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TESTIMONIALS

"You've changed my life, truly. I really can't believe how my house has been transformed. It's turning into the place that I hoped it would. Thanks to you all."

- Cheri M., Mt. Lebanon, PA


"Thanks for your help in organizing my home. It's wonderful to have a place for everything."

- Cathy M., Mt. Lebanon, PA


"Jill, you and your staff were invaluable! We couldn't have done it without you! Organized, de-cluttered, house sold, AND moved to Arizona in under two months!"

- Jeannette R., Phoenix, AZ


"I have been trying to solve my home organization problems for years by myself with no luck. Jill came in and had great ideas that fixed the problems immediately-- with storage items I already had. Her work has even converted my husband who's resisted all previous attempts to de-clutter! I feel so much more comfortable in my house now and having people over."

- Kelly C., Mt. Lebanon, PA


"I advise my clients to concentrate on what they are good at and develop strategies to compensate for their weaker areas.

Detail work, organizing and paperwork are not my strengths and I don't enjoy those tasks. However, I recognize there importance so I followed my own advice and engaged Jill Revitsky.

She and her team helped me purge non essential files and records. Next she helped me develop an information & paper management system for my office.

Now I have a clean desk and a simple, efficient filing system for my business. "

- Bill Ringle, Business Advisor, The Callidus Group


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Organize Your Home

Click on the bins below to learn how your home can become organized by Discover Organizing.



For more information about Residential Organizing Services from Discover Organizing, please contact us at: jill@discoverorganizing.com




Organized Kitchens and Bathrooms

Let us help you make the most out of the space in these high-traffic rooms. A kitchen makeover helps this room function to support your everyday activities: cooking, communicating, and gathering of family and friends.

The bathroom is a room that can become very cluttered, from the sink-top to the medicine chest, and the linen closet that holds everything else but towels! We can find a solution that will put that bath in order in as little as one session.

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Organized Garages

If your car is still sitting in your driveway because there is no room for it in your garage, and if the idea of cleaning out this space is overwhelming, we can help!

We take you through our Four Simple Steps to organizing your garage, and your car, along with the garden/lawn supplies, sports equipment, tools, and car care supplies. Voila! They will all have a home! If you would like to transform your garage into a thing of functional beauty, we can design a customized storage system that is right for you.

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Organize with Consignment and Auctions

While value and beauty of your household treasures may lie in the eye of the beholder, it might be worth your while to see what others might pay for those antiques, small appliances, and sports memorabilia to a local consignment store or online auctioneer. We can help you assess what should be donated vs. sold and direct you to the best resource for reselling in Pittsburgh. Ask Jill about our drop-off service for your consignment items.

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Organized Attics & Basements

Often, the attic and the basement become catch-alls for unused items that we cannot decide to keep or say goodbye to. Clutter accumulates faster than expected, and when you truly do need those holiday decorations, a feeling of dread can creep in at the very thought of climbing those stairs, or heading into the cellar. We can help you clear the clutter, make necessary decisions, and zone each room for necessary storage.

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The Paper Office

Paper clutter is very distracting to most homeowners, as it represents tasks, bills, and decisions to be made. We can show you how to minimize those paper piles, create a personalized, user-friendly filing system, and manage the paper and information flow throughout your home. We can also help you stop unwanted junk mail, catalogs, and other solicitations that can clog your mailbox.

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Decluttered Closets

Are your closets driving you crazy? Most people struggling with a cluttered closet find that their closets are over-stuffed, too small, or not designed well. Once we thin out your closet of unworn and unused items, we can offer new and creative ways to contain your clothes, shoes, linens, and other stored items. If a new closet system is what you desire, we can direct you to new custom-built systems.

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Downsizing Your Home

Moving can be very a difficult process, but is more challenging to someone who must move due to a life-changing event, or simply because they cannot manage their large home any longer.

Our caring Professional Organizers and Organizing Assistants will help the client to identify items in their current home that can be:

  • donated
  • taken to their new, smaller space

We do this by utilizing our many community resources, such as:

  • area consignment stores
  • discounted shipping services
  • local inexpensive moving services

We do most of the tedious, physical work, plus offer coordination of all of the above resources, so that the customer can make the transition into their new home with peace of mind.

Read what one of our customers said about downsizing their family home:

"My experience with Jill Revitsky and Discover Organizing was quite positive. We had to clean out and sell the family home that our parents had occupied [in Pittsburgh] for more than 50 years. Jill was able to come in, formulate an action plan, and successfully carry it out. She and her staff were a pleasure to work with, and did all they could to make our job as pain free as possible. After we had gone home they continued to work to dispose of mountains of junk, as well as donate and sell items of some value. Jill also prepared an itemized list of donated items for tax deduction purposes."

- L B., Albuquerque, NM

Ask Jill about downsizing pricing options.

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Photo Memorabilia Services

Photo Organization Service

This service is perfect for those customers whose photos are sitting in the closet, in bags or boxes, just waiting to be in some sort of order for future reference. We have archival products that can be used to get your photos all in one place. We also offer workshops for you and any group to organize your printed photos in ONE day.

For more information about our workshops, contact us at: jill@discoverorganizing.com

Album-Making Service

If time is an issue for you, or you would like a professional look to your photo album, we can take your memorabilia and photos and put them into a beautiful, photo-safe album, complete with page protectors for a polished, lasting memory for you, your family and friends to enjoy.

We can also make smaller gift albums that mark special events, such as graduations, vacations, special birthdays, and anniversaries.

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Manage Your Money

Let our Financial Organizer make a real difference in the way you use, track, and plan your finances. We can help you make sense out of your personal financial software, and organize your paper files to match any program you are using. We can also put the documents that are most important - personal investments, legal matters, and vital records - all in one place for quick access.


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Space Planning

If any of your rooms are not working for you and the setup doesn't feel right, chances are you need to develop some space planning and a new floor plan. In this process, we can repurpose your existing furniture, or if desired, create a shopping list of new items that will give the space a look and feel that you want to be more productive and organized.

Feng Shui consultations are available by a certified practitioner.

For more information about Feng Shui organizing, contact us at: jill@discoverorganizing.com

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Drop–Consignment Services

A member of the Discover Organizing Team will arrange to take your items to a local consignment store, and will meet with the consignor to review your items for resell value, and set up an account in your name. Any items you no longer wish to have can be marked for donation if they do not sell in that store. Consignors usually send out checks once per month, directly to the customer.

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Residential Fee Schedule

Initial Consultation

Includes 1 ½ hours of going room by room in your home (including the garage and attic), giving you all of my ideas, and a folder of my best tips. To receive a step-by-step written organizing plan, along with a complete shopping list of recommended products and supplies, there is an additional fee.

Professional Lead Organizer

This service involves providing hands-on direction to the home organizing process, space planning, and skills transference to the customer (i.e. learning how to let go of clutter, implementing organizing systems).

Professional Organizing Assistant

This person is a hands-on assistant to the lead organizer. The Assistant is there to mainly sort, label and contain items. The Assistant also delivers items to charity and can set up consignment and auction services.

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Other Service Fees

Financial Organizing A Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor/Professional

This type of organizer helps you organize and manage your money, also matches paper files to computer files as needed!

Donation Service

We take the items away, fill out the donation slip, and give it to you.

Consignment Service

We take the items to various consignment stores and set up the account in your name. Your profits come right to you!

Shopping Service

We go to multiple locations to purchase the best product for your organizing project, keeping in line with your budget goals.

Album Making Service

Several packages are available to fit the volume of photos, and your level of presentation desired.


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Downsizing Service Options

We help people who are truly ready to simplify their lives make the transition smoothly!

Professional Organizer Plus Two Organizing Assistants

This is best for large-scale downsizing projects, as it allows multiple people to be sorting, decluttering, and making trips to a charity, consignment store, auctioneer, or the curb.

Professional Organizer Plus One Assistant

This option of Team Organizing is very effective, as the Assistant's help allows the Professional Organizer to devote more one-on-one time with the client, which expedites the organizing process.

Professional Organizer

A Professional Organizer will provide individualized consultation to help guide the client in the best techniques to declutter their current home, and to share the best resources in which to sell, donate, or dispose of their household items.

Any of the above options can be pre-purchased in order to receive a 10% discount.

Discounted Retainer Packages

We also offer discounted retainer packages, designed to save you money and to help you make the commitment to get organized!

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For more information about Discover Organizing, contact us at: jill@discoverorganizing.com




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