Inside the Home of House Beautiful’s Editor in Chief
We were recently brought in to help transform a closet for House Beautiful’s, Sophie Donnelson. Now, this wasn’t just any closet, but one her 4 year old son was to share with his new baby brother. We were excited for the challenge and knew that with enough team effort the space would become as functional and beautiful as possible. Working hand in hand with California Closets on the design and us on the actual organizing, we created one of the cutest, most functional spaces we have ever seen.
The first thing we did was review the closet design to make sure we understood all of the dimensions and placement. Then we went right to work on coming up with best products to fit that space. It was most important to Sophie for us stick with products that she loved, but still fit all of her needs. That’s where our friends at Pottery Barn Kids came in! They had the perfect selection to fit the aesthetic of the room. You will see from the before photo below that the space was not at it’s full potential!
We then arrived for organizing day to sort, categorize and color code everything and make way for the new closet to be installed. We learned that Sophie’s oldest son had a love for toy cars, books and gadgets. Making it extremely important that he was still able to access all of those things even though his brother would be taking over a good portion of the closet.
The second most important thing was for Sophie to be able to access everything she needed for baby with ease. Picture this…a kid at your feet with toys strewn about, a baby on your hip and trying to access the closest burp cloth or diaper. It was that exact image that we used for inspiration when we put the puzzle back together.
What a difference, right?? By starting with a professional closet installation, then making sure the space was perfectly planned and laid out, we were able to make this transformation fit all the needs that Sophie requested.
This was definitely a fun one and we couldn’t have done it without the help of California Closets, Pottery Barn Kids and our amazing New York NEAT girls.
Ps. Rumor has it, Sophie and her family have been able to maintain this perfectly NEAT closet.
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the NEAT girls
photo cred :: Cory Dawson Photography (minus photo one from our iPad)
We are Ashley and Marissa, the founders of Neat Method.
Lets face it – we obviously love to organize and are a little…or maybe we should say a lot type-A. This perfect storm created The Neat Life. Welcome! We’ve seen it all, heard it all, organized it all, and are always obsessed with seeing a perfectly NEAT space. Even if a clutter free space doesn’t tickle your fancy as much as ours, we guarantee you will be entertained by our antics and drive to make the world a NEAT-er place!
