In the month since Netflix launched the show, Kondo has gained over a million more Instagram followers.
Along with acquainting the world with the KonMari method, the eight episodes took us into the homes of ordinary people in California who were drowning in their clutter.
From March to June 2018, Kondo turned their lives, and their homes upside down in order to spark joy, but what happened once she and the cameras left?
Seven months on, news.com.au talked exclusively to five of the show’s cast members to find out.
‘NOW WHEN I HAVE MY MOMENT WITH THE LAUNDRY, IT’S CATHARTIC’
Rachel Friend, her husband Kevin and their two small children, kicked off the series as they struggled to maintain domestic harmony among the chaos of their home and a massive pile of laundry.
“Kevin and I have a strong, loving relationship. However, we often bicker, and the state of our house was central to our arguments. It was stressful. I knew deep down that it wasn’t truly who we were as people, but I had no idea how to turn it around.
Initially, I thought we were participating in a home makeover show. Then we were told you’re going to get taught by Marie Kondo, but you’re going to have to do it all yourself! It was daunting at first, but now the KonMari method has become our lifestyle. The difference being, now, everything in our home has a home.
Prior to appearing on the show, my anxiety surrounding laundry used to be so crazy we’d pay someone to fold and put it away. Now when I have my moment with the laundry, it’s cathartic. I see it as my time and there is a meditative quality that comes with the folding method. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing colour coded clothes neatly folded in the drawers or hanging in the wardrobe.
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