You probably own too much office supplies, so purge out the office supplies you don’t use regularly (and the unnecessary backups).Every spring my husband travels on a mission trip with an amazing nonprofit called Mission Ahava. While it’s tempting to buy these in bulk, most at-home offices don’t require 1,000 packs of pencils or enough pen varieties to stock a small business. Office supplies are another large source of clutter that make it difficult to maintain a minimalist home office. Got a backlog of bills to heavy to lift? Let us handle the heavy lifting and bring them to a local disposal center. Scan bills and other documents you want to hold onto, store them on your computer or an external hard drive, and toss out the paper copies. These aren’t much more expensive than basic printers, and will save you in the long run from mountains of clutter. A big file cabinet can be bulky and difficult to keep organized, so if you’re willing to work digitally, buy a combination scanner/printer. Once that’s done, it’s time to find a permanent solution to the endless paperwork problem. Before you’re ready to make your office the next room in your minimalist home, take some time to go through the unofficial “inbox” pile on your desk and deal with everything there. As your “working” area at home, most of the things you don’t want to deal with–bills, paperwork–end up there, making it cluttered and far from minimalist before you even get to your job-related items. Doing so will also force you to purge more to make room in your other cabinets.įor those lucky enough to have an office space at home, you might have found it’s both a blessing and a curse. If you’re lucky enough to have this in your kitchen, consider these exposed spaces a “functional display” area, and keep them minimally stocked. Open shelving or glass cabinetry lends itself well to stylish pieces and matching flatware sets. Once you’ve removed duplicates and beaten down items, it’s time to consider the design of your kitchen.
Ready to dump your old kitchen supplies? Book a Dolly and we’ll handle the dump run for you. Investing in quality kitchen utensils and supplies, like knives and cutting boards, will mean you need to buy less backups and duplicates, keeping your kitchen minimalist far beyond this first transition. Which bring up an important point for establishing a permanent minimalist home, in your kitchen or elsewhere: buy quality items that will last in the long-term. And any utensils that are falling apart should go, too, but make a note to get new ones for yourself. Ditch duplicates of measuring cups, spoons, and other cooking utensils. With the first pass out of the way, it’s time to get granular, starting with your kitchen utensils. From here, you’ll have to decide if you want to keep your current furniture or move to a more minimalist set of new furniture, like a sectional and coffee table instead of countless couches, chairs, and end tables. Is your accent chair just a decorative piece? Does that end table just serve as a stand for a lamp you never use? When was the last time you lit the collection of candles sitting on the end table? If it’s not functional, donate it. Think about what you use in this space, and how you use it. Once you’ve cleared off your surfaces, you can focus on the furniture and statement pieces. Dump your knick-knacks and magazines, and place loose papers where they belong (which might just be in the recycle bin). As you clean, don’t just stick the random items in storage or reorganize them on the shelf. Start transitioning your living room to a minimalist style by first cleaning up the space and clearing off all the extra stuff you have lying around–on the coffee table, end tables, window ledges, and entertainment center.
Start your transition to a minimalist home with the room you visit most often–and that accumulates the most clutter.
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