A minimalist home, if done right, can be easy to maintain and calming to the soul. The lack of clutter and objects in each space means a home is less stressful. You’ll never think “oh god, this place is a mess” and even if it does become messy, the minimal furniture means it’s so easy to clean.
To achieve this look in your own home, follow these tips.
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Fix your Furniture
Furniture is the biggest culprit in cluttering up a room. We just seem to collect the stuff, from another side table here, to a cabinet there. Furniture therefore is the first to be culled in preparation for your minimalist home. Take out the pieces that are purely used as a dumping ground for rubbish. Keep the furniture you use for comfort and practicality.
Calming Colours
Colour can have amazing effects on our emotions and attitude. It is therefore important to choose the right colours for your room. Go for subdued tones and plain pattern. Earthy colours are great for their calming effect. So go for blues, greens and brown, along with the classic black and white. Use these colours as accents on large soft furnishings, curtains and floor coverings.
Clutter Be Gone!
As humans we like to keep things, just in case we need it. This stuff is cluttering your life. Be brave and be bold and throw it away. Keep what you do need and keep it out of sight. On the surfaces you do have, keep them as clear as you can with only a few key decorative pieces. As with the colours, natural decorations are brilliant. It sounds strange but a few well picked sticks in a plain vase is all you need. The walls are also something people clutter up. You may not have thought of your walls as messy but taking away everything and sticking to one or two plainer works of art can instantly open up a space.
Store it away.
Moving this entire clutter means you need storage. Store everything out of sight. Keep your surfaces clear, this means the tables, the walls and especially the floor. Having items stacked on the floor or wall shelves is just added mess in a minimalist world. Choose your storage devices well, choose pieces that are plain and subtle. As before, don’t fill this storage with clutter. Train yourself to only keep what you need.
Use your head
Creating a minimalist home means creating a place that is stress free and easy to use. Therefore you do not want to be running around your minimal home, searching for something you have stored out of sight. This is where your head comes into it. When you’re choosing a home for each item in your home think about how you’re going to be using it and find a suitable place. For example, a kitchen will run smoothly if the pans are close to the hob and the teabags close to the kettle. This logic should be adapted to each area of your minimalist home.