Solving more than organisation

May 15, 2024

When a Home is no longer just a Home

Mark and Caroline.

Mark called me up around a year ago and mentioned that him and his wife Caroline were going through a tough divorce, and needed to urgently sell the house they were living in.

The challenge – they were struggling to sell the house in the state that it was in -it was cluttered, chaotic and didn’t feel like anyone’s dream home. Sadly, neither of them was willing, or had the time to attend to it and make it a buyers dream.

We provided a quotation to try and get this sorted as quickly for them. Our quote came to approximately R220,000 for fixing up and organising their 4-bedroom home.

Our bespoke MK method of organising was quickly put in place - each area of the house was addressed with beautiful systems, inserts and functional storage, so that even if they moved, it would work in any other space (except for the custom drawer inserts).

After a thorough clear out and clean up, it was ready to be put on the market!

Finding a new love in the home

Caroline called me around 6 weeks later, stating that the original evaluation of their home when they wanted to sell was at R3.8 Million, and they got an offer at R4.5million, R700,000 more than the original amount after investing with us!

I couldn’t believe the power that MK systems organisation could bring to the new value of their home. But there was more to the story, Caroline had actually called to say that since having organised their space, her and Mark had found an inspired new love for their home, and each other. Through clearing all the clutter, the emotional and physical mess that harboured underneath was suddenly cleared and made space for new conversations, fresh energy and a deep appreciation for each other that was missing for years.

By the grace of God (and our simplified organisation) their relationship was restored, much like their new home.

The beauty of this story:

Through a fresh reconciliation, they decided to start over, this time with a mindset of a beautiful new home to care for, a fresh start to their life, and a beautiful new reason to fight for their home.

Our MK Difference:

We truly do way more than just simply organising, we restore peace, recreate magic where there is chaos, and bring families and homes back together.

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Where one makeover inspired another

May 15, 2024

Meet Kerry. Kerry called us about 2 years ago - she was in desperate need of her living room to be fixed up and restored to some level of organisation. It was currently being used as a kids play area, but her in-laws were arriving in 3 weeks from overseas and in her own words, she “was in no good mental, or emotional head space to address that mammoth task”, but very aware of the chaos it was looking like. Taking on the chaos We arrived on the 1 st day, finding Kerry sitting in a dark garage, in a robe, messy bun, and smoking a cigarette looking rather dismayed with her life in general. We immediately hit to task – clearing up the living room and then ending up doing the garage as well to make space for all her kids play stuff. A new lady in town Kerry was so happy with the work done in the living room, that she asked us to do the entire house! When we started with the kitchen, she was still sitting in the garage smoking, but found her dressed, and hair washed and all. A spring in the much-needed step as they say and definitely making more of an effort. After Day 2 organisation and reflow of her kitchen, she came home, and she had her nails done, hair coloured and dressed beautifully. In her new found role of self, she actually cooked her family a meal and our team. A new energy was clearly present - she seemed so uplifted, so much more full of life, seeing how her newly organised home was bringing her back to life. She said that we changed her view on her family and felt that she was able to take on home life again. Energy cleared is such a powerful concept and this was a wonderful way to see her investment in self with her pride in home and her living space.