Home Organizing
Home Staging
Reclaim your space for what it was intended to be. Organizing and decluttering can bring a sense of clarity and calm to any space in your home. Suggestions are made on on shelving, storage options, and/or hardware to fit your budget.
- Living rooms
- Entry ways
- Kitchens
- Pantries
- Laundry rooms
- Dining rooms
- Home offices
- Play rooms
- Bedrooms
- Closets
- Garages
- Sheds
- Basements
- Attics
Redesign and make a statement by show piecing furnishings and decor that makes you happy. Whether staging for sale, or just wanting to give your home a facelift, rearranging what you currently have or doing minor updates can be a simple way to reflect your personal taste. Suggestions are made on how furnishings and decor will best be staged in each living area.
- Declutter
- Organize
- Decorating advice
- Arrange for painting or repairs
- Packing and unpacking
- Arrange for donation drop-off
Senior Downsizing
Remaking a new life and downsizing can be both exciting and challenging at the same time. Many seniors have been in their homes for over 30 years. The accumulation of treasured items is often difficult to part with and can be overwhelming. The goal is to make the transition as stress-free as possible. Helping you to decide which items will be kept, sold, given away, donated or discarded is a part of the process. Measuring each room in your new home will be the first step to ensure your furnishings and decor will accommodate the space. Suggestions can also be made for which avenues of selling items may work best, based on their value.
- Declutter
- Sorting
- Organize
- Shredding of outdated documents
- Distribution of unwanted items
- Arrange for donation drop-off
- Cleaning
- Arrange for painters and repairs
- Coordinate with Realtor to sell property
- Space planning
- Unpacking
- Home staging
- Hang pictures
- Make beds
- Set up home for safety and comfortable living
Estate Cleanout
Cleaning out an estate can be overwhelming. Sensitivity to your family's needs and concerns will be priority. We work together to sort through items that need to be kept in the family, assigned to certain individuals, sold, donated, or discarded. Suggestions can be made for which avenues of selling items may work best, based on their value.
- Sorting items based on Will or Trust
- Arranging for estate sale or auction
- Arranging for donation drop-off or pick-up
- Arrange for cleaning the home
About
About Diane
Diane Sainte Marie has a BA in organizational management, and was founder and director of a home school organization for 10 years which gave her many opportunities to plan, organize, and implement various programs. In addition, she has taught children with specials needs, counseled people with addictions, and coached couples. She recognizes that every facet of life requires organizational skills, adjustments, and flexibility to bring harmony and quality of life.
Throughout her life, she has taken leadership positions that have required a mission and vision to bring about change from beginning to end. Including taking on the challenge to oversee the building of her house and drawing her own scaled floor plans. Little did she know this would prepare her for space-planning and home staging in her future business.
Diane has spent her life helping family and friends during times of transition including downsizing and moving her aging parents from Florida to Kentucky. She eventually became their primary caregivers later in life, all the while utilizing her organizational skills.
As a professional organizer, Diane seeks to help people reclaim their space for what it’s intended to be. She has a passion for empowering others to create personal goals of clutter-free and organized spaces, thereby improving their lifestyle and creating an atmosphere that restores their soul. Her clients describe her as sensitive, non-judgemental, energetic, intuitive, and action- oriented.