The Home Edit

This reality show follows the duo as they travel across America and tackle a range of tidying projects, from unruly kitchen pantries and overflowing offices to garages that become the catch-all area for the home. Each episode features two different projects, one from a celebrity and one from an everyday family.

The show incorporates an element of escape when it comes to reorganizing a celebrity’s space, providing viewers with an intimate look into their often lavish homes and a glimpse into how they live, with cavernous walk-in closets and collections of vintage Chanel bags. It’s aspirational, to be sure, but there are also some cases where the celebrity clients’ limited spaces and organizational challenges are the same as anyone else’s, which is reassuring to see.

Teplin, Shearer, and their team of assistants employ four concrete steps in every project: edit, categorize, contain, and maintain. Editing requires putting items that no longer serve the individual in a giveaway pile while categorizing consists of grouping like items. Zones are created from these different categories, designating areas for art supplies, board games, camping gear, and beyond. Contained in clear bins and precisely labelled to give everything its own space, these individuals then have to commit to maintaining the organizational system by returning things to their appropriate bins after each use.

Most of Teplin’s and Shearer’s tactics for constructing functional yet aesthetically pleasing spaces involve maximizing vertical space by installing shelves and using matching hangers and clear bins as a way to make items visible. But their defining Home Edit characteristic is the mesmerizing rainbow color order in which they like to arrange items. All of these are easy concepts for viewers to apply to their own homes. After watching a few episodes, you may be inspired to give it a try.