Move over, Marie Kondo. Step aside, hygge. There’s a new kind of minimalism on the block.
While Swedish Death Cleaning may sound like some kind of morbid crime scene cleanup, it’s actually a thoughtful and effective approach to decluttering.
What Is Swedish Death Cleaning?
Swedish death cleaning is a method of organizing and decluttering your home before you die to lessen the burden of your loved ones after you've passed. Usually older people or those battling a terminal illness partake in Swedish death cleaning.
Okay, so maybe it is a little morbid.
But Swedish Death Cleaning can actually provide some real benefits in the here and now, helping you decide what items are truly important and what you’d be willing to part with. Rather than a grim end-of-life task, think of it as a Scandinavian twist on the Konmari Method. The basics of a Swedish death cleaning checklist include the following:
First, sort throughout clothing.
Next, declutter items that occupy the most space.
Lastly, clean out your digital files. .. ..
Margareta Magnusson / Swedish author
Margareta Magnusson is a Swedish author, based in Stockholm, but has lived all over the world. She is a graduate of Beckman College of Design. Her work has been exhibited in galleries from Hong Kong to Singapore. Her debut book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, has become a 2018 New York Times Bestseller.
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When it comes to getting control of the stuff in our home, I find a few of the same myths spewed over and over again when I get comments from people or messages from followers. And many of these are decluttering and organizing lies I’ve thought or believed at one time myself, too. I'm breaking down the top decluttering lies you’re telling yourself that DEFINITELY aren’t true.
