The Home Edit (Get Organized with THE) on Netflix

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All I have to say is that's my DREAM job. I love to organize. My mom used to beg me to organize a closet and would pick different ones for mothers days/birthdays/christmas. She was soo messy and couldn't keep up with anything.

And LOL at their reactions every time someone has a "junk drawer." I don't have one either, but have a "supply drawer" with stapler, pens, stamps, pads of paper. Those are my people.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve followed Clea on IG for quite a while. She’s pretty neurotic at times, so I’m a little hesitant to watch the show. I would imagine that they edit those parts out.

At the start of the pandemic the two of them were traveling a lot (probably finishing up filming the series) but were extremely frightened of catching covid on a plane. They caused a scene during boarding on one flight and were asked to deboard.

Between that and the constant marketing of “stuff” on IG, I’m kind of turned off but did enjoy the Marie Kondo series, so might end up watching at some point.

I did pick up on her personality. I'm off to google her plane freakout.

I couldn’t find any stories on this!

Clea detailed it in her IG stories when it happened. Apparently Joanna has flight anxiety in the best of times, and they were both a mess once covid was circulating. Clea detailed all their drama with each flight- they tried to hand disinfecting wipes to everyone who got on the plane and were mystified and disgusted when people refused them. They did their usual “we’re insanely stressed out, take a wipe” schtick on a flight and some sort of drama ensued. Joanna and possibly Clea too got really upset and were crying, and the flight attendant intervened and told them to rebook on another flight. They immediately posted an IG story, trying to spin the whole thing in a sympathetic (to them) light, but the facts are what they are.

One of them, I believe it is Clea, has made similar scenes trying to get backstage at concerts in Nashville. And pitched an absolute drunken fit when she didn’t get her way.

Yup, she has major issues

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I just started watching this show and I've only seen two episodes, but I've enjoyed watching it so far. I like their personalities and the way they respect people's stuff and genuinely try to make workable solutions for them. I think they are a little OOT with the rainbow/color coding but dividing things into zones makes sense to me so I've incorporated some of their ideas into my house. Is it just me or is the container store really expensive? $20 for a container to hold your cereal seems like a lot to me although I love so many of the things in that store.

I follow them on Insta too but didn't pay much attention to them because I was turned off by all of the packaging and waste. I try to reduce waste, limited paper towels, buy in bulk and that's why it makes sense to me to store bulk items in more useable day to day containers so I get turned off when they line up about 50 bags of pirate's booty, just for asthetic purposes. I wish they were a little more environmentally conscious with some of their choices. I guess they are only arranging other people's stuff, but I feel like it encourages other people to buy individually wrapped stuff just because it "looks good."

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say is that's my DREAM job. I love to organize. My mom used to beg me to organize a closet and would pick different ones for mothers days/birthdays/christmas. She was soo messy and couldn't keep up with anything.

And LOL at their reactions every time someone has a "junk drawer." I don't have one either, but have a "supply drawer" with stapler, pens, stamps, pads of paper. Those are my people.

I worked as an organizer and did NOT buy tons of shit at The Container Store. I worked with what people had in their homes, encouraged purging heavily and used a label maker. If a client said they'd do better if they could see things, THEN we'd get clear containers (but cheaper ones than at TCS). The key is really to be honest with yourself about what you use. My favorite thing to organize was closets. I did not decant everything. I grouped things in the fridge by category. I got offered a LOT of kitchen gadgets that people admitted they didn't use- that's why I have a blender, a mini-food processor and electric tea kettle.

I organized books by category and then height within that. So here are all the biographies, here are all the legal thrillers, here are all the reference books, the self-help books, etc. One client just read books by authors who wrote tons of books, so we had a John Grisham shelf, Danielle Steel shelf, etc.

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There was WAY too much squealing in the Reese Witherspoon episode. Nobody gives a shit about your character closet, Reese. And trying on her slippers was gross.

I liked the Brooklyn real estate agent who had a TINY kitchen and four people living there, because it seemed real to me. I hated the country people's pantry. Weird angles and all those shelves? AWFUL!

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Anonymous wrote:I just started watching this show and I've only seen two episodes, but I've enjoyed watching it so far. I like their personalities and the way they respect people's stuff and genuinely try to make workable solutions for them. I think they are a little OOT with the rainbow/color coding but dividing things into zones makes sense to me so I've incorporated some of their ideas into my house. Is it just me or is the container store really expensive? $20 for a container to hold your cereal seems like a lot to me although I love so many of the things in that store.

I follow them on Insta too but didn't pay much attention to them because I was turned off by all of the packaging and waste. I try to reduce waste, limited paper towels, buy in bulk and that's why it makes sense to me to store bulk items in more useable day to day containers so I get turned off when they line up about 50 bags of pirate's booty, just for asthetic purposes. I wish they were a little more environmentally conscious with some of their choices. I guess they are only arranging other people's stuff, but I feel like it encourages other people to buy individually wrapped stuff just because it "looks good."

That's too bad. With their platform, it would be great if they infused some environmental consciousness into their work.

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Anonymous wrote:I just started watching this show and I've only seen two episodes, but I've enjoyed watching it so far. I like their personalities and the way they respect people's stuff and genuinely try to make workable solutions for them. I think they are a little OOT with the rainbow/color coding but dividing things into zones makes sense to me so I've incorporated some of their ideas into my house. Is it just me or is the container store really expensive? $20 for a container to hold your cereal seems like a lot to me although I love so many of the things in that store.

I follow them on Insta too but didn't pay much attention to them because I was turned off by all of the packaging and waste. I try to reduce waste, limited paper towels, buy in bulk and that's why it makes sense to me to store bulk items in more useable day to day containers so I get turned off when they line up about 50 bags of pirate's booty, just for asthetic purposes. I wish they were a little more environmentally conscious with some of their choices. I guess they are only arranging other people's stuff, but I feel like it encourages other people to buy individually wrapped stuff just because it "looks good."

That's too bad. With their platform, it would be great if they infused some environmental consciousness into their work.

I just watched the first couple episodes. Definitely no environmental vibe here, which is too bad. They use a ton of plastic organizers and vinyl, which is one of the worst materials from an environmental perspective.

Also bummed that it didn't offer any tips that I could use at home.

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I looked at their IG back when CupofJo fangirled over them. I was turned off by Clea's caustic personality, and the superficiality of their design scheme. Also the plastic! So much plastic.

Whenever I see someone's bookshelf organized by color, I assume that they are not readers.

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I think Clea comes from a very well-connected Hollywood philanthropic family. Mega-bucks.

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For the environmental PPs....I wash out all my large size jam jars (we buy them at Costco) and use those for my pantry storage for things like rice, beans, etc. They all match and line up nicely, are large with a wide mouth for scoops, are mouse-proof, are free, and are environmental. I've been doing it so long I have about a dozen matching ones. You can paint them if you want to be more fun. I usually just tape the label on the outside or use a piece of scotch tape with sharpie to label what's inside.

I do use the plastic storage for some larger items, like bags of flour, cereal, etc. Costco is often a decent place to buy that stuff.

I agree with the idea of zone storage, and I try to label the areas. Gettng family members to comply with my zones is a whole different problem (even with my nice labels!) I feel like all these systems work better when you have one person who does all the cooking and cleaning.

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I am torn. I like storage to look consistent but am environmentally conscious about using what we already have, which could be a mishmash of bins.

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Anonymous wrote:For the environmental PPs....I wash out all my large size jam jars (we buy them at Costco) and use those for my pantry storage for things like rice, beans, etc. They all match and line up nicely, are large with a wide mouth for scoops, are mouse-proof, are free, and are environmental. I've been doing it so long I have about a dozen matching ones. You can paint them if you want to be more fun. I usually just tape the label on the outside or use a piece of scotch tape with sharpie to label what's inside.

I do use the plastic storage for some larger items, like bags of flour, cereal, etc. Costco is often a decent place to buy that stuff.

I agree with the idea of zone storage, and I try to label the areas. Gettng family members to comply with my zones is a whole different problem (even with my nice labels!) I feel like all these systems work better when you have one person who does all the cooking and cleaning.

Can you link to your jam jars?

My MIL gave me old gigantic bell canning jars, and I use them for oats, brown sugar, granola, etc. I receive lots of compliments on them. They are lined up on top of the fridge, so it’s kind of decor too (actual farm house). But I’m definitely interested in jam jars or something to make my cereal ant proof without spending $20 per container.

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I am actually really underwhelmed with what they do. I feel like I could do their “reveals“ in a weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why food needs to be deboxed? Like why can’t cheerios stay in their cardboard box? Why do I need a plastic cereal container for the pantry (which btw eventually becomes just one more thing that needs to be cleaned) instead of finishing the box, and recycling it.

I ask this as someone who is pretty exceptionally organized, and childless on her own, so it’s not a hate statement and more just a 1. Why expand the extra effort on deboxing and cleaning and 2. Why spend the extra money on things that then create extra effort?

(I do otherwise like the show and Joanna and Clea, and have spent the morning on a binge, but had no idea who these people were a week ago).

When my kids were younger we would put cereal in containers because they wouldn’t properly close the bag and box and it would get stale.

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The Linus bins really are great in the pantry. It still becomes a mess over time but it looks neater a lot longer and it’s easier to get to stuff in the back since you can pull out a bin. It’s also easier to re-organize it because I just put all the bins on the counter and go through one by one.

They’re also great for cabinet shelves.

These ladies seem nuts and the show is bad.

But the bins are good.