Single-Room Refresh
Rooms: Closet, pantry, or office
Scope: 4-8 organizer-hours
$500–$1,400 labor + product
One focused day. Two organizers, on-site. Includes layout design, decant, label, donation pickup, and a written maintenance card.
Transparent. Hourly. Capped.
How we price.
Hourly with a not-to-exceed cap. Product at wholesale. Written scope before any work starts. No surprises on the invoice.
Organizer hourly rate
$125–$165 per organizer-hour
Most projects use 2–4 organizers. That's the rate per person, not the project total. See package ranges below for typical project totals.
Project ranges
Four common project shapes.
Ranges based on completed 2024 DMV projects. Median whole-home project = 30 organizer-hours.
Whole-Home Organization
Rooms: Multiple zones over 2-4 days
Scope: 18-30 organizer-hours
$2,800–$5,500 labor + product
Closets, kitchen, pantry, primary bathroom, kids' rooms. Phased across consecutive weeks so the family stays functional during.
Move-In Concierge
Rooms: Full 2-day unpack
Scope: 24-36 organizer-hours
$3,200–$6,500 labor + product, $200–500 box haul
Kitchen functional by bedtime night one. Kids' rooms by lunch day two. Box and paper removal coordinated. Most federal relocations qualify for reimbursement.
Senior Move Management
Rooms: Multi-week downsize
Scope: 30-80 organizer-hours
$4,500–$12,000 total
Full NASMM SMM-C protocol: inventory, sort, donation routing, estate sale coordination, floor-plan design at the new home, on-site move-day support, post-move unpack.
Source: 2024 completed-project ledger. Median whole-home project = 30 organizer-hours across two consecutive weeks. Ranges exclude travel surcharges beyond the 25-mile core service area.
Product cost
What materials run.
We buy at trade pricing from The Container Store Contract Services, Elfa, Yamazaki, and a few smaller wholesalers. Every item is line-itemed on your invoice at our cost. You see exactly what we paid.
Most single-room projects spend $150–$600 on product. Most whole-home projects spend $600–$1,800. Senior-move projects often spend $0 on product, since the goal is to use what the resident already owns.
| Item | Wholesale range |
|---|---|
| Woven baskets, seagrass | $8–$22 each |
| Drawer dividers (acrylic or bamboo) | $35–$90 per drawer |
| Custom Elfa walk-in closet system | $400–$2,400 per closet |
| Woven storage bins (oversize) | $14–$60 each |
| Labels (printed laminated) | $3–$8 each |
| Acrylic pantry containers, set of 12 | $60–$140 |
Not included
What pricing doesn't cover.
We tell you what we don't do upfront so the estimate is honest.
- Closet construction (drywall, framing, demo). We partner with a Bethesda carpenter.
- Commercial offices, retail back-of-house, or self-storage units off-site.
- Packing for outbound moves. We do unpack only. Movers handle the pack.
- Trucking and haul-away beyond our own vans. We coordinate with movers and donation pickups.
Why we're different
Local owner-operated vs. national franchise.
The DMV has several national-franchise organizers (NEAT Method, Bee Organized, others). Here's where we differ.
| Aspect | Home Organizer DC | National franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Owner involvement | Sarah on-site for 30+ hour projects | Local franchisee may not work projects |
| Crew continuity | Same lead organizer start to finish | Crew rotates per shift |
| Product markup | Wholesale, pass-through | Often 20–40% markup |
| Franchise fees | None — independent | 6–8% of revenue to corporate |
| 60-day tune-up | Included free | Often billable |
| Senior move certification | NASMM SMM-C | Varies by franchisee |
From clients
On whether the spend made sense.
“We moved from Brooklyn with a six-year-old and a baby. Diana's crew unpacked our entire house in 36 hours. Kid's room was done first so bedtime worked the first night.”
“Hired them to help my mom downsize from a 4-bed Colonial to a 2-bed condo. NASMM certification was the deciding factor. Worth every penny.”
Get a written estimate
Real numbers for your rooms. In writing. Within 48 hours.
Send a note with a few photos and a quick rundown of your rooms. We'll reply with a one-page scoped estimate.
- Written estimate is free
- Not-to-exceed ceiling in writing
- 60-day tune-up included
Hourly per organizer, against a not-to-exceed ceiling agreed upfront in writing. Inside that ceiling, you pay the actual hours used. If we finish in 22 organizer-hours when the estimate said 28, you pay for 22. Product is invoiced at our wholesale cost with no markup.
Get a real estimate for your home.
Free written estimate. Not-to-exceed ceiling. 60-day tune-up included.
Drawer-by-drawer accountability.