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3 Free Classes to Organize Your Life Coming to Horsham ReStore

Philadelphia's own organizing guru, Darla DeMorrow, has tips tips, tools and projects to make organizing simple

The Horsham ReStore at 200 Blair Mill Road
The Horsham ReStore at 200 Blair Mill Road

Move over Marie Kondo. Philadelphia’s own organizing guru, Darla DeMorrow of HeartWork Organizing is coming to the Horsham ReStore to help local residents with tips, tools and projects to make organizing simple. Want to take back your household spaces that are buried with paper? Want to repurpose household objects to make organizing easy and beautiful? How about turning the wasted space under your bed into prime real estate? Darla will show you how in three free workshops scheduled for 10:30 am on March 22, April 12 and May 17, 2019. To register for a workshop, email lleary@habitatmontdelco.org.

Many household organizing problems can be solved with a tiny price tag with things you repurpose from your own home or from the ReStore. Located at 200 Blair Mill Road in Horsham, the ReStore sells donated home improvement items at a fraction of the retail price. Every purchase helps Habitat MontDelco construct homes for affordable homeownership, provide critical repairs, revitalize neighborhoods, and support financial literacy classes in Montgomery and Delaware Counties.

In DeMorrow’s first workshop, “Spark Joy Without Breaking the Bank” on Friday, March 22, participants will learn designer secrets to using upcycled and recycled household items to make organizing beautiful, and learn a Certified Professional Organizer’s secrets to making organizing easy.

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“Tidy Up Paperwork” on April 12, 2019 will teach the basics of keeping a household paper management system. DeMorrow will show you how to clear your counters in just an hour and get papers organized, once and for all. Bring a small stack of papers to set up your own simple paper-management system.

The third workshop, “Roll with It: Make an Under Bed Organizer” will teach how to upcycle a perfectly good drawer into an adorable organizing tray. Attendees will get hands-on with tools, paint, and accessories for a personalized functional storage solution to love.

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“Every time I visit the ReStore I find supplies to get organized. Many are in near-perfect condition and some just need a little imagination,” said DeMorrow. “You could spend hundreds of dollars at traditional retail stores for unattractive plastic that breaks. But at the ReStore, I’m going to show people how to turn high-quality materials like silver bowls, vintage china, and real wood drawers into durable and attractive organizing tools . . . at a discount.”

The workshops are free, but donations to cover the cost of materials are welcome. Advance registration is requested and a shopping discount will be offered to those who register at least 24 hours before each workshop. Also, a free copy of DeMorrow’s best-selling book, Organizing Your Home with SORT and Succeed, will be provided to the first 15 registrants for each workshop date.

The Horsham ReStore is always chock full of new and gently-used appliances, building materials, cabinets, doors, flooring, furniture, hardware, housewares, lighting, plumbing, tools and windows. It is open from 10 am to 7 pm Wednesday through Saturday and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday. Visit www.RestoreHorsham.org for more information.

“The ReStore is ideal for shoppers looking for great deals, and it’s great for the environment, too,” said Larry Leary, Director of ReStore Operations. “All items are donated so we’re keeping perfectly good materials out of local landfills. People who are decluttering love that we offer free pickup of useful appliances, construction remnants, and furniture in good condition. People who are making household changes on a budget love that they get great deals on nice items, and they contribute to our mission with every purchase.”

Summary of ReStore Workshops

Spark Joy Without Breaking the Bank- Learn secrets to upcycle ReStore items into organizing solutions. Habitat for Humanity Restore, 200 Blair Mill Road, Horsham, PA 19044 10:30 am-12:30 pm on Friday, March 22. Registration requested, no fee.

Tidy Up Paperwork- Set up and use an easy solution for mail and paper clutter.Habitat for Humanity Restore, 200 Blair Mill Road, Horsham, PA 19044. 10:30 am-12:30 pm on Friday, April 12. Registration requested, $35 donation requested to cover supplies

Roll With It: Make an Under Bed Organizer- Get hands-on with this Pinterest-style workshop to transform a dresser drawer into a rolling organizer. Habitat for Humanity Restore, 200 Blair Mill Road, Horsham, PA 19044. 10:30 am-12:30 pm on Friday, May 17. Registration requested, $10 donation requested to cover supplies

About Darla DeMorrow, CPO

Darla DeMorrow’s business and blog, HeartWork Organizing, based in Wayne, PA, helps people lead more peaceful lives. She is an international speaker, https://NAPO.net member and 14-year veteran of the organizing service industry. Her best-selling book series starting with Organizing Your Home with SORT and Succeed outlines five simple steps to help you organize stuff, time, information, and photos. Get a free copy of 31 Simple Tips for Organizing Nearly Everything at http://www.HeartWorkOrg.com or contact her at 610-688-8595.

About Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties

The mission of Habitat MontDelco is to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Habitat constructs homes for affordable home ownership, preserves aging housing stock by completing critical home repairs, provides financial literacy and life skills classes, and revitalizes neighborhoods.

For more information, call 610-278-7710, or visit www.habitatmontdelco.org.

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