My house is spotless & people ask why I live in a home so ‘empty’ but then I show them where I grew up & it makes sense
MINIMALIST interior has been all the rage over the last few years - but have you ever wondered where it comes from?
According to one woman, only known as @happiness_lifestyle, it can sometimes be the result of one's past - like it was in her case.
The minimalist approach, which has been around for quite some time, typically sees clutter-free rooms and embraces a less-is-more ideology - a stark contrast to the consumerism madness.
Such spaces can usually be identified by clean and neat lines, a neutral colour scheme and natural materials where possible, often inspired by the Japanese and Scandinavian culture.
Although her minimalist home is now often described as ''empty'' by some, she revealed that it hasn't always been like that - and growing up, her home would be at the other end of the spectrum.
Where Happiness Lifestyle has now spent the last decade getting rid of most items scattered around her home, keeping things to a minimum, the house she grew up in was the very opposite.
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Instead of space that was left untouched, she revealed that every nook and cranny around her first home was filled to the brim with just about anything.
One room, she bravely shared in a video posted on TikTok, had piles of documents sitting on the office table, several folders, notes, keyboards, as well as a laptop.
Right behind it was yet another table that had been stacked with bottles of fizzy drinks, cookies, even more documents and notepads, whilst in the distance you could spot a wall bedazzled with at least 11 framed art pieces.
''Why are you minimalists so in love with your empty houses? Because we grew up like this,'' she hit back at the trolls.
Now, after years of decluttering the mess, she lives in a home that some have said gives them ''peace''.
The interior is kept to a minimum and whilst there is some furniture, it's mainly kept empty, such as a massive white cupboard - the minimalist lover explained this piece made her living room look ''beautiful''.
''I constantly get asked why I have some items and furniture.
''Some furniture surve me purpose because I like them, and I think they make my space complete.
I have minimum of everything and I use everything that I own,'' she said, adding that the cupboard works great to hold the TV.
However, the approach has clearly sparked a spark debate on social media, as some reckoned she had gone too far.
One, for example, thought: ''There's definitely an in between.
''Obviously you don't want to be a hoarder but most minimalist houses look like people don't live there.''
Another said: ''And the next generation will see the emptiness as a childhood trauma.''
''Minimalist feels cold and empty..don’t get me wrong the cleaning is a lot easier but it feels so…lonely?'' someone else shared their thoughts.
But there were also plenty of those with a similar childhood background, with one writing: ''Literally. All of our parents were hoarders.''
''My mom was a hoarder. Now I’m an OCD clean freak that hates things in the house,'' a viewer penned.
''I grew up with clutter. It stresses me out,'' a fellow cleaning fanatic wrote.