Marie Kondo hardly needs any introduction. She’s one of the great gurus of organizing the home with her tricks especially focused on organizing clothes in the closet. Now, the writer offers a Japanese solution for storing coats more efficiently and taking up less space.
This trick will help you better store coats
The solution presented to us is the following: first, lay the coat flat, zippered, on a flat surface such as a table or bed. Fold the sleeves of the garment in a cross shape, facing toward the center. Next, starting at the hem, roll it up like a package. When you reach the center, repeat the same step, starting now at the collar. Finally, when both sides meet, insert the collar of the coat into the fold at the hem. Almost everyone constantly complains about the lack of space at home and in their closets to store all of our accumulated items. Now that summer is here for many, this trick will help you better store the item that takes up the most space in your closet.
KonMari has taught millions of people to get rid of everything that doesn’t make them happy
This trick is already generating a lot of buzz on social media. Since the KonMari method and minimalism came into the world, having just the bare minimum has become almost a religion for many. The method involves organizing by category, not by location, and individually, item by item. Marie Kondo has taught millions of people to get rid of everything they don’t need. The method involves taking the clothes in your closet and selecting the ones that make you happy, the ones that bring you joy, and the ones that don’t, well, go. The goal is to live a more balanced life without accumulating.
Being in a balanced environment where everything is in its place
Cleaning has always been known to be essential for a more organized mind. Observing, living, or being in a balanced environment where everything is in its place generates a sense of mental peace that limits stress and anxiety levels. Therefore, having a closet filled with only clothes we actually use, a closet where we can easily find what we’re looking for, can be key to happiness for many.
Bestselling author Marie Kondo (Tokyo, 1984) turned her passion for tidying into her profession. The Japanese author revolutionized the world with her bestselling books: The Happy Closet, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life. These are manuals that aim to help people lead more organized and balanced lives, allowing them to live at a more leisurely pace.
Marie Kondo: “At first, having a messy house frustrated me”
This philosophy has shaped the guru’s life until recently. Marie Kondo started a family, and with the arrival of her children, the order and cleanliness at home have changed a bit, as she explains in an interview with Elle: “After giving birth to my third child, a boy, the demands of family life and lack of sleep meant something had to give. I’m known as a tidying expert, so at first, having a messy house frustrated me. However, it was at that moment that I realized that, even though my house was a bit messy, the most important thing was spending time with my children.”
Ultimately, wardrobe changes are always going to be a stressful time for many, but with a few simple tricks, it’s clear that they can be made more bearable. It would be interesting to know what Marie Kondo and her followers think about large online clothing stores. These days, online shopping at ridiculously low prices is creating a new source of accumulation in many homes, as well as pollution and waste. We’ll continue to monitor the evolution of consumerism and minimalism.
