Quick Tips: How To Prepare Your Apartment for Real Estate Photographs

Quick Tips: How To Prepare Your Apartment for Real Estate Photographs

Maybe you’re selling your first apartment, or just taking photos to list your place as a sublet or temporary vacation home. Maybe you’re a realtor and you need a quick-and-dirty rundown on how to prep a space for photos. Either way, we can’t emphasize enough the...
Owning Well: A Delicate Touch

Owning Well: A Delicate Touch

  Part II: Clothing Care Last week we discussed how organizing isn’t just about how you arrange your home – it’s really about how you make your choices. But once you have filled your closet with carefully chosen, versatile pieces, it is essential to know how to...
Owning Well: A Manifesto on The Life-Cycle of Your Things

Owning Well: A Manifesto on The Life-Cycle of Your Things

We here at Done & Done NYC are more than just professional organizers. We are global thinkers. When our closets are messy and overflowing, it is likely that we are holding onto shoes we don’t wear, clothes that don’t fit us, linens that are old and grey.  A good...
THE SCARY BAG STORIES: Paper Poltergeist

THE SCARY BAG STORIES: Paper Poltergeist

Our co-founder Ann Lightfoot knows that the buildup of mail can get so overwhelming there is a temptation to stuff it into a bag and tuck it out of sight. The prospect of inevitably dealing with the stuff in that bag – sorting it and throwing it out—makes chills run...
It’s Time to Talk About Your Closet

It’s Time to Talk About Your Closet

Some call it spring cleaning; we call it our favorite time of year. Now that warm weather is upon us, New Yorkers finally have the energy to take a critical look at their closets. In a recent interview with Domaine Home, our very own Kate Pawlowski and Ann Lightfoot...
Burn it, Eat it, Drink it, Spend it: A Guide to Holiday Shopping

Burn it, Eat it, Drink it, Spend it: A Guide to Holiday Shopping

istockphoto With the holidays just around the corner, the shopping game is on. New York City is a madhouse during the Christmas season, and shopping for the perfect present can seem daunting. Furthermore, there is the question of how to choose something that your...