When I moved into a new house a few months ago, the process of deciding where things went in the…read morenew space was absolutely overwhelming. I knew I needed help specifically with my linen closet. What happened is much more than that. We ended up talking about the way that I use the upstairs part of my house (where the linen closet is), as well as the components of my life that I felt were a little bit disorganized, etc. Out of those conversations, Placed Designs ended up creating a central portal for organization in the upper level of my home. I now have a place that holds everything we need for the upstairs, so I don't have to keep running up and down stairs for little things like toilet paper, cleaning supplies, a flashlight or a pair of scissors, etc. It was a problem that I didn't even know I had, and they solved it. Another thing that I liked is they found a way to handle my specific and unique guest room challenge. We have a Murphy bed there, and most of the time it's put up. When we have guests over, we need to pull the Murphy bed down, and grab everything that goes on it quickly and put it altogether. We now have a system for that! Putting away laundry in the linen closet is a joy, honestly because it's so pretty! Placed Designs focuses on the aesthetics of the area that they are organizing, as well as the organization system itself. I cannot wait to hire them again to do more of my house!

Placed Designs offered to help us with our single family, new construction plans when our current…read morearchitect (from another firm) was struggling. She was professional and patient, not many architects would want to come in on a project mid-way to help clean up a mess (I say this because that was our experience until someone referred is to Placed Designs). This firm and Kendra, definitelty stands apart from the rest. Kendra of placed designs has been prompt to respond especially when she has a full work load, she's taken the time to consult on our project, assist our current architect with permitting and provide expert knowledge throughout the process. I sure wish I'd known about Placed Designs at the start. We are looking forward to using Placed Designs and Kendra on our next project. When the stakes are high and you're designing your dream home or you're investing in a remodel you have one shot to get it right. You want an architect you can trust, knows exactly how to deal with permitting and responds quickly. This was our experience and more with Placed Designs and Kendra. Her design work and ethic speak volumes.

Kimberly was so fantastic to work with! I had a few, large storage spaces that were completely…read morefull. She worked through them to sell, donate, and/or organize the space. She was an excellent communicator. She completed the project faster than I thought it could be done, and the spaces look great!

I worked with Tidy Spruce to declutter and organize my closet. After having my baby and working…read moreremote for 2 years, I had fallen into a habit of wearing the same things over and over but couldn't get myself to let go of clothes from 10 years ago. Kimberly worked with me to understand my vision, what I was hoping to achieve and what was doable/maintainable with my daily habits and schedule. Working with her I was able to let go of 10+ trash bags of clothes and find an organizing method that works for me. It's been 5 months and the closet (almost) looks like how it did after our session. I'm also wearing a lot more of my clothes than I was before. She was very thorough, responsive and provided a judgement and push free environment. I recommend her to anyone looking for help to declutter and organize their space.

Christina has helped me with interior design in my last two homes. In my present home, we turned…read more470 sq ft into a spacious, functional, beautiful and happy home. Working with her is inspiring, easy and absolutely enjoyable. I recommend her for projects of all shapes and sizes because her work is brilliant!

I was completely lost on my bathroom remodel projects until I found Christina. She helped pave the…read moreway both bathrooms and allowed me to keep the project moving. Thanks again, Christina!

Emily's work is not for everyone. If you just want something trendy, stick to design magazines that…read moretell you the latest colors for the year. Emily comes at design from the perspective of an artist trained in colors. I hired her 15 years ago to select colors for the interior of an older Scandinavian-style home that had always had off-white walls. She spent a great deal of time looking at my favorite paintings, furniture, and exterior landscaping before proposing a basic color for my environment. She then offered me options for other colors for other rooms, plus a trim and ceiling color that would work throughout the house. I had my interior painted in the colors (and paint brand) she recommended. It's not only beautiful, but it has also maintained its classic look over the years. This year (2022) I had Emily back to do exterior colors for my home. She listened carefully to my requests--I wanted to stick with gray with white trim. She then proposed a far more pleasant gray, a subtly richer white, and a sharper, more distinctive accent color for the doors. It's wow! Her work takes the house from bland and generic to striking. Emily is very focused in her work, and her intense style is not for everyone. She is also unwilling to work around pets. You'll have to decide if you are willing to accommodate her approach. My take on it is that the end products (her expert, thoughtful color recommendations) have taken me out of a play-it-safe, generic approach and into a distinctive style that has added vastly to the value of my home. I enjoy the collaborative color selection process. If you are comfortable with her work style, I believe you'll get a lot of value.

Quite literally the most unprofessional contractor I have ever experienced. The fact that she won't…read moregive a general quote when every other company I have talked with will just shows how much of a scam she is running. BEWARE!

It was a very efficient and professional clean up for a mess that I couldn't face myself…read more Thanks Katie!

My brother in law passed away from a heart attack. He was discovered several days later. Needless…read moreto say it was not pleasant in his apartment. Katie came in right away ready to work with tools in hand. She hadn't even entered the door when she spotted some blood droplets and treated the area immediately. Her kindness was much appreciated. Her knowledge and energy were epic she is one smart lady. I'm in the microbial industry dealing with mold lead and asbestos. She did things the right way and didn't try to bullshit us in any way. So I give her 5 stars for trustworthiness. The cost was much less than expected.Thank you Katie and team you took a huge load off our shoulders . Stephanie and I won't forget you.

While organizing my 2016 IRS records, I was reminded of the huge waste of money I invested in a…read morecompany offering staging services prior to putting my Seattle condo up for sale last spring. The company, Priorities First, was recommended by a real estate broker as the end-all organizer, I found quite the opposite. I engaged Priorities First about three weeks before I needed actual staging to assist me in organizing residential and business belongings so that my condo could be painted, a job that was to take two-three weeks. Two work days were to be spent clearing non-essential items out of the space with movers coming on the third morning to take these items to storage. The company owner and two workers appeared on the appointed day. Only one of the workers did organizing, and I must say that the organizer worker was quite good. Of the three people, she was the only one who asked for my input and listened to my response. The other worker began the staging process immediately (at the direction of her boss), which was totally stupid since the condo was going to be painted--and I was going to be living there--for several more weeks. Not only did this arranger worker spend time (and my hard-earned money) doing something that the painter was going to undo, but she was totally unskilled at arranging space. When I kept objecting to the mess she was making of my beautiful condo, she kept saying, "design is a matter of personal taste." This explanation drove me up the wall as I am an architect and know that design is a learned skill. What she was doing--including making displays of rolls of toilet paper and cheap wine bottles while having me pack lovely decorative items, which she referred to as "beauties"--was dreadful by any objective measure. In addition, this arranger worker spent time (and my hard-earned money) arranging my plants, which I told her I intended to downsize and repot. Another total waste. However, it was when this worker ran out of stuff to arrange that she did the real damage by switching to the organizing task. I had a large closet with hardware and art supplies neatly organized in two different sections of shelving. Arranger-turned-organizer worker indiscriminately crunched all my supplies together, putting rusty nails and screws on a single shelf with expensive gouaches, paint brushes, and light bulbs, etc. It took me six hours to sort through the mess she made. However, the real annoyance was the company owner, whose name I have wiped from my memory. The reason her service was so inappropriate is that she was absolutely incapable of listening. Every time I tried to explain what I needed--what would work for me--she would cut me off with "moving is hard." So impatient and unbelievably rude. I had contracted for Priorities First to come back after the painting was completed and do the final staging, but of course I cancelled. From the messing around the arranger-turned-organizer worker did, I picked up what had to be done and did the staging myself. BTW, the real estate agent complimented my on my work! I paid close to $5,000 for 2.5 days of service. Because the service was so poor, I sent the crew packing early on the second day, so it was more like 2 days. I have only shared the worst of what happened because the story would be too long if I relayed everything that went wrong. Suffice it to say that I should have just opened my window, and thrown one hundred dollar bills to the wind.

FINALLY, sitting down to write a review on this amazing company!…read moreI live in the Portland/ Vancouver and owned a business until very recently because we moved. I have hired and re hired this company again! Once to organize my business and once for my husband's giant shop! I got exactly what I was told I would receive, and then some. The owner was concise and professional in all of our dealings. I was told upfront what the process was and she has clearly done this before! I actually learned a lot because I was there and involved. I would absolutely hire Priorities First again!!! It was worth every penny!!

Elizabeth was wonderful to work with and we can't say enough good things about her skill, style and…read morethe process of working with her to get to a kitchen and bathroom remodel we love. She is an excellent listener--she heard things we didn't always say with words! She brought us good ideas--some we expected and some that gently invited/pushed us into places we would have never gone without her encouragement. We are so happy! She's patient and thoughtful (this was our first time working w a designer) and stayed interested and engaged all the way thru our projects. I'd hire her again in a heartbeat.

Elizabeth Anderson was the highlight (and sometimes psychiatrist) during my kitchen remodeling…read moreexperience this past summer. We first met after being introduced by the architect I hired (some friends who had hired her some years ago had given her a recommendation as well). Our first meeting was complimentary and I was impressed with her vivacious personality, straightforwardness and her apparent interest in my project (including the ideas I already had in mind). In regard to her design skills/sense, Elizabeth, having been in the business for a number of years, has acquired fantastic connections for resources and vendors. She directed me to (or met me at) multiple businesses to check out ideas/products during the process to formulate and bring to fruition my kitchen design. An additional plus is that Elizabeth has the innate sense when to take the initiative for ideas, solutions and style and how and when to really listen to me when I had a strong opinion of what I wanted to see or achieve. Here's an example of how we worked together: I had virtually made up my mind on one color of red (after considering many and trying out two samples painted on the wall) but she pointed out a slightly different shade of red that I had not looked at before.....I am so happy that she had that color wheel...it is perfect in my kitchen! Elizabeth was (and continues to be) extremely helpful while coping with some unfinished, relatively smaller (but important to me) details relative to the vendors and my contractor. Considering the entirety of my project, the singularly most positive factor was my relationship with Elizabeth Anderson. I highly recommend her services.