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Inside Japan’s most minimalist homes
Inside Japan’s most minimalist homes (Image credit: Daica Ano/ Kengo Kuma & Associates) Close to nature and beautifully minimalist, the Zen-like interiors featured in a new book offer a glimpse inside the Japanese mindset. “The home – before it is a place of beauty – is a place for safety, and assessed according to its alignment with its natural surroundings,” says Mihoko Iida, whose new book Japanese Interiors takes a look inside some of Japan’s most interesting private homes. From urban apartments to mountain and seaside escapes, the spaces featured in the book all share this idea of what home interiors mean in Japan, and how they are informed by…
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Kim Kardashian’s minimalist bathroom, surrounded by Christmas trees
As celebrities consider to social media to share their Xmas preparations, Kim Kardashian has outdone quite a few with a latest Instagram story flaunting various Christmas trees surrounding her bathroom. Nevertheless the reality exhibit star’s Xmas tree strategies, designed with stylist and good friend Jeff Leatham, are the emphasis of much awareness, for us, it was the glimpse into her toilet that is actually appealing. With a sunken-glance, up to date square tub, pared-back again pale wood flooring, extensive walk in shower and a smooth double self-importance, it is extremely minimalist in truth, she has, in the earlier, named it her residence her ‘minimal monastery’. It is no surprise –…
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11 Minimalist Christmas Decor Ideas From Designer Spaces
Pernille Loof Preparing your home for the holidays can be overwhelming even if you are full of holiday cheer. If you want to embellish your home with holiday spirit but want to refrain from going over the top, a minimalist perspective may be just what Santa ordered. Decorations don’t need to be excessive to be showstopping. Approach design with a theme that sings yuletide cheer but doesn’t crowd your space. Here are ten minimalist Christmas decor ideas for anyone looking to pare back, make do with a smaller space, or simply enhance their already minimalist home aesthetic. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1 Steer Clear of Tchotchkes Instead of going…
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Minimalist home staging: 4 ways experts say paring back will sell your home fast
When it comes to selling your home, minimalist home staging can make the difference between a quick sale and a long and stressful process. With peak home-buying season well underway, learning about home staging has never been more important. Whether your buyers are looking for their first home or are seasoned homeowners, studies have shown that minimalist home staging increases the chance of a quick sale and that 40% of buyers would be willing to offer above the asking price for a neutrally designed home. We’ve asked interior designers with years of experience staging homes for sale for their top tips for ensuring a quick sale. Can minimalist home staging…
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Living as a ‘minimalist’ or living like ‘rats’?
When Solstice Harris heard from a friend of a friend about an available 270-square-foot studio apartment in Utah’s capital, she jumped. The 24-year-old filmmaker said she had long wanted to move to downtown Salt Lake City — among the safer places in the state, she said, for someone who is LGBTQ. And after an extended search for somewhere — well, anywhere — in the city’s tight residential markets that was affordable on her budget, Harris said, “I didn’t have much choice but to take it.” She lives alone in a windowless basement studio near South Temple and 800 East, one of three living quarters located inside an office building. Her…
