Here are 61 minimalist gift ideas for everyone in your life. Why add more clutter to the world? When I first started decluttering I thought I would never buy anything ever again. The thought of unwanted gifts stressed me out, but luckily there is an alternative. Americans spend a lot of money on gifts, the average American spends $920 per person on holiday gifts, and the sad thing is a lot of these gifts go in the trash! 31% of people regift their presents they … [Read more...] about 61 Minimalist Gift Ideas
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7 Quotes to Inspire a Simple Minimalist Life
Today I am sharing 7 quotes to inspire a simple minimalist life. Inspiring quotes can help when you are in the middle of decluttering. I made these images to help inspire you! Please feel free to use and share these images to inspire others. Share: Pinterest Facebook Instagram … [Read more...] about 7 Quotes to Inspire a Simple Minimalist Life
Morning Routine Tidy Tips as a Minimalist Family
Today I am sharing our morning routine tidy tips as a minimalist family. Now that we are more minimal it is very easy to keep our home clean with these tidy tips. Each morning I go through this simple tidy routine to get my home in order for the day. Watch the Tidy Tips! What is Tidying? Tidying is not cleaning, tidying is putting everything in it's place. I like to go around our house gathering everything and put it away. Set the dishes in the sink. Dirty clothes … [Read more...] about Morning Routine Tidy Tips as a Minimalist Family
How To Get Family To Declutter
Today I am going to talk about how to get family to declutter. One of the most common questions that I receive is how to get family members on board with decluttering. This must be a very common problem from the amount of questions I get. When I first started decluttering I didn't think too much about my family or what they thought. I just started decluttering my items focusing on my clothes and the household items I am in charge of. It sounds selfish, but I thought … [Read more...] about How To Get Family To Declutter
How To Deal With Paper Clutter
Today I am sharing how to deal with paper clutter as a minimalist family. Before we started decluttering I kept our papers filed in a huge two drawer metal file cabinet. This was full! I felt decluttering paper was too overwhelming so I always put it off. Once the decluttering was finished I wondered why I waited so long. Here are some tips on how to deal with paper clutter and how to avoid it all together. (post contains affiliate links) Immediately Recycle My … [Read more...] about How To Deal With Paper Clutter
What is Family Minimalism?
What is family minimalism for our family? When I first found out about minimalism I didn't see any minimalist families. Most minimalists I saw were single or traveling couples. While traveling sounds like a lot of fun, the thought of bringing two young kids along makes it a lot less minimalist. A few years ago we traveled from California to New Zealand with a one year old and a three year old. Believe me, just the bare necessities seemed like a lot of stuff! I wanted to … [Read more...] about What is Family Minimalism?
Minimalist Fall Decor Ideas
Today I am sharing my minimalist Fall decor ideas. As an aspiring minimalist I want to keep my home clutter free, but make sure it feels cozy too. Here are my tips on how to decorate for Fall as a minimalist. Minimalist Fall Decor Ideas - Home Tour. (post contains affiliate links read more here) Minimalist Fall Decor When we started to declutter two years ago I had a lot of decorations for every season. Now as I decorate for each occasion I try to declutter anything … [Read more...] about Minimalist Fall Decor Ideas
Minimalist Room Organizing for Kids
Today I am sharing our minimalist room organizing for kids. Having an organized kids room makes life easy. We moved into our fixer upper two months ago and the hardest part was being unorganized. My first priority was to get the kids room completely set up and organized. The goal is to get my two boys to put everything away and make organizing super easy for them. I have been able to achieve this with a minimalist room organizing for kids. Minimalist Room … [Read more...] about Minimalist Room Organizing for Kids
Minimalist Guest Bedroom
Today I am sharing how I decorated our minimalist guest bedroom. A guest bedroom is so easy to keep minimalist since no one lives in there! I love minimalist decorating, but the challenge is to stay minimalist and not over do it. The first thing I do is gather ideas on my minimalist bedroom pinterest boards. Light and bright is the theme for this room. Check out our fixer upper home tour to see how far we have come. Watch the Minimalist Guest Room Before and After … [Read more...] about Minimalist Guest Bedroom
How To Declutter Without Feeling Guilty
Today I am sharing how to declutter without feeling guilty. The benefits from decluttering are undeniable and we should never feel guilty about donating items we don't need. (this post contains affiliate links) How To Declutter Without Feeling Guilty Deciding it is time to declutter and downsize your belongings can lead to a terrible feeling of guilt! We have all spent money on something that we think will work great in our lives only to find out that we never needed the … [Read more...] about How To Declutter Without Feeling Guilty