Downsizing Directory

Katy Jensen

☎️ (513) 400-5820

📨 kjensen@gilded-edge.com

🌐 www.gilded-edge.com

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Personal property appraiser

📝 Extra Comments: Specialties: Antiques, art, furniture, china, sterling silver, flatware. Does not appraise jewelry or sports memorabilia. Offers appraisal reports for valuation, sale, and donation (IRS receipts). Also offers market consultations to help you figure out what's valuable and how/where to sell it. Can catalog items you have. Does not help with selling.

Janet's Antiques

☎️ (608) 238-3300

📨 info@janetsantiques.com

🌐 www.janetsantiques.com

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques Dealer

Farmer in the Dell Antiques (Ken and Barbie Williams)

☎️ (920) 763-4397 

📨 farmerinthedellantiques@gmail.com

🌐 Facebook Business Page

📍 Location: South Central Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques Dealer

📝 Extra Comments: Specialties: pottery, glassware, holiday decorations, primitive furniture, Redwing Stoneware, pyrex, signs. Has 3 booths in the Columbus Antique Mall. Best way to contact is to call and leave a message.

Diane's Vintage Finds

📨 dianesvintagefinds@yahoo.com

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques Dealer

Carousel Consignments (Joni)

☎️  (608) 758-0553

🌐  Facebook Business Page

📍 Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques, Collectibles, Housewares

📝 Extra Comments: Doesn't do large furniture. If you have items to sell/consign, best to call first and speak to the owner, Joni, before stopping in.

William H Crawford Antique Buyer

☎️ (608) 273-4822

🌐 www.crawfordantiques.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques Dealer

📝 Extra Comments: See page on website for list of types of items he buys. Call or send in his contact form on the website where you can attach pictures of items you might be curious about his interest in.

Simply Savvy

☎️ (608) 819-8933

📨 Simplysavvyconsign@gmail.com

🌐 www.simplysavvyconsign.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment - Clothing, Household 

The Pink Poodle

☎️ (608) 276-7467

📨 pinkpoodlepics@yahoo.com

🌐 www.thepinkpoodleresale.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment - Clothing

The Cozy Home

☎️ (608) 630-8890

📨 info@thecozyhomemadison.com

🌐 www.thecozyhomemadison.com

📍 Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment - Furniture

Touch of Pride Sales (Susan)

☎️ (608) 345-8677

🌐 www.touchofpridesales.com

📍Location: Greater Madison Area

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment

📝 Extra Comments: If you don't have enough stuff for an estate sale, ToPS will pick up those items you want to sell and sell them on consignment out of their store.

Consign Pros

☎️ (608) 501-2488

🌐 www.consignpros.com/sell

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment - Other

Green Whimsy

☎️ (608) 620-5205

📨 sales@greenwhimsy.com

🌐 www.greenwhimsy.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Consignment - Craft Supplies

Replacements, Ltd

☎️ (800) 737-5223

🌐 www.replacements.com/sell-to-us

📍Location: Nationwide

✔️ Recommended For: Purchaser

📝 Extra Comments: May purchase china, flatware (silver), jewelry, etc.

Sparkle Plenty Vintage (Debbie Hamburg) 

☎️ (608) 963-7513

🌐 www.sparkleplentyvintage.com

📍Location: Southern WI

✔️ Recommended For: Vintage and Antique Memorabilia. Specialty in dishes.

The Duchess and the Dane

📨 theduchessandthedanejewelry@gmail.com

🌐 Facebook Business Page

✔️ Recommended For: Resale of costume jewelry

Carousel Consignments

☎️ (608) 758-0553

🌐 Facebook Business Page

📍Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Antiques, Collectibles, Housewares

William H Crawford Antique Buyer

☎️ (608) 273-4822

🌐 www.crawfordantiques.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Silver Buyers

University Coin & Jewelry

☎️ (608) 831-1277

📨 info@universitycoinandjewelry.com

🌐 www.universitycoinandjewelry.com

📍Location: Dane County 

✔️ Recommended For: Precious Metal Buyers - Gold, Silver, Sterling

The Bodgery

☎️ (862) 263-4363

📨 See Comments 

🌐 www.thebodgery.org

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Art/Craft Supplies

📝 Extra Comments: Reference this website for the coordinators of each division to see who would be best to contact for your particular supplies.

Sector 67

☎️ (608) 241-4605

📨 team@sector67.org

🌐 www.sector67.org/blog

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Art/Craft Supplies

📝 Extra Comments: Phone number doesn't have an answering machine. Email might be best.

Northside Arts Collective

📨 madisonnorthsidearts@gmail.com

🌐 Facebook Business Page

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Art/Craft Supplies

📝 Extra Comments: Rhiannon Gurley is the contact for this division.

Hello Art Hatchery

☎️ (608) 448-6994

🌐 www.helloarthatchery.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Art/Craft Supplies

📝 Extra Comments: See webpage for list of items taken. Also, see this page for more ideas of places to donate.

ArtWorking

☎️ (608) 442-5294

📨 info@artworking.org

🌐 www.artworking.org

📍Location: Dane County 

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Art/Craft Supplies

Madison Public Library

☎️ (608) 266-6310

📨 collection@madisonpubliclibrary.org

🌐 www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/support/book-donations

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Books

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners

📨 wisconsinbookstoprisoners@gmail.com

🌐 www.wisconsinbookstoprisoners.org/donate-books/

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Books

Goodwill

🌐 www.goodwillscwi.org/donate/

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Donations

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

🌐 www.svdpmadison.org/about-us/

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Donations

📝 Extra Comments: At-Home Pickup Available

Agrace

🌐 www.agrace.org/thriftstore

📍Location: Dane County, Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations

📝 Extra Comments: Pack Up and Pick Up Service available in Dane County

Boomerangs Resale

☎️ (608) 268-0793

📨 boomerangs@doorcreekchurch.org

🌐 www.boomerangsresale.org

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations

📝 Extra Comments: Furniture Pickup Available

Habitat for Humanity

☎️ (608) 661-2813

📨 restore@restoredane.org

🌐 www.habitatdane.org

📍Location: Dane County 

✔️ Recommended For: Donations

📝 Extra Comments: Habitat for Humanity also has a Furniture Bank, like a food pantry only for donating furniture.

The Angel Gowns Project

🌐 www.theangelgownsproject.org

📍Location: Nationwide

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Wedding Dresses

NICU Helping Hands

🌐 www.nicuhelpinghands.org

📍Location: Nationwide

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Wedding Dresses

📝 Extra Comments: There may be a waitlist for donating so contact them early in your downsizing process.

Emma and Evan Foundation

🌐 www.evefoundation.org

📍Location: Nationwide

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Wedding Dresses

Top of Pride Sales (Susan)

☎️ (608) 345-8677

🌐 www.touchofpridesales.com

📍Location: Greater Madison Area

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales

📝 Extra Comments: If you don't have enough stuff for an estate sale, ToPS will pick up those items you want to sell and sell them on consignment out of their store.

Sunrise Auction Company

☎️ (608) 219-5026

📨 kyle@sunriseauctioncompany.com

🌐 www.sunriseauctioncompany.com

📍Location: Dane and Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales, Auctions

📝 Extra Comments: Will come to your home and find the stuff that will do the best in auction, haul it away, and facilitate the auction. They take a percentage of the proceeds.

Tallulah and Stella

☎️ (608) 206-0117

🌐 www.tsestatesales.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales

Vintage Harvest Estate Sales

☎️ (608) 220-4957

🌐 www.vintageharvest.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales

📝 Extra Comments: Specialty - Fine Furniture and Antiques

Bennett and Roelofs Estate Services

☎️ (608) 556-4557

🌐 www.madisonsales.net

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales

S&H Estate Sales

☎️ (608) 957-7027

📨 shestatesalesandservice@gmail.com

🌐 www.shestatesales.com

📍Location: Janesville, WI

✔️ Recommended For: Estate Sales

Preferred Wealth Advisors

☎️ (608) 842-2222

🌐 www.preferredwealthadvisors.com

📍Location: Dane County and Surrounding

✔️ Recommended For: Financial Planning

McMiller Sports Center

☎️ (262) 594-5900

📨 McMillersports.wi@gmail.com

🌐 www.mcmillersportscenter.com

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Gun Sales 

Guidelines on Hazardous Items from DNR

Janesville Mobilizing for Change

☎️ (608) 741-2105

🌐 https://jm4c.org/prevention/prescription-drug-misuse/

📍Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Medication Disposal

📝 Extra Comments: See website for list of drop off locations for expired medications

Bio-One of Madison

☎️ (608) 609-5802

🌐 www.madisonbioone.com

📍Location: Dane County and surrounding

✔️ Recommended For: Hoarding - Cleanup

📝 Extra Comments: Decluttering and cleanup of bio hazards. No mental health specialists on staff but have training in hoarding situations. 

Retirement Home Search

🌐 www.retirementhomes.com

📍Location: Nationwide Database

✔️ Recommended For: Retirement Housing

Just Checking In

☎️ (608) 838-9101

📨 justcheckingin53558@gmail.com

🌐 www.justcheckinginwi.com

📍Location: Dane County and surrounding areas

✔️ Recommended For: In-Home Assistance/Care 

Village Caregiving

☎️ (414) 348-4354

🌐 www.villagecaregiving.com

📍Location: Madison

✔️ Recommended For: In-Home Assistance/Care

Half Price Books

☎️ (608) 224-1189

🌐 www.hpb.com/041

📍Location: Dane and Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Buyer - Books

Style Encore

☎️ (608) 630-8599

🌐 www.style-encore.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Buyer - Clothing

The Cozy Home

☎️ (608) 630-8890

📨 info@thecozyhomemadison.com

🌐 www.thecozyhomemadison.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Buyer - Furniture

Janesville Coin Shop

☎️ (608) 757-1110

🌐 www.janesvillecoinshop.com

📍Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Buyer - Electronics, Metals, Instruments, etc

Junk King

☎️ (608) 888-0161

🌐 www.junk-king.com/locations/madison

📍Location: South Central Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Junk Removal

📝 Extra Comments: Pay by the load size. Extra costs for electronics and other specialized items.

Gregg Auby

☎️ (608) 318-4964

📨 gauby@els-law.com

🌐 www.lsar.law/gregg-a-auby

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Attorney - Estate Planning & Probate

Heather Wilson

☎️ (608) 244-1354

🌐 www.hillglowacki.com

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Attorney - Elder Law

Karen Julian Family Law

☎️ (608) 219-8619

📨 kdj@karenjulianlaw.com

🌐 www.karenjulianlaw.com

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Family Law & Estate Planning

📝 Extra Comments: Does family law unless litigation or court appearance is needed.

Paul Eckerle

☎️ (608) 222-2505

📨 eckerle@mononalaw.com

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Attorney - Real Estate

Ideas for disposing of photographs

Forever (Corrine Raupp)

☎️ (920) 960-5942

📨 corrineraupp@gmail.com

🌐 www.forever.com/find_ambassador

📍Location: Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: Photo Digitization 

📝 Extra Comments: Find Ambassador "Corrine Raupp" at the website linked. 

The Camera Company

☎️ (608) 234-5280

📨 info@cameracompany.com

🌐 www.cameracompany.com

📍Location: Madison Area

✔️ Recommended For: Photo Digitization

📝 Extra Comments: Contact Info for the West Madison location. There is also an East Madison location. 

Making Memories by Marsha

☎️ (608) 576-9621

📨 marshawayne5589@yahoo.com

📍Location: Dane County Area

✔️ Recommended For: Keepsake Creation

📝 Extra Comments: Marsha makes custom keepsake memory bears, pillows, and quilts out of cloth items that hold special memories.

Information on old pianos

William H Crawford Antique Buyer

☎️ (608) 273-4822

🌐 www.crawfordantiques.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Musical Instruments Sales - Antique

There are many sites that are available to sell things online, but these are the most popular ones.

Facebook Marketplace

🌐 www.facebook.com/marketplace

📍Location: Online

Craigslist

🌐 www.craigslist.org

📍Location: Online

Ebay

🌐 www.ebay.com

📍Location: Online

Guidelines for How Long to Keep Documents

Pelliterri - Data Destruction Division

☎️ (608) 257-4285

🌐 www.pellitteri.com/pages/residential-shredding-services

📍Location: Southern Wisconsin

✔️ Recommended For: On-site Shredding

📝 Extra Comments: Can hire them privately or watch their website for a shred event open to the public.

UPS Store - Regent St (Madison)

☎️ (608) 255-3391

📨 store3391@theupsstore.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Drop-off Shredding

Renewal by Kate (Katie Wagner)

☎️ (608) 556-8918

📨 katie@renewalbykate.com

🌐 www.renewalbykate.com

📍Location: 30-minute radius of Fitchburg

✔️ Recommended For: Personal Organizing/Decluttering 

Paige Fisher

☎️ (608) 921-2570

📍Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Personal Organizing/Decluttering

📝 Extra Comments: Also, does painting and other light handyperson work

Positive Space

☎️ (608) 609-8112

📨 nicole@positivespace.life

🌐 www.positivespace.life

📍Location: Dane County (surrounding areas for a fee)

✔️ Recommended For: Personal Organizing/Decluttering

📝 Extra Comments: Works with independent adults. Booked 6-8 weeks out typically. Sells services in 4 or 6-session packages (a package is 3.5 hours). Works with the client to sort, pack, donate, etc.

Dane County Clean Sweep

☎️ (608) 838-3212

🌐 www.landfill.countyofdane.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Recycling

📝 Extra Comments: Hazardous Materials, Electronics

Rock County Clean Sweep

☎️ (608) 754-6617 x. 3

🌐 www.co.rock.wi.us

📍Location: Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Recycling

📝 Extra Comments: Hazardous Materials, Electronics - Pre-registration is required. See website for more details.

Jefferson County Clean Sweep

🌐 www.jeffersoncountywi.gov

📍Location: Jefferson County

✔️ Recommended For: Recycling

📝 Extra Comments: See website for Jefferson County events as well as other recycling guidelines.

Madison Recycling Center

☎️ (608) 251-2115

🌐 www.cityofmadison.com

✔️ Recommended For: Recycling

WellRive (formerly known as Moving Forward)

☎️ (608) 395-1821

📨 info@mfdownsizing.com

🌐 www.movingforwardsr.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Senior Move Manager

Caring Transitions

☎️ (608) 554-4187

🌐 www.caringtransitions.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Senior Move Manager

Segues

☎️ (608) 345-1942

🌐 www.segues.net

📍Location: Madison, Milwaukee Area

✔️ Recommended For: Senior Move Manager

Touch of Pride Sales (Susan)

☎️ (608) 345-8677

🌐 www.touchofpridesales.com

📍Location: Greater Madison Area

✔️ Recommended For: Senior Move Manager

📝 Extra Comments: Will help sort through items, pack, declutter, sell, etc

The Senior List

🌐 www.theseniorlist.com

📍Location: Nationwide

✔️ Recommended For: Discounts, Articles, Resources

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

🌐 www.dhs.wisconsin.gov

📍Location: All counties have their own branch

✔️ Recommended For: Resources

📝 Extra Comments: Find your local ADRC by clicking on the website link and locating the County you need services in.

Area Agency on Aging

☎️ (608) 261-9930

📨 AAA@danecounty.gov

🌐 www.dcdhs.com

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Resources for Independent Living

Inside Story Staging (Sheryl Pochel)

☎️ (608) 622-4668

📨 insidestorystaging@gmail.com

🌐 www.insidestorystaging.com

📍Location: Greater Madison Area

✔️ Recommended For: Staging/Interior Design 

Jenny Larson

☎️ (608) 220-0965

📨 jennylarsen@outlook.com

📍Location: Dane and Rock County

✔️ Recommended For: Staging/Interior Design

Further expert advice here (video)

Habitat for Humanity/ReStore

☎️ (608) 661-2813

📨 restore@restoredane.org

🌐 www.habitatdane.org

📍Location: Dane County

✔️ Recommended For: Donations - Tools

School Woodworking Programs

📍Location: Everywhere

✔️ Recommended For: Donation - Tools

📝 Extra Comments: You'll have to do some work on connecting with schools in your area