You don't need us to tell you that decluttering and well-being go hand-in-hand. The purging of stuff you no longer need, use, or want can do wonders for our mental health, but waltzing into a space with no strategy and choosing the odd item to throw away isn't going to have much effect. To really quieten things down visually, it helps to clear your space (and your mind) with an entirely clean slate. Enter the 'Hushing the House' method.
First devised by home blogger Myquillyn Smith - better known as The Nester - 'Hushing the House' is an approach that she refers to as 'backwards decluttering'. It's all about minimizing the 'loudness' of visual clutter that accumulates over time by paring things back to basics. From there, you can then reintroduce the things you want to keep in a more intentional way, helping you cultivate a healthy relationship with the stuff you own.
