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Marie Kondo is a Japanese lifestyle celebrity in Japan. She's known for helping people decrease clutter and straighten up their homes for good. And she's developed a fan base so huge, her followers are flooding Instagram with photos of their "kondo-ed" homes.
Her book - "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" - became a top seller this year and even earned her a spot on Time's 2015 "Top 100 Influential People" list.
She also has clients in Japan that seek her out to help them tidy their homes. She encourages them to clean everything in one fell swoop and only keep the objects and clothes that they truly love.
"There is an order to follow: 1. clothes, 2. books, 3. documents, 4. miscellaneous items, 5. mementos," Kondo told Business Insider about her method. "Working in this order, you can improve your judgement and determine which items spark joy."
She told BI that you can tell when something sparks joy when you "feel your body go upward." If something doesn't make you happy when you touch it, Kondo said you should "thank it for its service" and get rid of it.
"When you choose things based on your real feeling, you can choose the right amount of items to totally fit [in you home]," Kondo said. "That is surprising for everyone - this is part of the magic of tidying up."
Bellow you'll see inspiring images of so-called "kondoed" homes that people posted on Instagram. You might even want to start "kondo-ing" yourself.