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Throwing things out is hard, and no one knows the hardship of this task more than Canard. In our time helping clients downsize, de-clutter and storing items we’ve found a common apprehension for chucking things out. We try our best to rationalize this content culling, …

A dreaded time of year crawls towards us in the wake of Christmas. During Christmas you take a breath, in between those breaths you inhale food and while that is going your mind is blinded by dazzling lights and decadent decorations. All of this leaves …

The Canard Solutions team takes the time over the Christmas period to be merry and spend time with family and friends, that and we leave the window open just in case Santa needs to relocate to the South pole. Christmas is a time to celebrate …

While Canards enjoys the opportunity to clean up and organize the contents gathered through a lifetime, we do not wish for people to live in it. The importance of keeping your house in a respectable condition can have great results on your mental health and …

In the early weeks of November the Canards crew took on a very big job all the out in Mt Beauty. A man had passed away leaving behind a house he had re-purposed into a workshop for a variety of different hobbies. Model planes, model …

During the depression of the 1930s saw the happiest and most popular time for the humble kerosene tin. Kerosene was used to power early tractors, fridges and burned brighter than candles or oil lamps. It was the all encompassing back bone of the depression itself. …

The emotional connection with your possessions is one of the main factors that needs to be handled when dealing with a loved one’s estate, or when tackling the task of downsizing after the children have moved on. Almost inevitably, there will be a piece of …

When it comes to realising value from assets of an estate, or surplus assets from downsizing or decluttering, there is a well-worn path everyone travels when considering their available options. These usually include: “Maybe we should try a garage sale” “I’ve used eBay and Gumtree …

The way charities operate and the way we donate have changed a great deal in the last 10 years. The local Vinnies or Salvos used to be a one-stop shop for donating anything and everything that you no longer wanted. However, thanks to fast-fashion and …

A lot of us have caught the cleaning bug thanks to Netflix’s docuseries Tidying Up. The series follows tidying expert Marie Kondo as she travels around the US helping families and couples with tidying their homes. Following the show’s airing, Australia went into a cleaning …