I know what you mean, ESPECIALLY with the crafting supplies. The way I’ve handled those is to keep them in a closed storage space (we use a tall ikea bookshelf with doors). As much as I love open shelving, it’s really, really hard to maintain a clean look with them, but I totally get that those are ideal for things like books and movies. I also think it’s really cool and way more interesting to display your collections. I think you can definitely have a minimal home, or at least a minimal “feel”, with all those things as long as you figure out the storage/organization that works best for you!

Your point about starting small hit home for me…since every nook and cranny in my home is packed with stuff, I feel like if I can’t do it all in one day, then why bother? Silly, I know but when your house is basically a storage space for every single thing you’ve accumulated over the last 10 years, you can’t help but want to do a complete purge ASAP!

I regularly purge my closet but like yourself, am finding that I’m still not wearing every single item…so its time for another round.

I LOVE your blog and aspire to reach your minimalistic style for my home, I completely envy how clean your home looks in the photos!

Jennee

That closet likes to grow haha. I’ve been strict on myself to not get any more hangers. That helps me keep things under control!

Very true about being able to thoroughly clean the space first once items are removed.
I hear ya on the sentimental stuff. I think I’m at that point you’re referring to as “skip this step thereafter,” since I’ve pretty much purged down to those few sentimental items that are automatic yes pile candidates. I agree though, for early on in the process a “maybe” pile can be helpful. I once had a “maybe” bag of some handwritten cards and after forgetting about them for close to a year and not reading any of them once and then accidentally coming across them again, I could decide it was time to part. The temporary holding of a maybe pile brought to light how much they were actually adding to that “sentimental” part of my life, and they weren’t!

YES, I read her book and it totally kicked my ass!! She’s also on my list of people I want to meet ;).
Thanks so much for loving the blog, Nienke!!

Definitely, taking everything out is probably the biggest game changer for me. Glad you found this helpful, Emma!