5 Decorating Tips For A Minimalist Home You'll Love
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5 Decorating Tips for a Minimalist Home You'll Love

So you want an aesthetic, minimalist bedroom? It's easier than you think.

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5 Decorating Tips for a Minimalist Home You'll Love

Here is a quick and easy guide to starting a minimalist home space.

1. Quality Over Quantity

The whole point of a minimalistic lifestyle is to own only what you absolutely need. This is important in decorating as well. If you invest in quality items that'll last you awhile versus a lot of cheap items, you'll get your money's worth. The essentials for a bedroom are really the bed, a nightstand, and a dresser for your clothes. Anything more than that is excess. Your bedroom is your place to sleep and unwind from a day's work. Having distractions like a TV and computer only promote the bad habit of staying up late and having an irregular sleep schedule. Invest in the basics, and you'll have your aesthetic.

2. Use a Simple Color Palette

The top neutral color palettes for a minimalistic aesthetic are white, ivory, and beige. Busy colors like reds and purples are distracting and go against the 'clear space, clear mind' vibe that you're going for. Not only does this keep the space looking neat and clean, but it helps bring out natural lighting. When it reflects against the neutral colored walls, it makes the room look bigger and feel more inviting.

3. Picking the Right Furniture

Having a color scheme in mind is extremely helpful when picking out furniture. For example, white walls with black and white furniture and gray accents is a good combination to go with. If beige is more your style, playing with different shades of cremes and browns is probably your best bet. No matter what your theme though, you can't go wrong with wood furniture so long as you're consistent. A wood side table and glass coffee table don't really mix, so try and keep all of your accents the same.

4. Empty Space is Good

Having a lot of empty space in your bedroom isn't as bad as you think. With less furniture in your room, there's less surface space to put collectibles on which can discourage you from buying things you don't need because you won't have any room to put them on. However, if you feel your space is too empty, then pictures or posters is always a good way to go. The simpler the picture the better. It's weird to have a colorful poster in a neutral room, so try to make sure the items fit within the aesthetic you're going for. Floating picture frames are a good alternative for regular ones to make space look cleaner and more modern.

If you still want to add more flare, you can opt for fake lighting in the form of string lights to add some personality to the room while still keeping the space clean. This is an especially good decoration to help with ambient lighting if you're the type of person who likes to unwind in low lighting but not in complete darkness.

5. Embrace Nature in Your Home

If there was a rule about having a minimalist home, having plants would for sure be one of them. There are many health benefits to plants as well as aesthetic benefits. There are plenty of different plant types that all thrive in varying environments of light and water. You can find a plant for every space in your home, including those without sunlight. Fake plants are your best friend if this is the case.

Succulents and types of ferns tend to be the normal houseplant these days, but think outside the box! If you want a rose garden on your windowsill, try it out. No matter the plant, anyone can use a bit of greenery in their everyday life.

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