Family home bursting with clutter including 2,000 TOYS that made it 'feel like a nursery' is transformed into a calm, adult-friendly space on Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out
- Stacey Solomon helped Bijal and Darshan Patel clear their house in London
- The couple were overwhelmed with the amount of clutter, including 2,000 toys
- After seeing all of their possessions laid out, they let go of 40% of their stuff
Stacey Solomon helped a family clear out their cluttered home on last night's episode of Sort Your Life Out.
The TV presenter was in Wembley, London, where she met accounts manager Bijal and IT manager Darshan Patel, who were living with a mountain of belongings including 387 pieces of Tupperware, 1,011 bangles and over 2,000 toys.
Like many parents, Bijal and Darshan, who have son Dylan, seven, and baby daughter Lara, sort through their felt like they were 'living in a nursery', with their children's toys spilling from the conservatory, through the dining room, to the living room at the front of the house.
Overwhelmed: The TV presenter was in Wembley, London, to help accounts manager Bijal and IT manager Darshan Patel, who have son Dylan, seven, and baby daughter Lara, sort through their mountain of belongings. Pictured, the cluttered open-plan living area before
Adults-only: Toys were removed from the main living room to create a space just for adults, pictured, following the declutter. The family got rid of 40 per cent of their belongings
Overwhelming: The nursery in the extension at the back of the house, pictured, was a jumble of children's books and toys. The family had more than 2,000 different toys, it was revealed
Neat and organised: After a massive clear-out to streamline the toys collection, the family were left only with the ones they really wanted. These were put in labelled storage containers
Thrilled: Bijal and IT manager Darshan, pictured with Dylan and Lara, were delighted with the results of the seven-day makeover on last night's episode of Sort Your Life Out
They initially struggled to let go of anything but were determined to create a calm and relaxing environment for their son, who struggles to concentrate in chaos.
In just seven days, Stacey and her team, including organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob and cleaner Iwan, were able to completely transform the home, upcycling furniture, adding new storage and sorting out the messy pantry with clever containers.
Before the move, Bijal and Darshan were struggling with the space in their home.
'We can get into arguments every now and then about the mess,' Darshan admitted. 'We'll blame it on each other.'
Bijal added: 'I think it has been hard to put my hands up and say "I need some help", but I want to get it sorted.'
The family's possessions were taken from their home to a 10,000sq ft warehouse where they were separated into sections like cosmetics, toys and Liverpool memorabilia (Darshan is a lifelong fan).
Chaotic: The family pantry was overloaded with cleaning products, food stuffs and disused appliances, making it difficult for the parents to find anything
Organised: After removing unwanted items, the Patels were left with enough space for all of their dried goods, cans and extra items, which were all sorted into storage jars and boxes
Living in a nursery: Like many parents, Bijal and Darshan found their home was taken over with their children's toys
Calm and relaxed: Toys safely tucked away, the living room looked far more calm and inviting
'I am so nervous,' Bijal admitted. 'This is massive. We have filled a whole exhibition centre.'
But the family persisted and were able to get rid of 40 per cent of their possessions. Three days later, they returned home to see how everything had been re-organised at home.
The mother-of-two was thrilled, saying she 'didn't know where to look'.
The living room, once hidden under piles of toys, was redesigned as an adult-only space.
A coat of bold blue paint on the wall breathed fresh life into the dreary room, while a shelf across the top of the room made the most of the height to create a new spot to store precious keepsakes.
Full house: The family's possessions were taken from their home to a 10,000sq ft warehouse where they were separated into sections like cosmetics, toys and appliances
Emotional ties: One of the most difficult sections was Dershan's Liverpool memorabilia
Team effort: Seven-year-old Dylan was brought in to help identify the toys he wanted to keep
Tall task: In just seven days, Stacey and her team, including organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob and cleaner Iwan, pictured together, were able to completely transform the home, upcycling furniture, adding new storage and sorting out the messy pantry with clever containers
A second paint colour in the dining room divided the long open-plan space into different 'zones'. Work clutter was cleared from the table and moved to a desk tucked neatly into the corner.
The playroom in the extension at the back of the house was completely cleared out and new opaque storage units added for toys, to stop Dylan feeling too overwhelmed.
The organising continued in the pantry. Shelves once covered in scattered packets and half-used spice pots were tidied up with storage boxes, glass jars and labelling.
Carpenter Rob also created more space by adding hidden kitchen drawers and space-saving storage under the stairs.
