Tony Krogh, Kim’s husband, has joined Elephant Organizing bringing a much needed and often requested skill set to the team to best meet our clients’ organizational needs. If you need something created, assembled, repaired, or hung up on the wall, Tony is the best! He is a life-long carpenter, craftsman, and handyman with lots of experience. As a 30-year Army veteran, he is someone our clients can depend on to be prompt and focused on the task at hand. From a special piece of furniture to a troubling task that needs to be done and yet beyond your own desire or skill set, Tony can help make it happen.
If you are facing a move, our dynamic team has all the skills to get you settled and organized at the same time while your pictures and treasured items are being hung with care.
Now for A quick Q&A with Tony!
Q: How long have you been a craftsman?
A: I started doing carpentry work when I was 15 by making custom skate boards for my friends. Over the past four decades, I have continued to work with my hands designing and building useful items, rebuilding cars & boats and helping others improve spaces in their homes.
Tony’s Rustic Farm Table
Q: What is one of your favorite client projects you've worked on?
A: One of my favorite projects was a dining room table with benches. The client wanted a table that looked “country chic” and semi-distressed. I wanted to use a high quality wood that would be durable and didn’t show marks if the table was used to write on; I wanted the table to hold up under years of use. So, I chose Ambrosia Maple for the table top. This species of wood is a very hard durable wood with small imperfections that are created naturally by fungus. The areas affected by the fungus absorb stain more readily than the surrounding wood. When I applied a grey stain, it created a wonderful distressed look with a lot of contrasting colors. The end result was a table that looked rugged and weathered with the “country chic” vibe the client was looking for.
Q: What unique skills do you bring to the Elephant Organizing team?
A: I have a deep understanding and experience with how things work mechanically. I can find creative and practical solutions for many of our client’s challenges.
Q: What are the kinds of projects you can help clients with?
A: I can help with simple tasks like hanging pictures, art, TVs, assembling furniture after a move or to build a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture or fixture to meet a specific client need.
Q: How do you work with professional Organizers?
A: The organizers bring their skills and organizational processes to help improve a client's space. Sometimes that requires a physical change to the space to bring organization to life. Beyond the heavy lifting & moving of large, cumbersome items, I work with the organizers to assemble, repair, correct, attach or create organizational items.
Q: Have you always been a carpenter?
A: No, I spent 30 years in the Army as an Engineer. Throughout my time in the military I continued to fix, create and build.
Q: Do you limit your work to only organizing clients?A: No. Although many of my clients needed organizing services, I also help clients who need craftsman, carpentry, or handy services. Q: Is there any work you don’t do?
A: I leave the major construction, demolition or renovations to licensed contractors who have the teams and industrial equipment to accomplish those large jobs. I focus my work on the areas where clients need a specific item created or space improvements that are too small for contract companies to consider.
Examples of Tony’s work
If you are in need of any of Tony’s skills of anyone else on the Elephant Organizing team, don’t hesitate to reach out!