I want to thank you SO MUCH for your support in reading my Professionally Organized blog this year. When I launched this blog in mid April I had to ask myself if I was nuts for writing articles on two blogs per week (this home organization blog and my News from the Block remodeling blog), but I felt there was a gap on the Internet for information which focused on tips, tricks and comparisons of professional organization systems.

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Your 4-bedroom suburban Upper Arlington home is so quiet now. No kids running around. No fights between Michael, David and Lisa to officiate. Now it’s just you and Henry in this big old house with tons of memories and all the stuff you’ve accumulated over the last 20 years. How did your clothes, shoes, tools, and yard equipment get so gigantic? It must be Henry’s fault for being on a first name basis with the guy at Home Depot! (OK –…

I wish I had the cure for cancer (if I did my Dad would still be alive). I also wish I had the cure to keep closets organized all the time. It would be cool if the closet systems my company sells would magically (and continuously) keep people organized. One closet system installed and you’re organized for life! That could be our motto.

Just like I don’t have the cure for cancer – keeping a closet organized is about more than just a closet…

Are you frustrated with your generic “builders grade special” wire closet which gives you lines on your sweaters, allows your shoes to literally slip through the cracks, and is as inflexible as an army tank? Have you dreamed about a custom closet which would eliminate these storage problems? Wouldn’t it be nice to have the “drool-worthy” style and functionality you see from the stars’ closets on Instagram?

One key to upgrading your closet is…

“I wish I didn’t have to use two closets to fit all of my stuff. I told my husband we should move out – but we love this neighborhood and the school system is fantastic. However, I would somehow love not having to cram my clothes in these 2 tiny closets,” Gail said to me.

The older homes in neighborhoods in Columbus like Clintonville, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Worthington and Victorian Village just scream out charm, character and community.…

“All closet systems are basically the same,” the confident woman said to me. “They are just a bunch of white shelves stacked on top of one another.”

As a designer and owner of a custom closet business in Columbus and Cleveland Ohio hearing this was like nails on a chalkboard for me. When I stopped to think about it – I can see how at first glance, closets can look pretty generic. Many are white, have a bunch of shelves, some closet rods…