02/19/2020

Nine Hard Truths About Clutter You Need to Hear

Clutter has been linked to depression

Growing up, my home was a collection of other people’s things.

My parents bought plenty of things new, but many of the biggest items in our home didn’t come from a store.

My dad made some of our furniture—the dining table of my early childhood, some side tables, and the patio furniture out front—on his woodworking bench in the garage. Our couches? The white ones with oddly bright pastel stripes? Or, how about the glass table and wicker-backed chairs? My parents took those off someone’s hands, and come to think of it, I don’t even know whose.

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