Allow them to ‘breathe’ – and help yourself to locate them more easily and use things in more regular rotation by standing folded clothes upright at the height of the drawer they’re in.If purposeful, environmentally-conscious decluttering is your goal this Spring, then let us introduce you to Sally Flower. To store your newly folded clothes, don’t press them down on top of each other in piles, says Kondo. With her tidying method, Marie Kondo claims that ‘depending on the thickness you can fit from 20 to 40 pieces of folded clothing in the same amount of space required to hang 10’. With the exception of heavy coats and trousers, delicate dresses and suits, most items of clothing do better folded than hung, and properly folded clothes take up far less space. Learn Marie Kondo’s file folding method so your clothes ‘stand up’ Shoe boxes can be used in a drawer to store tights in neatly packed upright folds or, in a kitchen, used to store baking pans and trays upright instead of piled on top of each other. Our insatiable need for ‘better storage’ comes from having too much stuff in the first place – and once stored away in your latest pretty box from IKEA, your things are forgotten about and you’ve just added another box of stuff to your life. Marie Kondo claims to have tried every kind of storage on the market in Japan and says ultimately the only thing that is truly useful when tidying and decluttering is a shoe box. Don’t buy expensive or complicated storage equipment Do they bring you joy? Or is there a reason you’re holding onto that part of your life? If you can honestly say you feel happier holding on to them, fine. Sounds nuts, but strangely enough it works to get rid of the guilt.ĭithering over old love letters? Ask yourself why you’re keeping them. In her tidying method, Marie Kondo recommends quietly thanking the person who gave it to you and the item itself for its time with you, and then putting it in the charity pile. You know that hideous vase you keep because Great Aunty Maureen gave it to you when you first moved out of home? It’s OK to say goodbye. This decluttering tip is truly life-changing. Let go with love when decluttering gifts and keepsakes Avoid piles of papers – store them in an upright holder to avoid the collection getting too big. The only thing you need to keep are contracts (employment, mortgage, lease, etc) and insurance policies. Ditto old bills, credit card statements and payslips. Think about how often you go back to use them – never, right? If you really need to figure a part out, most information can be found online now. This means being absolutely ruthless about what you keep. Kondo argues that all your paperwork should fit in one place, in two groups: papers to be saved, and papers to be dealt with. It’s time to throw away your elaborate filing systems. This part of Marie Kondo’s tidying method is tough, but ultimately fair. As Kondo says, ‘Pick them as if you were identifying items you loved from a display in your favourite shop.’ 6. I found this approach particularly useful for the two non-essential sets of possessions I also happen to love – clothes and books.
In her tidying method, Marie Kondo always says that if the item ‘brings you joy’, you’ll feel it straight away. Don’t throw away randomly, instead try holding each item in your hand and think about its meaning to you. If you want to achieve true tidiness, you need to really think about the things you are throwing away. Anything else probably isn’t that important to you. Tell yourself the same thing, and you’ll find anything that’s of value. Marie Kondo says when she’s working with clients she warns them that anything they don’t bring to her at this stage is going in the bin.
If you’re sorting and tidying clothes first, find every bit of clothing in every part of your home. Find every item within a category before you start decluttering kitchen equipment) and, lastly, items of sentimental value. Next, move on to books, then papers, miscellaneous items (e.g. Marie Kondo explains that unless you’re a style maven and clothes are your ultimate passion, a top tidying tip is to need to begin the decluttering process with your wardrobe. These are the hardest things to throw away. Start with the easy stuff when declutteringĭon’t begin by going through old photo albums or love letters.
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