I'm laughing so hard at the color coordinated food photos!!

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Anonymous wrote:Storage experts are hoarder experts. Minimalist here and if you have crap just purge and things will naturally be organized.

Even Marie Kondo has given them the thumbs up for this series.

Lol Marie mondo is not a minimalist but I get why you’d think so. I get it it looks nice but if your pantry is clean you just arrange that stuff on a shelf witouth the need for boxes and it looks as good. I just don’t get it.

I have 8 plates for a family of four and that’s it and they’re clean on the shelf. I don’t hoard food and snacks and baking stuff and pasta and seasoning is on their own shelves. Shows like these bother me because it jusT enables and justifies the need and constant accrual of stuff. If you can’t find it and if it’s not neat by its own then I get it you need hoarder help. They’re just capitalizing on people having things and material boards but heck I’ll hate watch lol

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of packages in that fridge picture, but where is the food that you can eat? There's almost no protein. No leftover spaghetti and meatballs, no chicken -- raw or cooked, no bowls of beans or even a package of tofu.

The big shelf with one bottle of wine and two packs of salad makes me roll my eyes. This fridge, while beautiful, is not ready to feed anyone.

Ok, I see the meat drawer. It is still unrealistic!

I think it's unrealistic because there's a ton of wasted space. It looks pretty but it's not efficient.

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Looking at those pictures, I am hanging my head in shame.

Why? It probably looks that way for exactly 5 minutes after the photo is taken, and then a husband or child comes in, eats something, and then shoves the container anywhere it fits and not back in its color coded spot. This level of organization is just not maintainable for a busy family.

Meh, my pantry looks like that. It's not always stocked full since no one runs to refill something when someone grabs an item, but we keep it stocked pretty regularly. I just like it because I'm anal and the rest of the family likes it because they can always find what they want in about two seconds. Guests also like it because it's super easy to find things.

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of packages in that fridge picture, but where is the food that you can eat? There's almost no protein. No leftover spaghetti and meatballs, no chicken -- raw or cooked, no bowls of beans or even a package of tofu.

The big shelf with one bottle of wine and two packs of salad makes me roll my eyes. This fridge, while beautiful, is not ready to feed anyone.

That's why I like the regular people featured in the show. One guy was on some diet and had his own special food section, the teens had another, and the wife liked to bake. They gave each a section of the kitchen. They didn't roll their eyes (on the show) and tell him to eat real food. They just worked with what the family needed. I just pulled the picture from their website, which contain the celebrity remodels.

I had never heard of them before yesterday. Now I'm diving deep. But I agree, the fridge would be a nightmare to maintain. I don't have it in me. I have a hard enough time keeping leftovers from being forgotten in the back, and all the shelves clean.

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of packages in that fridge picture, but where is the food that you can eat? There's almost no protein. No leftover spaghetti and meatballs, no chicken -- raw or cooked, no bowls of beans or even a package of tofu.

The big shelf with one bottle of wine and two packs of salad makes me roll my eyes. This fridge, while beautiful, is not ready to feed anyone.

Ok, I see the meat drawer. It is still unrealistic!

There are lots of packages in that fridge picture, but where is the food that you can eat? There's almost no protein. No leftover spaghetti and meatballs, no chicken -- raw or cooked, no bowls of beans or even a package of tofu.

The big shelf with one bottle of wine and two packs of salad makes me roll my eyes. This fridge, while beautiful, is not ready to feed anyone.

Looking at those pictures, I am hanging my head in shame.

Why? It probably looks that way for exactly 5 minutes after the photo is taken, and then a husband or child comes in, eats something, and then shoves the container anywhere it fits and not back in its color coded spot. This level of organization is just not maintainable for a busy family.

Looking at those pictures, I am hanging my head in shame.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Storage experts are hoarder experts. Minimalist here and if you have crap just purge and things will naturally be organized.

Even Marie Kondo has given them the thumbs up for this series.

Anonymous wrote:Storage experts are hoarder experts. Minimalist here and if you have crap just purge and things will naturally be organized.

Even if you are a minimalist, they advise to have drawers with organized slots. Not one big desk drawer, or kitchen gadget drawer. The outcomes are very visually appealing.
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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.

Storage experts are hoarder experts. Minimalist here and if you have crap just purge and things will naturally be organized.

Has anyone watched this show? I'm a bit obsessed.

Summary: two organizers from Nashville travel around with their team organizing pantries, closets, kitchens, etc. They have a long standing business, but now have a show on Netflix. Each show they visit a celebrity home, and a regular, every day person home to work on a project.

It's different than Marie Kondo, because they aren't focused as much on the purge. Yes, you need to edit down your stuff, but they don't care if you go archive it in a storage unit or down in the basement. Just as long as it's out of the way so you can live an easier life without crap falling out of your kitchen drawers and such.

Looks like they have a deal or endorsement with The Container Store, which makes sense...they have to spend a small fortune on bins and drawer dividers.

Those of you who hate organizing books by color will roll your eyes for sure. I'm an avid reader, but I have two display shelves organized by color. It's how I can easily find books, as I remember covers better than authors. Still I try to keep my books paired down to a manageable level (manageable for me, which is probably a lot more than some of you would like).

I would like to have my pantry (which is really not a pantry, just kitchen drawers, organized, but they're level of organization means you do not have as much room for actual items. Maybe when my teens are off to college. There is no way I could keep up with the fridge organization level. I do think I'm doing a reorg of a few kitchen drawers, but I don't want to spend a fortune either. Maybe Home Goods or TJ Maxx is due a visit, assuming I can find the right dimensions for my pull out drawers.