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The cult of de-cluttering: good or bad?

Gather all ye hoarders and neat freaks. In the second instalment of q's new "Good or Bad" series, we yank open your bedroom closet and judge you a little bit.

In the second instalment of q's new "Good or Bad" series, we yank open your bedroom closet and judge you a little bit. So gather all ye hoarders and neat freaks. At issue today: Is de-cluttering really all that good? Is messiness really all that bad? 

As the cult of tidying up reaches new levels — pristine basements and attics anyone? — guest host Gill Deacon takes stock with Erin Rooney Doland, author of Unclutter Your Life in One Week, and writer Dominique Browning, who celebrates clutter.