{"id":4535,"date":"2025-03-04T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2025-04-26T23:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:26:33","slug":"3-secrets-clutter-free-minimalist-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/3-secrets-clutter-free-minimalist-home\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Secrets For A Clutter-Free Minimalist Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Nelson Style Slat Bench in a Clutter-Free Home<\/p><\/div>\n

After years of renting, you take the momentous leap into adulthood and are now a first-time homebuyer and settling in to your clutter-free modern home with modern furnishings to replace your old bean bag chairs and college futon (seriously, get rid of them, donations are usually tax-deductible). \u00a0Do not undo all your hard work by throwing your dirty clothes over your brand new\u00a0George Nelson Style Slat Bench<\/a>. \u00a0You are a grown-up now, remember?! \u00a0This means from now on you are\u00a0neat and tidy! \u00a0If only it were that easy to break your slobbish habits you developed in\u00a0college, when you first escaped your parents nagging and saying “the floor is not not a hamper.” It can be and here are three simple habits to adopt to keep\u00a0your new modern home clean and tidy in a way that says\u00a0a grown-up lives here<\/em>!<\/p>\n

One-Touch Rule:<\/strong> \u00a0Adopt this mindset and you will never spend another second of your life searching for your other shoe (or keys, or wallet). \u00a0If put where it belongs,\u00a0an item is only touched once until you next time you need it. \u00a0Think about the\u00a0dirty dish you are about to put in the sink when it belongs in the dishwasher (touch #1).<\/em>\u00a0 Here is what\u00a0happens next: other dishes pile on top of it until its overflowing, so you move everything onto the counter (touch #2) and begin loading everything into the dishwasher (touch #3). \u00a0It takes as much effort to put that same dirty dish in the dishwasher which is\u00a0literally <\/em>right next to the sink. \u00a0Have you ever woken up to a perfectly clean kitchen? \u00a0Trust me, you will love it.<\/p>\n

Avoid the ‘Clutter to Maintain Clutter’ Complex:<\/strong>\u00a0 While there is tremendous value in finding an organizing unit solution for a chaotic spot you are constantly trying to keep in order (lids for the pots and pans, perhaps?) if not put to use, its only more clutter. \u00a0Oh, the irony. \u00a0Be mindful of this and avoid it before it starts by only buying organizers you need and most importantly: \u00a0Keep it simple! \u00a0This is supposed to make your life easier, so overcomplicating it will only deter you from using it to maintain the clutter.<\/p>\n

Got a minute?\u00a0De-Stress and Create Order<\/strong>: \u00a0When you find yourself with a minute to spare, take the opportunity to get a small area in order, like that one drawer in your console table or the kitchen cabinet with the baking sheet avalanche every time you open it. \u00a0You will be amazed how satisfying this practice becomes and how eliminating the clutter also eliminates stress you only recognize once its gone.<\/p>\n

Abide by these three methods and you will notice everything falling into place, seemingly on its own, but its all you and your mature habits replacing the old bad habits. \u00a0You can find inspiration and check out all we have to offer by visiting our factory showroom in Bellingham Showroom<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After years of renting, you take the momentous leap into adulthood and are now a first-time homebuyer and settling in to your clutter-free modern home with modern furnishings to replace your old bean bag chairs and college futon (seriously, get rid of them, donations are usually tax-deductible). \u00a0Do not undo all your hard work by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,68,1,25,32,70,57,33],"tags":[72,71,73,74,75],"class_list":["post-4535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clutter-free","category-clutter","category-furniture-notes","category-george-nelson","category-mid-century-modern","category-minimalism","category-modern-furniture","category-modern-furniture-fusion","tag-clutter","tag-clutter-free","tag-minimalism","tag-modern","tag-modern-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5204,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions\/5204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}