My apartment is a mess! Are there any companies that will send someone out to help me get it organized?
Question:My family and I just moved from a rather large apartment in Germany into a normal sized 3 bedroom 2 level apartment in Denver. I'm looking for some assistance getting everything in its place - Once that's done, its all a matter of upkeep.
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Yes there are plenty of organization companies out there and also merry maids and relocation specialist to help you just look oline or in the phone book.
Call one of those tv shows and have them come do it for you...
Yes there are companies that will come and help you clean your apartment. Look in the phone book.
There are several professional organizers in Denver.
Check your Yellow Pages
Let Patty Do It got excellent reviews.
You might contact some local real estate agents or inquire with some decorating companies listed in the phone book.
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There are tons of maid services that can help you. Also, if you want to try to do it yourself, there's some great tips on Apartments.com, here's one article they have on their Apartment Living site:
Getting organized in a small space can be a challenge. Apartments have no attics or basements to use for storage. You must use every available space to help store things and organize your things.
There is extra space available but most people just don’t think of it as useable space. You just have to look at your apartment in a different way. Lots of things can be stored under the bed, like out of season clothing or extra linens. It’s a great storage space but just remember that it’s meant to be used for things that are not needed on a regular basis. You can get cardboard boxes that fit under a bed or rolling plastic containers.
The top of a closet is also a great place for things that are not used on a regular basis. Usually it is one big space and if you try to put things up there they fall or can’t be reached without everything tumbling down when you try to get something out. Get plastic or other snap together or easy to put together shelving for the top of your closet. You may be able to make two or three levels of shelving where you can store extra bedding, out of season clothing or anything else you don’t use regularly. Get the same kind of shelving for the bottom of your closet and you can use it for shoes or other small items. You’ll get stuff off the floor and have an extra shelf space or two.
Make extra space in closets by moving one hanging rod up and putting in another rod below it. Hang shirts and other items in two rows.
For kitchen cupboards, get roll out baskets that can be attached to shelves. When you can pull out a basket it’s much easier to find things and things don’t get lost in the back as they would otherwise. You’ll have the same amount of storage space but you’ll be able to use it so much more efficiently that it will seem like you have much more.
There are many other types of storage items. Pot lids can be stored in a rack that fits on the back of a cabinet door. The same goes for boxes of wax paper and other types of wrap. Also, try putting a spice rack on the back of a cabinet door.
In the kitchen, you can put small drawers under cabinets.
You can get various kinds of dividers and organizers for drawers that help you to store things more easily. Those for kitchen drawers will often provide dividers to allow you to create two levels of storage inside the drawer. Those for dressers help you better organize socks and underwear. Just by being more organized, you actually make more space.
Also think about using furniture in different ways then it is meant to be used. An armoire can be used to store all kinds of kitchen items. Take out the pole for hanging clothes and put in shelves and maybe some simple drawers and it’s a terrific storage piece and one that you can easily take with you. You can also have it customized to fit odd shaped things or specialty cookware. For instance, if you have a lot of cookie sheets or muffin tins, you can store them vertically instead of horizontally by making a space for them with a simple partition. By doing this, you can pull out the one you want without disturbing the others. Something you can’t do when things are piled up.
Elaine Bloom is a professional organizer who believes in practical, realistic solutions to the problems of too much stuff and too much paper. Ideas and information are available at her website www.organizeit.com .
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