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This style is best suited for small spaces because when you decorate with the minimalist look in mind, the focus is on less rather than more. It is a very simplistic style that offers just a few pieces of accents and not a lot of color.

Minimalist decorating is often confused to be an approach adequately dealt with within the concepts of modern decorating and design. It is much more. Minimalism can be quite modern or it can be retro. What it is is one manifestation of a total way of thinking. It is a way of viewing our world in general and then, our inner space in particular.

If you are like most people, you probably find yourself puzzling for a way to understand the values of Minimalist decorating. To acquire an appreciation of it’s point. Without living the lifestyle or possessing a pre-disposition for prescribing to the theories, it is a difficult thing to do. Where other decorating forms work to create a state of mind, Minimalism is a state of mind.

Born out of a post World War II Minimalist movement in other art forms where a distillation to the essentials resulted in a “works-that-were because they existed” philosophy. The new approach to Minimalism maintains order but, is more relaxed. This has resulted in a broadening of the appeal. This decorating form will always have a place among those who view their home as an oasis of order in a world of chaos and clutter.

Minimalist decorating doesn’t necessarily mean everything is stripped down. It means everything serves a specific function. Aesthetically, you will notice emphasis placed on a building’s envelope by reducing dividing walls to create open floor plans. Not always are structural changes your option or desire but, if you have a space whose openness lends itself to Minimalist decorating you have a head start. If not, you will want to work toward creating a Minimalist illusion and feel by applying the main elements to what you have – an open feel, clean lines, order and wasting not on needless adornments.

Minimalist detractors might like to say you are creating a decorating wasteland but your goal is to create a space appropriate to the way you want to live. The result can be very rewarding personally and widely appealing; even to those detractors. It is a long known fact simple living leads to a more relaxed and tranquil life. After all, isn’t that a worthwhile accomplishment?

Get rid of some of the standard notions usually applied to the use of color in decorating. In Minimalist decorating, there isn’t an attempt to create drama through the power of color. Wall colors are white based cool teals, greens and coral for example and a predominance of use of the purist of white. This highly reflective, neutral palette allows light to do it’s work. There is a space making effect when light plays upon smooth white walls. Architectural features are more visible and center stage is given over to better emphasize objects you’ll use in decoration.

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