I remember the first time I was introduced to the concept of minimalism. Before the person got two sentences in, I had decided I had enough of it. The way I figured, as long as I didn’t have a storage ...

There are many ways to be a minimalist. And each kind can add a lot of value to your life. You can be a “stuff minimalist” and try to get by with less stuff. You can be an “open loop minimalist” and ...

There’s something counterintuitive to the idea of technology interacting with a minimalist design aesthetic. Keeping up with the latest tech means buying more gadgets, whereas minimalism would propose ...

Whenever Earth Day rolls around, I’m usually not in a celebratory mood. I mainly feel a deep concern for our deteriorating environment, guilt for that time I accidentally left the lights on in my room ...

My entire adult life, I’ve been enamored with house and home and making beautiful things. Over the years I’ve collected lots of pretty things, learned how to bargain shop for great furniture at low ...

Most people spend their lives accumulating things. We buy homes and cars and the latest technology. Closets overflow, junk drawers swell, garages threaten to erupt. We don't dare part with old letters ...

In 2011, I took early retirement, sold everything I owned and began traveling the world. Up until then, my life had been on a relatively standard western, or American, track. I was living well, ...

There are many ways to be a minimalist. And each kind can add a lot of value to your life. You can be a “stuff minimalist” and try to get by with less stuff. You can be an “open loop minimalist” and ...