Best-selling author and organizing consultant, Marie Kondo, published a guide called, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” which has set off an organizational frenzy around the world. In a nutshell, the “KonMari method,” consists of a two-pronged approach in which you begin by purging all of the items in your household that don’t bring you joy or are not of service to you anymore.

Once you have carefully narrowed it down to the few items that add value to your life, it’s time to decide how to arrange them. Kondo recommends...