Decluttering & organizing services · Toronto
Less to manage. More room
to live.
You’re looking for one thing. Moving three others to get to it. Making a mental note to sort it all out at the weekend.
We help you decide what stays, organize what you keep and get settled after a move, so coming home can feel like a chance to stop.
Start with our enquiry form. We’ll follow up to arrange a connection call.
- Hands-on help
- Your decisions, respected
- Confidential, judgement-free care
An easier everyday
You’ve sat down. Your mind is still making a list.
The pile on the table. The wardrobe full of things you’re not sure you’ll wear again. The boxes that were only meant to be there for a week.
When you’ve spent the day making decisions, finding the energy for another cupboard, room or pile can feel like too much.
We help you work through it with respect for what matters to you and hands-on help with the sorting and organizing.
Hands-on help for your Toronto home
Choose the support
you need
Start with the part of home you’re tired of working around. We’ll help you work out the right approach.
Decluttering
Stop moving the same piles from one place to another.
You keep meaning to sort it out, but every item brings another decision. We help you decide what stays, work through what can go and organize what you keep. You make the decisions.
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Home Organizing
Let the small jobs stay small.
Putting the groceries away shouldn’t mean rearranging a cupboard. We organize the belongings you’re keeping around how you use them, so finding things and putting them back take less effort. If excess is getting in the way, we can declutter first.
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Unpacking & Organizing
Get back to everyday life in your new home.
You’ve moved in, but you’re still opening boxes to find what you need. We help unpack and organize your new home around your routines, starting with the things you need for making dinner, getting dressed and everyday life.
Explore Unpacking ServicesNot sure which service you need? You don’t need to work it out first. Tell us what you’re tired of dealing with at home. We’ll help you choose a sensible place to start.
Start with our enquiry form. We’ll follow up to arrange a connection call.
Business organization
Give your team room to get on with their work.
When finding supplies or working around stored stock becomes part of everyone’s day, the space needs attention of its own.
We sort and organize physical workspaces, supplies and stored materials into useful categories and sensible places, so your team can find what they need and know where it goes back.
Our experience includes retail storage, corporate marketing and event offices, office downsizing, schools and merchandise for high-profile clients. Every project is treated with discretion.
Explore business organizationIf you’re between two services
Less stuff or a better place for it?
Decluttering and organizing often belong in the same project. The difference is where we begin.
If deciding is the hard part…
Start with decluttering. We help you decide what you want to keep and work through the excess with you.
If finding and putting away are the hard parts…
Start with home organizing. We give the belongings you’re keeping a more practical arrangement.
The spaces you live in
Projects we
can help with.
You might have one area that makes every day harder, or several rooms you’ve been meaning to tackle. We’ll help you find a useful place to start.
Space in the City project photography.
Kitchen and pantry organization
Find what you need, put the groceries away and make dinner without rearranging the cupboards first.
Closet decluttering and organization
Decide what you still wear and give clothes, shoes and accessories places that make getting dressed easier.
Playrooms and family spaces
Give toys, books and everyday essentials places your household can find and put back.
Home offices and paperwork
Clear space to work, with a sensible place for documents and supplies.
Whole-home decluttering
Work through belongings that have built up across rooms, with support for the decisions and the practical work.
Unpacking after a move
Get your kitchen, clothing and everyday essentials out of boxes and arranged around how you live.
The people you invite in matter
Your home is personal. We treat it that way.
Some things are easy to sort. Others come with memories, money spent or a decision you’re not ready to make.
Founded by Nicola Masterson, Space in the City brings hands-on help with respect for what matters to you. You stay involved in the decisions, and your home and circumstances are treated with discretion.
Meet Nicola & Space in the CityFrom a home-organizing client
“Can't wait to sit in my newly organized space (still can’t get over how amazing the whole area looks and feels)”
From our Google reviews
Read our Google reviews“I felt supported and held throughout, and your team is second to none.”
“Her staff are skilled, polite, and friendly to be around.”
How sessions work
Book a team.
Start with your priorities.
You don’t need to know how many sessions your home will need before you get help. We agree a starting team and booked time, then review the next steps with you as we go.
Usually three.
Sometimes fewer or more.
We typically start with a team of three organizers. We may suggest fewer or more, depending on the work and what suits you.
You book the team for an agreed amount of time. We work through your priorities during that time, then review what’s still outstanding with you.
Booked time, not a guaranteed finished space.
We confirm your team, session time and session cost before you book. We don’t offer project quotes or estimates of how much will be completed.
Then we decide what comes next.
More team time, some homework or a pause. You have a say in the pace.
Review what remains
After each session
We look at what we got through and what’s still outstanding.
Together
We reassess your priorities and discuss the next step based on what we’ve actually seen and worked through.
Choose some homework
Only if you’d like to
You may prefer to do some sorting or make decisions yourself between visits.
Your choice
We can agree manageable tasks to tackle before another session. Homework is optional. You can also choose more team support or take a pause.
Book more time
For larger projects
If there’s a lot to do, we may suggest booking several days.
At a pace that suits you
We discuss your budget, availability and how comfortable you are having people in your home. Booking several days still doesn’t guarantee completion.
Why we don’t promise how much will get done
Photos help us understand a space, but they don’t show every item or all the storage available. A single box of small belongings can take hours to sort. That’s why we book team time, work through your priorities and reassess, rather than promise a finished room or home.
What happens next
A starting point.
Support as you go.
Tell us what feels difficult.
Use our enquiry form to share the space, your neighbourhood and what you would like help with. We’ll follow up to arrange a connection call.
Book your starting team.
We discuss your priorities, budget and availability, then agree the team, session time and cost. We can also talk about booking several days, without promising completion.
Work, review and reassess.
We work through your priorities, then review what’s still outstanding with you. You can choose more team time, homework between sessions or a pause.
Before you get in touch
A few things you might be wondering.
What if I’m not sure which service I need?
Describe what’s getting in the way: too much to manage, belongings without a useful home, boxes after a move or a workspace that isn’t working. We’ll help you identify a sensible starting point. Your project may involve more than one service.
Do I need to tidy or buy storage first?
No. Seeing how the space is normally used helps us understand it. We start with your belongings and the storage you already have, then discuss whether anything else would be useful.
Will I have to get rid of things?
You decide what stays and what leaves. We help you consider your options; nothing is discarded or donated without your agreement. If what you want to keep exceeds the available space, we’ll talk through that honestly with you.
Do you provide an estimate or quote?
No. We don’t offer project estimates or quotes for completed work. We confirm the team, booked time and session cost before you book. Your booking is for that team’s time, not a guaranteed amount of finished work.
Will everything be finished in the time I book?
We don’t promise completed rooms or a finished home within a set number of sessions. Whether you book one day or several, the amount of belongings, storage available and decisions involved all affect progress. After each session, we review what remains and discuss next steps with you.
Can I do homework between sessions?
Yes, if you’d like to. We can agree some sorting or decisions you feel comfortable tackling yourself before another visit. Homework is an option, not a requirement. We can also discuss further team support or taking a pause.
How involved do I need to be?
We need your input for decisions about your belongings, especially when decluttering. For organizing and unpacking, we’ll agree when your input is needed and how to reach you. We discuss the arrangement before you book.
Will my home and circumstances stay private?
Our service is confidential. We treat your home, belongings and circumstances with discretion. Tell us about any particular privacy or access concerns during your connection call.
Where in Toronto do you work?
We provide decluttering, home organizing and unpacking support in Toronto. Include your neighbourhood or workplace address in your enquiry so we can confirm whether we can help at your location.
Let’s find a place to begin
You don’t need a plan.
You can start with
“I need a hand.”
You don’t need to sort the piles, finish unpacking or find the right words before you get in touch.
Tell us which part of home has become hard work. We’ll talk through what would help and where to begin.
Let’s find your starting pointStart with our enquiry form. We’ll follow up to arrange a connection call.