Tidying guru Marie Kondo shares the decluttering mistake we’re all making – and the foolproof hacks to banish clutter once and for all

Tidying guru Marie Kondo wears a white dress and smiles at the camera, next to a white and pink orchid.

As Ideal Home’s resident decluttering obsessive, I regularly take inspiration from professional organisers and experts to tidy and organise my own home. Recently, however, I’ve found myself in somewhat of a decluttering slump and enlisted Marie Kondo's help to understand where I was going wrong.

From her iconic KonMari folding method to her foolproof kitchen organising trick, the Japanese organising consultant, author and Netflix star has certainly made her mark in the decluttering and organising world. And Marie Kondo’s KonMari method of organising has had millions asking if their belongings ‘spark joy.’