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How to Decorate

Ep. 309: Expert Organizing Tips with NEAT Method

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4838 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Get inspired to conquer your spring cleaning projects this week as we welcome Ashley and Marissa, the co-founders of the Neat Method Luxury Home Organizing Company.The Neat Method is the largest professional luxury organizing company in the US and Canada in terms of staffers, and Ashley and Marissa share why organizing is an extension of a well-curated space and how it goes hand in hand with design. They share a few of their favorite tips and tools for getting started, the pros of having an organization service, and how to set yourself up for success so that organizing makes your life easier and you feel more comfortable and connected in your space.  What You’ll Hear On This Episode: How Ashley and Marissa met their third business partner and expanded from one Bay Area location to a franchise with over 98 markets.  Why would someone need an organizer?  Where should we start with organizing our homes?  How organizing is the additional layer to a home, especially after we’ve put so much effort in decorating it.  Ashley and Marissa share their favorite tools for organizing.  Ideas for storing nostalgic items like your kids' paintings and rogue items that generally cause clutter like chords.  The importance of having a donation bin or bag as you go along.  How to know when it’s time to toss something or try to organize it!  Having others to keep you accountable helps speed up the process.  What about the basement and garage?  Mentioned in This Episode: Neat Method @neatmethod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.

0:08.7

Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.

0:11.4

I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.

0:13.7

And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.

0:15.8

And I'm Liz.

0:16.5

I head up the Ballard creative team.

0:18.2

We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tails from interior

0:23.2

designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.

0:25.9

Plus, we'll answer our listener question at the end of each show.

0:28.8

So don't forget to send them to podcast of Ballarddesigns.net.

0:31.9

Yes, we love answering them.

0:33.6

Now on with the show. Our guest today are Ashley Murphy and Marissa Hagmeier.

0:39.0

Co-founders of the Neat Method, luxury home organizing company.

0:41.9

The Neat Method is the largest professional luxury organizing company in the U.S. and Canada,

0:46.8

in terms of staffers, but they're also known for helping homeowners find personalized practical

0:51.5

solutions to their home organizing delis.

0:54.9

With spring cleaning in full swing, we were hoping to pass along some home organizing tips

0:59.6

and just kind of pick your brains about like how we can all be more organized.

1:04.8

So Ashley and Marissa, welcome to the podcast.

1:07.3

Thanks for joining us.

1:08.3

Hi. Thanks for having us.

1:10.5

We're excited to be here.

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