I love organizing, but there have been some areas I've been avoiding for years. In one day, Louise…read moreand I tackled my child's playroom and my home office. She dove right in, helping us sort our shelves, working with my child to get rid of toys she had outgrown, and organizing everything into themed bins. In my office, she helped me cull through years of paperwork that had been accumulating in piles. A few months later, I hired Louise to come back and help with our kitchen. Again, she helped us organize everything, from labeling and alphabetizing all of our spices, to helping us get a handle on our pantry and kitchenware. Louise works really hard, is easy to talk to, can work with different personality types (several of my friends use her too!), helps you donate/trash unwanted items, and makes you love your house again. I highly recommend her and I can't wait to tackle another room in a few months!

Louise was fantastic, she dove right in and organized my living room and garage. Highly recommend!read more

Wow! Lisa is amazing and wonderful to work with. Our garage and very large basement were extremely…read moreoverdue for a major purging. Lisa commanded the troops (my husband and I) and the three of us got more done than I had even hoped for by working efficiently together. She was excellent at helping us make decisions quickly and had great suggestions throughout the process. I can't recommend Lisa more highly!

I'm thrilled to be writing this review from my desk, a space I couldn't use for months before…read morehiring Lisa due to clutter. If parts of your home feel overwhelming, you've been putting off organization projects, or your home isn't functioning efficiently, I can't recommend her enough!

I had used this service before and had a good experience. This time was different. After 1.5 hours,…read moreI had trouble understanding where the organizer was going with her plan, so I tried to express my needs and what I was looking for. After discussing for a while, she just left, having made more of a mess than was there before. I am including the "after" photo. Update: I got an email from the CEO threatening me for this review. It's unfortunate that her employee was upset with our appointment too. I stopped her to understand what her plan was and explain my needs, so that we weren't wasting our time. I'm sorry that my feedback hurt her feelings. My harshest feedback to her was, "I understand your piles, but I don't see how they are helpful," and "there are a lot of piles here - at some point they become superfluous." I have nothing against her employee. She seemed like a nice person. But I didn't see that her method was meaningful, and her explanation was only "this is my training" so I continued to not understand her plan, and I pressed to find out more, because I genuinely wanted her help. I tried to explain that all I wanted was someone to sit with me and say "do you need to keep this?" But she told me that her way was to make a bunch of piles, leave for 30 min so I could decide what to get rid of by myself, and then come back and put the leftovers away. I told her that if she did that, I would just feel overwhelmed and probably not do anything. So she told me she couldn't help. As she got up to leave, I even said, "ok we can do it your way. I'll try to trust you. Please don't leave me with this mess." But she left anyway. I wasn't going to even write a review until I realized she had scattered my sentimental box in an unfixable way. When I realized that, I cried. I had told her I wanted to work together, but she had refused, and if we had worked together in the first place, she wouldn't have destroyed the one thing that really mattered to me. It was a bad day for all involved. The CEO says I am a "bully" for articulating my needs, but I don't think my expectations were unreasonable. I wanted to go thru things together, and have the organizer be gently present as I made decisions about letting go. The organizer wanted to sort things herself and have me make decisions alone. Those ideologies are fundamentally at odds, so maybe it's good she left early.

Worked with them 3 times in 2019 and it made such a difference! First time we tackled organizing…read moreour kitchen to be more user friendly, the pantry (including getting rid of some embarrassingly old food), and our hallway closet of medicines, linens, and toiletries. Second time, we went through boxes and boxes of stuff that we hadn't unpacked for 2 years. I ended up donating two Honda Civics full of stuff! Lily did such an amazing job of sorting through everything I had and then culling down what I didn't need. She sat with me and provided advice for how to sort sentimental things and when to get rid of superfluous things. Most recently, we tore through the rest of the house getting rid of anything that we could in preparation for a move to a new home. WHEW! I feel 10-times lighter and am budgeting for time #4 to help organize our new home. I'd be lost without these ladies!

Really helpful to get me started on re-thinking my cluttered apartment. She is kind and patient and…read morethe service is worth the investment.

Working with Rachel is a delight! We have referred her to many of our members at Pursuit Concierge…read morefor a variety of projects. From move-outs to move-ins, pantries to closets, small spaces to entire homes. She's very responsive and communicates really clearly and professionally. Recently, we worked closely with her on a huge project. Our mutual client was having their floors refinished while they were out of town. She helped move everything into boxes and ensured they were moved back to their original locations after the work was complete. One of the best things about Rachel is that she's able to work solo. Not everyone has the time or desire to do the organizing themselves - they'd rather have someone else just make the magic happen. With just a few thoughts on the desired end goal, Rachel can run with it and make sure your space is transformed. She's an incredible resource to have in our network and we'll continue to refer her to our members when the need for a space refresh comes up!

Julia is a lifesaver! Not only is she wise, affordable and professional, she de-clutters faster…read morethan a blink of an eye! We couldn't believe how efficient she is; from 10 years of utter clutter to under 3 hours, dusted and well-organized. We got our music room, meditation room, and living room back, thanks to Julia! We couldn't have renovated our kitchen without her fast, organizational skills as there was a deadline from the contractor. Closets and bathrooms were done in no time as well! She is a superhero and an inspiration, for sure! Her coaching as we went along to de-clutter was invaluable. Her kindness and non-judgmental demeanor really set our anxieties at ease. We cannot thank Julia and her company enough for the incredible work she's done throughout the house. She is truly an organizing phenom and an angel to boot!!

I'm so glad I decided to work with Julia and Start Here Organizing. My husband and I found the…read morethought of going through our basement to be an impossible task. With Julia's expertise and support we were able to purge multiple truck loads and our belongings are now neatly organized and ready for our upcoming move. We were able to complete our impossible in 5.5 hours with Julia's support. We cannot wait to work with Julia again in our space to create lasting organizational systems.

Sara has been an absolute lifesaver! I had a massive project (basically three homes' worth of stuff…read morein one home). She was incredibly efficient and supportive, and took a task that I was dreading and made it manageable. Would 1000% work with Seattle Sparkle again!

WOW. Jean is absolutely incredible at what she does. Not only is she a skilled organizer who can…read moreconfidently complete a wide range of organizing projects, but I also LOVE how emotionally supportive she is through out the process. Highly recommend!

This was a great experience and much needed. My home was transformed. I appreciated the removal of…read moreunwanted items and donated. Heather Jones worked efficiently and no time wasted.

Emily worked with my regularly to get things in order. I had no idea how we would ever get through…read moreand we did! She was pleasant to be around and did a great job balancing my needs while also taking charge. Very highly recommend!

Lauren Williams is clearly a top expert in her field. While my time frame was too rushed to fit…read moreinto her busy schedule, she displayed her goodness and generosity by explaining to me the whole field of uncluttering and downsizing work and even gave me some excellent references to colleagues to check out. An interaction like this underscores the community-minded potential in us humans to reach out and help one another in the spirit of: we are all in this together. Thank you, Lauren for your inspiring presence even over the phone.

I actually didn't end up working with Lauren, but had a wonderful experience. When I requested…read moreorganizational and decluttering assistance, she was extremely prompt in responding as well as hopping on a call to figure out logistics. After realizing my timeline and her schedule didn't match up, as well as noting that my project might require more than just her service, she ended up pointing me in the direction of multiple other organizers and movers that she recommends that would better suit my situation and deadline. It is extremely refreshing when professionals are willing to admit that their services might not be the right fit (mostly just due to timeline), but then also go above and beyond expectations by recommending what others might see as competitors but Lauren saw as colleagues in the business.

We are downsizing. Three very nice and incredibly efficient women came to our home and packed…read moreeverything in boxes ready for the movers to take. Each box was labeled so well that it will be easy to designate which room to unpack. They worked nonstop, half hour, lunch break and were done in less time that I expected. Overall it was a very satisfactory experience and worth every penny. I'm sure we will hire them to help us unpack when we finally move into our new home

Katie and her crew were impeccable packing professionals. I've used 3 packing services in my life,…read moreand would easily place Moves Made Simple at the top of the list by a mile. Highly recommend using Katie and crew for your packing needs.