I got rid of all our ornaments, so no ornaments to dust! Highly recommend.
But what else? I love all the hardcore minimalism blogs but can't imagine applying some of it to a family, but seriously, do you think I could get away with getting rid of all but one plate, cup, set of cutlery per person?
How much 'spare' of anything is really necessary?
For instance I got rid of all the older tatty towels, leaving just the nicer ones we'd received as wedding presents. We still occasionally run out of towels, but now when we do there aren't 4 loads of towels to wash, and we always use them more than once. But could I realistically cut down to two towels per person?
Clothes - One way to be minimalistic is to have enough clothes to only do laundry once a week/month, alternatively I'm attracted to the 'Six Items Or Less' capsule wardrobe, but this would involve doing a wash every day without fail to keep up. But as I do a load every day anyway, this would just keep the piles down wouldn't it?
I've bought five complete sets of uniform for DS this year, as they always get mucky and I spent all winter last year trying to dry the two jumpers I'd bought. Makes life simple, minimises amount of time spent thinking about and cleaning uniform, even though theoretically two sets could do.
What have you done minimalistically to reduce housework?