From the crucial phase of sorting to those of reorganization and optimization, inevitably passing through the categorization of objects, home organizing is a matter of steps. But according to this tidying expert, there is a tip to remember so that the mess doesn’t come back.
We all know this vicious circle: an entire Sunday spent emptying the cupboards, a pile of perfectly folded clothes, the kitchen perfectly tidy and the satisfaction of an interior that finally breathes. Then, life goes back to normal and a week later, chaos reigns again. Why do our tidying efforts always seem to evaporate in no time?
For comedian Camille Lorente, this puzzle had become daily. Faced with the typical cramped conditions of a Parisian studio, she decided to take the plunge by calling on an expert in the sector: Fanny Taudou, founder of TAUDOU LIST. In a captivating YouTube video documenting the big sorting out of one’s home, the mood is not just about aesthetics, but the psychology of space. Because tidying up is not simply hiding what we no longer want to see, it is creating a system that works for us, and not the other way around.
Many of us make the mistake of thinking that tidying up is a matter of willpower. We tidy up, we disturb, and we end up telling ourselves that we lack discipline. In reality, the secret of a lasting interior does not lie in your personal rigor, but in the structure that you impose on your objects.
After hours of intensive sorting, the response from Fanny Taudou, trained and certified by Elodie Boulard aka the Sorting Fairy, finally comes, clear and implacable. For her, the secret of sustainability comes down to one word: delimitation. His number 1 advice? “Compartmentalize using containers – which you often already have – or buy them in suitable formats. Above all, don’t hesitate to take measures.”
In other words, an empty drawer is an invitation to clutter. By creating micro-zones using boxes or separators, each object finds an assigned place from which it can no longer overflow. It is this physical barrier which prevents the mixing of genres and, by extension, the return of the bazaar.
So, before rushing to buy shelves, take out your tape measure and take care of your small baskets, shoe boxes, unused or poorly used containers. Most of the time, you already have all the cards in hand to make your interior a tidy paradise.
