Do you like a lot of stuff in your house?

There's 4 tables covered in crap, logs all over the floor, stuff on top of the wood burner, and 4 cushions plus a blanket on one of the chairs. Does look cosy but would stress me out.

Our clutter has reduced after last house move as donated a lot . Now I tend to go for quality and not quantity of things but I think if left unchecked my husband would have a house full of stuff

I thought the same! So many plants (many of which look fake?!) and too many logs, an excess of cushions. I know for some that it looks cosy but to me it’s not relaxing because there’s just too much stuff crammed into a small place.
We’re all different though, we like what we like and that’s great really isn’t it?

I don't like the minimalist look at all. Also, to me, a house without plants just looks bare and weird

That room is full of clutter!

Personally that’s too sterile for us but it seems more usual nowadays.

I like things but they have a home mostly little things on my desk in my office (spare room).
It’s just 4 littler things sitting on my monitor stand and then a couple of pictures my niece drew me on my wall, a magnet that sticks to my lamp and there’s something else in there that I can’t remember!
The rest of my house is fairly minimalist, as much as it can be as a family of 5 (often 7 of us here). The only thing on the kitchen sides is a kettle which I’d gladly do away with because I don’t drink hot drinks and then sometimes a vase of flowers.
Front room has shelves, there are books and a couple of things from the kids framed on there.
Blankets are folded over the backs of sofas.
i don’t really like an excess of busy-ness. Just looks like mess to me.

I tend to agree but am not getting rid of things that me and DH have bought or rescued over the years because we like them.

Even if we took things to a charity shop if they can't sell them they will send to landfill

No, I don't like clutter either, but I do like things that invoke joy that I've collected from wherever.

I have teens and their bedrooms look like we’ve just been burgled- definitely no elegant minimalism in there. The rest of the house is kind of in the middle I guess. My mum has a lot of stuff ( collects pottery, prints and sculpture)but she’s labelled it all for me- colour coded for charity shop, vinterior/ auction with a reserve price 😂😂

It does bother me a bit that when me and DH die someone will have to sort our house out. We have no children so not sure who will do it

You need to do it yourself or it will all go in a skip. Such a lot of landfill.

You would hate my house. I have around 150 plants, about 1,000 books, lots of cd's. I collect perfume bottles and jugs/vases. I have lots of china. I have lots of old clocks.

Every one of our windowsills has things all along it - plants, ornaments, vase/jug, candle.

It does bother me a bit that when me and DH die someone will have to sort our house out. We have no children so not sure who will do it

I think you can have an in between. A completely sterile and clear space is not for me. Too cold. But neither is a house full of bits where nobody throws anything away.

I think having a utility room to keep (organised) crap in is helpful on this front.

We have no storage really, apart from wardrobes & one other big cupboard.

It means we have to keep less stuff, which we haven’t quite managed… Yet!

I love my clutter, especially my random piles of books and the pretty pottery I collect, and my wooden ducks... it wouldn't be home without it. I don't much like the dust, though.

No. We have a boiling water tap.

That’s what I like too. It just made sense to me, especially after seeing my dad having to sort out my grandmother’s house after she died. She had kept so much stuff!!!

Bit morbid but strangely watchable. And I like the idea that you try and put your house in order so that those you leave behind aren't overwhelmed by the remains of your life and having to sort them out at a difficult time.

You get the kettle out every time you need to use it?

Dear ordinary person,

Your home sounds ordinary and not unusual. You have stuff out and stuff away. Like many other people.

Regards,
Another ordinary person.

I’ve read about Swedish Death Cleaning and it really resonated with me!!

You have almost the same as me, OP. Things that are used regularly are out on worktop all the time, but I have plenty of worktop space.
The only difference is I only have plants in the bathroom. I forget to water any others.

No, I’m quite minimalist.

I like minimalism. DH is more of a hoarder. Don't mind the odd cushion / throw and like seeing books on display - but love clean lines, white walls, lots of space between everything although space is at a premium. Just finished reading The Year of Less by Cait Flanders. Think she got her wardrobe down to 29 items. I've donated about a third of wardrobe to charity. Didn't have much to start with and can probably get it down more. Also enjoyed Swedish Death Cleaning programme on TV. I'll aim to ditch the lot mostly before I pop off.

I like stuff, but I don't like clutter! Everything in my house has a place or a purpose. I have collections of things but they're kept small and displayed nicely.
I don't like bottles, etc., on display in the bathroom or kitchen; things have to be tidied away.