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Learn the KonMari Folding Method

Decluttering queen Marie Kondo revolutionized the way we approach organization. Her best-selling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up introduced her minimalist methods to the masses. She demystified how to organize your closets and inspired millions of people to tackle tidying. Thanks to the runaway success of her Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo; and her second book Spark Joy, her advice continues to motivate dramatic wardrobe makeovers. Starting a closet cleanout may seem daunting, but Kondo offers an easy-to-follow guide that anyone can use to completely overhaul your home.

The KonMari formula is essentially a two-step system to get rid of excess stuff. First, you have to touch everything you own and ask the fundamental question—does this spark joy? Once you have only happiness-inducing belongings left, create categories and find a place to store each item that’s visible and easily accessible. The goal is to arrange the contents so that you can see every item at a glance, just as you can see the spines of books on a bookshelf.

That’s where the famous Marie Kondo folding routine comes in. The neatness guru advocates approaching it like origami, folding garments into neat bundles that can stand up on their own (think of them like file folders in a row). Her space-saving techniques are so popular because they simply work. By the time you finish, you’ll see something you adore everywhere you look. A functional space makes life easier, and when you surround yourself with the things you love, Kondo promises your house becomes your own personal paradise.

Here we break down Kondo’s top tips and tricks to mastering an orderly wardrobe. On your journey of maintaining your mess, check out the best closet organizers and walk-in closet organization ideas to further spruce up your surroundings.

How to fold T-shirts

If you have a graphic or logo tee, you’ll want the front to be on the outside so you can identify it at a glance, which means you should lay your shirt face down. Your gut may be to fold it in half lengthwise, but doing so creates a crease down the middle. Instead, take one side and fold it in toward the center, then fold the sleeve back in the other direction. Repeat on the other side. Once you have a long rectangle shape, fold the top of the shirt down toward the hem, leaving a little space on the bottom. Fold the shirt in half again (you might need to fold it into thirds depending on how long it is) to reinforce its shape. The result should be a neat little packet. If it collapses or falls over, it needs readjusting (the rectangle might be too wide, or the height of the folds too low or high). Experiment until your top can stand upright by itself, an accomplishment Kondo calls the “golden point of folding.” Another Marie Kondo folding commandment: After each fold, smooth your hand over the entire garment before moving to the next step. It helps the item, no matter the style, to keep its shape long term. It also reinforces the idea behind her strategy: Folding properly deflates clothes and maximizes the amount you can store.

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How to fold a long sleeve shirt

This KonMari folding method starts with laying your shirt on a flat surface with the sleeves spread out to the sides. Follow the basic procedure of how you folded a T-shirt, bringing the edges toward the center to make a rectangle. The trick is to fold the sleeve back away from the center of the shirt (roughly around the underarm area), and then fold it again toward the bottom, following the line of the garment (it should look like an upside-down L shape). Repeat with the opposite side, but not quite to the edge. The aim is to avoid having the sleeves overlapping each other, which would add bulk. When you run your hand over the final product, you’ll see there is almost no perceptible bump where the sleeve is, which helps the garment stay put without collapsing. Once you have your rectangle, fold it in half from the top down, leaving a slight gap between the neckline and the bottom. Fold again into thirds, stand it up, and you’re done! Make sure you also read up on how to fold towels.

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How to fold a sweater

When it comes to winter weather knits, the KonMari method doesn’t offer a one size fits all formula. Kondo says if you try to fold thick sweaters or fleece into compact bundles, they will always expand with air, so her trick is to fold them relatively loosely to begin with. If they won’t stand up in your drawer, it’s fine to lay them down instead. It’s the only time Kondo suggests a storing method that stacks items on top of each other. To start, lay your sweater flat on a surface facing up. Imagine a line going down the center, then fold both sides of the sweater in to meet that middle line. Fold the sleeves in the same way you would for a long sleeve shirt (over and down so it creates a triangle). The two sides of the sweater should meet in the middle, and the cuffs of the sleeves should be touching the sweater’s hem. Start from the top and fold down into thirds. If it’s very bulky, you may only have to fold it in half. Pro tip: When storing multiple knits, try folding the sides in so all your sweaters have the same width—they’ll stack more easily that way.

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How to fold a hoodie

Kondo’s technique for folding clothes isn’t an exact science, so you may have to experiment to get the best fit for a hoodie. Lay it flat facing up and turn both sides toward the center to make a rectangle. The trick here, because it’s most likely a thick fabric, is to not meet all the way at the middle line. Instead, fold the sides in just shy of the center. Continue by folding the sleeves the same way as a sweater. Spread out the hood so it’s flat, making sure to tuck any strings inside the hood, then fold it over so it fits into the rectangle. This simplifies the shape, and from there you just need to fold the garment (in half or thirds): The number of folds should be adjusted so that the folded garment, when standing on edge, fits the height of your drawer. If you’re short on storage, these small closet ideas will help you maximize your space.

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How to fold pants

The Marie Kondo folding rule of thumb is to fold any bottoms that are made of cotton (like jeans), but to hang anything more formal, such as suit pants or styles with a center crease. The first step is to place the pants flat, face up. Fold in half lengthwise, putting one pant leg on top of the other (the zipper should be on the inside). If the seat of the pants sticks out, you can fold the protruding piece (yes, right where the crotch is) back against the pants so you now have a straight line. Next, fold the legs up toward the waistband, but not quite touching it, leave about a one-inch gap. Then fold this in thirds again until you have a neat little package. With the waistband facing down, line them up like soldiers in a drawer for easy access.

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How to fold shorts

Similar to how you handled pants, except much simpler, shorts only need to be folded once lengthwise, and then once in half. Put one leg on top of the other, and don’t forget to fold over the point that sticks out. Then fold them in half, bringing the hem up to the waistband. For styles that have more volume, such as wide-leg culottes or wool shorts, it’s often best if you begin by folding them in thirds. After that, fold them in half.

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How to fold underwear

When folding your skivvies, which are often made of light and flimsy material, the Marie Kondo method is to focus on making them as small as possible. The bottom is the most delicate part and should be folded inside, while decorations like bows in the center of the waistband should be folded to show on the outside. Begin by spreading out a pair with the back facing upward. Fold in half lengthwise, bringing the crotch up to just under the waistband. Next, fold both sides over so that the crotch is wrapped inside (this should create a square shape), then roll up from the bottom. When you turn the undies over, they should be shaped like a spring roll with only the front waistband showing. For boxers and briefs, fold both edges toward the middle to make a rectangle, then fold in half, and then in thirds.

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How to fold socks

Kondo’s feet accessory decree: Never, ever ball up your socks. If they are balled or tied up, they are always “in a state of tension,” their fabric stretched and elastic pulled. Getting your sock drawer in order is actually pretty simple. Start by placing one sock on top of the other, and laying both flat. For low-cut “no-show” socks that just cover the feet, folding in half once is enough. For ankle socks, fold the toes inward about an inch from the top. Fold over again toward the center, and once more in half so it stands upright. Knee socks and over-the-knee styles will get the same treatment, folding them four to six times, depending on their length. You can adjust the number of folds to achieve the height that best suits the drawer. Just remember, with the Marie Kondo folding system, your aim is to always make a simple rectangle. Store the socks on their edge and you’ll be amazed at how little space you need compared to your “potato ball” days.

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How to Use the Konmari Folding Method for Travel || The Travel Tester

Marie Kondo is taking the world by a storm right now, with her Netflix series being watched all around the world. It seems like everyone at the moment is re-evaluating their lives and throwing out everything that doesn’t ‘spark joy‘ and of course I cannot help but participate, as I love to learn about lifestyle design and anything that contributes to self-development.

I wrote a full review of the Marie Kondo book, so you can read all about the details of her KonMari method, but for this article, I’ll have a closer look at some of the thoughts and actions that Marie Kondo suggests in her book that apply beautifully to packing your bag or suitcase for a trip. I hope you find the tips and advice helpful!

Make sure you grab a copy of the book!

In short, Marie Kondo is a Japanese organising consultant and author, who has written four books on organising. Her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” became a #1 New York Times best-selling book and she was listed as one of Time’s “100 most influential people” in 2015.

Her ‘KonMari’ method teaches you how to discard items that don’t bring you happiness (spark joy) in your life and how to organizing your space so you can display and reach everything that does much more easier.

Marie says that the KonMari method will be life-transforming and is much more than just about organising alone. It is all about changing the way you think, changing your habits and understanding for yourself what you need in life and what you don’t.

I believe that you can apply many elements from the KonMari method to the way you pack your bags for a trip as well, and in the rest of the article, I will be sharing my best tips on how to pack a piece of luggage that will spark joy for you!

As a model, I will be using my Standard Luggage backpack, because I believe this is the perfect bag to take on board a plane as carry-on, one of those moments where you really have to think about all the items you want (and are allowed to) bring on your trip.

The end result. Keep reading to find out how I got there!

One of the first things that Marie Kondo tells us in her book is that we should -before we start deciding which items to keep or discard- make it really clear for ourselves what the ideal outcome would be after you finish tidying up, or in this case: packing your bag.

Draw a vivid picture in your head of what your goal is and ask yourself these questions:

After you know what your ultimate goal is, it’s time to examine what you own and gather the items that you believe will spark joy on your trip. Same as with decluttering as described in Marie’s book, I would advise to do this all in one go, so you don’t leave anything out and start adding items to your bag later, which will only result in a messy and way too heavy bag.

I have divided the process of packing into four steps:

  1. First, you pile everything you think you need (you can use a packing list for this) onto the floor or your bed
  2. You organise all the items by category (clothing, papers, shoes, toiletries, electronics, bags, etc.)
  3. You pick up each item from the different categories and ask ‘would this spark joy on my trip?’ If it does, keep it. If not, put it back in your closet.
  4. Choose a container (a ‘home’) for each of the items in each categories

By repeating the process category by category, you will easily see if you packed too many things that are the same, or if there is still something missing. In the KonMari method, these are the categories you would go through:

Give every category of items their own ‘home’Time to start packing!

Store each category together

After deciding on what you want to bring on your trip, it’s time to store them properly! Give every item in each category their own ‘home’, for example by adding all your camera gear to one bag, your toiletries to another, and so on.

Over the years, I have gathered the ‘perfect’ little pockets for every item that I often carry. Now when I travel, I don’t have to think where everything should go, because their home is already planned in advance. That way, I never bring too much either.

For example, here are my make-up items (divided into ‘dry’ and ‘liquids’) and first-aid kit, all packed up on the bottom right photo, along with my (tiny) hairbrush, hair straighteners, glasses and sunglasses.

And here are my shoe bags. The one with my name on it was knitted by my mom when I was about 6 and needed a bag for my clothes and shoes for gym class! LOVE IT!

Time to Fold!

Folding clothing is another important element to the KonMari method. The goal is here to fold each item into a smooth rectangle. Then fold again, in halves or in thirds, so you can stand the garment on edge, fitting the height of the (what I recommend) your packing cube. Even socks and stockings get folded, or rolled up like a sushi-roll.

Let’s look at some examples:

I start with the easy things, such as rolling up underwear & socksI stack the underwear & socks together with my leggings/tights and scarves, with the bras on top

After socks and underwear, I move to tops:

T-shirts are the easiest to foldFor tops with thin fabric, it’s a bit harder, but you’ll have to feel it and find the perfect ratio of folding or even just rolling the garment. While folding isn’t easy with these, I love them as most of these top don’t wrinkle!Tops with long sleeves work the same as T-shirts, just tuck in the sleeves!I pack all my tops (t-shirts, tank tops, long-sleeves and blouses) together and I also add my pajama bottoms on the top, as it’s a bit bulkier and doesn’t fold easily into a small package. It’s usually the item I take out first on a trip anyway!

And finally, I end with bottoms and ticker tops/vests/jackets:

I fold jeans, pants/trousers, sweaters/jumpers, vests and dresses into the biggest packing cube. In this case, I have a thick dress that doesn’t really fold into a bundle, so I add it on top. But in general, I try to always fly with my most bulky clothing on!

After everything is folded and stored in it’s own place, it’s time to assemble the bag. I add the bulky packing cubes first, then in between the two little packing cubes, I add my camera bag (so it’s padded from two sides), then my shoes and any daily backpack on top.

In the mesh pocket of the bag, I add my glasses, hairbrush and first aid kit and then I zip up the bag. Because items have shifted a bit inside, when I stand up the bag there is usually some space freed up at the top, so I can add the toiletries on top. The liquids I have to take out at customs, so this way I can reach it easily.

I add my laptop to the laptop compartiment and add a tiny handbag for valuables such as money, phone and passport and that’s it!

All packed up and ready to go!

The KonMari method really teaches you that effective packing really only involves only three essential actions: choosing only the items that you need and love, deciding where to store them and folding in a smart way. After you’ve packed your bag like this once, packing for a next trip gets so much easier, because now you can just add most of the same items again in the spots that they belong.

GET MARIE KONDO’S BOOK AND CHANGE THE WAY YOU PACK:

Title: the life-changing magic of tidying up – the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing

Author: Marie Kondo

Publisher: Crown Publishing

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-1-60774-730-7

Where to buy: Amazon

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Tidying up the closet - all the secrets from Marie Kondo

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"Putting order in the house, you put things in order in life," says Marie Kondo, and many examples of happy transformations indicate that everything happens exactly like that.

A 30-year-old Japanese woman has already managed to help thousands of people around the world clean their homes once and for all. Her book "Magical Cleaning" became an instant bestseller and has been published in more than 30 countries. And last year, Times magazine included Marie in the 100 most influential people on the planet.

Being a “born cleaner”, as the girl jokingly calls herself, she read housewife magazines from the age of five, and when she got a little older, she seriously began to search for ideal methods for creating an ideal order. Having tried hundreds of tricks in practice, Marie created her own system - not just a set of rules for organizing, but a real training that turns even an inveterate dirty person into a neat person.

According to Marie Kondo, keeping the house in order is very simple. To do this, you need to perform only two actions - decide what needs to be thrown away, and correctly place what we want to save. If you do not make mistakes, then the effect of the reverse action does not threaten us - the chaos of the house and wardrobe will never return.

“The backlash is happening because people mistakenly think that the cleaning was done thoroughly, when in reality they only partially sorted and put things away for storage,” says Marie and offers her action plan .

We clean everything at once

Tidy up in one fell swoop, as quickly and completely as possible - is the first secret of perfect cleaning. With speed, you will immediately see the result of your efforts and not lose inspiration, while moving in small steps will only lead to frustration: "clean a little every day - and you will clean forever."

Never turn cleaning into an endless boring chore! “Cleaning is a special event that happens once in a lifetime.” In the future, you will only need to put things away in the places where they should be, and this will eventually become an unconscious habit.

Creating an image of an ideal life

Before you take inventory of your wardrobe, think about what kind of lifestyle is closest to you, how you would like to ideally live. “If you skip this step, then not only will you delay the entire process, but you will expose yourself to a much higher risk of rebound. ”

What would you like to do? What cheers you up? What clothes do you feel best in? Dream and visualize - the more thoughtful and detailed the image, the better the result.

Throw away, throw away and throw away again

Complete disposal of trash - perhaps is the main secret of , which allows you to avoid confusion. Here, Marie Kondo does not allow any compromises: each item must be evaluated and resolutely sent to the garbage bag if it does not pass the test. You will be surprised how much unnecessary stuff has accumulated in your house - as a rule, these are dozens or even hundreds of 50-liter bags.

Decluttering is a must - patience and consistency : “Don't even think about putting things away until you've finished the process of getting rid of what you don't need! Kondo warns. “Failure to follow this order is the only reason why people never manage to achieve constant progress. ”

Love, not calculation

How do you decide what things to get rid of? Most of us act rationally. Marie Kondo offers a very different approach: "Keep things because you love them - and not "just because"! Feel free to leave out the arguments “I may need this later” or “throw it away - wastefulness”. After all, as practice shows, if you wish, you can find an application for any subject.

“The best way to decide what to keep and what to throw away is take each item in your hands and ask yourself: “Does this bring joy?” You need not just open a wardrobe and, having cast a diagonal look at it, decide that everything in it delights you. You must take every piece of cloth in your hands. When you touch a piece of clothing, the body reacts to it.”

Demotion to the category of "comfortable home clothes" is prohibited!

The habit of leaving clothes you don't like to "relax" in them at home not only leads to clutter in the wardrobe, but also steals joy. Hours spent at home are precious time, so do not reduce its value by wearing out what you do not want to wear "on the way out."

“True waste is not to throw away things that you do not like, but to wear them. Precisely because there is no one at home to see you, it makes much more sense to reinforce a positive self-image by wearing the clothes you love.”

Putting things in order by category

Clean based on location (e.g. closet today, chest of drawers tomorrow), from the point of view of Marie Kondo, - fatal error. Because most of us have the same type of things stored in several places, and often throughout the apartment. In such conditions, it is very difficult to assess what things should be left behind. In addition, the same work in different places does not add enthusiasm and makes cleaning endless.

Marie recommends that think in terms of category rather than place . Instead of putting things in order on some shelf in the closet, set a goal to sort out, for example, shoes or underwear. Bring all the things of one category to one place and only after that start working with them - then nothing will slip unnoticed.

It is better to start with those categories for which it is easier to decide what to throw away and what to keep. When it comes to more difficult things, you will feel much more confident.

For clothing, Marie Kondo recommends the following sequence :

• Tops (shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts, etc.)
• Lower parts of clothing (trousers, skirts, etc.)
• Clothing to be hung on hangers (jackets, jackets, suits, etc.)
• Socks
• Underwear
• Handbags, etc.
• Additional items (scarves, belts, hats, etc.)
• Specialized clothing (swimming suits, uniforms, etc.)
• Shoes

If you follow this order, you will do all the work without a hitch and achieve visible results surprisingly quickly.

Every thing has a special place

After the selection procedure, your wardrobe will breathe much more freely - as a rule, no more than a third of the clothes of the original volume remain. Now it's time to put it all away! The main rule here is to find the most suitable place for each item and learn how to immediately return it back as soon as you finish using it. As a bonus, you will get not only order, but also what can be attributed to the "magic" of cleaning: "Things that have their own place, where they return every day to rest, are more filled with life."

This requirement may sound intimidating, but in practice it is quite simple. “Your place for each thing needs to be determined only once. Try it! The results will amaze you. You will stop buying more than you need. Items you own will no longer accumulate."

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Items of the same type must be kept together

As Marie Kongo says, her storage method is extremely simple: “keep all the items of the same type in one place and don’t let storage space creep around the house.” You can break things down into just a few categories, but be sure to follow this rule.

Feel what things should be together and choose the most suitable place for them.

If several people live in an apartment, everyone should have their own storage space. This is extremely important and ... miraculous - even small children become tidier, having a separate place where all their belongings are located.

Maximum simplicity, no special tools required

In these days, when a variety of devices for facilitating storage are offered in abundance, such advice is bewildering. But Marie Kondo insists: give up sophisticated strategies, simplicity is the best solution. And as an optimal storage container, he suggests using shoe boxes and transparent plastic boxes.

“I tried all kinds of storage modules, but never found anything that was free and at the same time outperformed shoebox . It scores above average in all of my criteria: size, material, durability, ease of use and appeal.”

Store vertically

Marie Kondo pays special attention to this moment, and for many, the method KonMari is associated with vertical storage. Stacks of things are a sure way to clutter, says Marie. In addition, it is extremely uncomfortable and leads to the formation of wrinkles in clothes due to the pressure created by the things lying on top.

“I store everything I can in an upright position, including clothes that I fold and put “on edge” in drawers, and tights that I roll up and put in cylinders in a box. The same applies to stationery and writing materials: whether they are boxes of paper clips, tape measure or erasers - I put them upright. Even my laptop sits on a bookshelf like a real notebook.”

Main storage method - folding

For many of us, storing clothes on hangers is the most familiar method, but according to Marie Kondo, it is far from optimal. Hanging is much inferior to folding in terms of space saving. “When folded, you can fit 20 to 40 pieces of clothing in the same space that you need to hang 10 items.”

Marie recommends using your gut feeling when deciding which clothes to fold and hang up. There are things that really protest against folding - for example, designer clothes or made from lightweight fabrics. In this case, prepare hangers, and in the rest - fold.

Folding is a form of dialogue with our wardrobe. Gently smoothing clothes, we make them stronger and fill them with positive energy. “Correct folding tightens the fabric, smoothes out wrinkles, makes the material stronger and more resilient,” says Marie Kondo.

Folding is an art, but take the time to master it. To help you - Marie's book and video tutorials, which are freely available on the net. The main task is to create a simple rectangle, for each thing choosing the type of addition that suits it.


Hanging by category

Hanging properly means storing clothes of the same category side by side, dividing the closet space into a section of suits, dresses, jackets, etc. “Things, like people, tend to feel better in the company of “like-minded people” who are very similar in type to them. By applying this rule alone, you can achieve noticeable improvements in the organization of your dressing room.

Arrange clothes in the up and right direction

Energize your wardrobe - hang your clothes so that they "take off". To do this, place heavier items on the left and lighter items on the right. “Lines that are directed upward to the right give rise to a feeling of greater comfort. By using this principle to organize your wardrobe, you can make it look much more inspiring.”

Heavy things are long, dense and dark things, as you move to the right things will become shorter, lighter and lighter. The categorization will look like this: outerwear should hang in the far left corner, followed by dresses, jackets, trousers, skirts and blouses. This is the basic order. According to the principle “from heavy to light”, clothes are placed inside each category.

“Some may doubt that attention to such small things can bring about a profound change, but why waste your time doubting when the application of this delightful magic can keep clothes in order? It won't take you long to reorganize your wardrobe, so trust me and give it a try. But do not forget that in the beginning you must reduce it, leaving only those things that you truly love.

And remember - properly done cleaning has a magical effect, as it puts in order not only things. Many of Marie Kondo's clients, after "rebooting" their home, have realized what they really want to do and what gives them joy. "Cleaning is a way of taking inventory that will show us who we really are ."

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Marie Kondo's How to Organize a Wardrobe — BurdaStyle.ru

Marie Kondo became interested in cleaning at the age of ten and has been constantly improving ever since, studying this art with Japanese method and determination.

At first glance, it may seem that there is nothing to study here for many years, and housewives with twenty years of experience themselves could teach Marie Kondo a lot, but it is enough to read only a few chapters from her book Magical Cleaning. The Japanese art of putting things in order at home and in life”, to make sure that Konmari’s approach (as she calls herself) is really unique.

The girl tells and shows in her own show on the Netflix channel how to clean up the whole house, but today we will figure out how to take apart clothes using the Konmari method!

Big revision: where to start

The essence of the Konmari method is that every item (not necessarily clothes, in general) in your home should cause you real and sincere joy. If a thing does not cause positive emotions and does not have a functional need (say, a set of screwdrivers may not cause joyful excitement in your soul, but it is used almost every time something needs to be fixed in the house), then such a "bleak" thing is not place in your home.

You need to check things for such an emotional response in a certain order in order to save both time and nerves. Clothing comes first on the list, then books, documents, miscellaneous items, and finally things that you are emotionally attached to (for example, souvenirs, photographs, etc.). Each of these large categories can be divided into smaller ones. For example, clothes can be divided into the following groups: tops (shirts, jackets, T-shirts, t-shirts, sweaters, etc.), skirts, trousers, dresses, outerwear, underwear.

Choose a category to start with and start the first step on the way to the perfect order!

Building the Perfect Wardrobe: The Pyramid Rule

Step 1. Putting it all in one place

Let's say you've selected the tops category. Now your task is to collect them from absolutely all cabinets and all rooms. Don't take apart the tops in only one room - otherwise tomorrow you will have to repeat the same thing in another! The idea is to immediately take and analyze the entire category as a whole.

Put all the tops in one big pile on the bed, leaving no T-shirts or tank tops behind. As Marie Kondo writes, people are often dumbfounded by the volumes that open up before them. In order to somehow approach this pile, she recommends starting with the tops NOT for the season, since in this case it is easier for you to figure out which of these you would wear with joy as soon as the weather allows, and what you are not particularly looking forward to meeting with. If you start with the clothes that you are wearing now, there is a great risk of saying to yourself “Well, I don’t really like this blouse, but I wore it just yesterday ...”, and succumb to the desire to leave it.

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Arrange things into two piles, sending to one pile those that cause you positive emotions and joy, and to the second - those to which it is time to say goodbye.

Advice: anyone who takes to sorting out clothes is in for a trap - the desire to transfer the item to the category of home clothes, instead of throwing it away. Marie Kondo is sure that you don't need to wear old clothes at home, but not all new clothes are suitable for wearing at home. If you don't want to wear these things in public, you will almost certainly not want to wear them at home either, and as a result, these clothes will continue to gather dust in your closet. Wear at home what relaxes you, evokes pleasant emotions and pleases you with comfort!

Step 2.

Folding the right way

Once you have sorted the clothes into two piles, you need to fold the clothes that you decided to keep, but fold correctly. Marie Kondo believes that only those things that cannot be stored otherwise should be hung on hangers - for example, jackets, dresses, coats, skirts, items made of delicate fabrics. All the rest can and should be folded, and several times, to a neat rectangle. The main trick here is to store things not horizontally, but ... vertically!

The goal is to fold the garment into a simple, smooth rectangle so that the folded garment can be placed on its edge. This process is best seen in the video, in which Marie Kondo herself demonstrates the correct folding.

Step 3. Hanging it right

The basic rule is to hang clothes from the same category side by side, dividing the space into a jacket section, a suit section, etc. so that it "rises to the right." In her opinion, even a drawn arrow leading up from left to right creates a feeling of freedom, growth. Therefore, on the left side, things from heavier fabrics, long or dark colors should be placed. As you move towards the right side of the hanger space, the length of the clothes should become shorter, the fabrics thinner, and the colors lighter. This principle is observed within each category.

As Marie herself writes, many doubt that attention to these little things can change anything, but they suggest just trying it to see for yourself the magic of her method.

Step 4 Storing Socks and Tights

In her practice, Konmari has often seen socks rolled into a ball or tights tied in a knot, and every time this makes her sad. “Look at them more closely. Socks should have time to rest. Do you really think that you can rest in this form? she writes.

How to properly store wool dresses

Of course, it sounds a little funny, but this approach perfectly illustrates the attitude of the Japanese towards things.

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