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ART ORGANIZING & DESIGN SERVICES

by CreativelyOrganizedSpacesWhen we have functional systems in place we are more successful, productive and free to express our creativity and follow our dreams! For some of us, balancing creativity and business can feel overwhelming. Sometimes we don’t know where to begin, other times we have a vision but just don’t have the time or resources to make it happen! That’s where we can help!

Below are SOME of the Art Organizing & Design Services we offer to support you in living your most successful, productive and creative life! We can also create customized solutions based on your individual or business needs.

We love to work with…

Artists, Art Collectors, Art Galleries, Historians, Educators and others in the Academic Art and Business world who need assistance with organizing systems and project management. Heather is inspired by fellow creative community influencers and connectors and is always working to give back to the creative community.

Art/collection archiving:: Organize and Archive your most cherished memories and legacy collectibles (art, fine crafts, antiques and more). We can get you started with with an archive system (Artwork Archive or others) or we can create a customized system for you.
Craft/art studio organization:: Create a space to do what you love, whether it’s a hobby or your profession!
Inventory systems for risk management:: Don’t wait until it’s too late! Let us help you create a comprehensive collections archive and inventory system, compatible with your insurance and individual needs.
Space planning or re-design:: Let me help you design a space that’s more functional and beautiful.
Product sourcing::looking for products to meet your functional and aesthetic needs? I can help you find the perfect solutions.

Heather’s background in Global Textile Design has given her over 15 years direct experience with custom design and design/project management. Your consultation and work with us will be confidential and professionally managed. Through her one on one services and workshops, she hopes to both inspire and teach others to use their hands and create from their hearts. For more information on Heather’s design background see this design page.

Team building Vision Board workshops::Heather has used vision boards aka mood boards for over 20 years and has studied with Coach and Author Christine Kane to facilitate & guide you through the process of using vision boards to establish your goals and see them manifest amazing results in your life! Learn more here.
Indigo & Textile workshops:: Using her SCAD background and knowledge of textiles and dye process, Heather teaches students how to use indigo and other textile techniques to transform ordinary textiles into extraordinary works of art for everyday fashion and home use.

how does this work?

Creatively organized and functional spaces are easy to maintain when we learn skills to eliminate clutter, reclaim space and create systems to maintain our home and business life.

We are committed to engage in this from process from the head and heart to understand your specific needs and concerns. Together we can make amazing transformations, you deserve nothing less! Ready to get started?

Click here to to email me with questions or schedule our initial call.

Our organizing services are available in 3 hour working sessions. Packages are available based on your needs. NAPO Member One of our cornerstone values is building relationships based on clear communication and trust!

Together we will create beautiful, healthy, joyful spaces. Ready to get organized?

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Services

Welcome! My name is Heather Powers, and I’m so glad you landed here! If you are exploring hiring a professional organizer or appraiser for estate, move-management, or collection-management services in South Carolina, you’ve landed in the right place! To learn more about my background, please visit my About page.

My project management and design background allows me to evaluate the big picture. I’m an expert in breaking goals into small, actionable steps that produce big results!

Functional systems help eliminate overwhelm and free us to be more successful, productive, creative, and follow our dreams! This balancing act can feel out of reach for some, especially when we don’t know where to begin. Others might have a vision but don’t have the time or resources to make it happen! That’s where we can help you! Together, we can make incredible transformations; you deserve nothing less!

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZING & PRODUCTIVITY SERVICES FOR HOME OR BUSINESS

We work with busy individuals. Whether moving, downsizing, or feeling overwhelmed by life transitions, we help create and implement customized systems. Finally, we teach and support you in maintaining these new systems. Being more productive and organized in your life and business can significantly impact your creativity, ROI, and stress. Let us help you with our proven project management, design, and organizing track record. Together, we will break down your goals into small, actionable steps. This is how we create a more functional and productive workspace for you and your team.

Move management: Including downsizing assessment, sales or donations, move planning, white-glove unpacking, and space planning.
Collections Management: Research and organize collections for private residential and small business collections.
Closet Organizing and design: Toss what doesn’t fit or make you look and feel incredible. Learn about capsule wardrobes, how to store out-of-season clothes, and more to make your closet a joyful place to start your day. As the only Professional Organizer in the SC Midlands or Low Country trained as a closet designer, I’m here to help you redesign your closet or remodel it using custom Elfa or other market products. Please email me for more information or a complimentary closet design consultation.
Home inventory: Create written & photographic records of your belongings (before a disaster!).
Room-by-room Organizing: From kitchens to kids’ spaces, I’ll map out and implement custom organizing systems for any room in your home.
Residential & Business space planning: Create a more functional and beautiful space to support creativity and productivity.
Home staging or redesign: See what you have to give your space a fresh look.
Paper & digital file management: Eliminate and manage what comes in daily digitally and via snail mail.
Project Organizing: Manage big projects with step-by-step plans or full-service project management.
Virtual Organizing: Please learn more about these services here.
Private workshops and public speaking: I teach vision board workshops and offer organizing talks for businesses, guilds, and other small groups. Learn more here.

PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL FOR ESTATES, CHARITABLE DONATIONS & INSURANCE

Heather’s creative expertise and curiosity (for objects and makers!) guide her passion for conducting appraisals. Each person seeking her services has a unique set of needs. She provides a comprehensive range of customized services tailored to fit the needs of her estate and collections management clients. She draws upon years of art and design knowledge and client estate organizing to provide estate inventory and appraisal services.

Her all-time favorite clients are creatives and collectors. Yes, that’s right! She understands their passion for creating and collecting, which gives her unique expertise and a fresh approach. This results in creative solutions customized to her clients’ needs. Heather is a member of the International Society of Appraisers.

HOW THIS WORKS

One of the cornerstone values of this business is creating relationships based on clear communication and trust!

Functional spaces are easy to maintain by eliminating clutter and creating organized systems. We are committed to this process from head to heart. We aim to help you understand your organizing challenges and find the best solutions for your life and work.

Ready to get started? Click here to email me with questions or schedule your discovery call.

Our professional organizing services are available in 3-hour working sessions. Packages are available based on your needs. By working together, you will quickly see successful results and eliminate overwhelm.

Lets collaborate to create beautiful, healthy, joyful spaces.

Contact us to schedule your free Discovery call. Are you looking for organizing tips? Click here to read our most popular organizing and tidying blog posts.

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VIRTUAL ORGANIZING SERVICES

🌟 Transform Your Space, Virtually

Are you ready to reclaim your space and peace of mind? With expert guidance, our Virtual Organizing Service helps you take control of your space.

✅ Is a Virtual Organizing Service Right for You?

Do you feel a burst of motivation to tackle your clutter, only to feel overwhelmed when you don’t know where to start?
Are you too busy with work and other commitments to book an in-person organizing session (up to 4 hours at a time)?
Are you self-motivated and facing a deadline, or sick of looking at organizing tasks that never get done?
Can you commit 2–4 hours a week on your terms to create lasting systems?
Are you tired of chaos and ready for clarity?
Do you want to spend more time doing what you love?
Are you open to learning and collaboration?
Can you communicate your goals, needs, and ideas?

If you answered YES to more than two of the above, our Virtual Organizing Service is designed for you.

📦 What’s Included in Our Packages?

Our packages are available in 2-, 4-, and 8-week formats and include:

🧭 Personalized Action Plan: We assess your goals and craft a SMART roadmap that aligns with your space and lifestyle.
🔁 Weekly Accountability Sessions: Stay on track with 30-minute Zoom or phone check-ins, and receive ongoing support through email.
📝 DIY Homework Assignments: Turn your big goals into achievable wins—step by step—with expert support guiding your every move.
📚 Exclusive Resources: Gain access to our 9 favorite organizing products and tip sheets designed for every room in your home.
💡 Organizing & Appraisal Wisdom: Discover the value of your collections or prized possessions and confidently choose the best storage solutions with guidance from our experts.

🛠️ Custom Virtual Organizing Services

Looking for a virtual inventory system to organize your home or collection? We’ll tailor a package that suits your space, aligns with your goals, and matches your project’s size.

⏳ Time Commitment Each package requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2–4 hours. Real results—without the overwhelm.

📞 Ready to Get Started? Turn your clutter into clarity. Contact us for rates and questions or to explore how our Virtual Organizing Service can work for you.

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The muddy river metaphor

July 9, 2017 by Heather Filed Under: Organize, Productivity, Tips & Resources, Wellness & Mindset Leave a Comment

I was recently reading one of my favorite authors, Mark Nepo, as he described lack of clarity as a muddy river. The muddy river is a helpful metaphor to illustrate how clutter can run through our minds, our homes and our business. Standing in a muddy river, everything seem so unclear, which can cloud our actions and decisions.

When you’re stuck in a muddy river and unclear how to move forward, find stillness.

Our vision, inspiration and flow of life become clouded when we are unclear about the stuff that surrounds us in our homes and lives. Like a fast running current, we can’t see the bottom. The silt and rushing waters make it virtually impossible to find our ground. When we are uncertain we can become stuck!

I might risk dipping my toe into the running waters, right on the edge, while feeling safe from the vantage of the shore. Stop and take it in. Inch by inch trust your feelings, and sensations. Act based feelings rather than making decisions based on external forces.

[bctt tweet=”Our feelings are our most trustworthy guide as we move through the process of letting go” username=”hkpowerstudio”] (of clutter, of grief, of old patterns).

How do we get unstuck? By learning to trust our feelings. It doesn’t always come naturally. Our culture teaches us to lead with thought, not feeling! This is when it’s most important to stop, cut through the thoughts. Pay attention to what is underlying and recognize how we feel.

When we pick up a sentimental item, can we identify the feeling that object evokes? Is it joy, bitterness, saddness, or nostalgia? Does it evoke memories; good-bad or mixed? It’s important to invite and honor how we feel about our stuff. By doing so, we can take honest action in the decisions we make about keeping or getting rid of stuff.

The muddy river metaphor as tool…

Setting our intention is a helpful tool when we begin to make decisions about releasing clutter. Once we are more in tune with our feelings we can decide how we want space to feel. We create that space and those feelings by making decisions and only allowing what evokes those feeling into our space.

Setting an intention is as simple as deciding and acting from a place of alignment!

The process of getting clear about your clutter might proceed something like this:

Go into a clutter filled space with a journal or piece of paper to take notes.
Sit in the space for about 5-10 minutes and notes how the space feels. What emotions come up?
Pick up objects and invite a response based on how you feel. This is like testing the waters. Some people are physically impacted by touching items, others are more visual. It’s good to try both and take notes on how yoyu respond.
Decide how you WANT to feel in the space. Write down these feelings and set an intention to create that feeling!
Begin the process of clearing objects and clutter that are not in alignment with your intentions and how you want to feel.

Use the muddy river metaphor to help you gain clarity in your decision making process. When we understand how clutter makes us feel, we can act on decision making from a place of intention. We then create a space that reflects the feelings we want rather than being stuck with what we have unintentionally created by indecision.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed or not sure where to begin and need some guidance with this process, please email me to schedule a call so we can talk more about how I can help.

In the meantime you might want to check out my Clutter Action Plan!

Create a Practical Command Center

June 21, 2017 by Heather Filed Under: Kids & Family Organizing, Organize, Systems & Techniques, Tips & Resources 3 Comments

Today, I’m sharing ideas to Create A Practical Command Center. Since this month is all about kid-friendly organizing in the home I think it’s important to have a place where you can collect everything needed to “take command” of schedules, stuff and tasks for your family!

I’m going to break it down by why, where and what! Not every command center (and there are thousands on Pinterest to choose from!) will have what YOU need.

[bctt tweet=”Get inspired by others but don’t get stuck repeating someone else’s idea of success.” username=”hkpowerstudio”]

Do you need help to Create a Practical Command Center?

Let’s start with your why. Defining the reason you need to create a command center is the first step!

Perhaps you’re losing things or can’t keep track of them, feeling overwhelmed, feeling rushed and you’re juggling too much information!
Mail is tossed everywhere including the kitchen counter, the coffee table, the dining room table or some other horizontal surface which means when you go to pick up, things get misplaced.
You have a hard time getting out the door with everything you and your family need.
Maybe you can’t locate homework or school paperwork & neither you nor your kids know where these things belong.
Do multiple schedules (both parents and kids) have you scrambling, missing appointments or running late?
Always looking for last minute gifts because you missed that party invitation? information for your babysitter or other important items you need regularly.

The next important step in creating a practical command center is knowing what you need to include.

Mail sorting station-which might include trash, recycling bins and shredder-with individual slots for household members
Calendar or schedule-either a traditional paper system or a white/blackboard calendar. Decide what information will be included on this calendar. Maybe it’s just for the kids and family activities (sports, parties, Dr’s Apts, school events etc). Each family member or category can be assigned a color for easy tracking.
Charging Station
Grab & Go Kid Stuff-If you have small children, having extra supplies in a cabinet, ready to go is a great time saver. Include activity books, diapers, bug spray, change of clothes or other essentials for small children.

Bags, backpacks and other gear-if you have the space you can incorporate cubbies, baskets or hooks for storage. This area is for regularly used shoes, bags and purses and is a great place for people to drop items without cluttering up the main part of the house. Something similar can be set up in a closet, with an organizer hanging inside the door. Label each household member’s hook, cubical or shelf. Practice regular weekly to tidying (putting things away, cleaning out bags etc).

Key Hooks
Basic utility items-this can be a drawer or a hanging organizer with things like batteries, pens/pencils, chargers, scissors, notepads, a hammer/screwdriver, tape measure and anything else you use regularly. Identify what you want to keep where so it doesn’t turn into a “Junk drawer”!
Fun stuff-a bulletin board, white/black or magnetic board, or hanging system for artwork and fun messages!

Via Your Home Theater

Lists-to do, grocery or chore charts for parents and kids.
Household Binder-this is a great place for emergency contacts, vital household information (for babysitters etc), schedules, invitations and more! If space is limited you can create a command center in a binder! Just use different tabs for the different information you need to keep track of and keep it in a central location.
Via Thirty Handmade Days

We all have different needs and when you know why you need some sort of command center it will give you insight into what to include. If you look at the list above and you say to yourself that you only need a couple of the items I included as examples then you can focus on creating a system that includes only what you need. Sometimes we get sucked in by other peoples systems because they have shared how great they work (for them) or we think it looks so incredible!

Being specific and simplifying your home management system will set you up for success!

Now that you understand why and what you need for creating a practical command center, let’s identify where this system should be.

Depending on your home and space considerations, here are a few places you might want to put a command center. If you don’t have space to put everything in one spot, that’s okay. Paperwork, mail, electronic’s, your binder or supplies could go in one area and hooks for keys, clothing and gear could go someplace else.

Near the front door
Mudroom
Kitchen
Laundry Room
Hallway or other central location
Closet or niche-including the inside of the door
A simple binder or portable bin (accordion file, file tote etc)

Here are a few tips to help you identify how to install your command center.

Go Vertical to get things up off your counters and on the wall. You can use the side or inside of a cabinet. If you have a lot of shelves, bins etc to hang, create paper templates and tape them up until you’re happy with the arrangement. This will save you patching unnecessary holes!

Hooks-anything from command to fancy decorative hooks
Shelves-floating or brackets, for small lightweight items
Baskets and bins-from shoes to paperwork, corral it in bins

I love to use these clear pockets for small stuff (bug spray, glue, gloves and more!).

Label things and assign lower spaces for small kids, upper spaces for adult stuff you don’t want the kids to get into!

Keep it simple-eliminate un-necessary clutter. Maintain your new system by assigning one day a week for a quick tidy up. Friday’s and Sunday’s are both great days for this 15 min assignment. After a few weeks or month keep it simple and eliminate the unnecessary clutter of items you are not using. Start simple and if the system works, expand upon it and get creative to make it as beautiful as it is practical!

Need additional help identifying why, what and how to create a practical command center? Give me a shout and let’s see how I can help you create a perfect command system for your household!

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