What is The KonMari Decluttering Method?

Published: July 28, 2021

Has your home or apartment reached its space limit? Are there items like old clothing piled in your laundry room or old toys your children do not use anymore, laying all over the floor? Are there dirty dishes laying in your sink because your kitchen is packed and you are losing control of organizing and cleaning? We totally understand, because this happens to everyone! There is an amazing solution to this issue of clutter in your home, and that solution is called the KonMari Method™ – founded by organizing entrepreneur and author Marie Kondo. If you have watched Marie’s show on Netflix titled “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” she goes into each person’s home and goes through her six basic KonMari rules.

Those six (6) rules are:

1. Commit yourself to tidying up.
2. Imagine your ideal lifestyle.
3. Finish discarding first. Before getting rid of items, sincerely thank each item for serving its purpose.
4. Tidy by category, not location.
5. Follow the right order.
6. Ask yourself it it sparks joy.

And the five (5) categories that Marie goes through are:

1. Clothes
2. Books
3. Papers
4. Komono (a.k.a. Miscellaneous Items)
5. Sentimental Items

We highly suggest you visit Marie’s website to watch and learn more about organizing your home so you can have a more relieved and less stressful life. As always, UNITS® is here to help you through the moving and storage process.