Declutter your home for good.

Clothes first, then books, papers, komono (miscellany), and lastly, mementos.

Break a category into subcategories as necessary.

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Make sure you're aware of these 4 key principles before you start!

Clothes, books, paper, komono (miscellaneous) and sentimental items.

Web — the konmari method is an approach to tidying and decluttering developed by professional home organizer marie kondo.

Web — the konmari method is a way of organizing and maintaining a clean home that was started by marie kondo.

Webthis konmari method for beginners guide introduces marie kondo's techniques, and provides simple tips to help you get started and common mistakes to avoid!

By encouraging you to tidy your home categorically, her system is highly effective.

Web — konmari sets out a process for first decluttering and then reorganising your home so that it “sparks joy”.

The konmari checklist is a list of categories used to guide you through the process of decluttering and organizing your home using the konmari method.

For instance, put all your clothing in piles on the floor in subcategories:

Also grab the free konmari checklist from this blog post.

Discarding by category comes first.

Web — ready to konmari your home?

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