NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up helps you visualize your ideal lifestyle.
Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo has revolutionized homes-and lives-across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to usingher acclaimed KonMari Method to create a joy-filled home that works the way you need it to.
Spark Joy features step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. Kondo also answers frequently asked questions, such as whether to keep "necessary" items that may not bring you joy. With guidance on specific categories including kitchen tools, cleaning supplies, hobby goods, digital photos, and even building your own personal "power spot" in your home, this comprehensive companion is sure to spark joy in anyone who wants to simplify their life.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up helps you visualize your ideal lifestyle.
Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo has revolutionized homes-and lives-across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to usingher acclaimed KonMari Method to create a joy-filled home that works the way you need it to.
Spark Joy features step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. Kondo also answers frequently asked questions, such as whether to keep "necessary" items that may not bring you joy. With guidance on specific categories including kitchen tools, cleaning supplies, hobby goods, digital photos, and even building your own personal "power spot" in your home, this comprehensive companion is sure to spark joy in anyone who wants to simplify their life.
MARIE KONDO is a professional cleaning consultant with a three-month waiting list. Inspired by the Japanese book Throw-Out Skills and a lifelong love of all things house and home, she began her study of the art of cleaning, established her consulting business, and founded the KonMari Method. Her courses, "Lessons on Organization and Storage for Women" and "Lessons on Organization and Storage for Company Presidents", have many dedicated fans. Her previous book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is a #1 New York Times bestseller and has become a worldwide sensation.
New York Times Best Seller
". . . the organization expert who dazzled the world with her
Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is back with more spirit-rousing
advice."
-- People
"Just in time to make good on your New Year’s vow to get
organized."
-- The Washington Post
". . .perhaps the world’s only decluttering celebrity."
-- The New York Times
"If the first book was merely an introduction to Kondo’s radical
philosophy, known as the KonMari method, the new one goes deep into
the details . . . the result is inescapable: a home, and
a vision of life, that truly sparks joy."
-- ArchitecturalDigest.com
"If you wanted more from her first book, this is what you've been
waiting for."
-- MindBodyGreen
"In her new organizational how-to book, Kondo's mission is to help
us identify what brings joy while simultaneously cultivating more
of it."
-- Los Angeles Times
"I'm an evangelist for Marie Kondo, the Japanese
organizational guru whose unique tidying techniques have become a
worldwide sensation. I've read both of her books and
completed the full decluttering/reorganizing program in six months.
In the last year, it has been my favorite thing to bring up to my
friends, co-workers, heck, even distant cousins. I
am obsessed, because it really has transformed my living space
and shattered many of my bad habits related to tidying."
-- PopSugar
"Kondo’s way of anthropomorphizing belongings and paying them the
respect of taking them out of the closet for a proper dismissal
makes a big difference. . . . consider me a Konvert."
-- Chloe Malle, Vogue.com
"From the perfect underwear drawer, to how to store socks,
Marie Kondo is helping the world to properly (and lovingly) store
their most beloved possessions, one fold at a time."
-- Bustle
Praise for Marie Kondo and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
Up:
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny,
both hortatory and animistic."
-- The New York Times
". . . a literal how-to-heave-ho, and I recommend it for anyone who
struggles with the material excess of living in a privileged
society. (Thanks to Ms. Kondo, I kiss my old socks goodbye.) ... To
show you how serious my respect for Ms. Kondo is: if I ever get a
tattoo, it will say, Spark Joy!"
-- Jamie Lee Curtis, TIME
"This book is a cult. A totally reasonable, scary cult that works,
doesn’t kill people (a bonus), but does drastically change your
life. In this case — for the better."
-- Buzzfeed
"The most organized woman in the world."
-- PureWow
". . . her voice . . . is by turns stern and enchanted, like a
fairy godmother for socks."
-- The Wall Street Journal
"Reading it, you glimpse a glittering mental freedom from the
unread/uncrafted/unworn, buyer’s remorse, the nervous eyeing of
real estate listings. Life’s overwhelm, conquered."
-- The Atlantic
"I can only describe the way I felt afterward as an organizational
high. I had a sense of being more in control of my life than I ever
had before, which inspired me to maintain the order in the months
that followed. Not bad for a Sunday afternoon."
-- In Style
"All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose
mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes
across the world . . . one proper clear out is all you need for the
rest of your life."
-- Good Housekeeping (UK)
"Kondo's method really can change your life — if you let it."
-- TODAY.com
"Kondo challenges you to ask yourself whether each object you have
is achieving a purpose. Is it propelling you forward or holding you
in the past?"
-- USA Today
"Its strength is its simplicity."
-- The London Times
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