Hiring Someone To Go Through Your Cupboards
It is an unusual thing to buy. You are inviting a stranger into the parts of your house you would normally close the door on, and asking them to have opinions about it.
So it is worth choosing carefully. What you want is a clear scope, a process someone can explain out loud, a quote based on the work involved, and an approach that is respectful rather than judgemental.
Interiorfy Me is Mary and Hajer, with fifteen years of organisation and styling experience between them.
Name The Problem First
Before comparing anyone, work out what is actually wrong. A garage full of things nobody has decided about is a different job from a wardrobe that has no system, which is different again from a house that needs its rooms to stop borrowing from each other.
Starting points include:
- Several rooms that need to work together
- Too much stuff, before any storage gets bought
- One room: pantry, kitchen, wardrobe
- A move, an unpack or a downsize
- Styling and sourcing
- A reset for systems that have drifted
If it is broad, start with home organisation. If it is volume, start with decluttering.
What To Look For
A process they can explain
They should be able to tell you what happens before, during and after, without hedging. Consultation, priorities, sorting, setup, handover.
No judgement, and they should mean it
This is personal work. You want someone respectful and discreet, particularly around sentimental things, family decisions and whatever is going on in your life that led to the phone call.
Services that match your problem
Some organisers only declutter. Others also source products, style rooms, handle moves and downsizes, or build room-by-room systems. Pick someone whose actual services match the outcome you want.
A quote written after the scope is clear
Pricing should be explained before anything starts, covering the rooms, the expected scope, product costs where relevant, and whether any follow-up is worth having.
Systems that work on an ordinary weekday
A room that photographs beautifully still has to work on a school morning. Ask how they build systems around cooking, laundry, wardrobes, storage and the weekly shop.
Questions Worth Asking
- Which rooms or services do you actually do most?
- Do you help with the deciding, or only the organising?
- Can you recommend and source storage products?
- How do you quote?
- What should I do before you arrive?
- Will you explain the system before you go?
- Do you do follow-up visits or seasonal resets?
The answers should sound like they are about your house, not a package.
What A Session Should Include
A mix of sorting, category planning, storage decisions and hands-on setting up.
With us that means:
- Room-by-room priorities
- Keep, donate, recycle and dispose decisions where sorting is needed
- Grouping things by how they are used
- Planning the storage zones
- Product recommendations or sourcing
- Labelling and a proper handover
- Habits that suit your household rather than an ideal one
For cost planning, see the home organisation cost guide.
What Affects The Cost
| Cost factor | Why it changes the number |
|---|---|
| Number of rooms | More rooms, more planning, sorting and setup |
| Volume | Full cupboards take longer to edit and rebuild |
| Product sourcing | Containers, baskets and labels add cost |
| Decision support | Sentimental or high-volume work needs a slower pace |
| Follow-up | Maintenance visits can be part of the plan |
We quote after understanding the house and what you want changed, so the scope is agreed before anyone starts.
Warning Signs
Be careful with anyone who makes claims they cannot support, pressures you to throw things out, sells you products before measuring anything, cannot explain their process, or promises outcomes that depend on things outside their control.
You should understand what happened in the session, why the zones are set up as they are and what the household needs to do next.
When To Book
When the storage keeps overflowing, when you are moving, when something in the household is changing, or when a cupboard has been reorganised repeatedly without solving the underlying category or volume problem.
If you are not sure where to begin, we will tell you which room to start with.
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FAQs
Is An Organiser Different From A Cleaner?
Yes. A cleaner cleans. An organiser sorts belongings, plans categories and storage, then explains the setup at handover.
Should I Tidy Before They Arrive?
No. Seeing the space as it normally is tells us far more than a tidied version.
Will I Be Made To Throw Things Out?
No. Decisions are made with you, not for you, and at a pace that feels manageable.
Can They Help With Products?
Yes: containers, baskets, labels, dividers and storage pieces, chosen after measuring and after the categories are clear.
Which Room First?
The one causing the most daily friction. That may be the pantry, kitchen, wardrobe, laundry or a shared household drop zone.
Call 0420 566 181 or use the contact form to talk it through.
Interiorfy Me
Mary and Hajer, home organisers
Mary and Hajer organise, declutter and style homes across Sydney. These guides explain the scope, process and practical questions behind that work.
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