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O R G A N I Z I N G Jessica Harroz and Ashlee Sanders, partners at Well Kept Space, collaborate to create a multi-purpose area.
This ensures efficient use of their time – those precious hours while the kids are at school – and their clients’ time, too. Together, they work toward one goal: to develop pleasing and lasting organizational systems. “We want to ensure the client is beyond happy and comfortable with what we have put in place,” said Husted. “If the client needs to change anything after we are gone – to better fit the needs of their family – we will come back and make them, at no charge.” T H E M U LT I F U N CT I O N A L S PAC E
Awe and Order LOCAL ORGANIZERS CLEAR CLUTTER AND MAXIMIZE STORAGE BY EV IE K LOPP HOL ZER
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W E L L K E P T S PAC E When the children are away, the mothers will … Organize? Forget about “play” when organizing can be just as fulfilling, especially with the kids back in school right now. Adrienne Husted, Ashlee Sanders and Jessica Harroz founded Well Kept Space after their children started attending Westminster School. “We bonded over our love of organizing,” Husted said. “We realized that we could help others who see organizing as a daunting task.” “We each have different strengths and personalities, which results in out-of-the box thinking and an amazing end product,” Sanders added. As a team of three, the women tackle projects in a divide-and-conquer fashion.
Often, one room serves many different people and purposes. Without thoughtful organization, a multifunctional space can quickly become a mixed-up disaster. Ginny and Andrew Edwards asked Well Kept Space to revamp their laundry room. They wanted to neatly store belongings – laundry supplies, home improvement tools, pet items and children’s toys – and create a play area for their toddler. “Our laundry room is so narrow,” Ginny Edwards said. “I’m amazed by what they were able to do with the space.” The organizers first removed everything from the laundry room, allowing them to clean the surfaces and sort the items. Then, they designated areas for each activity. Toys needed to be stored low, while dangerous items needed to go up high. Cabinet doors were removed to provide more open shelf space. They added bright toy bins, easy for little tod-
