HARMONIZING SPACES
calm the chaos & love your space
"For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned"
Benjamin Franklin
WELCOME TO HARMONIZING SPACES
Harmonizing Spaces is a Davis-based decluttering and organizing service dedicated to helping you create calm, functional areas that align with your daily life. I work with individuals, couples and families to transform spaces through thoughtful decluttering and practical organization. Whether you’re looking to minimize, maximize, downsize, or organize I’m here to work alongside you in your home or office to get it done!
"Our everyday lives are filled with complex decisions. We long for simplicity and ordinariness"
Ursus Wehrli
About Me
My spark to start Harmonizing Spaces began during my 20 years working as a dental hygienist. During downtime between patients I would declutter and reorganize the offices for fun and the positive feedback soon had me in peoples’ homes, attics and garages helping transform areas that felt “stuck”. It felt so good to use my skills to help people way beyond their oral health. I could impact lives in a much more personal and meaningful way. As I was referred from one person to the next, I learned that I was doing so much more than optimizing spaces and workflow; I was completely changing people’s environments and creating atmospheres that were more peaceful, productive and harmoniously aligned with their values. ​
So I founded Harmonizing Spaces, a company that I’ve created with a lot of heart and passion for helping people achieve their goals in creating a space that they love. During my time as a professional organizer, I’ve seen how we all have a uniquely different relationship with our stuff and how we own things should make sense both practically and emotionally. When I’m not cleaning teeth, harmonizing spaces, or selling on Marketplace, I’m with my hubby and 2 littles, soaking up the joys, and riding the waves of parenting.
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."
William Moore
Locally Owned
As a Davis native, I love the sense of community that exists around town and working with you one-on-one only strengthens that bond for me. I feel honored to be welcomed into your spaces and to witness the transformation and the joy that it brings. No two jobs are ever alike and I absolutely thrive at the challenge to help you envision and realize your organizing goals within your budget. I want your space to work with you and your busy life to bring you both function and joy along the way.
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.”
Joshua Becker
Benefits of Living a Decluttered Life
It’s not always obvious how much our spaces affect us; however, there is clear scientific evidence that clutter and messiness can impact our mental well-being. Research from Princeton University psychology professor Sabine Kastner, whose work explores how visual attention functions in complex environments, shows that visual clutter competes for our brain’s attention and forces it to work harder to filter distractions. The more clutter we have to process, the more mental energy it takes to focus, and over time that can lead to cognitive fatigue, less clarity, and feeling more overwhelmed.
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Research from UCLA also found clear indicators that our relationship with our homes directly affects our mental state. Researchers found that couples who experienced their homes as more stressful had increased depressed mood throughout the day, and higher levels of cortisol on average compared to couples who described their homes as restorative. The connection between our environment and our well-being is real; when our spaces feel chaotic, cluttered, or out of control, it can leave us feeling more stressed and unsettled in our daily lives. And when our homes feel calm, functional, and supportive, it can help us feel more grounded, more clear-headed, and more at peace.