Tara Mann

Organizer

Tara’s knack for transforming spaces began in childhood, moving frequently across the U.S. and Europe with her chemical engineer dad, stay at home mom and five sibilings. With each move, whether transitioning between large homes or cozy apartments, Tara was amazed by her mother’s ability to create organized and welcoming spaces in just a matter of days. Her mother’s mantra, “Pack one box and take only what you love,” instilled in Tara a profound appreciation for meaningful belongings and the art of decluttering. After earning a degree in history and fine arts from SMU, Tara’s journey led her from San Francisco to Boston and, finally, to New York, where she pursued a rewarding career in education. Known for her meticulously organized classrooms, Tara soon became the go-to person for helping colleagues revamp their spaces. With her three kids now in college, Tara is thrilled to focus on helping clients create welcoming, beautifully functional homes. In her downtime, she loves visiting her family around the globe with her husband and their spirited Labrador, Bear.

Sharon Sill

Organizer

Sharon was born in the US and moved to France as a child, becoming fluent in French. After her formative years in Europe, her family settled in New Canaan, CT. Sharon attended Providence College and discovered her passion for marketing, leading to roles in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and the US.

After earning her MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Sharon and her husband, Tom, moved to New Canaan, CT where they raised their two children. She has organized her home, her children’s rooms, dorms, and apartments. She has a unique talent for re-imagining spaces and witnessing the positive impact of these transformations. Even in her volunteer activities, Sharon brings her organizational skills to Planet New Canaan’s Swap Shop, making it easy for customers to find what they need.

Professionally, Sharon has managed complex marketing campaigns and led projects requiring meticulous organization. From marketing plans to family vacations, there’s not much that intimidates Sharon. Her diverse experiences and dedication make her a force in both her professional and personal life!

Ulrike Ludlam

Organizer

Ulrike was born & raised just outside Hamburg, Germany, in a small town where her father was a doctor and her mother commanded a household of six. Her parents both came from large families and her childhood was filled with visits to grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.

In college, she studied History, French and Design from 1988-1992 at the University of Augsburg and the Fachhochschule Hildesheim where she received a Fulbright Scholarship for Design. From 1994-1996 Ulrike worked as Art Director at The Lacey Group, Minneapolis, MN and she worked as Art Director at Pluzynski & Associates, Inc. from 1997-1999.

After years of dealing with tight deadlines, she decided to focus on her 3 children full-time. Her husband’s career in the Museum World was blossoming and it was a true gift for her to be able to stay at home. Ulrike’s oldest son finished college in May 2022, her middle son goes to “The New School” for Classical Music and her daughter is a Freshman in High School. Her passion is Real Estate Investments: She had the privilege of renovating/flipping small Real Estate Investment since arriving in NYC and she considers it a blessing even though it comes with its highs & lows.

Who knew that she would end up raising true New Yorkers, coming from a small town near Hamburg, Germany – all because of her wanderlust and staying open to the unexpected and to embrace the twists and turns along the road.

Kristin

Organizer

I started my career as a style editor at Condé Nast, and moved on to be President of a gallery and photo studio in Chelsea.

Most recently, I’ve collaborated with my partner in real estate development and design. We’ve worked on townhouses in Brooklyn, a farm in upstate New York, and multiple beach homes in New Jersey.

As much as I love to work outside the home, the most rewarding and challenging aspect of my life is raising my four children. They’ve patiently moved with us on many projects and tolerated living in multiple construction sites!

I’m thrilled to be part of the Done & Done and to watch the company grow and prosper!

The living room is my favorite space because we have an open floor plan that overlooks Brooklyn Bridge Park and the NYC Bridges. It’s the perfect room to entertain family and friends because while I’m cooking, we can all hang out together and enjoy the view.

Stephanie Radman

Organizer

People might have guessed that Stephanie would eventually become an organizer. In high school, she kept a record of every outfit that she wore on a piece of paper in her closet! Fast forward several years to when Stephanie met her husband Dan – set up by their respective Croatian families. Six homes, three children + one dog later, Stephanie lives in Connecticut with her husband and their three children. Stephanie keeps busy organizing their two college boys and high school daughter. When not working, she enjoys swimming, rowing, biking, gardening and volunteering with Meals on Wheels, the New Canaan Garden Club, the Congregational Church of New Canaan and Waveny Care Center. Stephanie is very thankful for team members Lise and Louise for helping to bring her on board!

Judy Keaney

Organizer

As a young girl growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland, OH Judy would marvel at her grandmother, who every time she visited, would clean out and reorganize her parent’s refrigerator. She inherited the organizing gene and enjoyed cleaning out and reorganizing her bedroom in between school terms. Much to the delight of friends and family she has carried on the tradition of her grandmother by leaving them with the gift of a reorganized linen closet or pantry after her stay.

Judy graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH with a B.A. in International Relations with a concentration in Political Science and History. She immediately moved to Washington, DC where she lived for several years before moving to NYC with her husband. She had a career in politics and marketing before becoming a stay at home mom after the birth of their triplets. Over the years she has worked as a small business consultant and fundraiser at her children’s schools.

Judy enjoys working with clients in finding homes for their special things and helping them realize a more organized home. She is looking forward to transforming her own family apartment into a adult family living space now that her children are college bound. Judy lives in Prospect Heights Brooklyn and near Hudson, NY with her husband.

Gail Greenberg

Organizer

Born and raised in Montreal, Gail embodies the character traits of a true Canadian, nice, helpful, with a sense of humor. As a young girl, Gail would organize her grandmother’s dresser drawers during visits to her apartment. Gail loved their interactions as she worked. Making improvements to someone’s space and listening to the stories of their life proved to be a meaningful experience.

Many years later, Gail chose to study Architecture and got her degree at McGill University. In New York, Gail learned the ropes working for an Architect, designing and project managing high-end residential projects in Manhattan.

Gail delights in collaborating with others to re-imagine a space and then witness the impact of the transformation on someone’s life. She brings her architectural skills of space-planning and visioning, and her enjoyment of brainstorming with clients and a team, to her work with Done and Done. Gail currently volunteers at the Brooklyn Public Library, assisting the Curator of Visual Art Programming on rotating exhibition projects. She lives in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn with her husband, also an architectural designer, and daughter, who is almost off to college. There is always an improvement project to work on at home.

Jeanne Messing

Organizer

Jeanne was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri but also frequently visited her dad and new family in NorthernCalifornia. All that traveling for parental visits had its many perks, as Jeanne quickly learned how to master the art of packing the essentials into a suitcase and make a nest fit for any bird.

Jeanne earned her BFA from Syracuse University and later moved to NYC where she worked for artist Kris Ruhs making jewelry for Bergdorff Goodman, Corso Como 10 and private clients. She also started her own accessories business making eye-glass chains which sold in Henri Bendel’s, Robert Marc Opticians in NYC and Rodeo Drive in LA.

Jeanne attended the School of Visual Arts post baccalaureate in Art education and went on to teach art to children ranging from preschoolers to 8th graders until she married her husband Fred. Jeanne has extensive experience with all aspects of the home, from purchasing, selling, designing and renovating. She has designed and renovated many projects in her own home while also helping friends declutter, organize, and make decorating decisions. Jeanne also had a 12 year real estate venture in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It also doesn’t hurt that according to astrology, her birth chart has 6 houses in Virgo, making her exceedingly detail oriented!

Louise Havens

Organizer

Originally from the South and educated in the Midwest, Louise moved to New York after college. With a can-do attitude and lots of energy, she worked in sales for clothing manufacturers selling to everyone from major department stores to golf pro shops. Eventually Louise left the city for Connecticut and raised/managed/organized four children, one husband, countless pets, moves and renovations. These days she still volunteers in town (Meals on Wheels, National Charity League and the New Canaan Garden Club) but has found as her children have grown, she has much more free time. Louise is now thrilled to be able to bring her organizational and management skills, positive attitude and high energy to work at Done and Done.

Lise Reddin

Organizer

Born and raised in Denmark, Lise came to the United States for a six month visit in the 1980s in order to improve her English. She met the man who would become her husband within two months of arriving and lucky for Done and Done, she stayed. After graduating from UConn with a degree in Design and Resource Management with minors in Psychology and French, she eventually settled in New Canaan where she raised her two children. After years of homemaking and extensive volunteer work (Red Cross, National Charity League, Girl Scouts and NC Garden Club) Lise’s friend, Macky Hennessy, suggested she reach out to Ann and Kate and bring her organizing talents to Done and Done. Lise did her training hours in record time and very quickly became an invaluable member of the team.

Macky Henesey

Organizer

Macky Henesey was born and raised in Seal Beach, California. She grew up playing competitive tennis, swimming, running and was a recruited field hockey player at UC Davis. When the beaches beckoned she returned to southern California to graduate with a degree in Psychology from Cal State Long Beach. She then ventured east to begin a career in public relations and advertising in Washington, DC. She met her husband Mike there and they moved shortly thereafter to New Canaan, CT where they’ve lived and raised their three children over the last 25 years. Macky has organized her home, her three kids rooms (repeatedly!), countless dorm rooms and parts of many friend’s homes. Macky has volunteered extensively and her work has spanned from the New Canaan Garden Club to the Waveny Care Center to National Charity League. Professionally she’s taken on the reorganization of a filing system in a law firm’s Westchester County office. Having organized everything from lace to lawsuits there’s not much that intimidates this one!

Meg Koett

Social Media Manager & Copywriter

We didn’t have to search far when we were looking for someone to start up our marketing department. Meg Koett comes to us by way of family; sister to Ann and aunt to Kate, her hire was a no-brainer. We needed someone who knew us well enough to represent our brand and who better than a woman who has literally been there since day one?

Meg is a graduate of Ripon College, but decided early on to work from home while raising her two children. The co-founder of Jam Custom Handbags, Meg learned how to work with clients, how to advertise a brand and how to sell products online. After a successful run of five years, Jam closed their doors and Meg was available to put her knowledge to work for Done & Done.

Favorite space: My favorite space in my home is my exercise room. It’s very small but it has a ton of natural light so I always feel better after spending some time in there working out and getting my thoughts together!

Emilie Stoll

VP, Strategy & Innovation

Emilie Stoll is a born and bred New Yorker. With close ties to the Eastern end of Long Island, Emilie has an appreciation for both city and country living. With an early love for organizing in her closet-sized NYC bedroom, Emilie never tires of the satisfaction of decluttering one’s life, both physically and metaphorically. Emilie received her Bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College where she pursued her love of dance. This took her to lead the marketing department at Dance Magazine prior to joining the Done & Done Team. Though Emilie needs only one winter coat and one set of pans, she values the importance of those sentimental silk scarves from grandparents and those gosh darn hand written letters. Emilie lives in Manhattan with her fiancé and their blind bunny Cooper, and is poised to continue to delve deeper into the power of human connection and building community.

Lauren Barnes

Client Experience Manager

With a background in event management and hospitality, Lauren recently transitioned from planning and executing corporate meetings and special events to professional home organization. Lauren uses her trademark skills of problem solving, creativity, and flexibility to help Done & Done clients. She excels at logistics and operations, and her attention to detail means that projects go smoothly from concept to completion.

Good at wearing multiple hats, Lauren is adept at responding quickly to changing circumstances, always maintaining an upbeat, can-do attitude. As the Client Experience Manager, she specializes in customer service that nurtures positive, productive relationships with both clients and suppliers.

With a degree in Art History, Lauren has also had the opportunity to work onsite at various cultural institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Gracie Mansion Conservancy, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Pafa).

Lauren holds a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College and a certificate in meeting planning from Temple University. Lauren, her husband and her two young daughters recently moved and she is excited to renovate, decorate and apply what she is learning at Done & Done to create a more organized home.

Meri MacEacheron

VP, Operations

Meri was born and raised in New Jersey. After graduating from Lafayette College with a BA in English Literature, Meri began her career working in ad sales in New York City. She then ventured to the West Coast to explore all that San Francisco had to offer. Meri built her career in the Bay Area and spent over 12 years working for a large tech company in advertising sales, business operations, and client services, where she also met her husband Darby. After many years in San Francisco, they purchased their first home in Oakland which is when Meri realized her passion for home interiors and her desire to create functional and beautiful spaces. As their family grew, she tackled many remodels and design projects in their 1920’s East Bay home. When Meri and her husband decided to move back East to be closer to family, Meri de-cluttered, packed and staged their home which expedited the sale and increased the value. She is currently (and slowly) remodeling their NJ home one room at a time.

Meri has always enjoyed helping friends and family problem solve, organize and brainstorm ideas, and brings to Done & Done her expertise of project management, attention to detail and love of organization!

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Best Professional Home Decluttering Services in Brooklyn

Brooklyn apartments, while being some of the largest on average in NYC, will still clutter faster than those just to the east in Long Island suburban homes. Done & Done Homes, a professional home decluttering service founded and operated by women, has over 10 years of experience helping Brooklyn residents declutter and learn to love their homes again.

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When people come to us for help with a move, our best advice is to declutter before a single box is packed. So when a couple in Cobble Hill reached out for our assistance, we were able to edit, sort, and tag all of the items in their home. Many things were set aside for donation and the things that were heading to their new apartment were labeled clearly to give them a head start on their upcoming move.

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Our Process for Home Decluttering

Sometimes, getting started on a decluttering project is the hardest part—that’s where we come in. Whether you have a spacious townhome with a basement or a cozy apartment, the fundamentals of decluttering remain the same. We assess your space, learn about your routines, and develop a plan to help you let go of items you no longer need, use, or love.

Our expert team handles everything from sorting to organizing, ensuring your home feels renewed and functional. Even if you have extra room in a basement, attic, or storage unit, we find that simply having more space often leads to a bigger buildup of unused items. That’s why our in-person strategy is just as essential for a large house as it is for a studio apartment.

If you’re short on time or simply don’t want to tackle decluttering on your own, we’re here to do it for you. We’ll coordinate donations or storage arrangements and can provide a detailed inventory of any items placed in storage. Our approach keeps you from getting bogged down in the details so you can enjoy a comfortable, clutter-free home—no matter the size or layout.

Here are a few questions we’ll have you start thinking about when we work to declutter the common spaces in your home:

Kitchen

How often are you cooking at home vs ordering out?
Do you genuinely enjoy cooking or do you do it out of pure necessity

Pantry

Who typically does the food shopping for your family?
Who puts the groceries away?
Do you have children that independently take food from your pantry?
Do you have room to store backstock when purchasing in bulk?
How many dishes/cups/mugs do you actually use?

Clothing

Is getting dressed in the morning a hassle?
Do you have room in your closet/dresser for all your clothes?
Do you get use of all the shoes in your wardrobe?

Bathroom

Can you access your everyday products easily?
Are you constantly moving things around?
Are you holding onto products because you feel guilty throwing them out?
How often are you using the products you have?
Can you recall all the products you own easily?

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About Done & Done Home

Hi! We’re Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski, the mother-daughter duo behind Done & Done Home. What began as a simple favor for a friend over a decade ago blossomed into a thriving multi-million-dollar business. We now lead a team of twelve incredible women who help us organize homes, manage social media, and market our two biggest projects: our book, Love Your Home Again, and its companion course, From Chaos to Calm.

Our passion lies in guiding women through life’s transitions—from decluttering to moving—and creating opportunities for meaningful employment. Drawing on Kate’s psychology background and Ann’s experience as a doula, we strive to alleviate stress and bring order to our clients’ lives. We truly believe that an organized life is a happier life, and we’re excited to share our expertise and enthusiasm with you!

Benefits of Decluttering

There are endless benefits to decluttering that include better mental health, increased productivity, and less overconsumption and waste. Here are a few ways that having a clear space can ultimately lead to having a clear mind:

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Mental Health

Getting rid of the clutter in your home can help increase your mental health tremendously. Living in a decluttered space is proven to reduce stress and increase productivity. Many studies have found that organized environments can also be linked to making healthier choices – It’s easier to prepare healthy meals for yourself and your family if you have an organized kitchen that’s easy to navigate. It’s also easier to get a restful night of sleep in a neat room. Seeing the changes that we’ve helped you to make around your home once decluttering a space will also help you feel accomplished and lead to higher self-esteem.

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Less Waste

There are only so many products a person can use and so many shoes a person can wear. Decluttering areas like underneath the bathroom sink, for example, will help you to see how many products you currently have vs how many you’re actively using. Decluttering will not only help you organize your space and your products, but will also impact your future buying choices.

We recently worked with a very busy mom in Brooklyn Heights who needed a top to bottom sweep of her home. Between her job and her kids, her house had taken a back seat and was an enormous cause of stress. In one day, our team was able to tackle every problematic area and set up lasting systems so she felt confident in her ability to maintain her home moving forward.

Organizing Products for Pros: How We Utilize the Best Tools

One of the things we’re most proud of as professional organizers is our ability to not only help you declutter your space, but to create a system that you’ll be able to stick to over time. Here are a few examples of some of the amazing organization tools that we utilize to help you not only make the most of your space, but create a functional system overtime:

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Underbed Storage Bags

Utilizing the space under your bed will help you keep things from looking cluttered visually. These bags have handles so they can slide out for easy access to your things. They’re thin enough to fit under almost any bed frame and can be used to store just about anything.

Some ideas include:

Seasonal clothing (coats, scarves, bathing suits)
Gift wrapping (bags, tissue paper, bows)
Linens (extra bedding and towels)

Storage Ottoman

Ottomans can add a cozy and comfortable feeling to your living space, but unfortunately take up floor space that most homes in Brooklyn don’t have to spare. These ottomans are multi-functional, adding both comfort and additional storage that’s easy to access.

These can be great for:

Throw blankets and decorative pillows
Children’s toys and books
Stuffed animals and pet toys

Over The Door Storage

Utilizing the inside of your doors for additional storage is especially helpful in small spaces that often don’t have many cabinets and closets. This over-the-door organizer is great because the shelves are a functional size for no matter what you want to use it for (rather than others that are designed specifically for shoes, clothes, etc).

These would be especially helpful for:

Clothes (sweaters, sweatshirts, shoes)
Cleaning supplies
Baby products (diapers, wipes, products)
Kitchen items (ziplock bags, tin foil, napkins)

Professional Decluttering Services in Brooklyn

Whether you’re new to Brooklyn and trying to learn how to best organize a small space or you’re struggling to declutter your belongings, we can help! Contact us today for a custom quote.

Looking to get started on your own? We’ve got you covered there, too! Our book and course will walk you through everything you need to know in order to declutter and organize your space and learn to love your home again. Check them out here:

Tara Mann

Organizer

Sharon Sill

Organizer

Ulrike Ludlam

Organizer

Kristin

Organizer

Stephanie Radman

Organizer

Judy Keaney

Organizer

Gail Greenberg

Organizer

Jeanne Messing

Organizer

Louise Havens

Organizer

Lise Reddin

Organizer

Macky Henesey

Organizer

Meg Koett

Social Media Manager & Copywriter

Emilie Stoll

VP, Strategy & Innovation

Lauren Barnes

Client Experience Manager

Meri MacEacheron

VP, Operations

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Best Professional Home Decluttering Services in Brooklyn

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Help Preparing for Listing

Moving Assistance

Home Organization

Estate Management

Our Brooklyn Decluttering Jobs

Our Process for Home Decluttering

Kitchen

Pantry

Clothing

Bathroom

What our clients are saying

About Done & Done Home

Benefits of Decluttering

Mental Health

Less Waste

Organizing Products for Pros: How We Utilize the Best Tools

Underbed Storage Bags

Storage Ottoman

Over The Door Storage

Professional Decluttering Services in Brooklyn

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