Decluttering: Can organising your home organise your life? 

It's a silent drain on our spirit, perception and performance. We show you easy ways of escaping clutter's clutches at home

Clutter is as much a tangle of the mind as a household disaster, potentially influencing your emotional and mental wellbeing. Pictures: iStock

Wasting time looking for things? Visually triggered by the omnipresent pile of nonsense? Cupboards or entire rooms you simply cannot use anymore, and quietly drowning in dross? Start small and start today, freeing yourself from irrelevant stuff and that gnawing anxiety.

Clutter is not grand maximalism