SimplyOrganized offers expert assistance in the following areas: decluttering, home organizing, paper management and organizing, baby boomer downsizing, packing and unpacking moving service, in-home design/staging, and hassle-free consignment service.
Testimonials of happy home organization clients
I am very grateful to have met Irene and her talented assistant. Irene carefully listened to my time sensitive need to unpack and organize with sensitivity and resolve to get the job done. She is quite remarkable with her assessment and execution of a plan that included practical living strategies and organization while creating beauty and creativity with my cherished possessions. Irene and her colleague are a dynamic, hard working team and accomplished tasks at the speed of lightning with purpose and high skill. My home was transformed into a space I could not have imagined and this team was so thoughtful and respectful in my home. Irene bought organizational and practical items that helped me function better in my home based on my physical needs. Irene and her assistant designed each room with talent and experience; I was amazed at their teamwork and vision for my home. My closets are a dream! They have excellent communication skills and worked beautifully together understanding each household goal. They solved problems and continued to brainstorm until everything was completed to perfection! You’ll have a superior experience with Simply Organized and love having them in your home!
Sheryl
Chicago, IL
You are a wonderful person to work with and my wife enjoyed working with you extremely well. As I said to you the other day, we will recommend you to anyone that needs a personal organizer in our group of friends and our personal network.
Scott L.
Highland Park, IL
Simply Organized are experts. Irene and her team worked efficiently to help us cull our possessions. They really know their job, showing up on time with all necessary materials and eager to work. We're a couple in our eighties, and they provided all the muscle we're lacking. They checked with us on every decision. Even during the one meltdown I had over a box gone missing (my error, it turns out), they remained calm and reassuring. They are terrific. Soon after the process began, the pieces fell together for us to sell our house. We asked the team to shift into "staging" mode, which they did smoothly.
J.R.
Wilmette, IL
I LOVE Simply Organized! I can keep order once a system is set up for me, but I’m not good at creating the system. Irene has a gift of seeing chaos and creating order that is practical, attractive and sustainable. She has become like a member of the family! I highly recommend her services, and she is delightful and easygoing to have in your home. She’s seen my chaos and also helped family members. She is terrific at kitchens/pantries, playrooms, closets, storage rooms and garages. She is affordable and always worth more than I paid! Call her, you will be happy you did!!!
Eileen
Kenilworth, IL
Irene has gone above and beyond, making my life so much easier as a busy Mom of 3 small children. Over the course of the year, she has organized my entire home and even garage! My husband is so happy we finally have simplified our house and have intentional places for everything. The kids love their functional toy closet and craft cabinet! And my bathroom is finally spa-like thanks to Irene’s attention to detail and clean aesthetic. I couldn’t reconnect her enough!
Cayla
Kenilworth, IL
Irene is the BEST!!!! She was able to help me merge and purge. She helped us organize years of boxes. She delivered donations to charities and brought back itemized receipts. Irene was fast getting garbage to the curb and boxes labeled, and able keep our projects on task so at the end of each day my house was put back together in much better shape than when we started. I definitely will be using her services again!!!!!
susan
antioch, IL
Dear Irene, my family could not believe the changes in the house. I told them that I met messenger from most high, who with the magic twist of her arm changed the orientation of the entire house. All of them LOVED the changes and the order in the house. In addition to the extra open space in each room!!!! The organization screamed loudly!!! Irene, I am committed to keep the house in its new condition now, and able all to throw away anything that doesn’t have a purpose in the house and in my life. You gave me a precious gift that only a precious person can bestowed on others. That is what make life unique, special acts by gifted people united by higher purposes of life. Thank you.
Elie
Glencoe, IL
Irene does an amazing job at keeping task at hand. She is thorough, efficient, and respectful as sometimes organizing a space can be sensitive based on reasons. You won’t regret working with Irene; she will get the job done!!
Carol
Chicago, IL
I don’t usually write reviews, but working with Irene, the owner of SimplyOrganized was such a wonderful experience that I had to tell others about her. My garage was a big job, but she made it so easy. she came up with good solutions, worked efficiently, and was very attentive to all my needs in every little details. She finished the job with less hours than originally estimated and I cannot say enough good things about her. There are many organizers out there, but when comparing services and price, SimplyOrganized is above all of them. Irene was a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her!
Darcee
Glencoe, IL
I have had some experience with hiring organizers to help me with small projects. I am always grateful to have the opportunity to work with someone who loves organizing and helps me to the things I just don’t like doing sometimes. Irene helped me with numerous small projects: organizing kids bathroom, repurposing master sitting room into quiet retreat, organizing pantry, organizing family office/study room. I have several other projects I would use Irene to help me with after this!
For the kids bathroom: She organized bathroom for 4 kids, refined what was needed, gave each child dedicated drawer, purchased drawer and under bath organization items; helped clear the clutter off the counters and discussed with me how to use the new space
For the master sitting room, this was an unused area of our master bedroom that had a desk, some office supplies and random things in it and various items left over from a renovation to our master bath. She helped me clear things and go through all the bins. She helped me repurpose it into a quiet retreat for me and my husband to relax by adding some comfy reading chairs from our family study and moving the desk and other random things out. After a stressful season of life, she knew this is what my husband needed and made getting this room ready a priority. It really made a huge difference in his stress level having a quiet place to read and retreat.
For pantry, I left Irene for a couple hours and she went through my entire pantry and help me get rid of unnecessary items so I’d have more room. She categorized things according to use and size.
For the family office: I needed a spot for my 2 boys to do homework and give my husband his own spot to do work. We went through all the drawers in 3 large desks, gave my husband a desk spot, moved files around, labeled, everything, organized bookshelf that was a mess, swapped chairs out of the room and swapped in another desk to make a spot for the boys for homework.
Irene is completely professional. She knows my time is limited and she knows the ages of my kids and what each needs through each season of life because she’s a parent of teenagers. She was on time, kept focused (even when I sometimes got off track), communicated easily her goals and instructions during sessions and in-between sessions. She listened to my thoughts/ideas, but was firm to keeping on task (!!!!!), what items we should definitely donate/give away, etc. Irene also did the extra step of shopping for organizers if we needed them. She used what we had but suggested better ways of using them. Irene helped me get started/accomplish things that would have taken me 10 times longer doing them myself. She is trustworthy, an excellent listener, gives suggestions, but knows when to hold back. She really loves helping people and will see to it that the goals you have will be accomplished. I would highly recommend Irene to help you with whatever project you might have.
Jeane
Glenview, IL
I asked for Irene’s help in organizing my closet in a more permanent way. “Don’t worry,” I told her, “I don’t have a lot of stuff.” Four bags later, I realized just how much help I really needed!! Irene gently let me know how I can organize other aspects of my bedroom and clothes. I can honestly say my life is calmer and lighter because Irene assisted in organizing my bedroom space!
Rebecca
Glenview, IL
Thank you for the reminder to support local as we think about gift ideas. I just wanted to share an idea for gifting an organizer for those who need the gift of time: frontline healthcare workers, teachers, someone experiencing a difficult season or someone who just hates organizing! Irene Lo owns an organizing business and can help with any organizing needs you might have. She also can help with organizing things electronically and can help you sell items as well. She offers gift certificates so this might be a great option to gift that person you love! I’ve personally used her services after a difficult season of life and it was not only a blessing to my family but helped a lot to alleviate mental stress of clutter.