Looking to get rid of the clutter and revamp your apartment? Whether you’re looking to declutter your living room, optimize kitchen efficiency, or create a serene bedroom retreat, this ApartmentGuide article that we are featured in offers expert advice to help you achieve a well-organized and harmonious living environment. So, whether you’re renting an apartment in New York, NY, or a townhouse in Philadelphia, PA,  join us as we delve into tips and techniques that will transform your apartment into a space that is not only tidy and efficient but also tailored to your lifestyle.

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Group items with purpose

Vernestine Featured in Washington Post article:

Vernestine Laughinghouse, the president and owner of D.C.-based Absoulute Organizing Solutions, says the most obvious way to get ordered drawers is with broad, general categories: long-sleeve shirts together, underwear and lingerie in the same drawer, T-shirts side by side.

But other, less literal groupings might work better for you. “Organizing might sound like it’s one-size-fits-all, but it’s not at all because it’s really a reflection of how you live. So the best way to organize your dresser really depends on how you move through your morning,” Copeland says. “If it works, it works.”

Maybe it makes more sense to you to put all of the pieces of a particular workout set together, for example. Or if you always wear this shirt with those pants, […]

Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: 33 Organizing Tips to Maintain a Tidy Home.

If your home is cluttered and chaotic, it can be hard to relax and spend time with your family and friends. However, by taking a few simple steps to organize your home, you can turn it into a peaceful oasis.

While getting started is often one of the hardest parts, maintaining your tidy home can be just as tricky. That’s why we’ve reached out to the top organizers from across the country for their best advice. Whether you live in an apartment in Boston, MA, or a house in New Haven, CT, use these tips to create a peaceful home.

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Selling This Summer? Find Out 11 Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Home

Selling your home can be an exciting change in your life. But it may also bring stress as you navigate packing up your belongings, staging your home to sell, and timing your move to your next home. To help make the transition to a new home that much easier, take the steps to declutter and organize your home as you prepare your house for sale this summer.

To help you get started, we’ve asked the professionals for their best tips for decluttering your home to make selling and moving out a breeze. So whether you’re moving into a condo in Atlanta, GA, or relocating to Toronto, CA, these 10 decluttering tips will help you prepare your home for sale this summer.

Follow these […]

Washington Post Article: 03-22-2021

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Sort, toss and donate

Before attempting to organize your food, go through everything in the pantry and toss out expired products, said Vernestine Laughinghouse, founder of Absoulute Organizing Solutions in the District. After that, think about what foods and supplies you’ll really eat and use. Keep those things and donate or compost the rest, she said. Research your local food donation and compost options; when Kacy Paide, founder of the Inspired Office firm in Silver Spring, reorganized her own pantry, she learned that her neighbors had helped establish a community composting initiative in her condominium complex. Local grocery stores and farmers markets often have composting stations, too.

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A lot of people misunderstand what it means to be organized, so I thought that I would write about what it means to me.

WHAT DOES BEING ORGANIZED MEAN?
Never straighten-up again!

Many people misconstrue what being organized means … in fact, most people think of it as part of the “straightening up” process.

From our perspective, being organized means much more than just making things appear to be organized once in a while. It means having a system in place so that you never need to “straighten up.”

A well-thought-out system means that every piece of paper and every item on your desk, in your drawers, and in all of your living and working spaces has an assigned home. If you apply your organizing system to your everyday routine, then you will find that […]

Now that you know what organizing means, let me tell you why organizing ain’t cleaning.

It’s that time of the year when we think about organizing and cleaning, refreshing and reviving.

Many of my clients think that organizing and cleaning are the same and that we’re going to clean their space. Your space will look much cleaner when we’re done, but that is because it is organized and there is a home for everything. This list will show some of the differences between organizing and cleaning.

ORGANIZING

• De-clutter
• Decide what to keep, donate/recycle or toss
• Create systems, processes and order
• Create a sensible home for items either where they are going to be used or can be easily located
• Store like or similar items together
• May involve mopping, scrubbing, sweeping, dusting, etc. when […]