The thing is I loathe it iRL too. I am a clean desk person both physically and digitally; I cringe when I see people with icons on their desktop because I can't stand it, and apart from what is neccesary (a lamp, a keyboard, a screen and my external HDD) my desk is always empty-ish IRL too.
Many people think Clutter is cozy, I don't*. Many many times the first time I do downloading a build is to delete 65-75% of clutter. I DON'T consider having books on every table "realistic" nor having a box of cleenex on every table or whatever. Books are in bookshelves. That's why they are there. Keep the cleenex in the bathroom or in a drawer of your night stand if you're not actually
having a cold. And so on.
* With the exception of a number of plants (not TOO many tho) and of course dog toys. Dog toys everywhere, but they are my babies!