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IF YOU LOVE: Minimalism
I am an architectural design writer who often focuses on how environment can affect behavior. Before consulting privately, I received my MA in writing and ran a design boutique in Los Angeles.
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Do you like to go against the grain? Buck the trends? Perhaps you order black coffee when buffed-up lattes are all the rage. Perhaps you avoid that novel that you secretly admit looks good simply because it's on Oprah's much-consulted reading list?
As winter approaches, along with a desire to fill the home with warm blankets and other comforts, do your own thing and minimize.
Yes, go for that clearing-out activity so commonly reserved for spring and create a pared-down zen atmosphere for the stillness of fall and winter. Take a look at this third installment of the IF YOU LOVE series, and remember that minimalism does NOT mean:
As winter approaches, along with a desire to fill the home with warm blankets and other comforts, do your own thing and minimize.
Yes, go for that clearing-out activity so commonly reserved for spring and create a pared-down zen atmosphere for the stillness of fall and winter. Take a look at this third installment of the IF YOU LOVE series, and remember that minimalism does NOT mean:
- not having beloved things around you
- creating a bare, cold atmosphere
- throwing out everything
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Monochromatic, yet working with a variety of textures, this room is anything but cold.
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| Similarly, the softness of this white creates a calm blank that invites and encourages leaving worries beyond the glass. |
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This room has no lack of sophistication and visual interest, yet keeps the look simple with whites and smooth lines throughout--keeping the details of the books in an understood perimeter.
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One rainy fall weekend, tackle a DIY project: paint the walls a calming color (white, if nothing else) and change out towels and clear out clutter for a spa-like bathroom.
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Rather than adding more detailing to your rooms, let the character come out in the choice of materials and details of the essential items.
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| Simplified doesn't have to mean sparse or cold: even details like this fall throw can enter in without cluttering. |
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| This is pared down AND warming. |
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Use color and texture as your inspiration, and let the details stand out while clearing out unnecessary detailing.
Elegance without fuss.
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This library (blissfully) contains much detail thanks to the many books shelved in the build-in structure. Yet take a look at how the furniture brought in adds to a smooth continuity and simplicity, keeping to a similar finish and palette, and including only the comfortable essentials.
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With this leather-upholstered sofa and other unique materials and details, this simple palette and setup makes its mark.
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