Clutterbug - Real-Life Hacks and Tips to Declutter, Organize and Clean your Home Fast Why Organization Beats Design Every Time with Carrie Locklyn | Clutterbug Podcast # 291
Sep 15, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Carrie Locklyn, a former backup dancer for Mariah Carey turned interior designer and HGTV star, shares her inspiring journey of reinvention. She delves into the real side of reality TV, revealing the chaos behind the glamorous façade of design shows. Carrie highlights the life-changing impact of organization and decluttering, blending humor with practical advice. With personal anecdotes, she emphasizes embracing failures and creating personal sanctuaries that reflect individuality, making this conversation both enlightening and entertaining.
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From Stage To Organizing Business
- Carrie Locklyn started as a professional dancer touring with Mariah Carey and other stars before shifting careers.
- She discovered organizing via a Craigslist takeover of another organizer's clients and dove in despite no formal experience.
Craigslist Leap Started Her Career
- Carrie answered a Craigslist ad and shadowed an ill organizer to inherit her clients and business overnight.
- She accepted the role despite no formal background and used it as her entry into professional organizing.
Design Systems Around Natural Habits
- Identify how a person naturally sorts and stores before designing systems for them.
- Match the home's setup to that natural tendency to make organization stick long-term.