GQ: When organising and storing items in your kitchen, it’s important to think about use, ease of access, and safety. What’s the best way to store heavier items like plates in the kitchen, according to KonMari Method™? Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.” – Marie Kondo “ Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong. If designing a new, larger kitchen, you can help eliminate visual clutter by planning a place for your toaster and kettle in a butler’s pantry or by integrating your dishwasher and fridge into your cabinets. It’s amazing how much space is freed up once you have tidied and I’ve found this allows people to keep toasters and other small appliances off the benchtop, helpful in eliminating visual clutter. Divider trays (as seen in the video below) are perfect for storing lots of odd shaped items neatly and out of sight, to keep your bench top clutter free. The KonMari method embraces giving everything a home, so using dividers can give you ultimate organisation. If this is what you visualise, then you’ll find a place for everything else that doesn’t belong in the ideal picture. They want two components: clear benchtops, with a beautiful vase of flowers. Most, if not all of my clients give me the same answer when I ask them this about visualising their ideal kitchen. Finding joy in your functional items is a key principle of the KonMari Method™. How do you want to feel, how do you want it to smell, how do you want to use it and who do you want to be there with you? Once you know this, it will help you create and maintain it, keeping only the things that spark joy. It’s so much more than just a space it’s the hub of the home and the location for so many delicious creations and memories. Get excited about your kitchen and what you can be for you. So for the kitchen space, visualise your ideal kitchen life. GQ: One of the basic rules of tidying using the KonMari Method™ is to visualise your ideal life. “KonMari™is fundamentally about connecting with yourself and your belongings in a way that allows you to organise your home and get on with living your ideal life-one full of joy.” – Gemma QuinnĪccording to the KonMari Method™, what is your advice for keeping clutter and mess at bay in the kitchen? For me it started with Marie Kondo’s book, but the Netflix series that launched last year, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, certainly gave it exposure to a whole new level, and it’s been changing people’s lives ever since. People around the world have been drawn to this philosophy not only due to its effectiveness, but also because it places great importance on being mindful, introspective and forward-looking. What struck me about that book is that the method it teaches, called KonMari™, is about so much more than just organising. People used to say to me, “Can you help me organise?” and “You should be a Professional Organiser.”Ī few years ago, I was considering making a change in career to become a Professional Organiser, and that was when my aunt lent me Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. My path to becoming a professional organiser was far from direct, but everywhere I went-from studying business and fashion to working in business operations in the design and advertising industries-I always found myself organising. I think that my respect for objects developed when I was a teenager and I participated in a Japanese exchange program. GQ: Even at a young age, being neat and tidy gave me a sense of relief and calmness. Looking back, I had always understood that having the right objects in your life can make you feel happier and more balanced. How did you get into it – and why do you think ‘tidying up’ this way has become such a phenomenon? It does this through focusing on your ideal life and surrounding yourself with things which spark joy. GQ: The KonMari Method™ was created by Japanese founder Marie Kondo, and is a simple, smart and effective method to tidy, declutter and organise homes. What is the KonMari Method™, for those who haven’t come across it before? Australia’s very own Master KonMari™ Consultant Gemma Quinn spent some time with Freedom Kitchens & Wardrobes to tell us all about the KonMari Method™, why it’s sweeping households by storm, and how organisation can spark joy in your daily life – whether it be in the kitchen, or the bedroom.
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