Well we did it- we had a garage sale! After weeks of culling stuff I was desperate to get the…
Purging art materials
I have radically consolidated my art and craft materials and it’s taken me weeks! I found eight boxes of fabric…
Minimal kitchens
It’s so easy to be sucked in to thinking you a need a special thing for everything. I remember the…
How many books?
How many books should one keep? Minimalmark has just ten but I don’t think I could ever get there! When…
Is a minimalist art studio possible?
Surely ones needs a certain amount of things with which to make art? My generously sized art room is stuffed…
Does buying secondhand clothes encourage waste?
I’ve just completed round two of my wardrobe cull. Ten bags later I’m feeling pretty proud of myself that I…
Must a minimalist wardrobe be boring?
Whether you are a tribal chief or a New York fashionista its human instinct to decorate yourself, so why is…
Are artists hoarders?
Kurt Schwitters , was a German artist who made collage from found materials. I adore his work but I was…
Setting limits helps to contain stuff
It’s fairly easy to discern the difference between things you dislike or things that are broken or ugly from those…
Why unfinished projects encourage us to keep stuff
After five years I have conceded defeat. The antique meat safe which I acquired after my in-laws died should not…
