5 Ways To Convert Your Home Into A Minimalistic Heaven

There’s nothing more unsightly and unnerving than waking up in your own home and feeling claustrophobic and caged in.

It’s so easy to lose sight of the vision for the kind of home you want to build for yourself in today’s time and the end result is often an untidy and cluttered environment not fit for productivity, positivity, and warmth.

Irrespective of what season you’re in, I think it’s a good idea to spring-clean your home and take on a more minimalistic approach to your life.

Not only has this been an effective tool for having a home that requires low maintenance and is always clean but it frees up your space and time for you to do the things you love.

Like my mother always says, the state of your environment is a reflection of the state of your mind and in today’s article, I want to share a list of 5 ways to convert your home into a minimalistic heaven.

How To Convert Your Home Into A Minimalistic Style

1. The Four Box Method

There’s no such thing as decluttering a space and minimalizing a home without the use of boxes. It’s mandatory and it’s awesome because when you have a plan or a system in place, failure is ridiculously low.

Essentially, the four-box method is like a filing system but for your valuables and junk.

1. A box used to keep things (think of stuff you may need weekly or regularly)
2. A box used to throw out things (everything that needs to get trashed asap)
3. A box used to store things (stuff you don’t want to discard but won’t necessarily use often)
4. A box used to donate things (stuff you don’t need but could be of benefit to someone else)

I like to use the four-box method for rooms like the kitchen or basement because there’s just so much stuff in these rooms and it can feel a bit overwhelming to sort through all of it.

2. Design Rooms According To Specific Needs

In my opinion, one of the key principles of minimalism is to strip down something into its simplest form.

Yet, when I look around my home, every room is so complicated and mixed up (except for the bathroom which is the most relaxing place at home).

Keeping the idea of simplicity fresh in my head, I analyzed my own room and found that I was making a few mistakes. My room was a place for resting, entertainment, working, and grooming.

There’s just too much going on. my desk has my laptop, printer, notes, makeup, tools, storage containers, and so on.

If you have a spare room or a big house, assign a specific need to a certain room.

An office should be where all your work gets done and everything like printers, notepads, stationery and so forth should be in there. If you have a small home, then assign certain areas in your room for certain needs.

Specific drawers for specific items, a makeup center, and so forth.

See also: 5 Pro Tips On How To Declutter Your Home Like A Minimalist

3. Repack A Room With Essential Items

If you can’t work around the mess, work through it. Get everything you have and pack it into a box or boxes.

Over the course of a few weeks to a month, as you need stuff, take them out of the box.

When the month is over, everything that has been unpacked from boxes and put in use remains in the room whilst everything still in boxes needs to either be removed, stored, or donated.

Essentially, you’re starting from the ground up and rather than trying to figure out what you need, it figures itself out over the course of time as you end up needing things.

4. Buy Less And Gift More

Hoarding is a genuine problem and I think most of us unintentionally and unconsciously hoard to varying degrees.

There’s always a new DIY or item you want to buy but because you feel sentimental, you can’t bring yourself to throw away what you already have.

What I suggest is buying less stuff. Just because you want it doesn’t necessarily mean you need it and I think drawing up a budget plan comes with the side benefit of helping you avoid unnecessary purchases.

In the same vein, if you end up buying new stuff but feel too sentimental about trashing your old stuff, gift it to someone you know or donate it. That way, it gets to be appreciated by someone else and you don’t feel like it’s being wasted in some bin.

5. Scan Paperwork – Embrace The Digital Age

Given that I run a DIY and crafts blog, it comes as no surprise that I have a ton of magazines and so on.

Also, I like to make physical notes and planners for myself to stay accountable.

The thing is, all this stuff adds up.

Every time I clean up, it’s not even a week before my desk and drawers turn into a pile of papery chaos. At some point or another, embracing the digital age becomes essential.

I’m not saying abandon physical paper, what I’m suggesting is scanning your paperwork as soon as you’re done with it and then store or get rid of it.

This ensures you don’t end up with a ton of paper clutter all over your home.