NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up helps you visualize your ideal lifestyle.
Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo has revolutionized homes—and lives—across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to usingher acclaimed KonMari Method to create a joy-filled home that works the way you need it to.
Spark Joy features step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. Kondo also answers frequently asked questions, such as whether to keep “necessary” items that may not bring you joy. With guidance on specific categories including kitchen tools, cleaning supplies, hobby goods, digital photos, and even building your own personal “power spot” in your home, this comprehensive companion is sure to spark joy in anyone who wants to simplify their life.
By:
Marie Kondo,
Marie Kondao
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 185mm,
Width: 133mm,
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9781607749721
ISBN 10: 1607749726
Series: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 December 2015
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface xi Introduction: The KonMari Method 1 The six basic rules of tidying 3 Part I | KonMari master tips 1 Honing your sensitivity to joy 13 Tidying is the act of confronting yourself; cleaning is the act of confronting nature 13 If you don’t know what brings you joy, start with things close to your heart 16 “It might come in handy” is taboo 19 For essential things that don’t bring joy, look at what they do for you 21 Save your cosplay for indoors 24 Don’t confuse temporary clutter with rebound 26 When you feel like quitting 29 The clutter-photo shock treatment 31 No matter how cluttered it looks, don’t pause, don’t stop, don’t quit 33 If you’re terrible at tidying, you’ll experience the most dramatic change 36 2 How to fill your home with joy 39 Imagine your perfect lifestyle from a single photograph 39 Keep items in the gray zone with confidence 41 A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum 45 Add color to your life 47 How to make the most of “useless” things that still spark joy 49 Make your own personal power spot 54 3 Everything you need to know about storing joyfully 57 During the tidying process, storage is temporary 57 Store by material 60 Pack drawers like a Japanese bento box 62 The four principles of storage 65 Fold clothes like origami 67 Everything you need to know about the KonMari folding method 69 Plan storage with the idea of getting rid of furniture used for storing 73 Ideal storage weaves a rainbow in your home 75 Part II | The tidying encyclopedia 4 Tidying clothes 81 Tops 82 Bottoms 92 Dresses and skirts 94 Clothes that hang 96 Socks and stockings 98 Underwear 100 A clothes closet that sparks joy 107 Bags 115 Clothing accessories 115 Shoes 120 Tips for packing a suitcase 122 5 Tidying books 125 Advice for those who think they can’t part with books 125 Series 127 Magazines and coffee-table books 128 Storing books attractively 129 6 Tidying papers 131 The basic rule for papers: Discard everything 131 Make a pending box 132 Course materials 133 Credit card statements 134 Warranties 134 Manuals 135 Greeting cards 136 Clippings 136 Assign a day to attend to pending items 137 7 Tidying komono 139 CDs and DVDs 141 Stationery supplies 142 Electrical komono 145 Skincare products and cosmetics 147 Relaxation goods 153 Medicines 154 Valuables 154 Sewing kits 158 Tools 158 Hobby komono 159 Collectibles 160 Things you kept “just because” 161 Linen and bedding 161 Towels 162 Stuffed toys 163 Recreational items 166 Seasonal items 166 Emergency supplies 167 Rain gear 167 Kitchen komono 168 Cleaning supplies 208 Laundry supplies 208 Bathroom komono 209 8 Tidying sentimental items 221 Tidying sentimental items means putting the past in order 221 Putting school memories in order 223 Putting memories of past lovers in order 223 Sentimental recordings 224 Your children’s creations 225 Life records 226 Letters 226 Tidying your photos as the final step in your campaign 227 Part III | Life-changing magic 9 A home that sparks joy 237 An entranceway that sparks joy 237 A living room that sparks joy 239 A kitchen that sparks joy 240 An office that sparks joy 241 A bedroom that sparks joy 242 A bathroom that sparks joy 243 10 The changes that come when you’re done 245 Tidy up and put your love life in order 249 Tidying brings relationships into focus 251 If your family’s stuff bothers you, be like the sun 253 Don’t force people to tidy if they don’t want to 257 Teach your children how to fold 260 Even if you fail, don’t worry—your house won’t blow up 262 Things that spark joy soak up precious memories 266 Epilogue 271 Afterword: Preparing for the next stage of your life 275 Acknowledgments 281 About the author 283 Index 285
Reviews for Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
New York Times Best Seller . . . the organization expert who dazzled the world with her Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is back with more spirit-rousing advice. -- People Just in time to make good on your New Year's vow to get organized. -- The Washington Post . . .perhaps the world's only decluttering celebrity. -- The New York Times If the first book was merely an introduction to Kondo's radical philosophy, known as the KonMari method, the new one goes deep into the details . . . the result is inescapable: a home, and a vision of life, that truly sparks joy. -- ArchitecturalDigest.com If you wanted more from her first book, this is what you've been waiting for. -- MindBodyGreen In her new organizational how-to book, Kondo's mission is to help us identify what brings joy while simultaneously cultivating more of it. -- Los Angeles Times I'm an evangelist for Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizational guru whose unique tidying techniques have become a worldwide sensation. I've read both of her books and completed the full decluttering/reorganizing program in six months. In the last year, it has been my favorite thing to bring up to my friends, co-workers, heck, even distant cousins. I am obsessed, because it really has transformed my living space and shattered many of my bad habits related to tidying. -- PopSugar Kondo's way of anthropomorphizing belongings and paying them the respect of taking them out of the closet for a proper dismissal makes a big difference. . . . consider me a Konvert. -- Chloe Malle, Vogue.com From the perfect underwear drawer, to how to store socks, Marie Kondo is helping the world to properly (and lovingly) store their most beloved possessions, one fold at a time. -- Bustle Praise for Marie Kondo and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic. -- The New York Times . . . a literal how-to-heave-ho, and I recommend it for anyone who struggles with the material excess of living in a privileged society. (Thanks to Ms. Kondo, I kiss my old socks goodbye.) ... To show you how serious my respect for Ms. Kondo is: if I ever get a tattoo, it will say, Spark Joy! -- Jamie Lee Curtis, TIME This book is a cult. A totally reasonable, scary cult that works, doesn't kill people (a bonus), but does drastically change your life. In this case -- for the better. -- Buzzfeed The most organized woman in the world. -- PureWow . . . her voice . . . is by turns stern and enchanted, like a fairy godmother for socks. -- The Wall Street Journal Reading it, you glimpse a glittering mental freedom from the unread/uncrafted/unworn, buyer's remorse, the nervous eyeing of real estate listings. Life's overwhelm, conquered. -- The Atlantic I can only describe the way I felt afterward as an organizational high. I had a sense of being more in control of my life than I ever had before, which inspired me to maintain the order in the months that followed. Not bad for a Sunday afternoon. -- In Style All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world . . . one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life. -- Good Housekeeping (UK) Kondo's method really can change your life -- if you let it. -- TODAY.com Kondo challenges you to ask yourself whether each object you have is achieving a purpose. Is it propelling you forward or holding you in the past? -- USA Today Its strength is its simplicity. -- The London Times
