“The need to move my father from his apartment to assisted living happened suddenly. Ironically, I was having lunch with Suzanne Windle of Beyond the Box, talking about new business opportunities for each of us, when I got the phone call saying my father had fallen sometime in the last 24 hours and needed medical attention. Needless to say, my father never returned to his lovely home, furnished with a lifetime of memories and collectables.

I quickly learned what anyone who has been through this life passage knows: moving an aging parent is stressful, and exhausting, physically and emotionally. To keep things more organized, i compiled a notebook full of photos of my father’s things, a trick Beyond the Box uses with all its clients. I used the book to remind my father that the things he loved would transition with him and to keep my siblings apprised of things that were coming their way in their moves. We also used the books to obtain initial bids on some pieces going to auction.

Beyond the Box’s support throughout this process never waned. Had i chosen to use the service, their designers would have provided floor plans and elevation drawings to show me what my fathers new space would look like. We didn’t need that particular aspect of what Beyond the Box offers and were very happy when we learned we could pick and chose from among their various services.

Their valuable support and assistance went far beyond my dad’s move. One of the most valuable aspects of their involvement was the integration of my father’s belongings into my my own household which has a very different sense of décor. All their designers helped me mesh a multiplicity of jade silkscreens and cloisonné my father acquired while serving in the military in Asia with my own Victorian and French marquetry pieces. The process was complicated by my inheriting a good number of my elderly aunt’s possessions as she moved in with a younger family member. Their advice and placement of these beloved, and sometimes extraneous, items was life-saving

I would not hesitate to recommend Beyond the Box and the services of Suzanne, Lisa and their team of very upscale, professional designers to anyone facing the move of a parent or elderly relative to assisted living or beyond

— Elizabeth Haselkorn, Exercise Consultant & Retired General’s Daughter

Moving is a high stress and exceedingly costly time. We have done it so many times in our lives that we have learned, begrudgingly, to tolerate the surrounding chaos. Having packed, moved and unpacked on our own in the past, we were very unsure how to  justify in our minds, or in our budget, hiring Beyond the Box for our recent cross country move to DC.  It really took going through the process to see that what we purchased was a sense of calm and peace that we never arrived at on our own during or in the 3 years after our last move California.  Although we owned the house in California and were raising teenagers in it, we never fully unpacked family heirlooms and mementoes and never hung a single picture in our bedroom.  We can honestly say that we never felt as at home in our California house as we did on that first night in our DC rental house after working with the Beyond the Box team. They short circuited what easily would have been a 3 month process of unpacking. Not only did they eliminate the chaos defining everything about our new lives,  they eliminated the passage through those chaotic 3 months. Each of the rooms is set up, including our guest room, with linens and quilts in place, our art is hung and the Victrola stands poised in the dining room which is ready to host our first dinner party.  They arranged all our furniture, integrating newly inherited antiques with our  We appreciate more than we can say the service that Beyond the Box provides; We could never have reached this point on our own and are absolutely certain that we’ll never do it alone again!

To them we would like to say  “It’s wonderful here. We love it. Thank you very much for your eye, patience and clarity. Your service was a gift to us all.”

— Ellen & Ed Synakowski – Associate Director, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, US Dept. of Energy

“Operating one of the fastest growing home care agencies in the DC metropolitan area, I know and work with a lot of professionals that serve the senior community.  We have very high standards; the care we provide our clients and their families reflects our mission and commitment to this very unique population. In order to provide the best personal service possible, my team usually handles all the details of a senior’s transition to assisted living or long term care. From assessing medical and personal care needs, to managing family interactions, decisions and expectations, to coordinating the logistics of the actual move itself, we become the single point of contact for all their needs during this otherwise overwhelming time.

Facing a recent move involving an over abundance of design and logistical issues, including the reconstruction and combining of two apartments into one, I decided to bring Beyond the Box Relocation and Design on board.  I have to say, it was one of the best decisions I have ever made!  Working alongside their team of organizers, designers, and move managers was an experience that far exceeded my expectations or previous partnering relationships.  They handled all design issues, supervised the construction and made my clients’ new home beautiful on top of it.  They took many of the logistical details off our plate, even figuring out to get bedding laundered and dry-cleaned as the movers were packing the boxes. I would hire them again in a second and look forward to spending more time with my clients and their family while Beyond the Box handles the details.”

— Cindy Libby Green, Executive Director, Premier Home Health, JSSA

“I always wanted to be someone who could draw with watercolor.  At the age of 82, I finally am.  Thanks to the Beyond the Box team who set up my new apartment, my art supplies are organized in beautiful baskets, within easy reach.  When inspiration strikes, I don’t have to go searching for paints and brushes hidden in heavy boxes pushed to the back of a closet.  I just sit down at my desk and draw.  It’s such a joy, for the first time in years, to feel like trying something new.”

“From the moment I walked in I felt like I’d lived there for years – I was home”

Mary Frances Snell, Senior client relocated from North Carolina to Washington DC