http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/05/28/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/ simplify life. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/05/28/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/comment-page-1/#comment-11137 Hailey Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:28:17 +0000 http://becomingminimalist.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-11137 I read the article. It has good advice, however there is one point Babauta keeps making that I totally disagree with and that's color! "Subdued, solid color," he says. Why? Can't a minimalist lifestyle be achieved with bright colors and pattern? Color has a huge effect on my mood and I would soon become depressed in a home with only subdued solid colors. Way to reinforce the old sterotype that minimalist is boring! I read the article. It has good advice, however there is one point Babauta keeps making that I totally disagree with and that’s color! “Subdued, solid color,” he says. Why? Can’t a minimalist lifestyle be achieved with bright colors and pattern? Color has a huge effect on my mood and I would soon become depressed in a home with only subdued solid colors. Way to reinforce the old sterotype that minimalist is boring!

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