How I Maintain A Minimalist Home Decor
Several times I have mentioned how my cluttered childhood home inspired my minimalist lifestyle. Our house then was cluttered in every sense of the word and furniture was not left out. We had more furniture than space in the house and it was so annoying. I think of it now and it makes me laugh how annoyed I was when sometimes I'd look at the furniture and wish they'd be thrown out.
We had a living area of about 12m by 20m that served as living room/dining area. There were four single-seaters, two two-seaters and one three-seater couch. There were also two center tables in the middle of the living room, yes, two because my dad was a hoarder and never let things go.
Then there was a very gigantic TV shelf area that's like 80s style that took even more space. The dining area had a very massive table that took up the passage from the front door to the inner rooms.
You literally couldn't walk freely in that house without your toes hitting furniture. I have no idea why my dad acquired so much furniture in that tiny space 😄
The point of this little story is to tell you what I learned not to do when it comes to interior decor and layout. This is in response to the #KISS prompt of the week and it's for question #3.
What are some of the factors considered in your room decor and layout to maintain your minimalist environment?
I am not skilled in interior decor but I know what I want because for years I knew what I didn't want. I obviously dislike clutter and these factors are things that stray away from clutter.
An open layout
I mentioned how I couldn't move freely in my childhood home because we had very little room to walk around. The number one thing I consider in every room in my home is an open layout. I need more space than furniture or decor and I want it visibly clear that it's more empty than full.
Simplicity
As a simple gal, everything about me has got to be simple. I stray far away from loud things and I tend to go for monochromatic everything. I love white walls and I like browns for furniture and beige/greys for curtains and blinds. Neutral colours make the space appear more open and that's exactly what I like.
I love clean lines, and simple shapes, preferably rounded tables as they take up less space. Textures matter a lot too in a minimalist space because simple doesn't mean boring.
I also spice up the place with plants (although they're dead now). One thing I know will look really good and is the ultimate decor is a painting as the centerpiece of the room but I haven't gotten one still. It will add that pop of colour a monochromatic space needs and no matter how huge it is, it won't be taking up a lot of space.
Functionality
I'm not big on decor/ornaments and I don't like things sitting in a spot for the sake of it. I feel like I should get the whole package - beauty and functionality. I don't want a fancy couch that isn't comfortable or an ornament that has no meaning or additional use to me. Extra decor or furniture means extra cleaning and I'm not the biggest fan of cleaning furniture.
Interior decor is not my forte but I know my space is okay and minimalist with these factors in mind. It is freeing to live in an open space and it gives a sense of calmness that is refreshing to the mind.
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It's interesting hearing how your childhood experiences and circumstances influence you as an adult and how you took a sort of opposite approach to interior decorating.
Simplicity, openness and functionality are definitely all characteristics of a minimalist lifestyle. Excellent!
My childhood experiences did affect a lot of aspects of my life 😄 I'm glad I didn't become a hoarder.
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Hello @wolfofnostreet,
I'm always fascinated to hear stories of how people try to change habits from what they felt affected them in some way in their childhood. This is a positive one!
It pleases me to read all these characteristics and plans for a simpler and more functional living space :)))
Thank you for reading 😊 I do take a lot of notes from my earlier years to see how I can better myself today.
Good on ya 👏
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One of the thing about a minimalist decor is that it's easier to clean as well! It's honestly perfect for lazy people including myself 😃 & just like you, my family house is extra cluttered and clutter to me is an extra eye-sore.
It seems like all minimalists generally do not like stress. Low-key lazy 😄
I can't understand these old guys and hoarding stuff. Thanks to my mom, my dad has calmed down now but she's not the best at letting go either. There's always so much stuff around for no reason.
What are you doing with that many sofas??? I never understand why they need so many. It's worse now coz nobody even visits again.
I'm a lover of monochrome designs. I really can't wait to have my own space so I can paint my walls white and have black furniture and curtains. Then get the nude painting I've always wanted. Ah, dreams.
Apparently, they all use the same playbook 😄
It's such a beautiful aesthetic. Nude painting of yourself or random? 😀
Depends on what's available. I don't discriminate 😆
I see my self and My kinda choices in your post..from simplicity to functionality and just like you my childhood home gave me so much stress especially with cleaning ... that I was sure I would never want same stress in my own home on top home decor...
Simplicity is blissful jare
That's cool! I like simple people a lot. It reflects in every aspect of their life and there's this ease around them.
Like you I loved having space to move around, I remember once I went to a house and there was so much furniture that I don't know how the lady of the house managed to clean, in my house at some point there was also huge furniture and although the living room is big it was uncomfortable, now the smaller, but functional and comfortable the better.
I also love illuminated spaces, dark houses transmit sadness and seem gloomy to me.
I expect that a largely furnished house will have a regular cleaning service because who would do all that work? LoL
Sometimes I like illuminated spaces, sometimes I like the dark when I just want to be in my shell. There's a balance 😁
like you, I love the darkness to sleep, I don't know how some people sleep with a light or a lamp on.
When I was renovating the house, I arranged the furniture a couple of times using a mobile application. Interesting little things that can be used in real life, for example, apartment number signs, are very important. So you can play around and suddenly look for real ideas.