Kirsten Olson is the Czarina of Storage. I am at my zenith right now,” admitted Kirsten Olson, who has seven stories filled with stuff (see upcoming A&E series “Hoarders”). Right now, she is paying a whopping $1,300 a month for storage space and feels there is nothing wrong with that. In this economy, some people choose to pay their mortgage and others pay their storage space fees. ”It keeps the mess out of the house and the husband is happy,” she said. The Czarina of Storage’s problem is apparent. She offered a pair of weathered garden chairs with destroyed upholstery at the show. As soon as someone showed interest in the pathetic pair, she snatched them back from the jaws of a sale. May this be a warning to all Groves dealers. If you put something out, it might sell.
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Although she has been accused of talking like she inhales helium and dressing like she’s 16, there is no doubt that Linda Koopersmith can clean a house. She is the co-host of the show “Clean House” on the Style Network was scouring the Long Beach Antique Market for great buys that would complement a home, not crowd it. She hosts the reality television show with actress Neicy Nash and together they help turn messy abodes into stylish and organized palaces. ”I design, I organize, I move people,” she said. She deals with both packrats and hoarders on the show, which is now in repeats. She delineates between the two by explaining that hoarders are so bad that you can’t even squeeze your way into their houses. She calls the Long Beach Antique Market a “Chotzke Paradise” and its the very kind of place that can be dangerous for a hoarder. ”You have to teach them that they can come out to places like this, look, admire and go home,” she said. She often converts into a therapist when it comes to serious packrats and hoarders working with them one-on-one to part with things that truly are trash. Cluttering is oftentimes not viewed as a real problem. Hoarders have earned that cute nickname, Packrat. Mary DeVan, another therapist specializing in this malady, sees the disorder as two-fold. Not only does the endless accumulation of stuff damage the person
