Functional, Fashionable

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  • Love spring, hate spring cleaning? Let me do it for you! – May 26, 2010 at 4:01 pm

Professional Organizing, Decorating & Home Staging

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Love spring, but hate spring cleaning? Let me do it for you!

In no time, every room, closet, and drawer in your home will be organized. I can even give your space a fresh, spring look on a budget!

Unlike most people, I love tackling a mess. Overflowing closets? Piles of paperwork? I can't wait to dive in and create order from chaos.

Whether you're an overcommitted student, an overworked professional, or an overwhelmed parent, you'll enjoy your functional and fashionable space every day!

My services include:

- Residential and office organization -- entire household, as well as targeted projects like closets, cars, etc.
- Organizing for a move
- Home staging for sale or lease
- Interior decorating on a budget

I charge by the hour, or by the project for larger tasks.

Reviews

  • July 13, 2010

    I am a firm believer that TIME is MONEY and I attest that time spent with Mrs. Rose Correa will save you MORE TIME and her price is FAIR for all the things she provides for you the MONEY you pay. I've used her services twice within the last 6 months.

    MARCH 2010

    I spoke with Mrs. Rose Correa on the phone, quickly after I contacted her by email. In both instances, she was pleasant, punctual and efficient when we met in person. She listened to my concerns and wishes and intuitively had a strategy to help me create a organized home. She listened to my budget issues and created a specialized plan that both parties could be agree too.

    WHY DID I HIRE HER?
    I can be honest, and admit that I've wasted time looking for items or felt overwhelmed by owning too many things. I'm a Graduate student that has moved about 8 times in my life and "kept" several items for my future "house" that I'll be purchasing. I recently moved from a spacious 5-Bedroom house to a one bedroom apartment to save on expenses in these difficult economic times and lived with a roommate. I didn't want all "my things" to crowd the apartment I shared with my best friend.

    I COULD DO IT MYSELF: BUT WHY NOT GET HELP?
    I've read several organizational books and I knew that I wanted to put everything in it's place. But, I felt like my space was too small for all the things I owned. I hired Mrs. Rose Correa because I knew I needed to downsize and I wanted an "objective" opinion on what to keep and discard. I didn't want to labor or a friend or family member and hear them kindly ask "why do you have ...blah blah blah?" a million times and then have me privately get frustrated because I wanted the help but didn't need the commentary. Thus, I had two friends come over and Mrs. Correa and between the four of us, we spent 10 hours in my place and by the time we were done I donated 7 bags of items to the Goodwill; purchased 3 organizing tools, took care of my closets and drawers and had my entire apartment cleaned, dusted and magnificently furnished based on what I wanted to keep and what I needed at my finger tips.

    All my friends and family were impressed with how nice my room looked and happy to hear how calm and delighted I was with my new space! I loved it.

    JUNE 2010
    I graduated from school and decided to get an apartment on my own. This way, I wouldn't be confined to just my bedroom and had enough things to furnish my own space after I purchased my bedroom set and entertainment center. I hired Functional, Fashionable to get an organizational scheme. As in our first meeting, Mrs. Correa was punctual, completely understood my objectives without a lot of explanation and gave me pointers and tips on how to best utilize my new space. I'm diligently working on my "homework" list that I was issued but the PLAN that's she created works within my budget and goals.

    OVERALL: *****5 STAR REVIEW*****
    I recommend her to anyone who has "wants to put their hands up and give the reigns" to someone else or to that person who wants to be involved but doesn't want to do it "ALL" the project alone or needs a little "tough love" to stay on track. You won't be disappointed. Functional, Fashionable can work on any budget, takes all forms of payment, is kind and considerate and most of all will get you ORGANIZED!

    Burnice

  • May 28, 2010

    Life is so hectic--from work to finding time to play with friends to taking time to catch-up with your loved ones and family. Marin is an awesome resource-- taking off your shoulders some of your valuable free time to organize AND making your home a much more welcome space to do all the fun things with your friends and family! Very reasonable, very professional--give it a try!! You won't be disappointed. --Sally

    Sally

  • May 27, 2010

    My husband and I contacted Marin Rose to help us with our bedroom in March 2010. Though we had bought our apartment three years prior, we had never really decorated our bedroom, and we could not agree on a color scheme. My husband and I are both indecisive and we don't have a good eye for color combinations. Furthermore, we were expecting a baby in late March and we wanted to get the room done before the baby came, and we didn't have the time/energy to go out shopping for decorations for our room. We contacted Marin, and she came to our apartment a few days later to check out our bedroom and give us some preliminary ideas. Her eye for color and detail was remarkable; within 48 hours she had come up with several ideas for our room. Though she had only been in our apartment briefly, she understood our taste immediately and her ideas for our room were perfect. Not only did she come up with design ideas, but she also went shopping for items for our room (and she got fabulous deals)! We loved that she "staged" our room with the items she had purchased, and if we did not like certain items, she would return them. We returned very few items, as Marin has fabulous taste and we loved everything she picked! We would have never thought of adding splashes of red to our blue-gray bedroom, and we LOVED the way she used different shades of blue in the room to give it depth and dimension. She chose curtains, bed linens, pillows, lamps, picture frames, candles, a rug, and other knick-knacks; she also encouraged us to buy a new ceiling fan, which we would have never thought of doing on our own -- but it has made a tremendous difference in the appearance of the room! We absolutely LOVE our room now. I used to never spend time in there (except to sleep), but now it feels like a refuge, and I love being in there! I am so happy that we used Functionable, Fashionable and we are planning to hire Marin again in the near future for other projects around our apartment!

    Rebecca

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Question and answer

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. There is no typical job because there is no typical client for Functional, Fashionable. I have done:

- targeted organization projects including closets, junk drawers, kitchen cabinets, storage units...

- entire household organization projects including first homes, retirement homes, downsized homes, military families' homes (they move a lot and don't often have time to set up each household)...

- creating bedroom sanctuaries

- creating space for a nursery in one-bedroom apartments

- re-decorating using only existing items

- decorating from scratch

- staging homes and apartments for sale

- filling out complicated forms for people short on time and patience

- decorating Christmas trees...and on and on!

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. There are more and more people out there doing what I do. Most organizers are like me - they're naturals at creating a place for everything and systems for keeping everything in its place. People who don't spend their free time thinking up new and improved ways of storing and arranging items are not happy organizers - and neither are they great organizers. My profession is my passion.

What sets me apart, I believe, are two things. First, I organize in a manner and to an extent that suits each client's individual lifestyle and thought process. I know that it's not me who will be living in the space. The system has to be intuitive for my client.

Second, my services are very affordable compared to industry standards. My hourly rate is significantly lower than average and I work with existing resources as much as possible to save the cost of new supplies. I believe that people in small spaces and/or with tight budgets have the greatest need for efficiency in their lives and I enjoy helping them achieve it.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. It's hard to choose just one thing I like most about being an organizer.

I'm happiest when I'm creating order out of chaos so I definitely enjoy the process of my hands-on work. If it weren't for my clients, I'd be driving my own family crazy organizing and re-organizing our home every day!

I also love getting to know my clients as we work together. Organizing can be a very personal experience. I so enjoy learning how different people think, and how they approach life.

Of course, the satisfaction in a job well done is tremendous. There is nothing better than the tangible results of a hard day's work - and a client who feels happier, freer, more in control.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. I spent several years working at companies in 9-5 positions, where I made great friends, learned from colleagues and felt proud of my work...But I didn't ever jump out of bed in the morning excited to start work, and I didn't feel totally in control of my work. I finally decided to do what I LOVE, which is to improve lives by improving spaces. I put my first ad on craigslist to see who would bite. I had my first job the next day and came home exhausted - and thrilled! Word of mouth is a blessing for me in terms of reaching new clients. Those who work with me recommend me to their friends, families, coworkers, etc...

Now, not only do I jump out of bed each day eager to begin, I also lie awake nights in excitement over a new project!

Q. Write your own question and answer it.

A. What are common client concerns and how do you address them?

"I'm embarrassed to invite an organizer to my house for an assessment because it's such a mess!"

Don't stress about the current state of your space. Organizers are accustomed to disorder and we are eager to dive in and clean it up. A truly professional organizer also respects your privacy and won't go around sharing details of your home or life. Call us for help - that's what we're here for!

"I'm not sure I'm ready to start organizing because I don't have enough containers."

Purchasing products should be the last step in the organizing process. Buying colorful containers and gadgets is fun but, unless you first complete the process of sorting and discarding your belongings, these items will end up adding to your mess rather than taming it. Call us...we'll sort your items together and determine what, if anything, you really need to buy for storage.


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