Stories from home
Stories from home
Eight real-life situations — a move, a bereavement, a first flat in Geneva — and the practical steps that make each one lighter.
🚚Claire & Thomas, Lausanne → GenevaDecluttering before a move to Geneva or Lausanne: the 4-week planA 4-room flat in Lausanne, two kids, a new lease in Geneva in 30 days — and a basement full of boxes nobody has opened since the last move.Read the story →2 min read🕯️Marc, SionClearing a loved one's home in French-speaking Switzerland: where to start, gentlyThree rooms in Sion, forty years of life, and a letting agency expecting the keys at the end of the month. Marc doesn't know which drawer to open first.Read the story →2 min read🌿Madeleine, 82, MontreuxSeniors: downsizing without stress, from a house to a flatFifty years in the same house above the lake, and a 2-room flat waiting in town. Madeleine has one condition: "I'm the one who chooses."Read the story →2 min read♻️Sofia, CarougeWhere to donate, sell or recycle your things in Geneva, Vaud and ValaisThe sorting is done. But in Sofia's hallway, twelve bags, three pieces of furniture and an old printer are waiting for somewhere to go. Now what?Read the story →2 min read💬Julien, NyonHow much does a professional organiser cost in French-speaking Switzerland? Prices explainedA garage the car no longer fits in, an office buried in paperwork. Julien wants help, but one question holds him back: "How much will it cost?"Read the story →2 min read👗Aline, GenevaWardrobe: the method for a closet that stays tidyA closet crammed full, a chair buried in clothes, and the same sentence every morning: "I have nothing to wear." Aline decided enough was enough.Read the story →2 min read🏙️Luca & Giulia, Les Pâquis (Geneva)Small apartment in Geneva: 10 storage ideas that change everythingA 3-room flat in Les Pâquis, two remote workers, a bike in the hallway and one table for everything. Luca and Giulia learned to fit their life into 65 m².Read the story →2 min read🧳Emma, London → GenevaMoving to Switzerland: settling into your first home in GenevaTwo suitcases, a shipping container on its way from London and an empty flat in Geneva. Emma starts on Monday. Everything else needs a place before then.Read the story →2 min read
The people in these stories are fictional, inspired by common situations in French-speaking Switzerland.