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cupational therapist. Not to mention they
have two adorable daughters, 3-year-old
Mabel and 1-year-old Matilda. They’ve
lived in their current apartment on 44th
Street for four years now.
“In many ways we’ve had to look at our
apartment as this living, breathing entity
that needs to be changed given the needs
that we have,” Tyler said. “So over the four
years, we’ve had to modify and adapt our
space quite a bit.”
They’ve added two humans since they first
moved in, so there was some adjusting to do.
Their apartment is “railroad style,” meaning
the rooms are all connected to each other as
if they were passenger cars on a train. When
Matilda was born, what was their master bedroom
became the nursery to fit both girls, and
the parents moved in to the smaller room.
“Tidying really took on a life of itself
after I was inspired to flip rooms,” Tyler
said. “The process of thinking about how
to tidy our things has become really important,
and thinking about how we have
to tidy now may be different to how we
tidy a year from now.”
They began following Marie Kondo’s
method of tidying from her book, “The Life-
Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” and now
they’re inspiring others to do the same.
In January, about a year after the Moores
embarked on their own tidying journey,
Tyler started his “Tidy Dad” Instagram account
(@tidydad).
“On the surface, not a ton changed, but
people would walk in and say, ‘The space feels
different,’” Tyler remembered. “They started
asking for tips and strategies, and that’s when
I started the Instagram page, which then inspired
this community to reach out to me.”
Tyler now works with clients and families
who need inspiration organizing their
space — especially if they have kids.
“What our tidying philosophy is about is
managing your stuff in such a way that your
life is enhanced,” Tyler explained. “The reality
is, stuff is ever-changing and the kids are
ever-growing. How do you develop systems
with your stuff that allows your daily living
to either be more productive, or more efficient,
or just more filled with joy?”
Tyler and Emily Moore play with 3-year-old Mabel
while 1-year-old Matilda naps.
Photos courtesy of Tyler Moore Photos by Estelle Pyper/BORO
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