This Gen Xer has to subscribe to the law of flat surfaces or every part of my apartment becomes home to wooden toys, fidget and stress relief items, small musical instruments, penguin statues, polymer clay creations, children’s completed school projects, collectables, antiques, piles of books and art.
Dear Boomers,
It’s ok to have negative/empty space. You don’t need to fill everything up with shit.
Empty space makes a statement in and of itself.
Fuck that I’m filling everthing with dim sims and I’m not boomer.
That doesn’t seem hygienic.
This Gen Xer has to subscribe to the law of flat surfaces or every part of my apartment becomes home to wooden toys, fidget and stress relief items, small musical instruments, penguin statues, polymer clay creations, children’s completed school projects, collectables, antiques, piles of books and art.
My desk is usually the first flat surface where clutter starts to creep in. Always feel so much better after I’ve dealt with it.
this past year I’ve reduced stuff on surfaces by 50%, just gotten rid of it
I prefer to have stuff in cupboards and glass cabinets
if i had my way every inch of my walls would have a picture on it
I think I actually flinched reading that. Some pictures are ok, but excessive volumes of pictures means it’s hard for any one picture to really shine.
Of course you could what galleries do and rotate their pictures (ie replace one with another at regular intervals).
It wouldn’t be random .
Even so, negative space can draw your attention to a piece in a way that other methods can’t.
maximalism?
yes
Bare walls mean it’s easier to see if there is a spider there. Bookshelves/pictures just create hiding spaces for those eight-legged freaks.