The Art of Minimalism and How to Bring It Home

Minimalism, which has become a real estate agent’s favorite trend recently, is characterized by great simplicity and spareness. The idea is to make each room look more spacious and inviting by drawing attention to only a few detailed components.

Consider these four principles if you want to stage your next home in the minimalist style:

1. Lose the needless

One of the biggest influences of minimalism is Japan’s Zen culture that emphasizes simplicity and the present. This means getting rid of the needless, which in your case may include a lamp or extra chair that isn’t essential to make the room look good. While writers urge each other to “omit needless words,” we suggest you omit needless items.

Instead, keep your home staged with furniture and accessories that are necessary to the function and form of the area. Doing so with each room, whether you’re dealing with a kitchen or master bedroom, will allow the place to evoke a consistent style. Less clutter makes rooms in a home look more spacious and allows potential buyers to have an easier time envisioning their own belongings in the room.

2. Focus on the details

The art of minimalism is all about doing more with less. This means that every piece in the room will receive much more attention and thus should be carefully chosen to evoke the feeling you want each particular space to have. These items will look better and really make the room look attractive if you keep things clean and sophisticated.

On that note, avoid trying to hide things. Since the art of minimalism is all about sparseness, you’re doing it wrong if you’re able to hide needless objects behind other extras. Like we said before, remove unnecessary items so that buyers touring the home will only set their sights on the gorgeous aesthetic items you carefully chose.

3. When choosing colors, go for simplicity

Colors are a powerful tool when staging a home when it comes to setting a feel or mood. To achieve a minimalist look we recommend black and white since they’re perfect for directing attention to other elements in the room. Dark and bright colors will distract visitors from the details and style you’re trying to emphasize in the space.

At the same time, using only white and black isn’t necessary to give the home a touch of minimalism. The trick is to select a color palette that works well together and doesn’t erase the feeling of simplicity in the area. Colors certainly have their place in minimalist decor but they should be chosen and used wisely.

4. Use simple decorations and artwork

Although we’ve been accentuating the idea that minimalism is all about doing more with less, that doesn’t mean your wall should remain empty and dull. To keep the style consistent we recommend photos and paintings or drawings that are framed with a solid color. It’s also OK to leave a wall bare if adjacent walls feature a piece of artwork.

Simplicity also goes for decorations you’d place on a table or corner of the room. Instead of filling your space with accessories, stick to just a vase of flowers, a nice lamp, or potted plant. Make sure your focal item features bright, attractive colors to help draw attention and add a touch of energy to a room with subdued colors.

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