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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Ottilie Blackhall

'Do a Joy Check' – Marie Kondo’s simple and effective top tips for tidying your home before hosting

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If there’s one person we, and millions of others around the world, wholeheartedly trust when it comes to decluttering and organizing, it is, of course, Marie Kondo, who created the famous KonMari organizing method.

And, with Christmas and festivities fast approaching, it’s time to get homes in order for incoming guests, and sort out all those areas we have been guilty of putting off for far too long. While it may seem like a time-consuming task now, you’ll surely thank yourself when you’re able to relax and show off your host with the most prowess to your friends and family.

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