My Furniture Free Minimalist Living Room
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2020
- Furniture Free Living!
Hello beautiful humans, welcome to my furniture free minimalist living room. I mentioned that I was decluttering and creating a minimalist living room in a previous video, and I thought it was time to give you a tour.
Although...there’s really not much to tour. Because there’s nothing here.
But you’re probably wondering why I decided to go furniture free, in my living room at least, and whether you should consider doing it too?
I'll share all the benefits of a furniture free minimalist lifestyle in this video, plus dish about what caused me to make this radical decision.
I’m curious if you’re going to go furniture free too, or if you’re just going to dedicate one minimalist room to creative movement, so leave me a comment and let me know what you think about all this.
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I'm 60 and my husband is 65. Last year we started sleeping on the floor (me on a Japanese futon & him on a reg matching mattress). Last month we made the switch to a furniture-free dining/living room. We kept our regular LR and turned the DR into a wide-open space to use for more movement. Already seeing benefits with my flexibility and strength. Love it and would recommend it to anyone no matter what age. Thanks for your encouragement and example!
That’s awesome Pam. My husband and I are sleeping on a blow up mattress and thought we would transition to a bed, but my best sleep is in snuggled up in fluffy sleeping bag. Soon I’ll fold up the blow up mattress and find a comfortable pad for the floor. Happy to see that many others live like this. I have scoliosis and some joint pain, and getting off the floor has been so helpful for added movement.
I did this to my bedroom. All I have is a mattress on the floor and a yoga mat.
No dressers bed frame, desk or chairs. All my clothes, bags, shoes fit into my closet
It is liberating and calming asf.
You’re going to run into mold issues with the mattress on the floor
@@landonp.4073 No issues with an innerspring mattress. Definitely mold issues with a foam mattress, though. 😊
Oh no, no, no . I have had a foam mattress on the floor for years and never ever ever had mold. I don’t sleep in puddles or dirt.
@@solb101
I slept on a foam mattress for a few years, but I bought a rubberized mattress cover specifically to prevent damp and mould, which worked really well, as most of the moisture in a mattress comes from your body, perspiration and condensation. 😊
@@judylloyd7901 Some form of protection is always good. You never know what might happen.
sitting and sleeping on the floor was an almost instant cure for my back problems, don`t miss furniture at all
I am so glad I found this. In the last few weeks, I've been considering removing most of my living room furniture and thought "who on earth does that?!". Of course, when I google couch free or furniture free homes I discovered that LOTS of people are into this for the very same reasons I've been marinating on. I already scheduled a Salvation Army pick-up for my tables and chair. I may very well add my couch to that list--the TV. I"m not sure I'm ready to get rid of it just yet, so I"ll likely tuck it away in my spare closet. Thank you for sharing--it's been very affirming and validating.
I’m glad! After I did this I went the extra mile and got rid of the whole house so watch out! Minimalism is addictive 😊
Living room we have a couple bean bags, floor pillows and thia triangle floor pillows. We also have a Korean/Japanese-style dining table and we sit on cushions.
my husband and I live in a tiny home. we've been minimalists for years (but you don't have to be minimalist to be furniture free). with high ceilings and a loft we don't feel confined at all and now we just have a love seat in the living room that pulls out to a twin bed, with cushions we can throw on the floor for visitors as needed. we have no table just an island we stand at to eat or do other things. we put the tv up in the loft and since you can't stand up there, we use floor chairs if we want to watch a show. the house is light and airy with lots of space and only 400 sq. ft. and with hardly any "stuff" to take care of (only what we actually use), we have lots of time to visit with people in our tiny home community.
This is brilliant, I’ve just moved into my new home here in Scotland, amd have no furniture … next step? Keep it as it is . Cheers Sukie 🙂👌🏻
Yes, I'm thinking about creating a furniture-free livingroom, great idea to have your moving-equipment in one place! Thank you for the inspiration!
After living in a cluttered home for several years, I finally decided that the time was right to clear out all the chunky furniture items (except my bed and my dining table, which belonged to my mother, and a few other pieces. I found homes for all the cupboards, dinnerware, extra linen and clothes and books which had overtaken my home. Now I have a spacious home with very little furniture, no carpets and only a couple of mats on the floor, four simple chairs that are more like garden chairs and a couple of cupboards to hold my meagre collection of plates and glassware, and a few books etc. My dressing room has a small wardrobe and a few plastic drawer sets to hold some of my clothes that I use regularly. A big plastic box holds my linen and that's about it. The kitchen has a stove and fridge and a little stand to keep my dishes and cups that I use regularly as well as the pans for cooking. A small cupboard serves as a place to store my rice and flour etc. I keep a few plants in my balcony to dress it up a bit and that generally sums up the stuff in my home. I found that by clearing out all except what I truly need for living, I can actually breathe easily when I see the space between the few items I own.
Yes I was considering going furniture free in my living room that's why I watched you. I am in Australia
It’s so nice to know others who live similarly. I’m very fortunate to rent a one bed house, it’s not big, two floors the main first floor & the ground floor which is half this size with all the social functioning stuff. It’s a light space, I love to move & dance. Having rented pretty much all my adult life I like to maximise space wherever possible. Aside from a book case, a chest of draws, a small A-frame wardrobe & a trunk, I have no other furniture or storage other than a foldaway floor desk which I was inspired to buy due to my appreciation of Japanese traditional lifestyle. I have a futon on a low single futon bed frame with a tatami mat (hard beds are my thing…time in India showed me they do something similar with solid base bed or in some places, especially the countryside & those who are poor, sleep on the floor) which doubles as a bench/window seat useful for anyone who visits & can’t cope with my peculiar choice of little furniture.
Thanks for this video, because it helps to know that similar minded people are there in this world. Love the cat too.
Loved this, I’m about to move into a third floor unit and wondered “do I even need a couch?”
haha that's a really good thought! Did you end up getting a couch?
We did it for almost our life, furniture free because we have no money. Furniture is expensive here in my country, so we just choose to sit on the floor in every situation.
And it makes things waaaayyyyy easier if you move often. :-)
I'm currently laying on a hardwood floor with a thin carpet underneath me and my head on a zafu meditation cushion. lol
I'm so glad I'm not the only weirdo who does this. lol As a former gymnast, I love to lay in the floor, stretch, and roll around. I even sit on the zafu with my laptop on the floor (despite having a perfectly good desk and rolling chair).
Yes I actually sleep on a uoga mat my choice of coarse. BUT LOVE IT. I feel worse sleeping in beds.
This is really cool, but I'm curious what it's like when/if you have say older family members over who are used to sitting in furniture? How have you accommodated them? (For uploader or anyone in comments who has gone furniture free)
Foldable chairs. Can be stored away easily and while not majorly comfortable they're fine with a pillow for guests.
Inspiring video! I love the idea of having a nice big space to exercise!
I like that idea, too - but I also have lower back pain and sitting around on the floor doesn't feel good anymore. If I end up in my own space though, I might just try using a nice curvy lounge for me and my poodles and skipping the whole traditional lamp, end tables, seating for six style of living room. Or maybe just a beanbag, extra large, 😆
I just subscribed to your channel based on this one video... and looked at the other videos and you talk about polyvagal theory and all that stuff? AND we have cats that look almost alike (but I know mine didn't teleport and time-travel into your video because he's over there meowing because he wants dinner).
Thank you that I am not alone in this decision!
You set yourself up for success! So awesome!
Love it! 🙏🙂✨
Thank you so much for this video! It is literally a lifesaver.
You're welcome! Glad it helped! 💜
Nice video. I'm sleeping on a futon (gift from family) for more than a year now, before that I've slept a year or 2 on a simple sleeping bag (flatter and better in my opinion). The coming weeks I'm planning to get rid of my couch and extra chair (in which I haven't sat even once since I got it 5 years ago). I might get some backlash from family but I feel like I'll be happier with a more spacious living room in my little appartment.
I lovelovelove your lifestyle of going furniture free in the living room and the space you created for movement. I live in a small studio and am in process of trying to find an area rug and floor cushions. Your rug is really nice....would you be able to provide a link for its purchase? Thank you.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good Going and thanks for video
Glad you liked it!
great thank you xxxx
Totally agree
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I mean I think I would keep furniture for storage like shelves and dressers and what not and limit the sitting furniture.
I would assume that having an empty living room you wouldn’t need a dinning room anymore.
To round out your wonderful movement/neurology knowledge base, you’d really like the Alexander Technique too Suckie. Teachers have posted constructive test youtubes and that is a nice place to start. You can see if there is an Alexander Technique teacher in your area. Thanks for all you do for us. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated.
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Her name is Sukie, pronounced
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@@judylloyd7901 It was obviously a spell corrector mistext, Sukie is the best. Her suggestions are so thoughtful and easy to apply in our busy, every day lives.
Yes yes yes,,I am .
Elderly people are quite capable of sitting on the floor. They did it for thousands of years. A cushion or two may help.
isn't it possible to avoid a hip dent forming on a shikibuton? I've been considering buying one 🤔
Hey Erin, it really will depend on your body size and shape. But since human bodies do not distribute weight completely evenly from head to toe, a dent or divot is inevitable where the heaviest part of your body rests on the shikibuton.
That said, I slept comfortably on mine for years, and depending on where you buy them, it can be possible to have them "fluffed" every so often for a small fee. So it really comes down to personal preference.
I will say that if you're a person who tends to move frequently, a shikibuton or futon is the way to go! Much easier to move than a mattress!
I tried was very hard to do in room full of furniture got floor seating much more open floor cushions!
the avocado mattress link is broken. Can you say more about the wool in this matress
I don't want a couch, the only thing holding me back is visits from elderly relatives who need a place to sit
How about a couple of chairs that would be comfortable for them? Easier to move, can be placed anywhere in the living room, etc.
Yes no bed and planing to get this giant sofa out of here
Enjoy the extra space!
Def will sukie thank you great vids
Did you move the sofa? How's it going with more space?
I want to focus more MYSELF more and not cleaning furniture that's only for show. Less stuff, less people, more time for ME😂😂.
John 3:16
Pls show your room camera is not moving from your face
I don’t have a sofa or Tv in my living room. Sofas are bourgeois. I have a beanbag stuffed with wool. A ball for rolling my spine. A bookshelf for reading. Space to stretch , move and dance to a groove. Bed frames are bourgeois too.
Sofas are bourgeoisas as a minimalist i do not like judge other people thing plus are not, I do have sofa and I did not pay because I get for free from someone else who move away.
@@EYNIS_VARDA_TRUE_CRIME perhaps you should pay for English lessons. Bourgeoise does as bourgeoise is.
@@solb101 What the point call yourself MINIMALIST, if you are so judgmental.
@@solb101 You are not a nice person, she or he say something true, if you don't like different opinion you should not use internet. Period.
@@EYNIS_VARDA_TRUE_CRIME Who am I judging? Why are you judging me? Is minimalism a religion of non judgement? We are talking about sofas here.
👠 seriously, what's the point??! I can understand having limited furniture, and no junk - I get it, but what if company comes over (where are they to sit), and what if they're unable to sit on the freaking floor?? I think this is selfish & just plain foolish!
How many time you can invite people over? If you live with the idea to please everyone then you need to have a swimming pool in the house, (kidding :)) I invite people in my home many times, and some expectation of some of my ex friend where beyond absurd, like do you have glass for cognac?! Or do you have ice cubes? Aftet I cooking so mutch some of them expecting cake or sweet and I answers yes I do have cookie and his answers was no I mean like Panna cotta, I look to him and ask do you think is damn bar or something?! U....u
@@EYNIS_VARDA_TRUE_CRIME it's a difference between "pleasing"people, and making people feel COMFORTABLE! If you do not interact with family, friend, or co worker ((or elderly people - like my next door neighbor) - than "have at it" ! smh
@@reneecollin8825 i do have furniture i was just curious about other people's lifestyles, but i think everyone should be free to be themself at least in their home, probably she has friends who share the same idea of her