“When you think about it, our day starts and it ends in our closet.” These are the words of today’s guest Naeemah Ford Goldson, who joins us as we delve into the world of closets! Naeemah is a NAPO member, the proud owner of Restore Order Professional Organizing, and the host of her own podcast Organize Me! Radio. She's also a member of the ICD and the founder of NABPO which is the National Association of Black Professional Organizers, a non-profit that seeks to empower BIPOC Professional Organizers. Naeemah joins us to help us get a current take on what's hot in the land of closets! She explains why closets are so important, why they should be customized, and how our individual sizes and shapes affect the way we should design them. We discuss how putting things away affects the design of the closet, why it’s so important for the hamper to be convenient and functional, and how to design a closet for two people with different organizing styles. To discover valuable tips for organizing professionals who are looking for closet solutions for their clients, and what is currently trending in design finishes and colors, tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Naeemah Ford Goldson’s thoughts on why closets should be customized. [00:02:52].
• How our sizes and shapes affect the way we design closets. [00:04:42].
• Other things to consider when customizing closet space. [00:05:53].
• Why you should edit your closet content before you do inventory. [00:07:40].
• How putting things away affects the design of the closet. [00:09:25].
• The importance of the hamper being convenient and functional. [00:10:50].
• Tips on how to design a closet for two people with different organizing styles.[00:11:50].
• Naeemah’s favorite thing to use in a closet: a valet rod. [00:13:06].
• Tips for organizing professionals looking for closet solutions for their clients [00:14:27].
• Whether or not you should factor kickbacks into your fee. [00:15:14].
• How Naeemah goes about designing a closet using graphing paper. [00:19:09].
• Insight into what is currently trending in design finishes and colors. [00:22:19].
• One of Naeemah’s favorite closet organizing products: the shelf divider. [00:24:49].

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Restore Order — https://restoreordernow.com/

Naeemah Ford Goldson on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/naeemah-ford-goldson

Institute for Challenging Disorganization — https://icdorg.memberclicks.net/

National Association of Black Professional Organizers — https://nabpo.org/

Organize Me! Radio — https://restoreordernow.com/organize-me-radio

Restore Order on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RestoreOrder

Restore Order on Facebook — https://facebook.com/RestoreOrderNow/

Restore Order on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/restore_order_now/

Restore Order with Naeemah on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/user/RestoreOrderNow

NAPO — http://napo.net/join

NAPO Podcast — napopodcast.com