5 Things You Need to Know about Swedish Death Cleaning
The author of
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning on how getting rid of unnecessary objects and clutter can bring order to your home and your life—before loved ones have to do it for you.
By Margareta Magnusson
Photo: Gpointstudio
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A Small Piece of Advice
Don't start with photographs—or letters and personal papers, for that matter.
It can be both a lot of fun and a bit sad to go through photographs and letters, but one thing is certain: if you start with them, you will definitely get stuck down memory lane and may never get around to cleaning anything else.
Pictures and letters that you have saved for some reason must wait until you have arranged the destinies for your furniture and other belongings. In general, when death cleaning, size really does matter. Start with the large items in your home, and finish with the small. Photographs carry such a weight of emotion that they will hinder your work, but are also so important.
Published 01/24/2018
