Before

After – Laura Ray Organizing

The Situation: This catering company grew fast, adding equipment and decor, but ran out of proper storage. Equipment was difficult to locate, because like items were stored in multiple locations. The layout slowed the staff down.

How solved:

1. Purged outdated and less used items.
2. Grouped like items.
3. Created zones for different types of equipment and put the most used within arm’s reach.
4. Labeled containers and shelves to ensure staff members could find and retrieve items quickly, which saved the company time.  

Measured success: The owner saw a 10 percent labor savings within the company’s operations department.

How to organize your storage space: Create zones for like items.  For example, group home decor items, assemble sports equipment, and put tools together.

Fast fact: Storage areas are filled with “postponed decisions” and “things I might need one day.” Cleaning out is really making decisions.