Moving...with or without you

Earlier this month, All Things Home Organizing™ had the assignment of moving a family in the east bay.  What was special about this move, was that the clients handed us the keys to their old house AND their new house, and then they left town for 10 days.  ATH handled the entire project from planning the move, supervising the packing, moving and then doing the unpacking, all on our own.

I chose to have one of my favorite moving companies, Moovers, pack and move from the old house into the new.  This was not an easy move - 45 steps from the street to the truck.

First, I prepped the entire house, taking note of all the contents, putting like things together and making sure boxes would be labeled correctly for easy unpacking. Then the guys from Moovers, Inc. packed according to my instructions...

Schlepping all those boxes, and all that furniture down 45 stairs...then coming back up the stairs for the next load.

Arriving at the new house, no stairs!

Empty house - living room to dining room to beautiful deck and view...

The new family room off the kitchen...

The new upstairs office...

And now the unpacking in progress...Michelle unpacking the bar and checking all the paper to be sure nothing is lost.

Tiffany cleaning the furniture...

 Charlotte unpacking the kitchen...

Teri working on the dining room...

The new built in bookcase being unpacked...

I supervised the installation of the new phones, cable TV, water and washer/dryer hookups.
After unpacking, I went room by room and completed the organizing and decorating.

And the final results, the new living room...

Dining room...

The completely organized kitchen...

The bar...

The family room...

The deck...

The built in bookcase...

The new home office...

Master bath...

Master closet...

Our family arrived home and they were thrilled with the results - nothing to do, but unpack their luggage, and watch cable TV.  We even did the grocery shopping, so they had dinner ready to eat.  How easy could a move be???