Where do I begin? I was completely frozen when it came to cleaning out our basement. After more…read morethan 20 years of raising a family and running a business that accumulated years of props, design pieces, and supplies, the thought of tackling it was completely overwhelming. I finally decided to take a chance and hire Nancy, and I can't tell you what a great decision that was. She's an expert organizer with 20 years of experience, but just as importantly, she has this wonderfully calm energy that makes the whole process feel positive--and somehow even enjoyable. Since then, I've hired her to help me tackle 20+ years of clothing, multiple closets, and now my son's closet. She's so good I keep thinking, "What else can I possibly hire Nancy to organize?" What I didn't expect was how much lighter I would feel afterward. Having less and knowing where everything is has genuinely given me a greater sense of peace and clarity. Hiring someone to help with something I technically could do myself initially felt like a bit of a luxury, but after experiencing the difference it has made, I can honestly say Nancy has been worth the investment.

It's hard to pin down exactly what Nancy Meck's expertise is--because she seems to do everything…read more On paper, she's the master of bringing order to chaos, whether it's a cluttered closet, an out-of-control kitchen, that dreaded junk room, or an entire house. But reducing her to just an organizer would be missing the point entirely. Nancy first came to our home when my wife was juggling too many projects at once and feeling frustrated by the lack of progress. I sure as hell wasn't going to be the one to make sense of it all. Enter Nancy. She didn't just tidy up--she reimagined our space. First, she tackled the office in a way we never would have considered. Then the kitchen. Then the closet. By the time she was done, she probably knew where everything was in our house better than we did. But that was just the warm-up. Fast forward to our international move. The smartest decision we made? Bringing Nancy in to quarterback the whole thing. She handled everything--coordinating realtors, hiring movers, clearing out what we weren't taking--while somehow making an overwhelming process feel completely manageable. But Nancy's real superpower isn't just her ability to organize. It's the confidence she instills in everyone around her. She's unshakable. In all the time I've known her, I've never seen her frustrated or frazzled. When Nancy's involved, stress just doesn't stand a chance.

Sasha has truly been a godsend to me and my family! She has been helping us with projects over the…read morepast 6 years. She was first recommended to my by a coworker/friend who sang her praises. We were downsizing from a 7-year lived-in townhome to a 2 bedroom apartment with a family of 4. It is very hard for me to get rid of things and not accumulate more things. What I was and am most impressed by with Sasha is her genuine kindness, humility, cheerfulness despite setbacks and obvious passion for truly helping us get to "A Better Life". Most recently, she has done a beautiful job with organizing and providing neat solutions for my walk-in pantry that was atrocious. She has also been instrumental in getting my closet in order. I have adult-diagnosed ADHD, and her approach and kindness towards me and my mind blocks are so refreshing. For these reasons and so many more, A Better Life Organizing company and Sasha will be a cornerstone in my family now and forever. :-) Thank you Sasha for being an angel on Earth. You are such a blessing to my family and so many others. I pray that God continues to pour out His richest blessings on you and your company.

Hiring Sasha with A Better Life was one of the best decisions I've made. My home was an absolute…read moredisaster, and I couldn't even pick a starting place to declutter, let alone organize anything. Sasha came in twice to help me out. The first time, she made a plan to declutter and organize the main spaces in my home, and she helped me clear out a ton of junk, as well as designing a system for storage. She was kind and supportive while we went through my things, understanding the nostalgia attached to the most ridiculous items, while gently guiding me to get rid of things that were broken or outdated or unused. Sasha has a great network of contractors and was able to arrange for a handyman to take care of minor issues throughout the condo. She helped me sort items for donation and took care of taking them to the charity drop instead of leaving it to me to handle. She gave me 'homework' after every visit, and followed up frequently to offer guidance and motivation. She made the process feel easy and manageable. At the end, I had so much more space and everything had a place of its own to return to after use. My condo felt so much more like a home instead of a storage area. The second time Sasha came to my rescue, I was renovating the condo and needed to get everything packed and into storage in a very short window of time. Sasha and her assistant came in and got it done! She also handled arrangements for junk removal and movers to take everything to a storage unit, which was a huge weight off my shoulders. I would work with Sasha and A Better Life again without any hesitation. She is very responsive, communicates clearly and made a very difficult process as stress free as possible. I would recommend A Better Life to anyone who needs assistance in their decluttering and organizing adventures.

I was fortunate enough to have found Tracy on Yelp, so I just wanted to share the experience with…read morefellow yelpers in kind. I was slightly overwhelmed and rather hesitant with the thought of inviting someone I didn't know personally into my home and into my mess. After an injury I had allowed my usual cluttery like self enter a state of unruly embarassment that eventually grew to become my normal. I couldn't muster the courage I needed to get it together and managed best I could. To say I needed help would be an understatement, but I had a hard time accepting that fact, and further I worried about being judged for how I'd be inviting someone right in to bear witness to my cluttery chaos.. Scary Stuff!! She came, she conquered and she made it all so effortless.I never once felt judged, infact I never felt so motivated to get in the trenches with her and tame that beast of clutter all around us. She truly cares about the clients needs and works to understand how to find a unique solution that one can sustain long after she does her magic.. Tracy is a delightful person and a true professional.. She busts her tail and her level of thoughfulness and consideration for coaching you thru it all as you regain some confidence and order back into your life- is a great gift!! She gets it done beautifully, and you'll be amazed with how you ever managed to live any other way before you met her.

I found her through Groupn & have used a professional organizer years ago at another home. I…read morecouldn't get an appointment closer than a month away. She stood there & held bags as I sorted, made alarming critical statements & was really rude to my boyfriend, who was there to help too. We (using term loosely as I did it as she mainly watched) got more than half my basement done in less than 5 hrs. Then she "estimated" that it would take more than 3x as long to do the other side, which was actually in far better shape with less stuff. This seemed an obvious ploy to charge me an absurd amount of money for her "help". I am a professional with a graduate degree & I don't remotely make the amount of money she wanted to charge for what she said was 16 hrs. "work". It was helpful in a way, but I won't be calling her again & can't recommend her.

I have really enjoyed working with New Concepts Construction LLC. I will definitely be using them…read moreagain for my many other projects due to their quality services, professionalism and exceeding the services rendered. Victor exudes excellent customer service which is important especially when working with a contractor for a long period of time. He communicates well and will let you know if there is a material delay or anything else that can happen when performing home improvement projects. He's honest and there are no hidden costs. He replaced my picture window which had a leak but once he Victorized it I never had any problems no matter how hard it rains. He also repaired and replaced window screens and blinds. I have already referred them to other people. I highly recommend them.

Please get an estimate in writing if you hire Victor from New Concepts Construction. I made a very…read moreexpensive mistake hiring Victor, the owner of the company. He verbally quoted me $1,500 for an IKEA laminate counter kitchen installation. The cost of the IKEA laminate counter (3 pieces) was only $300. I felt the $1,500 was a bit high but I was having trouble finding someone to install laminate and Victor seemed knowledgeable regarding my project. The project should have taken a day, but Victor was extremely slow. He also let me know he now charges hourly. After day one, he was still setting up his equipment and adjusting my an ikea kitchen drawers which he claimed were off. Not much more done on day 2, day 3, finally started cutting counter tops. I asked him repeatedly where were were on price which he said he would let me know but did not. The evening before he did the actual install on my counter he sent me a text stating he was at $4,500. I was could not even believe this. I did not respond until the next day when he arrived. I had a conversation with him regarding the price he was now charging, he said he had to adjust some cabinets, I did not even pay that much to have my whole IKEA kitchen installed! I knew he was going to leave me is a mess, no counter, sink, etc. I told him to finish and when he was done, I tried to talk with him again about the original $1,500 estimate to now $4,500. He got very heated, so I gave him a check for the full amount which I so regret now but I was uncomfortable with his reaction and wanted him to leave my home. Please beware and don't make the same mistakes I did by hiring Victor who took total advantage of me and he knows it.

Absolutely loved the work done by Michele. Initially referred by a close friend who raved about the…read morework she did in his new home, which was excellent. Her name was soon floating through our social group as we all wanted to work done on our new homes. Super friendly and easy to work with, she was able to see potential in spaces that I wasn't able to. She will take measurements during the consultation visit, and schedule a virtual call to show you her ideas for the area, and to get your input as well. Her crew was punctual and friendly, and cleaned up any and all debris. I've shared her contact info with several of my friends, and the comments are all the same. I've used Order In The Closet to upgrade just about everything in my home that could be upgraded, but would and will use in the future. Pricing is competitive, and the quality of work makes the add-ons look like they were included in the original home layout.

From the owner: Order In The Closet specializes in customized hands on professional closet organizing and custom…read morecloset design services.

My wife and I needed to get our master bedroom and master bathroom remodeled. We wanted new tile…read morein the bathroom, new carpet in the bedroom, and both rooms painted. Because I feared getting paint on the carpet, I decided to do the tile first, followed by the painting, followed by the carpet. My concern was that the new carpet might end up with paint on it if we painted after the new carpet was installed. KDL Painting did a fantastic job and I now have no concerns that they would have messed up the carpet. In fact, they were the heroes of my renovation and still overcame the setbacks caused by the carpet installation crew. My wife attempted to get a quote from three different companies on Angie's List. One company that advertised no job was too small never even responded after the initial conversation despite two attempts of ours to follow-up. KDL Painting provided a quote, and so did a third company although it took the third company several days longer than they were supposed to. Despite the third company's quote being a little less than KDL Painting's quote, the third company's quote had very little detail. It didn't mention how many coats of paint they would do. It didn't mention if they would paint the trim. It didn't mention which of us provided any materials. I didn't feel confident that they and I were on the same page because there were so many unresolved questions in my mind. Couple that with how long it took to even get that quote combined with KDL Painting's quote that answered nearly all my questions and made me confident that we were on the same page, and the decision to go with KDL Painting was easy. Ask any painter and they all tell you the same thing; the preparation is the key. They all claim to do good prep. But they just don't. Kevin at KDL Painting told me they would sand the walls? Never heard of a painter doing that. Of course they would caulk everything. Sure they would! I knew this was going to go well though within about the first ten minutes when I spotted Kevin removing a light switch wallplate I had forgotten to remove in a closet. He had no idea I was watching but proceeded to prepare the way I would want my house to be prepared. After he removed the wallplate, he did something astonishing. He used a tool to scrape off that little ridge of paint around the edge of where the wallplate had been. You know, that ridge of paint left by the previous painter that was too lazy to remove the wallplate. Imagine my surprise when I checked in later to discover them actually sanding the walls. No kidding! They even have a tool for it. The previous paint job was sloppy making their job even more difficult due to the change in paint color. But they found a way to make the walls look great despite having to cover a completely contrasting paint that sometimes lived in places they weren't even supposed to paint. They caulked, they sanded, they painted. And when they were done, that part of my house looked like a new house! They made it look easy, but I know better. Our master bedroom has a speaker mounted in the wall that had yellowed over time. The rest of the room looked so good, I hated to leave it that way. Kevin was more than happy to paint it for me. To prevent brush marks on the plastic speaker bezel, Kevin was going to spray paint it. While we discussed my concern over spray paint landing on the speaker cone, one of his crew took the speaker and removed the plastic bezel from the physical speaker to prevent any concern I had, and then took the bezel outside to paint. This is fantastic because it shows that not only does Kevin have high standards and a desire to please his customer, so does his crew. KDL Painting saved the day in two other ways as well. First, the tile job installers wouldn't paint the new quarter round they installed and they didn't bother to let me know that in advance. Fortunately, KDL took care of that for me. And the carpet installation crew? Even after pointing out multiple times that the walls had just been painted and to please be careful, they managed to scuff paint off multiple places and chip some moulding. Contractors hate having to come back to the job site after they feel like they have finished. KDL Painting was extremely accommodating about that when they came back for a couple things I wanted and took care of the carpet installation damages for me too! In just a couple weeks, KDL Painting proved to me that I can trust them. They completed the job within the timeframe they said they would. That's something that neither the tile or carpet crew managed to do. They didn't damage any of the tile or carpet work. I can't tell you how good it feels to find a contractor you know you can trust. KDL Painting was a real asset during our renovation and really felt like more of a partner than a contractor. This all brings me to the most important question, would I hire them again? You can count on it.

Kevin and his crews are professional and outstanding! I highly recommend them. Kevin is a busy…read moreperson but he always responded my question quickly as possible! I will hire them again.

Just an update, the…read moreowner of this Plato's Closet contacted me 24 hours after I emailed corporate. Apologized profusely and said that is not the standard. He has no idea why the store manager did not give me a receipt. I will probably go back but with caution.

So I called before going to sell my daughters clothes to find out what they were buying back. I…read morewas told fall attire. Cool, then I asked if it had to be name brand and was told no. So, please tell me why they didn't mention they would only accept one (1) 13 gal trash bag of items! To make things worse they had five (5) employees working and only one (1) sorting bags for the buys. The others were on their cellphones and having idle conversations with each other. One (1) young lady was playing with her belly button while on the phone! The customer service here is awful. So sad because the concept of this place is a money maker. I'll be sticking with Poshmark.

We had a fantastic experience with The Garage Dude and would highly recommend to anyone in need of…read moregarage organization! No matter how often we tried to clean our garage, it always ended up a mess because we lacked a real storage system, which also meant having to park one of our cars in the driveway. Now, for the first time in years, we can finally park both cars in the garage and we even have room to move extra storage out of the house!

We had a very pleasant experience with Scott. We were downsizing from a large house with a…read morebasement to a much smaller house and everything ended up in the garage. Scott came in and designed and installed a garage storage solution that allowed us to put both our cars in the garage. He gave great recommendations from his experience with other customers. We plan on using him again to do our garage flooring after the holidays. We would recommend Scott.

I have wanted to do a closet system and a few years now. I finally pulled a plug. After several…read morequotes, I settled on Artisan Custom Closets. It was a great experience. My designer, Samantha, was so professional, helpful and thoughtful. She helped me design our his and hers closets and my laundry room. She thought of things that I didn't consider adding! Husband love his closet and I love, love, mine! It's beautiful and functional. I hated the racks. The design process was seamless and I loved that she provided 3D images the day after the consultation. Also, Samantha answered all my follow up questions before and even after signing the contract. They were reasonable in price and by Nicole and The install took a full day (3 spaces). My installers, Andrew and Sergio, were awesome, worked quietly and efficiently. They did an amazing job bringing the images to life and cleaning the spaces after the install. I needed to make one small adjustment after the install. Samantha submitted the ticket and they took care of it with no issues. I am very happy and I highly recommend the company and Samantha!

Kimberly was amazing! I had cleaned and organized the majority of the family house but the garage…read morewas giving me so much anxiety. I really didn't want to deal with it and felt that the current hanging racks just would not work with organizing. I needed everything to be properly put away. Kimberly sold me on Artisan because she is meticulous, detail-oriented and very knowledgeable on the product. She was very clear on what customers did and did not like including her own experience which helped to confirm what I wanted. The install was very smooth and he walked me through how to use the accessories. I did get another option from The Container Store and it very obvious for me to move forward with Kimberly and the design. It was thought out for what I needed and thorough in the measuring to accommodate my space / tools which I was not getting from the competitor. There was no thought there or expansion on my initial ask. Back to the garage, I would have Artisan or my handyman paint the walls. I did have a handyman remove the racks and cover the holes beforehand as I wanted a smooth install, but I didn't have them paint the walls white again. It is not a big deal but a note to anyone else who is on the fence about it. I did have a small work station installed and I did ask about lights or tools to hang right in from of me. I don't think they offer that in their current catalog but I do think that should add in the future. The handy-wall is larger so I don't think it would fit in that space to hang smaller tools. If you are looking for something similar, you may want to design the space to leave that open and do it yourself. I have a garden rack next to it so I do use the lights and the wooden pole to hang a fan. Overall, I am very happy with the final product and the install. I have had a lot of experiences where the sales sold a great experience or tool only for the install to be a mess or disrespectful to your home. So I do dread installs and thankfully that was not an issue here. It was exactly what I wanted and Kimberly and the installer made the experience very easy and stress-fre.

Store has everything you need for organizing your space. The employees were very attentive and let…read moreus ask any questions we had.

Horrible customer service. I made a purchase online and was given an estimated delivery date. I…read morecalled the day before estimated delivery date because my order status stated one item shipped but 2nd item was pending ship. I only ordered one item. I was told my item was on back order and no time was available when it would ship. I asked why I wasn't notified and was told they only send emails to confirm order and when it ships.