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Feb 10, 2012, 3:57 pm
Out of the Closet Thrift Stores may be the most famous thrift "chain" store in the World. Not only are their ads pushing items donations super sexy, they even have a Hall of Fame page on their website (celebrities who have donated their unused wares to their cause).
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Jan 9, 2012, 1:29 pm
Professional Stylist Brad Goreski and his partner of ten years, sitcom writer Gary Janetti are much like any couple.
They met 10 years ago in Greece and became inseparable ever since. They live in a beautiful Hollywood Hills home with their two dogs Penelope and J... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 6:44 pm
There is an interesting New Year conversation going on at the All About Circuits forum.
Members are knocking around getting their electronic resistor parts under control for the New Year. Guys have to get organized and it's not always about hunting gear you ... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 6:40 pm
Ever wonder how our hands-on organizing clients feel after they've gone through our organization process?
We have a brand-new testimonials page set up. It's all part of our ongoing blog makeover we started in November. The client review page can now be found on... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2012, 11:59 am
A lot of our clients tell us they have no time to spend “getting organized” at their jobs.
With messy desks, cluttered credenzas, long-forgotten files, desktops littered with now-useless icons, they find their time these days are just spent putting out fires and trying to... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 8:12 pm
Today, we answer a reader question:
Catherine from Orange County, CA asks:
"My toy storage and playroom have become a disorganized disaster. Christmas came and went. More toys are surely on their way in the coming year to make a bad situa... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2011, 12:20 am
Want an attractive alternative to traditional gifts this year?
According to the annual Black Friday shopping survey from The National Retail Federation, over 152 MILLION people were expected (and did) shop in stores or online the weekend following Thanksgiving.
&#... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2011, 1:14 pm
This week, Staples-owned Quill.com rolled out Dunder Mifflin paper, an actual physical product based on the popular NBC television show The Office.
For $34.99, you can purchase up to three reams of paper (any quantities over that the price jumps to $39.99.) The Hollywood Rep... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2011, 9:27 pm
We're in the process of giving OrganizingLA a good old-fashioned Hollywood makeover. Based on reader feedback, we're switching to a two column format, removing distracting colors, enlarging and upgrading the fonts and simplifying the site for easier maneuvering for both online and mobile... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2011, 6:00 pm
Years ago I fell in love with the cloud bedding from Nick & Nora when I saw the items featured in an independent movie.
Sadly, I can't remember the name of the movie now, but I do remember becoming obsessed with finding the flannel bed sheets I saw in several dream sequences. I pictured myself livin... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2011, 5:19 pm
If your Halloween wasn’t scary enough, it’s time (or actually past time) to start storing those plastic pumpkins, spiders, death masks, witches’ cauldrons, devil pitchforks, skeletons, tombstones, autumnal wreaths and mummies.
If you still have not yet packed your Halloween decor a... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 1:02 pm
For 7 years, we've transformed the homes, businesses, small offices and secret spaces of Los Angeles from fabulous messes to spectacular showcases. Join us here as we good-naturedly spill Hollywood’s domestic obsessions and our credence that being organized is better than a weekend at the new Hote... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 7:25 pm
We love to remind professional organizing clients that fall is a terrific time to dive into organizational projects, especially the period between Halloween and Thanksgiving.
With Daylight Savings Time coming to a close and the days getting shorter, everyone can appreciate getting more d... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 8:00 am
Two of our beloved California colleagues will be crossing the Pacific Ocean later this month to team with another colleague in Australia.
They're partnering up to present a mega-one day workshop Six Steps To Your Organised Life. The goal? Help participants banish clutter, per... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 12:40 pm
I am very excited to announce that I've joined FitPerez as a Contributing Expert!
Inspired by Hollywood celebrity gossip blogger and media personality Perez Hilton's own weight loss journey, FitPerez features "healthy living" advice and motivation from not only Hilton himself... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 4:51 pm
If you're like me, you probably have a constant flow of new gadgets and gizmo's coming into the house... and in turn, the desire to properly dispose of the ones needing to go, go, go.
So while Fall is here in Los Angeles, local city governments are now helping residents clear the clutt... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 2:32 pm
This is one unusual story you'd think would come from out here in Hollywood: It involves a Professional Organizer, a bank robber, the FBI, an innocent lunch date, and an elderly woman "crossing the street."
The Dayton (Ohio) Daily News is reporting a story of Professional Or... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 3:27 pm
Whether you are in Beverly Hills, New York City, San Francisco or Miami, we consider clutter to be unused and unloved treasures you once thought you'd have a place for in your home or office.
In our professional organizing business, we often suggest that savvy clients be prepared to ask ... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 4:20 pm
Our food safety post from August 15th got some interesting comments from Facebook.
We'd like to share one of them with you:
Food Safety Comment From Facebook Paul:
"Expiration dates on shelf foods and canned foods do not mean that ... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2011, 7:00 am
With an impending wedding this weekend, Kim Kardashian has a lot to celebrate.
The American socialite, television personality, model, and actress is scheuled to tie the knot with boyfriend and professional basketball player Kris Humphries in just a few days. While many may sa... Comment - Like
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Aug 15, 2011, 5:52 pm
Having a beautiful, accessible, abundant food pantry is the goal of every one of our organizing clients.
That is why while organizing and decluttering client's kitchens, refrigerators and food pantries around Los Angeles we make it a point to check the expiration dates of can... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2011, 8:00 am
How cool would it be to gather 100 experts from all over the world to pool their collective wisdom on fitness, relationship, sex life, self-esteem, career, finances and life in general?
That's what FHM Magazine did for their current September 2011 issue, on newsstands now.... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2011, 1:34 pm
Sexy, sultry Modern Family-star Sofia Vergara is deliriously happy about hiring a professional organizer.
Too busy to coordinate her new Hollywood home relocation while she was working on location, the Colombian actress, television host, model and entrepreneur hired a moving ... Comment - Like
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Jul 22, 2011, 9:11 pm
You might be wondering why actress Marilu Henner is talking to Leslie Stahl of 60 Minutes about her closet.
Henner, an actress, producer and New York Times bestselling author, loves things orderly. As she stands in her Hollywood Hills closet, she tells Shahl:
"I love organiz... Comment - Like
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Jul 18, 2011, 2:29 pm
Actress Tori Spelling (and her mother, Candy Spelling) are very familiar with the challenges of getting organized.
Both the 90210 1.0 star and her mother have publicly chronicled their personal challenges overcoming different obstacles in their lives (reselling clothes on eB... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 1:24 am
Do opposites attract? Country singer Carrie Underwood, who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, seems to be discovering that fact.
Underwood married Mike Fisher in the summer of 2010. After they married, the two continued a long distance relations... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2011, 7:00 am
Actress Betty White is an extraordinary example of growing older and more elegant in Hollywood. But what if having your own harem is not quite your style yet you still want to be surrounded by the things you love, on your own terms?
When Robert and Anne bought their sprawlin... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2011, 3:50 pm
This week's listing of Norwood Young's infamous "House of David" in Hancock Park reminds how much we love professional organizing the colorful spaces of Los Angeles.
Rumored to be the former house of Nat King Cole, L.A Curbed perhaps describes the house better than anyone can... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2011, 4:47 am
I'll be appearing on "Living Today" on the Martha Stewart Radio Network on Monday, April 25 with spring organizing tips.
Monday's show will feature interviews with yours truly, as well as Robert Kushner, author of Unleashed: A Dog and Owner's Guide to Losing Weight and Gainin... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2011, 8:30 am
Want to simplify your life? The technology of tomorrow has arrived today.
When I was 13, a birthday trip to DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida introduced me to the World of Tomorrow and the Carousel of Progress. Carousel was a popular attraction, an exploration into the evolution of electri... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2011, 4:29 pm
In our experience, it is quite typical that someone who is very organized at their workplace can be quite messy at home.
These folks tend to be:
Successful
Accomplished
Excellent decision makers
Well respected
Devoted to a ca... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2011, 6:21 pm
Why keep anything in your life that doesn't serve a purpose, move you forward, and bring great joy and happiness?
This is a question we ask our clients. The answer may be simple in theory, but the reality is, it's hard. There are different level of parting with your stuff. Pe... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2011, 7:17 pm
A bicycle may be the most awkward item to store in the home.
There is a whole industry of organized solutions for two-wheelers. From hanging them on the wall with hooks, stands on the floor, pulley systems to hoist. Bikes can also indeed be a safety hazard if they are not pr... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 6:00 am
How many people can say their office is remiss in clutter? Fashion Designer Tom Ford can.
Tom Ford, pictured above, was interviewed in his Sunset Boulevard office last week for a story in the Los Angeles Times about his new Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills store opening this Thursday, across f... Comment - Like
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Feb 18, 2011, 6:00 am
We'll be traveling on and off for the next three months.
We're always delighted to meet new clients especially when we're on the road. We love to collaborate to create beautiful, functional spaces. Please e-mail us or call (323) 512-7039 to discuss your project, big or sm... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2011, 6:00 am
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is teaming up with Julian's Entertainment Memorabilia Auctions House for a Beverly Hills collector's sale of personal property, jewelry, clothing, guitars, furniture and décor from his Hollywood Hills residence.
"I have a bad habit of collecting stuf... Comment - Like
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Feb 15, 2011, 6:57 pm
Abundant sunshine, urban sprawl and a demand for convenient leisure trips to the mountains, beaches and deserts pushed Southern Californians to build a series of "stop-free express highways" (as they were originally proposed to voters) to connect us to our friends and activities like no other geogra... Comment - Like
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Feb 13, 2011, 5:47 pm
We were thrilled to have our blog mentioned in Sandy Banks' Los Angeles Times column in Saturday's paper.
Banks (pictured right), a 30-year veteran journalist at the Times hired a local Los Angeles professional organizer to help her organize supplies and what seems like a mountain of pa... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2011, 7:52 pm
The New York Post reports this week that 'Sex in the City' designers Lydia Marks and business partner Lisa Frantz were hired recently to replicate the famous film closet.
The result was a stunning $175,000 knock-off of character Carrie Bradshaw's clotheshorse couture dream cl... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2010, 11:06 pm
John is featured in today's (Thursday, December 23rd) Wall Street Journal in a Life & Culture piece on gift wrapping rooms.
We are deeply honored and excited! The article has made the WSJ home page as an "Editor's Pick" AND we're quoted twice in the photo slideshow. The artic... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2010, 7:13 pm
Actor and Comedian Tom Arnold has hit the organization jack-pot.
Often, it seems, we're attracted to the complete opposite. One is "messy" and one is "overly" neat. And while that situation makes life colorful, it can also make life challenging. But in some cases, the two ca... Comment - Like
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Dec 18, 2010, 2:38 pm
Read one woman's inspiring account of how Brad Pitt inspired her to sell, survive, and surf into a simpler life.
Originally published in the May/June, 2008 issue of Organize Magazine, OrganizingLA has received exclusive permission to publish this essay by author Melissa Stan... Comment - Like
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Dec 15, 2010, 1:29 am
In 1661, Pieter de Hooch painted this grand classic image of a woman standing with her maid while she took clean linen from an ornate freestanding closet inlaid with ebony and "surmounted" by porcelain.
Well, the linen closet is still the place for function and storage. Yet, ... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2010, 6:52 pm
December is an excellent time for business owners and employees to focus on office organizing.
Incoming phone calls, requests and work seem to slow down. Why not take some extra time to catch yourself up. Better yet, why not spend some extra time in-between egg nog and organize the top o... Comment - Like
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Dec 1, 2010, 11:21 pm
We often discuss with organizing clients the pros and cons of putting personal possessions into paid warehouse storage.
In our opinion, it's only a win-win when the relationship is short in situations such as:
Home Construction: You're involved in a home renovation... Comment - Like
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Nov 24, 2010, 8:35 pm
While the Nation celebrates Thanksgiving, Chelsea Handler is celebrating her first home in Los Angeles.
Announcing the closing of escrow on Twitter last month, Handler bought a contemporary, 6-bedroom, 7-bath estate in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Bel-Air. This year, the politically ... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2010, 7:50 pm
What does it take to operate an effective, productive office?
This was the question recently when we participated in an office effectiveness interview with Thomas P. Farley, career writer for Men's Life Today. The piece was particularly exciting because the interview was synd... Comment - Like
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Nov 19, 2010, 2:21 pm
We had a conversation the other day with a professional organizing client.
The stuff in our home and office, in our closets, basements, pantries, desktops and garages tells a story of who we are. Sometimes that stuff gets in the way of hopes and dreams (and let's be hone... Comment - Like
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Nov 14, 2010, 2:59 pm
If you're looking for "quick fixes for spills, stains and other party snaufus" look no further than December's ShopSmart Magazine.
John is featured alongside a "panel of pros" including Betty Fraser (our friend, client and celebrity and Top Chef Star) and Vern Yip (interior designer an... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2010, 8:00 am
The media would like to portray celebrities as having extreme wardrobes with enormous closets to house their stashes of prized Christian Louboutin platform pumps, Ferragamo flats, Gucci galoshes, Louis Vuitton luggage and Tiffany Tiaras.
While this is certainly the case with many so-call... Comment - Like
I'm a Los Angeles-based professional organizer, business owner, & immediate past president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-LA). I'm also a contributing author to the "Experts' Guide to Doing Things Faster: 100 Ways To Make Life More Efficient" published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, Inc.
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