Perhaps best known for the BBC show Sort Your Life Out, Dilly Carter is a professional organiser and founder of Declutter Dollies.
Dilly Carter: Declutter Dollies
Essentially, Declutter Dollies is an organising and home-styling service that can help you declutter your space and encourage you to let go of items you no longer need but can't seem to part with. They'll also give you storage tips and offer personal shopping, working with you to find your style and create a capsule wardrobe of pieces. If you find moving home a struggle (who doesn't?), you can hire them to help you to unpack your belongings and layout them out in the best way possible.
Speaking of Declutter Dollies on Instagram, Dilly said people initially laughed at her and dismissed what she did for a living. She has always been a fan of organisation, which led her down this career path.
"My love of organisation began from a very young age, stacking shelves in the local Budgens and packing shopping bags whilst I waited for my mum and dad to pick me up (ask any of the locals who lived in Shepperton in the early 90s) from sorting out my mum and dads chaos to helping my neighbours."
Her first job was as a PA because she felt that "it was the only job back then to do with organisation".
For more information, you can follow Declutter Dollies on Instagram: @declutterdollies.
Declutter Dollies prices
£350 is the standard day rate to have an approved, accredited organiser assist you. You can book a slot and check out the full list of prices on their website.
Whether it's organising your wardrobe, arranging your kitchen or clearing your cupboards, someone will be able to help, even if it's not Dilly, but she does say, "And remember if you can’t have me in person then maybe I can help virtually!"
Dilly Carter on Sort Your Life Out
Dilly is 1/4 of Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out team, along with Iwan Carrington and Rob Bent. They visit houses up and down the country, helping families to upcycle and recycle their way to a new home. You can watch Sort Your Life Out on BBC iPlayer or UKTV Play.
Dilly Carter books
Currently, Dilly Carter has published two books of her own and written extracts for the Sort Your Life Out book too.
If you're stuck in a rut and struggling to tidy up your home, you need to read Change Your Space: Reclaim Your Home, Your Time and Your Mind. It features a seasonal planner, as well as a 7-day challenge alongside Dilly's Top Tidy Tips.
Published in 2021, Dilly Carter's Create Space Declutter Your Home to Clear Your Mind is full of tips on how to organising your home. We love the layout as it goes from room to room, suggesting potential sorting and storage solutions.
Simon, a reviewer said: "I’ve loved reading this, I don’t have as much of a problem as I used to with clutter but I love watching Dilly on tv and her tips on there have helped with keeping the clutter at bay I thought I’d take the plunge and buy this book and when it’s out I’ll buy her next one!"
Off the back of the hit BBC show comes SORT YOUR LIFE OUT: 3 Steps to Transform Your Home & Change Your Life. It has tips from Stacey Solomon, Dilly Carter, Iwan Carrington and Rob Bent. It focuses on three simple steps: strip, sort and systemise.
Arabella Horspool is a Commercial Content Writer for Yours at Bauer Media. She's a bookworm who enjoys cooking and spending time with her many pets.