![]() Design Elements to Achieve a Minimalist House No matter where you start, focus on converting the entire room to the minimalist style before starting another room. For example, the living room is a great place to start because this is one of the most used rooms in the home.Īnother great place to start is the dining room since this is where most people enjoy gathering to eat meals. Therefore, it is best to start in one room of the house and gradually complete one room at a time. To create a minimalist space in your home, it is essential to avoid becoming overwhelmed. It is about keeping the space uncluttered with a simple layout that accents the room’s design elements while using color to accentuate the natural architectural features of the home. The key to achieving a minimalist design is quality over quantity. Minimalist interiors can be bright, colorful, and elegant with the correct design elements. One common misconception people have about a minimalist house is that color palettes, pieces of furniture, decorative pieces, and other design elements are bland and boring. The minimalist style features uncluttered, clean lines that follow a “less is more” interior decorating pattern. This books is also for you if who want to learn how to combine function or practicality with I still want my home to look nice.Īnd for those of you who have a ever growing collection of pretty decor items (It was on sale!!) and yet still feel like their home is not finished.Does your home seem cluttered? Then, a minimalist design might be perfect for you. It’s for you if you feel like everything “sparks joy”, and yet don’t want to feel like an overwhelmed caretaker of all the stuff in your own home. Why I Recommend Cozy Minimalist HomeĬozy Minimalist Home is the decluttering book for those of you who want to have beautiful and comfortable cozy home but with less things. The less stuff, more style decorating ideas were such a helpful guideline when shopping for my master bedroom.īest of all, the Nester describes step by step the whole process of transforming a room in your home so there is enough stuff (minimalism) and yet works well for you and your family (coziness). Me: I like that vase… Oh, no too small! Canvas frame… not enough impact with one piece. Me Again: Should I get this canvas frame? Should I go for that lamp or this lamp?Īdvice from the Cozy Minimalist Home: Instead of filling you room with lots of smalls, go for less stuff but bigger in size and impact. ![]() Me: End of panic and yes, the room does look less naked with pretty window drapes! See, my issue – bare walls!Īdvice from Cozy Minimalist Home: Hang your curtains or drapes up before you decided on how to decorate the walls. ![]() Me: Help I still don’t know what to put on my bedroom walls. The purpose of which was to style or decorate our master bedroom so it felt and was finished! Reading this book was very timely for me, as I was in the middle of a green master bedroom makeover. While Myquillyn starts with her clutter story, it then leads on to very practical decorating advice on how to have more style, with less stuff. I love that this book is not solely focused on the concept of just having “less” in your home through radical decluttering. Myquillyn Smith, Cozy Minimalist Home How To Create A Cozy Minimalist Home ![]() I needed both the cozy and the minimal in my home, just like I saw it in the lives of the people and homes I admired most. Where meaningful collections are admired and loved and passed down through generations… where there is more than enough room to find a seat and get comfortable…īut I also love the invitation that a cleared-off surface offers, the freedom not to hang something on every wall just because it’s blank, the discipline to know when to stop, and the reality that living with less makes my life so much easier… I want to live in a world where there is room for plenty. I was a Cozy Minimalist…įor years, I felt a twinge of guilt that I wasn’t minimalist enough… At the same time, I was concerned that our home wasn’t welcoming, warm or cozily inviting… the problem was I saw the value in both sides. I was stuck in some awkward design space between cozy and minimalist. That is what “Cozy Minimalism” is all about!
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