A lifetime of furniture, china, art and memories rarely fits into the next chapter’s square footage. Von guides homeowners through the emotional and practical work of paring down, then lays out the new home so it feels familiar from the first night.
She has helped many families through this transition, and she has made a few big moves herself, from Texas to Idaho and from showroom to showroom. She knows it is never really about the furniture.
How Von helps
- Measure the new home
Room dimensions, windows, doors and outlets, so every decision is grounded in what actually fits.
- Walk the current home together
Identify the pieces with the most meaning and the most use, and the ones that only came along out of habit.
- Plan the new rooms on paper
A furniture plan drawn to scale shows exactly what fits and where, before the movers are booked.
- Find homes for the rest
Ideas for family members, consignment, estate sale and donation, so treasures go somewhere they will be loved.
- Move-in day
Furniture placed, art hung, lamps working, beds made. The new house looks lived-in, not half-unpacked.
Keeping the stories
Small spaces can still hold a big history
Downsizing doesn’t mean starting over. A single wall of family photographs, a treasured sideboard given pride of place, Grandmother’s stemware used for Sunday dinner rather than boxed in a closet: these are what make a smaller home feel like yours.
Von’s gift is helping you choose the few things that carry the most meaning and giving them the setting they deserve.
