Planning to Organize Your Home
We are excited that you have a home organizing project in mind. Proper planning before you being will help ensure that your project makes it to the completed stage. This is the exciting part where you are thrilled to show off your hard work and reap the rewards of living in more organized ways.
Want some great do it yourself organizing ideas and resources?
There is no doubt that you will find value in these great resources we are excited to share here with you. Check back often as we will keep adding to this resource list as we find new people, companies and products to recommend to you.
FREE Guides
FREE DIY Resources
Professional Services
-CIR Realty - Benny Wildley
-Crystal Home Styling - Staging, Holiday Decorating
-Interiors by Jessica - First Home Buyers Design Specialist
-Mike Holmes Inspections
-Mortgageline Mortgage Architects - Sue Sanders
-Perspective Interiors - Commerical & Residential Interior Designers
-Real Estate Professionals - Robin Spiers
-Real Estate Professionals - Mike Burgess
-World Financial Group - David McCallum
Seniors Services
-Compassion Senior Care
-City of Calgary Older Adult Resources
-Driving Miss Daisy
-Dying the Dream - End of Life Planning, Care & Support
-Film and Life - Autobiography & Celebration of Life Videos
-Glass House Xperience - Memorial Keepsakes
-Jen's Creations - Memory Bears, Bereavement Bears
-Kirby (Unison) Centre Calgary
-No Story Lost - Memoir Books
-Questions Unasked - Books to Preserve Your Grandparents Legacies
-The Last Word - Wills & Estates
-VanderLeek Law - Wills & Estates
Waste & Recycling Services
-Alberta Recycling Hotline
-Electronic Recycling Association
-Enviroshred
-Green Calgary
-Household Hazardous Waste - City of Calgary
-IKEA - Healthy & Sustainable Living Program
-London Drugs
Prescription Drugs & Medications
-PulpShred
-Recycle Logic
-Re-Matt (mattresses & car seats)
-Reaper Waste & Recycling
-Stericycle (Sharps Disposal)
-Terracycle
-The City of Calgary A-Z Residential Recycling & Disposal Search Tool
-The City of Calgary Landfill Information
-Waste Management
Storage & Organizing Solutions
TIP: Only donate what doesn't belong in the recycling or garbage bin. Items that are missing pieces, stained, damaged or broken should not be donated. Charities don't have the extra resources needed to deal with your trash so please keep this in mind when donating!
Donation Options
--Books Between Friends
-Calgary Dream Centre
-Calgary Drop In Donation Centre
-Calgary Inter-Faith Furniture Society
-Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank
-Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
-Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling
-Clothing for a Cause
-Comrie's Sports Equipment Bank
-Diabetes Canada
-Donate a Car
-Dress for Success
-Fair's Fair Books
-Goodwill Industries of Alberta
-Goodwill Donation Guide
-Habitat for Humanity ReStore
-Lenscrafters
-Making Changes Association
-Meow Charity Thrift Shop
-Mission Thrift Store Calgary
-Re-matt
-Reset Society of Calgary
-Salvation Army Thrift Stores
-Serafini Books (free book donation pick up)
-The Calgary Humane Society
-The Mustard Seed
-The Women's Centre
-Ujamaa Grandmas
-Value Village
-Women in Need Society
-Wood's Homes
-YWCA Calgary
Get Unstuck & Back To Organizing
It's discouraging to be right in the middle of a home organizing project and find your momentum has stalled out. This can happen for several reasons. The good news is that while you may feel stuck right now, this just means it's time to take a break and regroup.
Now is the time to figure out where the project is stuck at. It may help if you start by asking these questions before you continue.
The above list of local resources might help you get back on your feet and into your project. If you cannot find something or someone on the list, please complete the Contact Form at the bottom of this page so we can help point you in the right direction.
EXPERT TIP: A gold standard in professional organizing is to deal with today first, then tomorrow and maybe yesterday.
It's Okay To Ask For Help
We find that many of our clients start out strong with a do it yourself home organizing project. You have the best intentions along with a solid plan. You invested in the best tools and resources to get the project done.
You booked off time from work and other commitments to work on completing the project. Now you find yourself stuck because you have either run out of time, or you need a few ideas about how to overcome a surprise obstacle.
Would you like two additional home organizing options that can assist you in bringing your project to completion?
Done With You
This service might just be what you need right now to finish your project. With this service, we would meet with you to discuss your goals and desires to finish the project. We would work with you to help you with:
Done For You
Most of our clients have a clear vision for their space. You know that you can live in a beautiful and well organized space that allows you to breath and smile each day.
You might be a great candidate for the done for you service if you:
- Started a project but for some reason, you cannot finish the project yourself.
- You have a clear idea about what needs to be done, but you don't have the time, energy or ability to get started and finished.
If you said yes to the above, the done for you service is the right approach to investigate next.
Your next step is to contact us to setup an initial phone consultation. We will then arrange a complimentary 30-minute, virtual in-home assessment so that we can view your space. This will give us a great chance to capture your vision and understand your project timeline, budget and goals.
After the assessment is complete, we will provide you with information on our packages or a written quotation and any other relevant details you need to choose us for your project.
Have A Question For Us?
Cannot find what you need on this page?
Please send us your question using the form below. We will reply back to you within 48 hours.