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Making It Livable Again

Mission: Organization : Episode MSO-410 -- More Projects »
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This apartment looks more like a warehouse with stacks of computer hardware lying around, little furniture and endless piles of paper.
Stuart Rinzler is a computer consultant who has been using his apartment as a warehouse for his work. Computer hardware and tools are scattered on the floor and in closets, software is stacked up and covered up. Research papers, bills, mail and magazines cover every surface (horizontal or otherwise).

The only furniture he has are two broken-down armchairs in '70s colors, TV sets, and a dining room table barely visible under the piles of papers and tools. His apartment is overdue for an organizational makeover.

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The dining room table is the landing area (and black hole) for any paper coming into the apartment.
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Outdated, broken-down furniture adds to the forlorn, no-one-really-lives-here look.
Mela Catanzaro, a professional organizer, introduces urban style and orderliness to this drab apartment. She leads Rinzler through the painful task of sorting through all the clutter.

Her plan for the apartment is to break the space into three distinct areas separated by color and curtains: a dining area, a living room and office space. Each space can be closed off when desired.

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