Decluttering & Organising in Notting Hill & Holland Park

No judgement. Sustainable systems. Calm support.

Transform your Notting Hill or Holland Park home from 'I can't cope' to calm

Notting Hill and Holland Park occupy one of west London's most coveted corners, with grand stucco townhouses on the main garden squares, colourful terraces on the streets made famous by the Portobello Road, and lateral conversions throughout. Holland Park itself, which draw some of the wealthiest households in the capital, with properties that are large, beautifully finished, and, despite their size, frequently lacking the practical storage infrastructure that a modern family actually needs. Notting Hill is more varied, with a mix of ultra-high-net-worth residents on the principal streets and young professional households in the conversions behind them.

What both areas share is a strong aesthetic and homes that are expected to look a particular way, alongside the very normal reality of too much stuff and not enough systems to manage belongings. The gap between the curated and the chaotic can be wide, and it's usually behind closed doors.

Order from Chaos provides professional decluttering and organising services in Notting Hill and Holland Park, with individual, face-to-face sessions at £45 per hour and virtual sessions available from £75.

Who this is for

You might be:

A time-poor professional or family who needs discreet support to work through years of clutter

Overwhelmed by piles and piles of clutter and don't know where to start

Living with ADHD/ASD, chronic illness, perimenopause, disability or burnout and need someone understanding to guide and support you.

Preparing for a home move, renovation, new baby, or simply too tired to cope with the task

Two paper speech bubbles with question mark icons on a neutral background representing FAQs and support.
Two paper speech bubbles with question mark icons on a neutral background representing FAQs and support.

Common Scenarios in Notting Hill & Holland Park

Whether you're in Notting Hill proper, the more private streets of Holland Park, or over towards Ladbroke Grove, the pattern is often similar::

Distinctive period homes where the character of the space makes standard storage solutions feel wrong

Creative studios and work-from-home spaces where projects have taken over the whole home

Wardrobes with a genuinely interesting wardrobe inside them and several years of other things too

Books, art and collections that have grown beyond the space available to display them properly

Family kitchens in beautiful homes that somehow never quite function as well as they should

Decluttering v Organising and Why You Usually Need Both

Decluttering is reducing what's in the way. Organising is creating easy systems for what stays.

Most clients need a blend: we clear the bottlenecks, then set up simple systems you can maintain without constant effort.

Stacked cardboard boxes labeled Donate, Keep, and Discard for closet organization and decluttering.
Stacked cardboard boxes labeled Donate, Keep, and Discard for closet organization and decluttering.
A woman organizes folded sweaters into white storage bins in a pink closet system.
A woman organizes folded sweaters into white storage bins in a pink closet system.

How sessions work (4 or 7 hours at £45/hour)

You choose either a 4-hour or 7-hour session. In a typical session we:

  • Agree the outcome for the day (e.g., 'functional kitchen', 'calm bedroom', 'paperwork triage')

  • Sort fast, keeping decision fatigue in mind

  • Create storage and 'homes' that match your habits

  • Reset the space so it's usable immediately

  • Plan the next small step so progress sticks

No judgement, no pressure, no forcing. You stay in control of decisions, I bring structure, momentum and calm.

Calm, experienced support — without judgement

Before founding Order From Chaos, I spent over two decades leading complex operations in high-pressure, humanitarian crisis management, and I was awarded an OBE and an Honorary Doctorate for this work. I have ASD and ADHD (AuDHD).

What that means for you is simple:

  • When things feel overwhelming, I stay calm

  • When decisions feel impossible, I bring structure

  • When chaos feels personal, I remove shame

  • I bring ADHD-friendly / neurodivergent-friendly approaches to my work with you

You're not hiring someone to judge your home. You're hiring someone trained to bring order to complexity, gently, practically, and at your pace.

Jo de Serrano OBE, founder of Order from Chaos, smiling with bright pink hair, tortoiseshell glasses
Jo de Serrano OBE, founder of Order from Chaos, smiling with bright pink hair, tortoiseshell glasses
Brightly colored pastel houses along Portobello Road in Notting Hill, London, under a clear blue sky.
Brightly colored pastel houses along Portobello Road in Notting Hill, London, under a clear blue sky.

The houses here are beautiful and frequently impractical to move into or out of. Tall, narrow Georgian and Victorian terraces with staircases that require planning, basement levels that add complexity, and neighbours close enough that a chaotic move day is noticed.

I plan the move properly before it happens — visiting both properties, mapping how the new space will work, and briefing the removal team so moving day runs to a schedule rather than improvising around problems. The packing is done with care. The unpacking is completed to a standard where the home is genuinely usable, not just emptied of boxes. You arrive, and it works.

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Formal English garden in Holland Park, red primrose flower beds, and a brick manor house in
Formal English garden in Holland Park, red primrose flower beds, and a brick manor house in

Luxury Move Management

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St Christopher's Hospice is my charity of choice. If you're a UK taxpayer and would like to Gift Aid your donation, you can register directly with St Christopher's here and pass me your donor number to quote at drop-off.

A cardboard box filled with colorful clothes for donation with a handwritten donate sign.
A cardboard box filled with colorful clothes for donation with a handwritten donate sign.

What clients say

My experience with Jo was wonderful. I asked for their services to help me unpack after I moved to my current home so I could start fresh and be better organised. Jo was so amazing with ideas on how to use space including how to use my furniture to set up my little office separate from my main dining room while keeping it cool and modern. She did a particularly exceptional job with my kitchen, as it was a bit smaller than the one I had before. She also gave me ideas for other things I could do in the future to maximise space and make it even more functional. I can’t believe it’s now been over two years, and my kitchen is still neat and tidy! I can’t wait to using them again very soon, I need to sort out my cupboard under the stairs!

— Trish, London (ADHD + ASD)

Ready to feel calmer at home?

Book a free discovery call, and we'll talk through what's not working, what you want instead, and the quickest route forward.

📅 Book: Discovery Call

📞 WhatsApp/Call: 07769 065404

✉️ Email: hello@order-from-chaos.co.uk

Page Last Updated: 19th June 2026

Areas served

Serving Notting Hill, Holland Park, Ladbroke Grove, Portobello, Westbourne Grove, Kensington, and surrounding W11 and W8 areas. Virtual sessions available UK-wide.

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