Six mindsets that help you become a minimalist
What is minimalism? Even though I had always heard the word floating around I assumed ‘minimalism’ had something to do with lots of white chairs, rich people and home appliances … Read more
Minimalism for This Family
Hygge vs Minimalism
What is hygge? My bestie recently remodelled her kitchen and moved some furniture in her living room. I plunked down on her couch and shouted ‘your couch is hygge now!‘ … Read more
How Simplifying Your Home Can Teach You Who You Are
There are a lot of views on what minimalism is. Some people think it is a disappointing form of depriving yourself of ‘stuff’, and shopping, and having things that you … Read more
Minimalism is not an end-goal, it is a tool
I have been practising minimalism for about five years now BUT if you came to my house you wouldn’t assume I was a minimalist. My kitchen is full of craft … Read more
Minimalist Kid Bedroom Renovations
We live in your typical split entry home, aka BC box as it is called here in British Columbia. By all accounts, our home is big enough for us, we … Read more
Creating a Minimalist Toddler Bedroom
A couple years ago we became ‘minimalists’ and I have been decluttering our entire house. Along with the process, we have babies and toddlers who are constantly adjusting how they … Read more
Giving Experiences Instead of Gifts
Last Christmas I was strolling on Instagram and came across a post by a mom. She had created a ‘choose your own adventure’ book for her kids to do just … Read more
3 Mindsets to Shift Before Decluttering Your Home
I’ve been having lots of online and offline conversations lately where I am asked HOW I STARTED DECLUTTERING. I think what we miss when we look at checklists of things to … Read more
Our Minimalist Family Home: Basement Before and After
Minimalism has changed our whole living space. It was something I spearheaded in my home but if you ask my husband what the biggest benefit has been, he will say … Read more
Practical Advice For Purging Kids’ Toys
We have been working on simplifying our home and the first step we took was to remove the EXCESS. In the first six months of decluttering, we had done … Read more