This may come as a shock to anyone who has embraced her tidy teachings, but Marie Kondo recently admitted to letting things, well… go – embracing more the Japanese concept of kurashi, or ‘way of life’. In her latest book, Kurashi at Home: How to Organise your Space and Achieve your Ideal Life (Pan Macmillan, £25), Marie, like many of us, admits to being less dedicated to neatness since she had her third child in 2021. Instead, she wants us to find those simple ways to bring calmness and happiness to everyday things.
‘Tidying up means dealing with all the “things” in your life. So, what do you want to put in order?’ Marie asks. Instead of fixating over having everything perfectly organised, there are, she suggests, better ways to deal with the stuff of life that gathers around us.
‘We’re on). ‘The art of decluttering is becoming much more holistic, embracing emotional connections as well as practicality. On one hand, space for living at home has never been more in demand, accommodating a home office, gym or craft areas. On the other, with all the uncertainty in the world right now, familiar objects can offer a vital anchor. As a result, people are starting to embrace a more cluttered and uncoordinated style of decorating, surrounding themselves with the objects they love. The nostalgia associated with our collections, even when they’re not particularly ‘on trend’ can be a powerful mood booster, and people want more of that.’
