Services

Organizing Action Plan

Our first step with each new client is to create a customized organizing action plan. Having a clear map is the most important step toward getting organized. You may choose to DIY the plan or hire us for hands-on organizing to transform your space.

• During our two hour action plan session, we’ll look at your entire home or workspace versus just one room. We’ve found spaces to be symbiotic—what’s not working in one area is often tied into issues with another.

• For each space, we’ll help you define your vision (your “why” for getting organized), zones of activity/storage, items to remove (relocate, donate, or sell), and items to add to maximize space.

• We’ll take detailed notes so you can focus on our conversation. After our meeting we’ll send a PDF report with everything we discussed, including time estimates for hands-on organizing.

• For those who live outside of Richmond, we offer virtual action plans. We’ve created virtual action plans for clients all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, and more!

• Organizing Action Plan sample page (PDF)

“Minima has an uncanny sixth sense super power of looking at a space beyond the clutter and seeing what it has the potential to become.”

— Brian McDaniel

Hands-on Organizing

Once we’ve created your customized organizing action plan, you may hire us for hands-on organizing. We use a team approach with one Project Manager and up to three Organizing Assistants. We can work with you in half day (3 hr) or full day (6 hr) blocks.

• You get to set the pace. If you’d like things completed quickly or are on a deadline, we can schedule a team of three or four organizers for full day blocks. If you prefer to go slowly, we can schedule a smaller team in half day blocks.

• We take care of all the physical sorting, organizing, and hauling. With your Project Manager as your support and guide, you can focus your energy on making decisions of what to keep or let go of.

• Our work with you remains confidential and we will never throw something out without your permission. All photos and testimonials on our site have been used with client approval.

• Our goal is to not only help you get organized, but to teach you how to stay organized after we’re gone. We will share our methods with you as well as design sustainable systems that can evolve with you over time.

• For those who prefer ongoing support, we offer refresh sessions to keep your new systems in shape.

• Complimentary donation hauls are included with each appointment at no extra cost and we can take items to consignment for you at our personal shopping rate.

• Check out our Portfolio page to see samples of our work.

“Minima goes beyond expectations—they have changed my life. They are fast, thorough, intuitive and responsive with an amazing knowledge of how things flow. My house, my closets, my kitchen, my mind have been brilliantly organized in record time. Kristen and her associates are professional and passionate about what they do. Do not hesitate, they are amazing.”

— Helayne Spivak / Richmond, VA

A la carte virtual

We offer several virtual services by the hour, including:

• Digital decluttering | We can help you streamline your email, calendar, cloud storage, photos, and more.

• Interior redesign | Once you’ve decluttered, we can help you refine the design of your spaces so they feel just right.

• Space planning | If you are moving to a new home or simply don’t know the best way to arrange your space, we can help with customized solutions.

“After witnessing Kristen’s work over the years and the environments she creates, I started to see that my space could be taken to the next level. I was also feeling overwhelmed by my virtual world via documents, to-do lists and emails. I was amazed how subtle suggestions and realignment of my space helped me feel dramatically more calm and centered. She is a total pro and passionate about what she does, and the experience was really fun! I highly recommend her services!”

— Jennifer K. / Paris

Public Speaking

Minima’s owner, Kristen Ziegler, is a seasoned public speaker and can speak to your group about home and workspace organization, downsizing, moving, paper and electronic information management, and time management. She has spoken in front of groups including:

• Higher education | University of Richmond, VCUart’s Department of Interior Design

• Organizations and businesses | MOPs, NEWH, Tumblr

• Retirement communities | Covenant Woods, Cedarfield, Crossridge

• Motivational | Creative Mornings, TedX, The Minimalists Podcast

Spaces & Projects

Kitchens & Pantries • Attics, Basements & Garages • Children’s Rooms & Playrooms • Clothing, Bedrooms & Bathrooms • Moving, Renovations & Packing • Office, Paper & Electronic • Photos & Collections • Space Planning