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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying

A Simple, Effective Way to Banish Clutter Forever

Discover the simple habits to help you transform your home organisation and live in a clean and clutter-free home forever with organising consultant Marie Kondo.

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Are you constantly decluttering, only for the mess to return? Do clothes overflow from your wardrobe, paperwork pile up, and cupboards fill with things you no longer use?

In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, Japanese organising consultant Marie Kondo shares her renowned KonMari Method—a practical, step-by-step approach to decluttering and organising your home that focuses on keeping only the items that truly "spark joy."

Unlike traditional room-by-room cleaning methods, the KonMari Method encourages you to tidy by category, helping you make thoughtful decisions about what to keep and how to organise your belongings. The result is a home that is easier to maintain and a more intentional approach to the things you own.

Inside you'll discover how to:
  • Declutter your home using the proven KonMari Method
  • Organise clothes, books, papers, sentimental items and more
  • Create storage systems that are simple and easy to maintain
  • Decide what to keep by asking whether it truly sparks joy
  • Build lasting habits for a tidy, organised home

Whether you're starting a full home reset, embracing a more minimalist lifestyle, or simply looking for practical decluttering and home organisation advice, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying offers a simple guide to transform your home.

Its strength is its simplicity.

Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times

About Marie Kondo

MARIE KONDO started reading housewives’ magazines from the age of five and loved the order and beauty of the well-organised spaces she saw in them. Then, from the age of 15 she started studying tidying seriously. She started with her own bedroom and then moved onto her siblings’. Today she runs a highly successful business in Tokyo helping clients transform their cluttered homes into spaces of beauty, peace and inspiration.
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Details
  • Imprint: Vermilion
  • ISBN: 9780091955106
  • Length: 256 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 254g
  • Price: £14.99

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