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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Charlotte Olby

The 'Intentional Clutter' trend has exposed an interior designer's secret to creating more lived-in, relaxed spaces

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In interiors, 'clutter' has often been a dirty word. Slightly better than 'mess' and often sitting adjacent to 'maximalism', clutter tends to be in direct conflict with the picture-perfect homes we're so used to seeing.

However, recently it has almost become a bit of a buzzword. First, we had Cluttercore, and then the recluttering trend hit, making professional organizers and minimalists truly shudder. But when we noticed 'Intentional Clutter' was trending on TikTok last month, we thought it seemed like a trend we could really get behind.

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