As those of us to whom Santa was generous this holiday season start to think seriously about where they’re going to put our gift haul, de-cluttering is getting a lot of attention, again. In “The Historical Origins of the De-Cluttered Home,” Dominic Lutyens (2023, https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230103-the-historical-origins-of-the-de-cluttered-home) reports: “A taste for simplicity in interiors has fallen in and out of favour for centuries, influenced not just by aesthetic preferences but, more profoundly, by religion, philosophy, politics and economics, too.” Although different interior…