14, Oct 2024
Whether large or small, organizing your storage and utility rooms can be challenging. Often, these areas are out of sight and, therefore, out of mind. As a result, people tend to use them as dumping grounds. They clear other areas in the home and place items in the storage areas… Read more
15, Jul 2024
In today’s marketplace, timing is crucial when selling or donating your possessions. Tina Beer Hamlin of Coast Consignment joins me in this blog post to discuss why delays don’t pay when you’re trying to sell or donate your items. Recently, Coast Consignment received ten beautiful vintage and antique Persian carpets… Read more
15, May 2023
People rent storage units for many reasons. They might need to store household goods during a home renovation or when moving from one house to another. Occasionally, families need to downsize an older relative to a smaller home, and they need more time to sort through all the possessions, so… Read more
19, Sep 2022
Dear Out of Chaos, I’m ready to declutter and downsize, but my basement is full of other people’s stuff. What should I do? Yours truly, Retired Boomer. Very often, we receive questions like this one. Or we arrive at a client’s home and find bins of stuff that don’t belong… Read more
14, Jun 2021
After almost 20 years of experience helping our clients move from one home to another, we have found household goods stashed in some interesting places. The Out of Chaos team has learned to look everywhere in a home to ensure everything is packed securely and loaded on the moving van…. Read more
26, Oct 2020
We’ve all seen those magazines and television shows where home décor experts sort items by colour. From books to clothes to toys, they organize everything into the ROYGBIV rainbow colour sequence. Without a doubt, it looks pretty in the photos and on-camera but is organizing by colour the best option?… Read more
16, Sep 2019
Lawn furniture and gardening tools are often neglected when preparing for a move simply because they are stored outdoors. Some of these items require special care and can be time-consuming to pack as they can be heavy and oddly-shaped. The first step is to decide if you are going to… Read more
15, Jul 2019
Some of my clients ask whether they should keep some of their possessions in a self-storage unit. I’ve written before about why you should not use one, but there are many factors to consider. This includes whether you are using the self-storage unit temporarily or permanently, what you want to… Read more
10, Apr 2018
If you missed my appearance as a “spring cleaning expert” on CBC radio last week, check it out below. I visited the home of CBC staffer Jake Costello who recently moved into a new home and needed some advice on spring cleaning. With a short radio intervention, we didn’t have… Read more
25, Jul 2016
How do you organize your garage? With summer in full swing, and your garage being used daily, things can get pretty messy in there. Kids are using scooters and bikes and once they’re done with them, they just lay them down wherever. Exhausted from a camping trip, you just toss your camping… Read more
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I hired Out of Chaos to help de-clutter my kitchen. Now I can find all my kitchen gadgets. I could not have cleaned it up so thoroughly or organized it so well on my own. Great investment.
— Sarah M.