For me I got TIRED. I got BORED. I got too busy. I became defeated when I realized that wood and glass do not LAST more than a few cycles of summer. The TIME and the item I grew to love broke/degraded/wore out and I hated the losses. I think our tastes evolve too. FADS come and go so somethings might seem tired or bore after awhile. I began making stepping stones to add color to my GREEN shade garden and to cover ground so weeds could be held at bay. Now my hosta are sooo large I can't find the stones. I am re-doing statues this summer--but I am not sure why. Most of mine, set out in early spring will be totally hidden once things get to full growth for the summer. I say you will know when YOU are done--and until then ENJOY. Perhaps you will find one or two years nothing inspires you and not much NEW will happen in the garden. This ebbs and flows for me. Time, luck of the hunt, inspiration seem all be deciding factors. I totally understand the fear of being FULL but not being done CREATING. Perhaps gifting/donations to church "country stores"/selling your wares will become an outlet.

There is a yard near me that is loaded with decorative items. some are lovely, some are junk. The mailbox is shaped like a fish, there are at least a dozen figurines lined up along the driveway, stuff hangs from the tree, and a big smiley face is painted on the house. YUCK.

I think it's a good thing that stuff wears out. Gives us an opportunity to find/make/buy something new!

I see so many vignettes in pics on this website and most don't look overdone...I am very careful and don't have figurines lined up along my drive or stuff hung in trees, and certainly not a smiley face painted

on my house! All three ideas make me cringe and then laugh. I do like the idea of enjoying things for a period of time and then moving on to new things so as not to make things really cluttered or trashy looking. That's good advice!

I'm not a minimalist...mostly because my best friend IS, and I just hate her empty home. It looks like she just moved in and there's nothing personal there, not even photos. Kind of reminds me of some creepy movies I've seen where the bad guy keeps things to a minimum so he can run for the hills at any moment. Though, I do know minimalism can be lovely when done by a person with taste!

Maybe I'll post a couple of photos later and get some advice as to whether I've hit that tipping point! ?????

I don't mind the fact that items don't last too long... it gives me a reason to keep creating, and just like the garden changes over time, so does the junk. :) It keeps evolving. But then, I don't spend a lot of time on highly detailed projects... I might spray paint something, but when it starts to fade it's easily re-painted. Otherwise I like to put unexpected items in the flowerbeds (like rusty metal toys), use unexpected things as containers (like a barrel-shaped charcoal grill), and ... as popmama mentioned... try not to let the junk outnumber the plants. LOL I'm never done precisely because things deteriorate and change over the years... always something new to create and install. :)

When your house resembles a carnival. There are some houses near me that have so much stuff it is ridiculous. I always wind up thinking about the Barnum & Bailey theme song when I walk by. Sometimes, less is more.

When people start pulling up to the curb in the mistaken believe that you must be having a yard sale....