Minimalist Home Thinking

You don't have to sell your home and buy a smaller home to think like a minimalist. Here are several ideas to save space in your home and have a clean and uncluttered look.

It's really about what you do or don't do.

1. Reduce duplicate items in your house. How many towels do you really need, after all? Allow two per person.

2. Minimize your storage space. It seems counterintuitive, but when we expand our space, we fill it up. Stop expanding.

3. Ignore trends. Focus on quality items that you'll keep and use for years.

4. Toss something every time you buy something.

5. Borrow or rent things, such as tools, that you don't need on a regular basis.

6. If you haven't made the switch to digital records, do it now.

7. Simply buy less. Skip the BOGO deals.

8. Don't use countertops for storage. Have a place for everything.