The average family home
contains thousands of items
we don't really need, and living
in all this clutter
is making us miserable.
But imagine if the entire contents
of your home were laid out
before you.
Oh!
This is unbelievable.
So you could decide what to keep...
Coffee machine. I'll get rid
of you before I get rid of that.
..and what to lose.
Mummy, let's get rid of these.
No way.
No. I didn't think it would affect
me as much as it is trying to go
through our stuff.
I know from experience the joy
that can come from sorting
your life out. A place dedicated
to just organise snacks.
Are you ready?
And I've assembled a dream team
to help me transform Britain's
most cluttered homes.
BOTH: Iwan!
Why have I got the short straw?
Let's go.
We'll clean...
Whoa.
..organise...
Put the instructions on the back.
..and upcycle what the families
already have.
Happy days! Money saved.
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
Can we completely makeover their
homes
without breaking the bank?
Whoa.
Ow, my knee!
PARROT SQUAWKS, STACEY SQUEALS
All in just one week.
Look at this!
THEY LAUGH
Wow.
Oh, God. Am I the only one not
crying? Yes.
Sort your life out in seven days.
Whose idea was that?
We're hitting the road to meet
a new family that is in need
of some help.
I'm excited. Honk, honk!
The whole g*ng is getting together.
Stacey's probably already there,
isn't she?
I don't know She's another one,
I think, that's always late. Oh!
In the UK's party capital,
Manchester.
There is Old Trafford,
which is the home of Manchester...
Football! Manchester United.
United. Oi, oi!
When I think Manchester.
I think of the Trafford Centre,
and all the shops.
Everyone up North always seems
really friendly as well.
I think we're the first ones here.
We are. What time do
you call this?
Finally! Did you squeeze
a job in this morning?
Maybe a little one! Maybe a
little one. Good to see you.
So good. So nice to see you. How are
all you doing?
So, Cherelle and Tony live here.
Tony's a courier, Cherelle looks
after the kids full time,
they have four children
under four because they're better
people than me.
I'm so excited. The caravan!
The caravan!
So the goal is to empty the caravan.
The goal is to empty the whole
house, Dilly. Shall we get in there?
Yeah, yeah. Looking forward to it.
Let's do it.
We have got 30 minutes to see what
we're up against.
Oh, it's compact.
The family's rented home has two
bedrooms upstairs, and downstairs
is the kitchen, converted garage
and two reception rooms.
So... I don't know what this is.
I was going to say, "Welcome to..."
THEY LAUGH
It feels like it should be the front
room.
It looks like a bedroom.
I think they may...
Yeah, someone's sleeping in here.
Maybe they like, in here, trying to
get the kids to sleep.
I don't know.
Top of the TV dust, which I love
so much. Iwan!
And it looks like I'll be needing
it, looking at this rug.
What have you found? What have you
found in there?
Oh, please, no.
This is an umbilical cord.
Oh, my days! Oh, my gosh!
I would keep this.
Next up - the living room.
I'm not joking.
The kids must have got a box
on their way out,
and just chucked
it on the floor. Yeah.
We've got one week to strip the
house, sort through the family's
belongings and then put
new systems in place
so that they can stay organised.
When things in my house
are organised and in a system,
I have more time to do other things.
I know where everything is.
I feel a bit calmer.
Do you know what I notice the most
in this room? Go on. The washing.
If you don't have anywhere to wash
and dry your clothes, you choose
every radiator, every door
you can find.
So where are they actually eating?
There's literally nowhere
in here to put a cup of tea
down, is there?
They have got a unicorn.
Oh, yes.
Perfect place for my tea.
Anything from the trolley.
Oh, yes! Stacey, smell that.
Oh, my God, that's so good.
Chill you out a little bit
before we get cracking.
Oh, shall me and you go
to the kitchen?
You guys, Dilly, Rob, you can go
upstairs.
Divide and conquer.
Well, I'm presuming
this is the adult's room.
That's a big wardrobe that you go
in here.
Now look at this.
Not all the space is utilised.
What's crazy is there's clothes
everywhere, but yet there's hardly
any in the wardrobe.
But this is a lovely wardrobe
and this can be repurposed.
This wardrobe is full of kids
clothes.
Why are their kids clothes
in the adult's bedroom?
The focus is never on you,
is it, when you've got four kids?
No, no.
I think my love of organising came
because I grew up in the opposite,
in total utter chaos.
And so I just have this need
for order.
Nothing makes me happier.
OK, kitchen. Kitchen.
Oh, look. More washing.
We definitely need drying space
or washing baskets or some
sort of solution.
We have a blockage. Oh, my God!
Who put the kids dressing gowns
on the cooker?
But again, maybe she's trying
to dry stuff up there.
This is... Oh, that's a good
idea, actually.
I like it. Maybe we can not have it
on the outside.
Next to the kitchen is a converted
garage.
Oh, dressing up room slash laundry
room slash...
Wow. Shoes! Oh, my God, the shoes.
Wow, there's a lot of shoes.
This is the one thing I miss
out on having boys. Aw!
I want a random dressing up rail.
The last room for us to look
at is the kids' bedroom.
Ah, so, all the babies sleep in
here. Ah!
This reminds me of my childhood.
We grew up in a two up, two
down in Dagenham with my mum.
There was me, my brother, my sister,
and we just had such a laugh.
I guess the challenges were
probably be there for my mum.
I honestly, this makes me
really emotional, being in here.
We may be in the last room
of the house, but if we're going
to do a proper clear out,
we need to make sure
we have checked everywhere.
Oh, my God, there's a loft.
Let's get in that loft.
I don't know if I'm ready.
What is going on here?
Hold on. Oh, my God.
Oh, no.
There is so much more stuff.
Oh, are you serious?
Close the hatch and come back down.
So there's only one place left
to check. The caravan. The caravan.
I don't know if I want to see
what's in here.
Wow.
There's four prams in this caravan.
This is a prammer-van.
LAUGHTER
Seven days to do all of this.
It'll take us seven days
to get this caravan empty.
I think that's them.
Oh, they're here.
Hiya, you all right?
STACEY: Hello.
Hi, it's lovely to meet you.
Lovely to meet you all.
How you doing?
I met Cherelle at Leeds Festival.
I heard a commotion
from a camp next to me,
and there was a lady there.
She had a massive bottle of wine
and she took the whole bottle.
I turned to me mate and I was like,
"I'm going to marry her."
We kind of knew
that this this could be it.
This could be the one.
TONY: Four kids later...
..here we are. We had Aria...
I love my mummy and daddy!
And we were like, "Oh, yeah,
this is a breeze," you know.
"Let's have another one."
And then we had Willow and, boy,
were we wrong!
It was like, wow, this is this is
hectic.
Oopsy Daisy!
And then along came the twins...
TONY: It was like, "Oh, my God,
"what are we going to do?"
I feel with every child,
we've accumulated more.
It's been...
It's Cherelle's stuff.
I've got like 3% of this house.
CHERELLE: There's just no order.
There's no structure.
Everything is everywhere.
I've got clothes in the kitchen.
I've got birth certificates
in the laundry room.
This is mine.
This is this big on me
and this is too small on me.
CHERELLE: I think all mums will
agree that we're just time poor.
We just need more hours in the day.
Help Daddy.
On top of that, there's absolutely
no time for me and Cherelle.
We get about half an hour
snippet where we're just sat
down and we're too exhausted
to even have a chat about anything
because we're just broken.
STACEY: So, we've had a look round.
Realistically, we would
have to lose at least 50%
of what is in your house.
I know that sounds really scary.
TONY: 70%, 80.
I know! Part of me wants to get rid
of it.
50 is a lot, though.
That's the best thing
about being able to get
it into the warehouse, spread it all
out, see exactly what you've got.
And then hopefully we can make
some really good decisions.
We need to get packing.
Let's do it. Come on.
So we're doing it. We're actually
going to pack.
Dilly and I have just 12 hours to
help
Tony and Cherelle pack up
all of their possessions.
It's a big old caravan.
Cherelle, let's just put all the
baby stuff in one box and then the
older stuff in another.
There is a huge amount of toys.
Do you think that comes
with having four children?
To a certain extent, absolutely.
The toys are getting out of hand.
And also, the more toys there are,
the more you're having to clear
up all the time. Yeah.
And I feel there's so many
at the moment, they're not playing
with them very well.
They're almost finding them
overwhelming.
The mum guilt is incredible.
I see these dream homes
on social media.
I think, "my kids deserve that.
"Why am I struggling so much
to replicate that in our home?"
It makes me feel almost like I'm not
giving them the best environment.
Is it a struggle to find
things in this house?
Oh, my gosh. Understatement.
Yeah.
I can never find anything.
We've only been engaged
for like two and a half years,
and I've lost my engagement ring.
Oh, God! OK.
Whose house is so, you know,
disorganised that they lose
their engagement ring?
One more pram coming through.
Oh, my God. Really?
I think you're at eight prams. My
Joe bought a caravan and I'm not
even joking you, it is his pride and
joy.
He loves the caravan
more than he loves me, Tone.
Is this like just another
storage space there?
So basically Cherelle was like, "Oh,
it'll be really nice for the kids"
and I was like, "It's just going to
end up as storage."
And she promised me that this was
not going to happen and we had one
holiday in it, and I saw the
scooter. The scooter was the first
thing in here and I thought,
"Yeah, it's already started."
Oh, no.
And ever since then, it's just built
up and built up.
If there was one thing
that you couldn't let go
of, is there anything in the house.
Me dad's hammer. Your dad's hammer?
Yeah, yeah. Me dad died
three years ago.
He went into hospital on the Friday
and they put him in a medically
induced coma and he never woke up.
Oh, my God! Yeah.
There was one thing that I kept
of his was his hammer. Where I put
it, it's not there any more.
And hopefully it's just somewhere
lying around.
Yeah.
How was your house growing up?
Quite cluttered.
My mum's always been like me,
sentimental, so there was lots
and lots of bits and bobs
everywhere.
And yeah, much, much like this,
really.
So do you think you've got
that from your mum? Absolutely.
Yeah. Although I say to myself,
I don't want to hold on to too much
and I don't want to create
this chaos for us all to live in.
It's obviously in me because
it's what I grew up with.
Mm-hm.
When you say, "Cherelle, we've got
to get rid of this."
What's the answer? She's like,
"That's a 60 quid pram."
Well, sell it, then.
She knows full well
that for me, it can all go.
Let's see what we got in here.
Yeah, that's mine, that.
All right.
We'll add that. Just throw it in the
bin.
It's all her. It's not me.
Easy. Easy there, Tone!
I think sometimes there's a lot
of onus on one person or the other
who's responsible for it
all getting out of hand.
But actually, I think it's a huge
team effort rather than go,
"Oh, so-and-so hasn't done it so
this is where we are."
Some more boxes there. That's it.
We got some tape here.
The bed. Tell me about the bed.
It's for when I'm in the doghouse.
Oh! It's not.
THEY LAUGH
With having all four babies
sharing a room,
you can pretty much guarantee one
of them's going to wake
up in the middle of the night,
and that happens sometimes eight
times a night.
So we bought a single bed
so someone can always get
a full night's sleep.
Tony and Cherelle have only lived
in the house for three years,
but their clutter has grown
as quickly as their family.
What the hell is it?
Maybe like a stretcher
for Bobby?
Right, kitchen.
Like that, I've never seen that. I
didn't even though we had that.
What's that?
It's a slow cooker, darling.
You might not have seen it, but you
tuck into the food I make in it.
Can we start putting all
this blame on me? It's OUR house.
No, it doesn't.
But if I tried to take
the initiative and throw
any of this away, you'd shout
out me. So I can't.
I'm fearful to. Oh, stop acting like
the poor, terrified husband.
We argue about the house
more than anything else.
You know, he comes in from a long
day at work
probably wondering - he would never
say it, but he probably wonders why
the house is so upside down
if I've been at home all day.
Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish,
rubbish, rubbish.
You're going to break them.
We start bickering and disagreeing
on kind of who's done more.
Who did it last time?
Whose turn is it?
Who maybe shouldn't have left
that room in that state as they did?
Which is why I think now is the time
that I need to just address it once
and for all.
Come on.
Wow!
It has been a marathon packing
session.
All the family's belongings
are finally leaving the house
and the enormity of the task
is starting to dawn on Cherelle.
Now it's done, I just feel
like maybe a bit overwhelmed that
it's all done and it's like
it's all gone and...
I think it's like a huge
sense of relief now.
We could start from scratch and make
it so much better for the kids.
I just feel so, so relieved
that we're doing it like this.
They're happy tears.
Silly. Sorry.
It's done now. We're ready.
Central Manchester, and after
a whole day spent displaying
the Dowling's belongings
in a 4,000 square foot warehouse,
the family are on their way
to see their stuff in a new light.
Who's excited?
I am. I'm a bit nervous as well.
They're going to make you get rid of
your summer of 2015 Heat magazine.
Oh, no!
Tony and Cherelle need to reduce
their items by half to give us
the space to reorganise
their home, which means making
some big decisions.
Hello!
Hi! Come on, Pops. Are you
nervous, are you excited?
I'm excited, I can't wait.
I'm terrified.
Oh, don't look so worried, Cherelle.
Don't look so excited, Tony!
Are you ready?
Yes. Absolutely.
Let's go in. Let's get in there.
Let's go.
Wow!
So come through.
THEY GASP
Welcome. Look at this!
Take it all in.
How have we got that in a two
bed, Cherelle?
My word.
Among the Dowling's possessions,
we counted...
113 pairs of kids shoes,
105 bibs,
203 girls' dresses,
51 newborn baby hats,
eight prams and 987 greetings cards.
Bringing the items to the warehouse,
it gives the families a real
chance to actually take
in what was in their homes.
Because when it's in the house and
you're living amongst it, I think
you just get used to it.
Welcome to your home.
What do you think?
Oh, my God! I'm speechless.
Today I'm speechless.
I'm haunted by it.
Tony!
LAUGHTER
We've created themed sections
to make it easier for the Dowling's
to spot if they have repeat items
before deciding if they'll donate,
sell, recycle or keep them.
I know that it's really
overwhelming, but we are all
here with you.
We can 100% do this together.
I don't want to get rid
of a lot of it.
And I know I've got to.
Come on, Cherelle, we can do it!
First, toys.
It's a Fuggler.
I can't judge its teeth because...
We counted over 1,000
Let's go in here and say, "Right, we
are definitely keeping these bits."
If you're not donating or selling
your old children's toys,
the plastic ones, then you can just
dismantle them, take the battery
packs out and recycle them.
They just go straight
to the recycling centre like that.
That can go.
No, they've just bought that.
It's bro... It's in pieces.
We don't know where any of it is.
We do, it's all here now.
They play baby baths in the garden.
Should we keep them? And those,
are we keeping all those dolls?
Well, I counted them, there's only
ten dolls for three little girls.
That's three each.
That's not excessive. We're spending
a lot of time just trying to clean
up the house, and that's time
that we could be spent...
I can spend that with the kids.
We have four children.
Look at this area of toys.
This is not a lot for four children,
I promise you, it's not.
I'm coming in and cleaning
up and I'm not getting...
Well, you make sound like I do
nothing.
No, no, no, no, no.
That's never even come into
the forefront of my mind.
You're doing a great job,
but toys is a big problem.
Yeah, it is. I think I saw you throw
in part of that digger in the bin.
I think Tony puts on a massive
front.
I think that he acts like, "Oh,
you know, laddie, it's not me,
"it's everybody else."
But actually, I think
he's just at a point in his life
where he's a little bit frustrated
because he's fed up of missing out
on his family.
I think we need to call
it a day in the toy area.
I agree with you, Cherelle.
This isn't, you know,
an excessive amount of toys
for four children.
But I also see where you're coming
from, Tone.
100%.
And you know what I find easy
is rotate your toys.
Half of them you keep in the loft,
but in sections, so you know
what they are.
And then when they've played
with them for free months or
four months, switch them over
so they feel like they've got
brand-new toys again.
At the house...
Can you get that dust up there?
Yeah.
Needs must.
Dilly, Iwan and Rob
are planning a massive makeover.
What are we measuring up? For the
bunk beds. As you can see, there's
like, they've got four kids.
So we're switching rooms.
They're really squeezed
up in that little room.
Because this is the biggest room.
Yes. Now we're going to actually put
the four children in this room.
The dirtier it is,
the more of a workout it is.
People have asked before if I've got
a magic wand,
and that is because I can work
wonders.
This makes me happy.
The dirtier, the better.
This bit actually unscrews.
So I've got a radiator key here, but
you could use the edge of a blunt
knife and unscrew that.
Oh, hello.
It's like carrot and coriander
soup. Aah.
Toilet brushes
don't have to be for toilets.
The kid's bedroom has been painted
and Rob is now fitting
their new bunk beds.
I've cut this bit of skirting away
to have enough space for the beds
to slot in.
All four of the beds will be neatly
fixed against one wall, leaving
maximum floor space for the kids
to play.
Like a glove.
Back at the warehouse, we're moving
on to the kids' shoes.
I don't think I've ever seen
so many shoes in my life.
There are 113 pairs and 34 odd
ones.
So let's just go through them.
Do they wear them?
Are they comfortable?
Are they practical?
If not, they've got to go.
Whose are these?
Aria's, she doesn't wear them.
She doesn't wear them, but I think
when they fit Willow, Willow
will wear them.
It could go in the attic.
No, this is...
This is the problem.
You say Willow will have that
in three years and it just gets
lost and then we just end up with
more and more.
Not now we're going to get
organised, it won't.
The likelihood is it will
just gather dust
and you'll have a full up loft.
Keep them.
If I hang on to all of
Zach's clothes, there's five years
between him and Leighton.
That's a long amount of time
for something to be sat there,
gathering dust, doing nothing.
You have to pick the things
that you really think
are going to stand the test of time.
This is just my personal
thoughts around kid shoes.
I have a pair of trainers,
pair of smart shoes.
They've got their school shoes and
then maybe like one seasonal shoe
at a time.
OK, I'm going to keep going through.
I can't bear having cupboards
just full of shoes.
You're only ever going to wear one
pair of shoes at a time.
Look at those two boxes.
They are overflowing.
I can't believe actually
that we've got rid of that many
and we've not started the adult
shoes yet.
Should we keep your work
boots or get rid? Get rid of them.
Sure? I don't mind.
I'm not trying to make you hang
on to stuff you don't need.
But, Tony, you have one pair
of shoes here.
Standard. Sacrifice.
But you don't have to sacrifice
because I do feel like maybe
we're making space
with the children's stuff
so that you two can have a bit
more of your own in your home
because I feel like you've given
it all to the kids.
I don't want you to be getting
rid of things that you're going
to be like, "Oh, I'm going
to have to go and buy them again."
I'll take the boots back.
Yay, he's got his work boots back!
At the house...
Robert? Dilly, my darling.
Rob and Dills have moved on to
Tony and Cherelle's new bedroom.
They need some wardrobe space.
We have the wood from the wardrobe
in the other room,
so how about we just build
a little wardrobe there?
Yeah, in this alcove space, instead
of doors that open out, we can do
a set of sliding doors, giving
you maximum space in the room.
Let me grab a door. We have to
re-use this one. All right.
Can we go floor to ceiling?
This is not enough door
to cover our entire space,
but I can create
floor to ceiling doors.
Amazing.
First, Rob needs to finish
dismantling the Dowling's old,
three-tier wardrobe.
Wardrobe doors, here we go.
Yes. I got one of the wardrobe
doors, cut it straight
down the middle, and then
we're going to add
that to the top here.
The new sliding doors will maximise
storage and save space,
all for less than 20 quid
in materials.
Yeah, I got a lot more to do.
At the warehouse, there's three
hours left.
This is my pride and joy sewing kit.
You won't think it, but
I'm a really good sewer.
And as they shed the kids' stuff,
Tony and Cherelle are discovering
more of their former selves.
These remind me of lots of happy
times at festivals.
What is this?
It's a fishing box.
That's cool.
Yeah, that is really cool.
I love that.
I love finding hidden treasures.
Don't need to keep three
Malia T-shirts, do I?
I think two's enough.
We've even found Tony's
dad's long lost hammer.
So this one was me dad's.
Yes, Dad's special hammer, isn't is?
Oh, can't go anywhere.
Look, I've kept four graduation
tickets.
I only need to keep one.
But what happened with all your
studies? Are you still studying or?
No, I got my degree, so I graduated.
I did a degree in early childhood
studies at Chester Uni,
and then I was a primary school
teacher, which I loved.
It was a big part of my life
and a big part of me.
I was proud to have got to uni
and to have done that work.
I'd love to go back, but at
the moment we're so disorganised
at the minute and cluttered
and chaotic that it can't even
be a consideration.
Tony and Cherelle's dads both passed
away within a few years of each
other, and they have hundreds
of photos as memories.
There he is. There he is, yeah.
He was a party animal. That was on
his speedboat
in the Bahamas. No!
Yeah, he was such a legend.
You have so many lovely
memories here.
Oh, so many. So many.
He was a very tidy man,
very organised.
He liked... his flats and houses
were always neat and tidy.
He hated clutter.
He didn't know, and I'd let
it get to this.
Your dad is 100% proud of you.
It's amazing what you've done today.
Shall we do something a bit more
fun?
Yeah.
Seeing all of her dad's
memories all together.
I think that spurred her on actually
to go on and declutter some more.
This needs to go in sell.
Do you want this earbud?
Dirty cotton bud? Argh! Breast pads.
Are we still leaking? No. Get rid.
Tony, can we lose one barbecue?
We don't need two.
There's more than 200 bibs.
It can go. It all needs to go.
Come on. Last five minutes.
Let's go.
Cherelle has let go of certain
things that I can't even believe
she's let go of, which is just
incredible, really.
But there is still so much
that has to go.
So I think that actually tomorrow
will be the more daunting day.
Dilly is here tomorrow.
Yeah, I'm a bit scared about that.
She's ruthless, but she's also fair.
Well done. We made it through the
first night.
In less than 24 hours, Tony
and Cherelle's most love stuff
will be coming home.
Let's get rapid.
And Rob and Iwan have a long list
of builds and cleaning tasks to get
done before then.
What I'm going to do is just deal
with this mould on here,
and I've got a really easy trick for
this.
All you need to do is get some neat
bleach and then just run a line
of it along that sealant
and then to hold it in place.
I'm using cotton wool ba*ls
and we're going to leave
this overnight.
And by the morning, they've had
a nice little party together.
It's all going to be back
to lovely and white.
Rob is turning the converted garage
downstairs, which was once a dumping
ground into a utility room fitted
with bespoke storage along the wall.
These panels, they will help
support the clothes rail
which will go across here
so they can hang
all of their clean clothes.
I decorated our utility room pink
because I'm constantly in there.
If there's a room that you find
yourself in all the time
just because that's where your life
takes you, make it how you want
to make it, give it the life
that it deserves.
Rob's going the extra mile to make
as much storage as he possibly can.
Just imagine that all of
those clothes that they had,
you do your washing,
then you do your drying.
You've actually got a space
to sort it out.
Walking into your home and not
seeing mess and chaos.
Yes, that's what you want.
You want the...
At the warehouse, it's a second day
of shedding Tony and Cherelle's
stuff.
There's still so much to do.
This has got to be halved.
Cherelle and Tony need to be a
little bit scared because I'm back.
And Dilly's arrived to crack
the whip...
Morning. ..as the couple
still have far too many possessions.
So today we're going to go
through each section.
We need to think in the back
of our heads constantly.
Do I need it?
Do I love it?
OK, should we get on?
We've got so much to do.
I know, loads to do. Right.
Everything we do is to create space.
Why are you keeping things
in your home that you don't love
or you don't need?
You're surrounding yourself
with almost like negative energy.
Keep the things that make you happy.
Keep the things that are purposeful.
Anything else, let it go.
Welcome to your kitchen.
Tupperware.
Anything without lids, are they
things that we need?
Because actually,
I don't think they are.
Look, these have got no lids.
They've got no bottoms.
So that can go.
Always match your Tupperware to your
lids
and have them stacked neatly
like that.
Is that broken?
Yeah.
And it's held together
with black tape.
It worked though! Who'd have thought
to attach the broken...
I'm always practical, I'm attached
to practical things.
Coffee machine. Tony? Do you
use it?
I'd get rid of you before I get rid
of that. Whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Ah!
I think what Tony's starting
to realise is that actually
he's not blameless.
He can't just pass the buck
to Cherelle and Cherelle
can't pass the buck to him.
The reason they're here
is because of both of them
and the reason they're going to get
out of this is because of
both of them.
Back at Tony and Cheryl's House,
with permission granted
from the landlord, Rob sets
about creating a coffee table
from an old wardrobe.
The wardrobe that keeps on giving.
After making the frame, he saws
off the corners and sands them
into a rounded shape to make them
safer for the kids.
It's all about having the correct
furniture in that space.
Does it work in the space, is it
functional and does it look good?
Having the table also double as
storage will help keep that living
room and the house tidy.
Instead of having all of the toys
scattered all over the place.
Finally, Rob slots in the table's
sliding top.
That's it. It's done.
Hmm. Lovely.
There's one area in toilets
that does get quite grotty
if you don't often get to it
and
that is underneath these metal
hinges.
If you've got this button
on your toilet seat,
it should just pop off - like that -
and this is where all that hidden
dirt is.
Look all around there.
You can use your toilet cleaner.
You can use some vinegar,
if you want to.
And I'm just going to take
an old toothbrush.
I tell you what, just make sure you
put this toothbrush back in the
correct place because I would not
want to clean my teeth
with that one, I can tell you. Ooh.
Right, we need to hurry up.
Let's see what else we've got left.
I do you really like those two,
but I don't love them.
Yes, so they're going.
HE LAUGHS
Both the stripes can go.
Tony, have you seen this?
I know. Really proud of you, baby.
You're doing great.
Well done. Fantastic.
I can see Tony being much
more supportive with Cherelle.
I think he's starting to realise
that it's such an overwhelming task
and she's never had this opportunity
to, you know,
let go of so much stuff.
And now she has, she's really
tackling it head on.
I mean, marriage is about supporting
each other, isn't it?
Yeah, we're a team?
You're a team. Yes, you are.
We're not married yet. Oh. Didn't
you lose a wedding ring? Yeah.
And it's not turned up.
Oh, it hasn't?
Well, maybe we'll have another
look for that.
Cherelle? Yes?
Let's...discuss the cards, shall we?
SHE LAUGHS
I've been dreading this.
The Dowlings have a staggering
987 old greetings cards.
Why do you feel
that you need to keep this many?
It's almost habit now.
OK, so, look inside, have a quick
flick.
Is there an amazing message
that you know
is going to spark emotion?
If it doesn't, it's going. OK.
OK?
There's some actually with really
gorgeous messages from Tony.
He's a very... He's good at lovely,
romantic messages in cards, so...
Is he? He is, you know? Tony, you
old softie. Believe it or not, yeah.
While Cherelle is making some tough
decisions,
Tony has made
an important discovery.
Right? I found the ring.
Oh. You haven't told her? No.
No. I don't know when is the right
time to tell her as well.
Oh, you've got to wait to the end.
Keep it quiet. Keep it...
Keep it well looked after.
No, it's in lock...
It's under lock and key, don't worry
about that. Oh, well done.
Well, in the final push, we are just
going to divide, conquer.
Ready. Yeah.
Let's grab that tub.
What about these? I never used them.
Right, good, they're going. Good.
Let's get rid of them.
Tony, is that the last item. It is.
Woohoo!
After just two days, the Dowlings
have managed to part ways
with over half of their belongings.
I can't believe it.
Are you all right? Yeah. You sure.
I'm so happy. Well done. Don't cry.
You did such a great job. I'm so
proud of you, honest to God.
When Stacey said we had to part
with 50%,
I was horrified,
and we've done it.
And, actually, even if you look
around, there's still...
There's still a lot to go in the
back... And this still has to go
back into your house,
so that is the next challenge.
Big high five.
Well done, g*ng.
9am. All of the items
that the Downlings decided to keep
have arrived back at the house.
Rob?!
CHEERING
I've got stuff doing. Time is of the
essence.
And we have only got one
day to get everything
organised before the family
come home.
Let's take on our rooms
and then we'll all reconvene back
in the front room? Yeah. OK.
All right. All right.
Come on then, g*ng.
Dilly starts upstairs,
in the new kids' bedroom.
I'm just organising the girls'
sleepwear, tights, underwear.
Best way to organise, if there's
multiple children, is just to label
each of these organisers into age.
And I've come up with the solution
for Cherelle
to keep her to do lists tidy.
I thought we could chalkboard
paint... Oh yeah.
..the inside of the cupboards.
She can still write
on the cupboards,
but she can wipe it off again.
I love that.
Chalkboard paint can be quickly
applied using a small roller.
Rob's in Tony in Cherelle's bedroom,
crafting even more storage
for their clothes.
It's turning this little alcove
space into Mum and Dad's
new fitted wardrobe.
We're transforming the second
reception room
into a child-free zone.
I'm labelling the label maker
because
someone keeps picking up
mine - it's annoying me.
And Dilly has taken
labelling to a whole new level,
as she systemises all of their bitty
household items.
We've got this lovely drawer unit,
which was a family,
so obviously we want to make use of
what we've got.
But, inside these drawers,
I'm going to organise
all the different cables,
all the different wires, batteries,
etc, using in these small
containers.
When you open the drawer, just at a
glance, you can see there's
all the batteries, there's
all the GoPro stuff.
Oi, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Have you got it? Yeah, I've got it.
But hold on a second because I'm
much higher than you, Iwan.
This is nice. Fancy seeing you here.
Iwan has taken a knife
to the family's paint-stained sofas.
What are you using on there, olive
oil?
Olive oil, yeah, just to stop
it scratching the leather.
Just lift that paint off...
..and then you can buff it on,
get a nice shine afterwards as well.
Works a treat.
Aw, Iwan, you are so clever.
Rob's nearly done with the adult
wardrobe,
as he attaches the final door.
I've got some guide rails
at the bottom, just to keep them
nice and steady.
Let's have a little look at how our
bleach
and cotton wool ba*ls have got on.
Oh, yes, there we go.
Hello, brand-new bath.
Rob has now moved on to a fold-away
dining table
in their compact living room,
using upcycled wood
for the surface and legs.
When you are moving house,
this is a game-changer.
Just grab some Post-it notes
and think, "OK, right,
"maybe I'm going to put my tins
up here."
So write a Post-it note there,
"Put tins there."
Maybe I'm going to put the glasses
there because they're near the sink.
Then, even if you're unpacking
unorganised boxes,
you can now put
everything in its place.
While we keep on working,
the Dowlings are busy donating...
Got a donation for you.
..and selling their unwanted items.
We'd like to make an offer of £60,
if that's OK.
That sounds great.
There's no reason really to just
throw stuff in the bin.
There's charity shops,
there are children centres,
there's so many people who would
actually benefit from a lot
of the stuff in your home.
Stacey, ice cream van!
Ice cream van, woo! Let's go!
Thank you, Manchester.
All I keep thinking about is
the fact you got a Feast.
What's wrong with a Feast? You can
get that from the shop.
Is that bubble-gum? That is
bubble-gum.
How old are you? 31!
And you're still eating
bubble-gum on an ice cream?
How old are you? I'm 40.
Are you? Yeah. Oh, my God.
I need whatever you're... Gimme the
Feast.
Right, back to business and I've
found a way for Cherelle to enjoy
the greetings cards
that she's decided to keep.
I do like collecting cards
from special birthdays
or engagement cards.
The best thing you can do is find
the biggest card from that memory
and then put the cards in order
of size
inside that big card, punch some
holes through the middle, bit
of string, and it becomes a book
of all of the right cards
from one special memory.
I like to create a kids' drawer low
down because if kids are at an age
where they can start helping
themselves, it really helps
the household and it helps them,
it teaches them so much.
This is really going to help Tony
and Cherelle
because everything is all in one
place.
In the family's
sparkling new utility room,
Iwan and I are decorating the walls.
These stick-on tiles are super
cheap, but really hard-wearing
and also make it look
a little bit...posher.
But look at that already,
how much better that looks.
It's so pretty and so easy.
When I organise toys,
I try and do them in categories.
Here we've got dinosaurs, so we
might put all the dinosaurs
together.
At the end of the day,
when you're clearing them up,
they can just throw the toys back
in the right baskets
and it takes them two minutes.
And it just means that it's just
going to save them time
and we're going to give back
Tony and Cherelle their evenings.
So I'm just trying to clean
up Tony's dad's hammer
because it's a really special item
of his and I'm just sitting
here thinking what to do with it
because ultimately it is a hammer.
We still have upcycles to complete,
furniture to place and items
to be organised before we can tidy.
I feel like we're just not
getting anywhere,
which is really frustrating,
but I think we just need to get
on with it, focus and hopefully,
at some point,
it will start looking
like it's working.
I feel like we need to attack
the biggest problems now.
Front room and then that's it. What
else is done?
The utility. The utility. What about
the caravan?
Oh, my God, I keep forgetting about
the caravan. Oh, the... Oh.
Should we just forget about it?
No. No.
I'll go outside and I'll just jet
wash that caravan. Yeah.
Jet wash time.
Satisfaction levels - 100.
And that is like magic.
I am delighted with that.
I'm painting again.
But, no, but I love what you've
done.
The changes of colours, it's gone
from... Yes! Yeah
I love upcycling stuff.
Finding an item that might have sort
of not go
with the colour scheme any more,
you can give it a coat of paint,
or you can put a flower on it,
and then almost give
it a whole new lease of life.
I thought, if I buy a tester in each
colour,
it will give me enough paint
to paint each drawer.
Stop it. So what? All of that?
These are just testers?
These are just testers, yeah.
Oh, that's a good idea.
It costs me the same to buy one big
pot of paint to paint them in.
So, whatever you've painted the
colour of your walls, you get the
colour chart for that and there's
your ombre.
And that makes that set
of drawers so unique.
Oh, what have I done?
Well, I've always wanted a
terracotta jumper.
Now we've got just one area left
to finish - the reception room
at the front of the house.
Let's just do it.
After putting up some shelves...
Rob, give me some muscle.
..I need to secure Tony's dad's
hammer to the wall,
which Rob has helped me to frame
with some wood backing.
You know what we didn't think about,
Rob,
the weight of the head
of the hammer.
Let me just show
you about this masterpiece.
We... We need two screws, then.
Didn't rawlplug two screws, though,
did I?
A few extra screws...
Yeah. Oh, that's it.
Could it be any straight.
Creative. No.
She nailed it.
LAUGHTER
And we've made it to the finish
line.
I think we've only gone and done it.
CHEERING
I hope they love it.
Even I like it as well.
You sound surprised, Rob.
Do you usually hate what we've done?
All of us have been through
this whole process with Cherelle
and Tony from the beginning.
Their life was completely overtaken
by the clutter, and we all know
what a massive difference
this will make to their lives.
Just seven days ago, the Dowlings
were drowning in clutter, struggling
to navigate a small house
as a large family.
They've now bid farewell
to over half of their possessions...
Hello.
I'm so excited!
..hoping to welcome some order
into their lives,
and they're about to see if all of
their hard work has paid off.
So anxious. Are you? Yeah.
What are you worried about?
I don't have any idea
what you've done.
Shall we put you out of your misery
and get inside? Yes, absolutely.
Come on, then. Let's have a look.
Oh, Tone, I think
I'm as nervous as you.
SHE GASPS
Wow.
Welcome to your living room.
Look at it!
Wow.
The living and dining area
has been transformed
into an uncluttered,
multi-functional space, with areas
for Mum and Dad to relax,
kids to play and the family
to enjoy time together.
I love that table, that table,
that's amazing.
I've got to show you something
special with that table.
I can see it already.
A messy area,
once overrun with kids' toys,
now has loads of storage space, as
well as a fold-away dining table,
so that they can have meals
together.
And slide it up.
That's so good.
And now you've actually got
somewhere to eat. Genius.
You can have family meals
and everything. That's fantastic.
Look how clean the sofas are.
How have you done that?
Iwan literally spent so many hours
trying to pick all the paint off.
And this coffee table, do
you recognise it?
No, I have no...
I have no idea where this is coming
from.
Is it part of the wardrobe upstairs?
Oh, my God, it is part
of the wardrobe upstairs.
So we decided to try and utilise
all of that amazing wood. Oh...
And even better - storage.
Get out. Wow.
The new coffee table doubles
up as a play table for the kids
and has room inside so the family
can put things away,
minimising mess on the floor.
I love the space it opens up, like,
it makes the room look really a lot
bigger. It's unbelievable.
SHE IMITATES FANFARE
Oh. Welcome to your area,
your little snug.
Oh, my... I wasn't expecting this.
What was once a shambolic space,
acting as a playroom and extra
sleeping area, is now a serene adult
snug
with places to both
work and relax.
Do you recognise this?
It's the bed. I've just sat in it
and gone...
It's the bed. It's the single bed.
It's the single bed you had in
here.
Sat in it, thinking it was a
chair,
and I was like, "Oh, there's the
bed."
But if you are needing to sleep
downstairs, we thought we'd keep
the bed and just put a little back
on,
so that it can double
up as the sofa as well.
Perfect. This is amazing.
This is fantastic.
Rob has constructed a desk
plus shelves...
..and the family's paperwork
and stationery has been neatly filed
away into organised sections.
We know how much you eventually,
whenever you're ready,
would love to get back into
teaching
and so we decided to make
you a little office area.
We just thought there
had to be... So many surprises.
..one place in the house
that was for you two, that gave
you both an opportunity to shut
the door on the chaos, if you ever
have to.
We've displayed the Dowlings'
sentimental items in a way
that allows them to sit back
and actually appreciate them.
This looks fab.
Yeah, it's fantastic. This looks
fab, the way they've displayed
it over the wood..
That's just your dad. Yeah.
That's amazing.
Not gonna lie, I... Is that you?
..put that together. Love it.
Also, you know how much
you loved your cards? Hmm-hmm.
I decided to make little card
booklets out of them. Aw, thank you.
They're in little books.
Oh...
We need a lock on this door.
Yeah. Child-free zone. Absolutely.
That's the dream.
Dah-nah!
Ooh!
I don't know if you'll notice, but
you've got a back door!
As we uncovered all
the washing, we were like,
"It's actually a really lovely
door."
The kitchen has been deep cleaned,
and we've put systems in place
to keep Tony and Cherelle's food
and kitchenware organised.
Let me show you through your
cupboards.
Dilly has been in here,
trying to just make sure
that everything's organised.
All of your cereals are
all in order.
Coffees, honeys and spreads
and stuff like that,
so that's kind of like the breakfast
cupboard.
That's not my cupboard.
It is your cupboard!
Because the Dowlings worked
so hard to halve their possessions,
there is now space for everything
to be easily accessible.
So what we noticed, Cherelle, was
that all of these lovely cupboard
doors were covered in Cherelle's
lists. I love a list. To-Do lists.
But we thought, instead of writing
them
on the outside of the cupboards,
we decided to paint chalkboards
inside the covers. Oh, wow.
Yes. So now you can write lists
in there and rub them
off when you're finished,
and then start again.
OK, welcome to your utility room.
SHE GASPS
A room that was once used
as a dumping ground
has been totally transformed.
We've given Cherelle and Tony a
whole wall
of bespoke storage for
clothes and household items.
They also have surfaces to work
on and hanging space for laundry.
And... Oh! Wow. ..get excited
because... Oh, my goodness.
..whenever you want to iron,
it doesn't take up any space.
It's hidden in there.
I know that laundry, obviously,
with four children,
is a massive task.
Hopefully, we'll just make
it so much easier for you to manage.
It's ideal.
And now that the children have much
less footwear, every pair fits
neatly onto an upcycled shoe rack.
And is this all the coats now?
This is all your coats.
We had too many coats and now
it's all... This has blown me away.
This is brilliant, now, this room.
Shall we go upstairs?
BOTH: Yes. Yes, please!
Through here was yours and Tony's
bedroom.
Now it is...the kids' bedroom.
Oh, my God. Come in. Come in. Oh!
THEY LAUGH
Oh.
Tony and Cherelle used
to have the biggest room
in the house, but, with four growing
children, it made sense to swap
the bedrooms and give the little
ones a bit more space.
Oh! What do you think?
Oh, it's beautiful.
So, now...
Oh. I can't even tell you how much
I love this.
This is like... This is like a
child's dream bedroom.
They're going to absolutely love it.
This is going to be so good for
them.
Well, they deserve it. You deserve
it. I'm so glad you love it.
Dilly has sorted out
all of your wardrobes and drawers.
Do you want to have a look? Oh,
Dilly.
So... I love her. I love her.
She's sectioned it all into
the children's clothing,
so, and labelled where it is.
We painted the drawers as well
to try and match with the cupboards.
Wow, look.
And... Oh, it's like a dream.
It's like, I'm so sad.
I used to dream of organisation
like this in my cupboards,
and it's just going to be so easy
to follow, isn't it, and keep it up.
I really hope so.
Everything's got a place.
The bunk beds we just fit into the
wall, so they've got maximum space.
All the space they've got to play.
This was our messy, old, tatty,
old room.
Shall we go and see the other
bedroom? Yes, please.
The children's old room
has been transformed into a serene
space for Mum and Dad to wind down.
Oh, wow. Wow.
It's like a boutique hotel
or something.
Wow. Look at this.
Do you know what this is? Is this
Rob again?
This is the three-tier wardrobe.
This is the three-tier wardrobe,
so now you can actually get
to all of your clothes...
That's fantastic. ..without taking
up any of the space.
It completely uses up this annoying
little nook as well. Exactly.
There was always an annoying corner
of the room
that we never quite knew
what to do with.
And your hearts. Love it.
It's so romantic in here.
It's lovely. I love it.
Well, I've got another
little surprise for you.
For me?
Will you marry me?
You found it?! Found your ring!
Oh, my goodness!
Of course I will!
Oh, I'm so happy you found it.
I can breathe now.
There's just one space left
for Tony and Cherelle to see
before the kids come home.
Welcome to your honeymoon suite.
Oh!
You can actually get in your caravan
again!
After clearing out all the clutter,
the caravan just needed a quick
clean and it was good to go.
You can now make proper
memories in this caravan.
I can't wait. I can't wait for that.
That's going to be a fantastic.
Mind you, I don't want to leave
the house now.
I don't want to go anywhere. I want
to stay in my beautiful house.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Oh, you're so welcome.
Just half an hour later...
All right, are you ready?
Oh, wow.
Aria.
BOTH: Aria!
Aria, you what do you think?
It looks wonderful.
Oh, Aria.
Sort your life out in seven days -
whose idea was that?
It's been such
a long, emotional seven days,
but just seeing the family's
faces - Cherelle, Tony,
all the kids,
has made every single day worth it.
I one million percent believe
it will make a huge difference to
their life
and I genuinely believe
that they will keep on top of it.
All they needed was a little boost
and a head start, and this is that.
It's really exceeded everything
I ever hoped.
Like, the feeling of the weight
of the world being lifted
off your shoulders.
The arguments
that were caused from all
the clutter have definitely
reduced, haven't they? Yeah.
Clean up effort used to be a three,
four-hour job.
And now we can do it in ten minutes.
Everything has a home and we can now
spend our evenings having
conversations.
It's helped all the children. Willow
started... Folding...
She folds up her own things, doesn't
she, and puts them in the drawer.
Aria, now,
she loves that new bedroom.
Some of them keep waking up
in the middle of the night,
but it's a lot less than it used
to be.
Definitely getting
more sleep these days than we were.
I feel like I've definitely got
the headspace to start thinking
about returning from a career
break now.
Oh...
We have found a venue
for the wedding.
That's the next milestone.
The most wonderfully, amazingly,
brilliantly worth it journey
we ever went on, honestly.
What she said.
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