This #1 New Yo r k Times best-selling guide to decluttering your home fr om Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method fo r simplifying, o r ganizing, a nd sto r ing. Despite constant effo r ts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts a nd clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles? Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify a nd o r ganize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room o r little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff fo r ever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary catego r y-by-catego r y system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo’s clients have lapsed (a nd she still has a three-month waiting list). With detailed guidance fo r determining which items in your house “spark joy” (a nd which don’t), this international bestseller featuring Tokyo’s newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter a nd enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home—a nd the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.