then attach and rearrange notes to locations as needed.
Here's to happy and successful renovations ✨
