Top Organizing Mistakes

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Here are some of the most common mistakes people make when trying to organize:

GENERAL

• having no overall plan or idea for the space in question
• over thinking a decision; make immediate decisions first, when you're unsure of something keep it to the side until the answer reveals itself

PRODUCTS

• buying storage products before editing; many times clients need few or no new products to complete a project, either they've edited out enough so their existing storage pieces are now adequate and/or we figure a way to reuse and repurpose existing pieces in a new way
• buying storage without having a specific purpose for it
• not taking measurements of the area, closet, and/or shelf you're buying something for

EDITING

• not seeing beyond what something is; I ask clients who edit on their own between sessions to keep things on the side they want to get rid of so I can show them new uses for things like using a small plate or dish for soap and sponges in kitchen, using boxes in drawers as dividers...
• editing blind; having no overall plan gives you no guidelines to help decide whether to keep something or not