It's time for a dust-up

IT’S about now — two months before Christmas — that most of us start wondering how we’re going to transform our homes into the sparkling palaces required for festive parties, gatherings and get-togethers.

- By Deborah Stone

You could always start by decluttering using the keep, donate, throw away method or the 90-day rule, which involves getting rid of anything you haven’t used for 90 days or know you won’t use within the next 90 days (within reason).