The first step of the Minima Method™ is to create a customized organizing action plan. From there, you may choose to DIY the plan or hire us for hands-on organizing to transform your space.

Our approach is holistic. During our two-hour action plan session, we’ll look at your entire home or workspace versus just one room. 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)

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 three-hour (half day) or six-hour (full day) 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.

Our team uses the Minima Method™ to 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 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.

Minima offers special 10% discount Membership Rates to clients who book two or more full days with us. The Membership Rates include a complimentary thirty- to sixty-minute follow-up consultation six months after the services are completed. We want you to be satisfied with your investment!

Our process for clients who are moving is very similar to our normal organizing process, except the action plan will include additional details related to your move: the order of spaces for the pack/unpack and how zones will translate to your new home.

We like to look at both homes in-person when possible. If that’s not feasible (distance, stage of renovation/build), we can look at one home in-person and look at the other via photos. We can also complete the entire action plan virtually.

When you hire us for the pack/unpack, you will have less to move because we’ll help you declutter on the front end. Therefore, the mover’s fee may be lower. Additionally, it will take less time to unpack on the receiving end because the boxes will be organized in a way that makes sense. You’ll feel settled and organized in your new home faster.

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.

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